Heinz Hopf (actor)

Heinz Willy Gustav Hopf (November 11, 1934 – January 23, 2001) was a Swedish actor.

This article is about the Swedish actor. For the German mathematician, see Heinz Hopf.
Heinz Hopf
Hopf performing on stage in 1963
Born
Heinz Willy Gustav Hopf

(1934-11-11)November 11, 1934
Stockholm, Sweden
DiedJanuary 23, 2001(2001-01-23) (aged 66)
Åkersberga, Sweden
OccupationActor
Years active1956-2001

He was born in Stockholm but moved to Lund where he studied at Lund University. He later became a regular actor at the Dramaten theater in Stockholm. Internationally, he is best known for playing the pimp in Thriller – A Cruel Picture (1974).

Heinz Hopf died from laryngeal cancer in 2001.[1]

References
  1. Daniel Ekeroth: SWEDISH SENSATIONSFILMS: A Clandestine History of Sex, Thrillers, and Kicker Cinema, (Bazillion Points, 2011) ISBN 978-0-9796163-6-5.


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