David Meyer
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David Meyer is an English
actor. He is the twin of Anthony Meyer
who has often appeared alongside him in film.
Meyer is best known for appearing as a henchman in the 1983
James Bond
film Octopussy
as a circus performer with a talent for knife throwing alongside his twin. In the film the twins were known as Mischka & Grischka (Knife-throwing Twins). His career was at its peak in the 1980s.
England
England is a country that is part of the United Kingdom. It shares land borders with Scotland to the north and Wales to the west; the Irish Sea is to the north west, the Celtic Sea to the south west, with the North Sea to the east and the English Channel to the south separating it from continental...
actor. He is the twin of Anthony Meyer
Anthony Meyer (actor)
Anthony "Tony" Meyer is a retired English actor of the 1970s and 1980s. He is the twin of David Meyer who has often appeared alongside him in film....
who has often appeared alongside him in film.
Meyer is best known for appearing as a henchman in the 1983
1983 in film
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James Bond
James Bond
James Bond, code name 007, is a fictional character created in 1953 by writer Ian Fleming, who featured him in twelve novels and two short story collections. There have been a six other authors who wrote authorised Bond novels or novelizations after Fleming's death in 1964: Kingsley Amis,...
film Octopussy
Octopussy
Octopussy is the thirteenth entry in the James Bond series, and the sixth to star Roger Moore as the fictional MI6 agent James Bond. The film's title is taken from a short story in Ian Fleming's 1966 short story collection Octopussy and The Living Daylights...
as a circus performer with a talent for knife throwing alongside his twin. In the film the twins were known as Mischka & Grischka (Knife-throwing Twins). His career was at its peak in the 1980s.
Filmography
- The Visual Bible: The Gospel of John (2003), Lame Man
- Bent (1997), Gestapo man
- Inspector MorseInspector Morse (TV series)Inspector Morse is a detective drama based on Colin Dexter's series of Chief Inspector Morse novels. The series starred John Thaw as Chief Inspector Morse and Kevin Whately as Sergeant Lewis. Dexter makes a cameo appearance in all but three of the episodes....
(1992), Dr. Hallett - one episode - Cherubim and Seraphim (1992), Dr. Hallett - episode
- Snakes and Ladders (1989), Ronald - TV series, unknown episodes
- War Requiem (1989), Lieutenant
- A Midsummer Night's DreamA Midsummer Night's DreamA Midsummer Night's Dream is a play that was written by William Shakespeare. It is believed to have been written between 1590 and 1596. It portrays the events surrounding the marriage of the Duke of Athens, Theseus, and the Queen of the Amazons, Hippolyta...
(1985), Lysander - TV - The BillThe BillThe Bill is a police procedural television series that ran from October 1984 to August 2010. It focused on the lives and work of one shift of police officers, rather than on any particular aspect of police work...
(1984), Terry Bird - one episode - State of Wonder (1984), Captain Benson
- OctopussyOctopussyOctopussy is the thirteenth entry in the James Bond series, and the sixth to star Roger Moore as the fictional MI6 agent James Bond. The film's title is taken from a short story in Ian Fleming's 1966 short story collection Octopussy and The Living Daylights...
(1983), Twin One - The Draughtsman's ContractThe Draughtsman's ContractThe Draughtsman's Contract is a 1982 British film written and directed by Peter Greenaway – his first conventional feature film . Originally produced for Channel 4 the film is a form of murder mystery, set in 1694...
(1982), The Poulencs - ParsifalParsifal (film)Parsifal is a 1982 German musical film directed by Hans-Jürgen Syberberg, based on the opera of the same name by Richard Wagner. It was shown out of competition at the 1982 Cannes Film Festival....
(1982), 3rd Squire - The TempestThe TempestThe Tempest is a play by William Shakespeare, believed to have been written in 1610–11, and thought by many critics to be the last play that Shakespeare wrote alone. It is set on a remote island, where Prospero, the exiled Duke of Milan, plots to restore his daughter Miranda to her rightful place,...
(1979), Ferdinand, his son - The Third Walker (1978), Andrew Maclean
- An Englishman's CastleAn Englishman's CastleAn Englishman's Castle is a BBC television serial first broadcast in 1978 which was written by Philip Mackie. The story was set in an alternate history 1970s, in which Nazi Germany has won World War II and occupied England...
(1978), Henry Ingram - TV - HamletHamletThe Tragical History of Hamlet, Prince of Denmark, or more simply Hamlet, is a tragedy by William Shakespeare, believed to have been written between 1599 and 1601...
(1976), Hamlet/Laertes