"Intelligence"") hasn't come up with a villain nearly as memorable as Alan Rickman's Hans Gruber. I know that comparison may seem unfair, but when you're ripping off ""Die Hard"" this shamelessly, it's kind of not."" Skyscraper (2018 film) Skyscraper is a 2018 American action film written and directed by Rawson Marshall Thurber, and starring Dwayne Johnson, Neve Campbell, Chin Han, Roland Møller, Noah Taylor, Byron Mann, Pablo Schreiber and Hannah Quinlivan. The film follows Johnson as a former FBI agent who must rescue his family from a newly built skyscraper, the tallest in the world, after it is taken over"
"Jamie in ""Truly, Madly, Deeply"" (1991); numerous villains in Hollywood big-budget films, including German criminal Hans Gruber in ""Die Hard"" (1988), Australian Elliot Marston opposite Tom Selleck in ""Quigley Down Under"" (1990) and the Sheriff of Nottingham in """" (1991); and the occasional television role such as Dr. Alfred Blalock in HBO's ""Something the Lord Made"" (2004) and the ""mad monk"" Rasputin in the HBO biopic """" (1996), for which he won a Golden Globe Award and an Emmy Award. Rickman's role as Hans Gruber in ""Die Hard"" earned him a spot on the AFI's 100 Years...100 Heroes & Villains"
"Die Hard with a Vengeance Die Hard with a Vengeance is a 1995 American action thriller film and the third in the ""Die Hard"" film series. It was co-produced and directed by John McTiernan (who directed ""Die Hard""), written by Jonathan Hensleigh, and stars Bruce Willis as New York City Police Department Lieutenant John McClane, Samuel L. Jackson as McClane's reluctant partner Zeus Carver, and Jeremy Irons as Simon Gruber. It was released on May 19, 1995, five years after ""Die Hard 2"", becoming the second highest-grossing film at the worldwide box-office that year. It received mixed reviews. It was"
"Andreas Wisniewski Andreas Wisniewski (born 3 July 1959) is a German actor and former dancer. He is best known for his portrayal of Necros in the 1987 Bond film ""The Living Daylights"" and as Max's henchman in the 1996 film """", and as one of Hans Gruber's (Alan Rickman) henchmen, Tony, ""Die Hard"", in 1988. Wisniewski was born in Berlin, Germany, to a Polish father and a German mother, and spent the early part of his life dancing before turning to acting. Wisniewski made his big-screen debut in ""Gothic"" (1986), a film about Mary Shelley's Frankenstein, in which Wisniewski plays"
"Alan Rickman Alan Sidney Patrick Rickman (21 February 1946 – 14 January 2016) was an English actor and director. Rickman trained at the Royal Academy of Dramatic Art in London and became a member of the Royal Shakespeare Company, performing in modern and classical theatre productions. His first big television role came in 1982, but his big break was as the Vicomte de Valmont in the stage production of ""Les Liaisons Dangereuses"" in 1985, for which he was nominated for a Tony Award. Rickman's first film role was as the German terrorist leader Hans Gruber in ""Die Hard"" (1988). Rickman's"
"refreshing his skills in a training exercise, McClane goes home to watch the unveiling of a painting that was recovered from an expedition in South America by Piet Gruber (the son of Hans Gruber, the main villain from the first ""Die Hard"" film). As the unveiling begins, Lucy (McClane's daughter, now a police officer) witnesses robbers attempting to leave with artwork and gunfire erupts, panicking the crowd. McClane rushes to the Townsend Museum to rescue his daughter. Once there, McClane is notified that the robbers have sealed themselves in and taken hostages, including Lucy. McClane enters the museum and begins"
"characterised by his bleached blonde hair. Götz Otto Götz Otto (born 15 October 1967) is a German film and television actor who is perhaps best known internationally for his roles as henchman Richard Stamper in the 1997 James Bond film ""Tomorrow Never Dies"", and as Nazi commander Klaus Adler in the 2012 comic science fiction film ""Iron Sky"". Otto was born in Dietzenbach and his parents ran a bakery in the city. He played Mr. Stamper, the villain Elliot Carver's assistant, in the 1997 James Bond film ""Tomorrow Never Dies"". When called for casting, Otto was given twenty seconds to"
"Simon Gruber in the action film ""Die Hard with a Vengeance"" (1995), the drama ""Lolita"" (1997), Musketeer Aramis in ""The Man in the Iron Mask"" (1998), the action adventure ""Dungeons & Dragons"" (2000), the drama ""The Merchant of Venice"" (2004), the drama ""Being Julia"" (2004), the epic historical drama ""Kingdom of Heaven"" (2005), the fantasy-adventure ""Eragon"" (2006), the Western ""Appaloosa"" (2008), and the indie drama ""Margin Call"" (2011). In 2016, he appeared in ""Assassin's Creed"" and, starting that year, has portrayed Alfred Pennyworth in the DC Extended Universe, beginning with """" and reprising the role in ""Justice League"" (2017). Irons"
"Hans Schumm Hans Josef Schumm ""(né"" Johann Josef Eugen Schumm; 2 April 1896 Stuttgart – 2 February 1990 Los Angeles) was a German-born-turned-American actor, notably, a prolific and critically acclaimed Hollywood screen character actor who appeared in some 95 films – including a co-starring villainous role in a 12-episode serial. He also appeared in 15 TV productions and several stage productions, including one on Broadway. Except for about ten cinema productions, Schumm's in cinema and television was filmed in the United States. In stage and film, he is credited as Hans Josef Schumm or simply Hans Schumm; but in seven"
"released on DVD on June 19, 2007, followed by a Blu-ray release on November 20, 2007 and a re-release on January 29, 2013. Die Hard 2 Die Hard 2 is a 1990 American action thriller film and the second installment in the ""Die Hard"" film series. The film was released on July 4, 1990 in the United States. The film was directed by Renny Harlin, written by Steven E. deSouza and Doug Richardson and stars Bruce Willis as John McClane. The film co-stars Bonnie Bedelia, William Sadler, Art Evans, William Atherton, Franco Nero, Dennis Franz, Fred Thompson, John Amos and"
"shop. Michael Zittel Michael Zittel (born 9 February 1951) is a German stage, film, and television actor. Michael Zittel was born in Mosbach, Germany. His father was a doctor and his mother was a homemaker. He studied medicine for a few semesters but then trained at a playhouse in Heidelberg. He is one of Germany's best known and most popular actors. From October 2006 to June 2009, he has played Johann Gruber in the ARD-telenovela ""Sturm der Liebe"" (Storm of Love). Since 2003, he has been living with his wife and three children in Munich where he also runs a"
"horror/action film ""Underworld"". He reprised his role in the in a brief cameo as a corpse. Erwin Leder Erwin Alois Robert Leder (born 30 July 1951 in St. Pölten, Lower Austria, Austria) is an Austrian actor. He is best known for his role as Chief Mechanic Johann in ""Das Boot"", a 1981 feature film directed by Wolfgang Petersen about a mission of one World War II U-boat and its crew. He is also known for the leading role as the nameless serial killer in the highly acclaimed cult film Angst, by Gerald Kargl, which was banned all over Europe for"
"The Strange Death of Adolf Hitler The Strange Death of Adolf Hitler is a 1943 American war film directed by James P. Hogan. The film follows a man who plans to murder Adolf Hitler and steal his identity. Franz Huber (Ludwig Donath), an Austrian actor known for his impersonations of celebrities, is captured by the Gestapo and forced to undergo plastic surgery to become a stand-in for Adolf Hitler. The conspirators are planning to poison Hitler and put Huber in his place - and under their control. Huber, who is a good anti-Nazi is able to foil the Gestapo and"
"Charles M. Huber Charles M. Huber (born December 3, 1956 in Munich as Karl-Heinz Huber) is a German politician and actor. He was one of the first two Bundestag members of African ancestry, alongside Karamba Diaby, who were both elected on September 23, 2013. Huber is a member of the Christian Democratic Union, and was elected in the federal state of Hesse whereas he failed to win the Darmstadt constituency. As an actor, Huber played Henry Johnson in the German crime series ""Der Alte"". Huber was born in 1956 as the son of a Senegalese father, who was a diplomat,"
"Helmut Griem Helmut Griem (6 April 1932 – 19 November 2004) was a German film, television and stage actor and director. Born in Hamburg, Griem was primarily a German-speaking stage actor, appearing at the Thalia Theater in Hamburg, the Deutsches Schauspielhaus in Hamburg, the Burgtheater in Vienna, the Munich Kammerspiele, and finally in the Staatstheater am Gärtnerplatz, also in Munich. Griem became well-known to international audiences as the diabolic SS-officer Aschenbach in ""The Damned"". His role in the Academy Award-winning film ""Cabaret"" (1972) as the wealthy Baron Maximilian von Heune is probably his best-known international performance. Other performances include his"
"August Diehl August Diehl (born 4 January 1976) is a German actor, primarily known to international audiences for playing SS-Sturmbannführer Dieter Hellstrom in ""Inglourious Basterds"" and Michael ""Mike"" Krause, Evelyn Salt's husband, in the movie ""Salt"", as well as for his leading role in the Academy Award-winning Austrian film ""The Counterfeiters"" (2007). He plays the title role in Raoul Peck's ""The Young Karl Marx"" (2017). Diehl was born in Berlin. His father is actor Hans Diehl, his mother is a costume designer and his brother is a composer. His family was frequently moving around, while he grew up: the Diehls"
"Die Hard 2 Die Hard 2 is a 1990 American action thriller film and the second installment in the ""Die Hard"" film series. The film was released on July 4, 1990 in the United States. The film was directed by Renny Harlin, written by Steven E. deSouza and Doug Richardson and stars Bruce Willis as John McClane. The film co-stars Bonnie Bedelia, William Sadler, Art Evans, William Atherton, Franco Nero, Dennis Franz, Fred Thompson, John Amos and Reginald VelJohnson. The screenplay was adapted from Walter Wager's novel ""58 Minutes"". The novel has the same plot but differs slightly: a cop"
"followed by an Emmy-nominated lead performance in ""Paris Trout"" (1991). Hopper found greater fame for portraying the villains of the films ""Super Mario Bros."" (1993), ""Speed"" (1994) and ""Waterworld"" (1995). Hopper's later work included a leading role in the short-lived television series ""Crash"" (2008–2009), inspired by the film of the same name. He appeared in three films released posthumously: ""Alpha and Omega"" (2010), ""The Last Film Festival"" (2016) and the long-delayed ""The Other Side of the Wind"" (2018), which had been filmed in the early 1970s. Hopper was born on May 17, 1936, in Dodge City, Kansas, the son of"
"success, and won the Academy Award for Best Foreign Language Film in 1981. Gustaf Gründgens Gustaf Gründgens (22 December 1899 – 7 October 1963), born Gustav Heinrich Arnold Gründgens, was one of Germany's most famous and influential actors of the 20th century, and artistic director of theatres in Berlin, Düsseldorf, and Hamburg. His career continued unimpeded through the years of the Nazi regime; the extent to which this can be considered as deliberate collaboration with the Nazis is hotly disputed. His best known roles were that of Mephistopheles in Goethe's ""Faust"" in 1956/57, and as ""Der Schränker"" (The Safecracker) who"
"plays the guitar and speaks German, Spanish, French, and English. August Diehl August Diehl (born 4 January 1976) is a German actor, primarily known to international audiences for playing SS-Sturmbannführer Dieter Hellstrom in ""Inglourious Basterds"" and Michael ""Mike"" Krause, Evelyn Salt's husband, in the movie ""Salt"", as well as for his leading role in the Academy Award-winning Austrian film ""The Counterfeiters"" (2007). He plays the title role in Raoul Peck's ""The Young Karl Marx"" (2017). Diehl was born in Berlin. His father is actor Hans Diehl, his mother is a costume designer and his brother is a composer. His family"
"Michael Zittel Michael Zittel (born 9 February 1951) is a German stage, film, and television actor. Michael Zittel was born in Mosbach, Germany. His father was a doctor and his mother was a homemaker. He studied medicine for a few semesters but then trained at a playhouse in Heidelberg. He is one of Germany's best known and most popular actors. From October 2006 to June 2009, he has played Johann Gruber in the ARD-telenovela ""Sturm der Liebe"" (Storm of Love). Since 2003, he has been living with his wife and three children in Munich where he also runs a furniture"
"Erwin Leder Erwin Alois Robert Leder (born 30 July 1951 in St. Pölten, Lower Austria, Austria) is an Austrian actor. He is best known for his role as Chief Mechanic Johann in ""Das Boot"", a 1981 feature film directed by Wolfgang Petersen about a mission of one World War II U-boat and its crew. He is also known for the leading role as the nameless serial killer in the highly acclaimed cult film Angst, by Gerald Kargl, which was banned all over Europe for extreme violence in 1983. In 2003, Leder appeared as the lycan scientist Singe in the gothic"
"Die Hard (film series) The ""Die Hard"" series is an American action film series that originated with Roderick Thorp's novel ""Nothing Lasts Forever"". All five films revolve around the character of John McClane (portrayed by Bruce Willis), a New York City and Los Angeles police detective who continually finds himself in the middle of violent crises and intrigues where he is the only hope against disaster. The films have grossed a combined $1.4 billion worldwide and received positive reviews from critics, except the fifth installment which was negatively received. The first film begins on Christmas Eve when McClane comes to"
"is a member of the Hitler Youth, and idolizes Helmut for being an SS officer. At the end of the film, he is in Berlin alongside his fellow Hitler Youth members. When Helmut approaches him with an offer to escape, he is disgusted and lashes out, calling Helmut a traitor. Hans is then seen fighting the Russians in Berlin, using a ""Panzerfaust"" to blow up a footbridge which two Russian soldiers are firing machine guns from. However, Hans is eventually killed, and Karl finds his body stacked amongst those of others at the end. Apart from Adolf Hitler (played by"
"and his sister Anne-Mary Braun was also an actress. Hermann Braun Hermann Braun (November 1, 1917 – January 18 or 20, 1945) was an American-born German motion-picture actor, and the son of chamber singer Carl Braun. New York City-born, Braun made his film debut in 1933 with ""Der Jäger aus Kurpfalz"". Braun was initially slated for the role of ""Heini Völker"" in ""Hitlerjunge Quex"". However, much to his regret, illness, prevented his from doing so. The part was played by Jürgen Ohlsen. Braun is credited with a minor role in this film. He was Pola Negri's leading man in her"
"Götz Otto Götz Otto (born 15 October 1967) is a German film and television actor who is perhaps best known internationally for his roles as henchman Richard Stamper in the 1997 James Bond film ""Tomorrow Never Dies"", and as Nazi commander Klaus Adler in the 2012 comic science fiction film ""Iron Sky"". Otto was born in Dietzenbach and his parents ran a bakery in the city. He played Mr. Stamper, the villain Elliot Carver's assistant, in the 1997 James Bond film ""Tomorrow Never Dies"". When called for casting, Otto was given twenty seconds to introduce himself. Saying, ""I'm big, I'm"
"in Culver City, California. The set was destroyed in 1974 while the final scene of ""Ilsa, She Wolf of the SS"" was filmed. The theme music was composed by Jerry Fielding, who added lyrics to the theme for ""Hogan's Heroes Sing The Best of World War II"" – an album featuring Dixon, Clary, Dawson, and Hovis singing World War II songs. The song also appeared on the album ""Bob Crane, His Drums and Orchestra, Play the Funny Side of TV"". The actors who played the four major German roles—Werner Klemperer (Klink), John Banner (Schultz), Leon Askin (Burkhalter), and Howard Caine"
"Frank Giering Frank Giering (23 November 1971 – 23 June 2010) was a German actor. Giering studied at the HFF Potsdam. He starred in a production of ""The Secret Diary of Adrian Mole"" and was cast by Austrian filmmaker, Michael Haneke for the TV movie, ""The Traitor"" and the 1997 films"" The Castle"" and ""Funny Games"". Giering's portrayal of the psychopathic killer, ‘Peter’ in ""Funny Games"" was considered a breakout performance. Giering was regularly seen in TV and cinema productions. His best known roles were in Sebastian Schipper's ""Absolute Giganten"" (1999) as Floyd, and in the film ""Baader"" (2002), portraying"
"Klaus Wennemann Klaus Wennemann (18 December 1940 – 7 January 2000) was a German television and film actor. Wenneman was born in Oer-Erkenschwick, North Rhine-Westphalia. He is perhaps best known for his leading roles as the Chief Engineer, (the LI), in ""Das Boot"", and as Faber in the TV series ""Der Fahnder"". As an actor, he appeared in nine movies, and ten television series. He died in Bad Aibling, Bavaria, at the age of 59, from lung cancer. He was married to the same woman from 1963 until his death; they had two sons together. Wennemann was good friends with"
"the role of Fletcher. Probably his biggest film came the following year in 1987 Bond film ""The Living Daylights"". The Wisniewski portrays lethal hitman Necros, who over the course of the film impersonates a Cockney milkman, an American jogger, an Austrian balloon salesman, and a doctor in Morocco. His next mainstream role was as one of Hans Gruber's (Alan Rickman) henchmen, Tony, in the 1988 film ""Die Hard"". Wisniewski disappeared from the big screen only to reappear in the TV shows ""Superboy"", ""Mann & Machine"" and ""Northern Exposure"" where he played Arthur, the bear. He reappeared on the big screen"
"fellow actor Jürgen Prochnow. Their real-life friendship further added to the ""on-screen friendship"" of their respective character roles, portrayed in the film ""Das Boot"". Klaus Wennemann Klaus Wennemann (18 December 1940 – 7 January 2000) was a German television and film actor. Wenneman was born in Oer-Erkenschwick, North Rhine-Westphalia. He is perhaps best known for his leading roles as the Chief Engineer, (the LI), in ""Das Boot"", and as Faber in the TV series ""Der Fahnder"". As an actor, he appeared in nine movies, and ten television series. He died in Bad Aibling, Bavaria, at the age of 59, from"
"co-starred in such major early German talkies as ""Kameradschaft"" (1931). The Jewish Granach fled to the Soviet Union when Hitler came to power. When the Soviet Union also proved inhospitable, he settled in Hollywood, where he made his first American film appearance as Kopalski in Ernst Lubitsch's ""Ninotchka"" (1939) for Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer. Granach proved indispensable to film makers during the war years, effectively portraying both dedicated Nazis (he was Julius Streicher in ""The Hitler Gang"", 1944) and loyal anti-fascists. Perhaps his best role was as Gestapo Inspector Alois Gruber in Fritz Lang's ""Hangmen Also Die!"" (1943). His last film appearance was"
"aliens who commit gendercide to free the men of Earth from female oppression. ""Die Hard with a Vengeance"" (1995) featured a scene where villain Simon Peter Gruber (Jeremy Irons) required New York City Police Department Lt. John McClane (Bruce Willis) to wear a sandwich board reading ""I hate niggers"" while standing on a street corner in predominantly-black Harlem, resulting in McClane meeting Zeus Carver (Samuel L. Jackson) as Carver rescued McClane from being attacked by neighborhood toughs. American film director Quentin Tarantino has been criticized for the heavy usage of the word ""nigger"" in his movies, especially in ""Jackie Brown"","