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Hollywood's Hitler Impersonators
Moustache Mania! Which actor's portrayal of Der Fuhrer is most memorable?
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1
Bruno Ganz in Downfall (2004)
Swiss actor Ganz's performance in this dramatization is so uncanny, you'd think you were watching a documentary. 47 75
Swiss actor Ganz's performance in this dramatization is so uncanny, you'd think you were watching a documentary. 47 75
2
Charlie Chaplin in The Great Dictator (1940)
The great comedian makes a hilarious movie Hitler, though he's technically just playing a stand-in for der Fuhrer. 28 62
The great comedian makes a hilarious movie Hitler, though he's technically just playing a stand-in for der Fuhrer. 28 62
3
Alec Guinness in Hitler: The Last Ten Days (1973)
The actor best known for playing Obi-Wan Kenobi gives another strong performance in this movie that dramatizes the dictator's last days. 12 40
The actor best known for playing Obi-Wan Kenobi gives another strong performance in this movie that dramatizes the dictator's last days. 12 40
4
David Bamber in Valkyrie (2008)
Though he doesn't say much in this Tom Cruise thriller, Bamber's slumped shouldered, somewhat sickly Hitler is one for the ages. 11 41
Though he doesn't say much in this Tom Cruise thriller, Bamber's slumped shouldered, somewhat sickly Hitler is one for the ages. 11 41
5
Dick Shawn in The Producers (1968)
Shawn's flamboyant beatnik Adolf is a hit with a crowd that thinks it's seeing a satire and not a production intended to be a flop. 3 41
Shawn's flamboyant beatnik Adolf is a hit with a crowd that thinks it's seeing a satire and not a production intended to be a flop. 3 41
6
Michael Sheard in Indiana Jones and the Last Crusade (1989)
Sheard's rigid, spot-on Hitler bumps into Indy (Harrison Ford) and snobbily signs his autograph on the coveted Holy Grail diary. -2 40
Sheard's rigid, spot-on Hitler bumps into Indy (Harrison Ford) and snobbily signs his autograph on the coveted Holy Grail diary. -2 40
7
Jeremy Black in The Boys From Brazil (1978)
Black plays all of this movie's little cloned Hitlers, in a portrayal that culminates with the boy attacking Joseph Mengele. -2 36
Black plays all of this movie's little cloned Hitlers, in a portrayal that culminates with the boy attacking Joseph Mengele. -2 36
8
Noah Taylor in Max (2002)
Oddball actor Taylor gives a creepy performance that transcends mere mimicry as he portrays Hitler's budding young artist side. -9 29
Oddball actor Taylor gives a creepy performance that transcends mere mimicry as he portrays Hitler's budding young artist side. -9 29
9
Christopher Carroll in Little Nicky (2000)
Carroll's role in this Adam Sandler comedy is a gross-out cameo, but it's memorable: He shows up in hell wearing a french maid's uniform. -9 31
Carroll's role in this Adam Sandler comedy is a gross-out cameo, but it's memorable: He shows up in hell wearing a french maid's uniform. -9 31












