Reinhold Messner

Reinhold Messner

Known for
Acting
Born
September 17, 1944 (age 82)
Birthplace
Brixen, South Tyrol, Italy

Biography

Reinhold Messner, born September 17, 1944 in Bressanone/Brixen in South Tyrol, is a German-speaking Italian mountaineer, considered by many to be one of the best of the 20th century. A great defender of the alpine style and destroyer of the expedition style, he is notably known for having made the first ascent of Everest without oxygen supply with Peter Habeler, in May 1978, and was the first to have climbed the fourteen peaks more 8,000 meters in 1986.

Known For

Photos

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Filmography

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Viktor & I: An Alexander Vesely Film poster

Viktor & I: An Alexander Vesely Film

Movie · as Reinhold Messner

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Manaslu - Road to the Mountain, Road to a Friend poster

Manaslu - Road to the Mountain, Road to a Friend

Movie · as Himself

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The Matterhorn. The Perfect Mountain poster

The Matterhorn. The Perfect Mountain

Movie

2026
Through Silence and Wind poster

Through Silence and Wind

Movie · as Self

2025
K2 Chasing Shadows poster

K2 Chasing Shadows

Movie · as Self (archive footage)

2024
The Last Expedition poster

The Last Expedition

Movie · as Self

2021
Sul Tetto del Mondo - Walter Bonatti e Rossana Podestà poster

Sul Tetto del Mondo - Walter Bonatti e Rossana Podestà

Movie

2021
14 Peaks: Nothing Is Impossible poster

14 Peaks: Nothing Is Impossible

Movie · as Self

2021
The Alpinist poster

The Alpinist

Movie · as Self

2021
Nanga Parbat - Mein Schlüsselberg poster

Nanga Parbat - Mein Schlüsselberg

Movie · as Self

2020
Die große Zinne - 150 Jahre Kletterkunst

Die große Zinne - 150 Jahre Kletterkunst

Movie

2020
Meine Achttausender – Reinhold Messner poster

Meine Achttausender – Reinhold Messner

TV · 3 eps

2019
Mythos Cerro Torre: Reinhold Messner auf Spurensuche poster

Mythos Cerro Torre: Reinhold Messner auf Spurensuche

Movie · as Self

2019
Fine Lines poster

Fine Lines

Movie · as Self

2019
Reinhold Messner - Heimat. Berge. Abenteuer. poster

Reinhold Messner - Heimat. Berge. Abenteuer.

TV · as Self · 5 eps

2019
Die große Terra X-Show poster

Die große Terra X-Show

TV · as Self · 1 ep

2018
Manaslu: Mountain of Souls poster

Manaslu: Mountain of Souls

Movie · as Self

2018
The Holy Mountain poster

The Holy Mountain

Movie

2018
Ice Cold Passion - Leni Riefenstahl and Arnold Fanck between Hitler and Hollywood

Ice Cold Passion - Leni Riefenstahl and Arnold Fanck between Hitler and Hollywood

Movie · as Self

2018
Mount Everest – The Last Step

Mount Everest – The Last Step

Movie · as Self

2018
Reinhold Beckmann trifft

Reinhold Beckmann trifft

TV · as Self · 1 ep

2017
Dirtbag: The Legend of Fred Beckey poster

Dirtbag: The Legend of Fred Beckey

Movie · as Self

2017
Peter Habeler: … I Want to See the World From Above poster

Peter Habeler: … I Want to See the World From Above

Movie

2016
Denis Urubko - My Own Way poster

Denis Urubko - My Own Way

Movie · as Self (archive footage)

2016
Yeti: Myth, Man or Beast? poster

Yeti: Myth, Man or Beast?

Movie · as Himself

2016
Still Alive - Dramma Sul Monte Kenya poster

Still Alive - Dramma Sul Monte Kenya

Movie

2016
Das Erbe der Berge – Reinhold Messners Museen

Das Erbe der Berge – Reinhold Messners Museen

Movie · as Self

2016
nacht:sicht

nacht:sicht

TV · 1 ep

2015
Simone Moro, I-View poster

Simone Moro, I-View

Movie · as Self

2015
Kukuczka poster

Kukuczka

Movie · as Self

2015
Wer weiß denn sowas? poster

Wer weiß denn sowas?

TV · as Self · 2 eps

2015
Messners Himalaya poster

Messners Himalaya

TV · as Self · 3 eps

2014
The Dream Line poster

The Dream Line

Movie · as Reinhold Messner

2014
Jurek poster

Jurek

Movie · as Self

2014
David Lama - Off Limits on Rock and Ice poster

David Lama - Off Limits on Rock and Ice

Movie · as Self

2014
SPIEGEL TV Porträt

SPIEGEL TV Porträt

TV · as Self · 1 ep

2014
Der Meisterfälscher

Der Meisterfälscher

TV · as Self · 1 ep

2014
ANIXE auf Reisen

ANIXE auf Reisen

TV · as Self · 1 ep

2013
Cerro Torre: A Snowball's Chance in Hell poster

Cerro Torre: A Snowball's Chance in Hell

Movie · as Self

2013
High and Hallowed: Everest 1963 poster

High and Hallowed: Everest 1963

Movie · as Self

2013
Reinhold Messner - The Fifteenth 8000er

Reinhold Messner - The Fifteenth 8000er

Movie

2013
W di Walter poster

W di Walter

Movie · as Self

2013
Stöckl

Stöckl

TV · as Self · 1 ep

2012
Messner poster

Messner

Movie · as Self

2012
Walter Bonatti, King of the Alps poster

Walter Bonatti, King of the Alps

Movie · as Reinhold Messner

2012
Privat bei …

Privat bei …

TV · as Self · 1 ep

2012
Bergwelten poster

Bergwelten

TV · as Self · 5 eps

2011
Art of Freedom poster

Art of Freedom

Movie · as Self

2011
Klein gegen Groß - Das unglaubliche Duell poster

Klein gegen Groß - Das unglaubliche Duell

TV · as Self · 1 ep

2011
Was wurde aus...?

Was wurde aus...?

TV · as himself · 1 ep

2010
Im Gespräch mit Teddy Podgorski

Im Gespräch mit Teddy Podgorski

TV · as Self · 1 ep

2010
Musikalische Reise

Musikalische Reise

TV · as Self · 1 ep

2010
Tonspur – Der Soundtrack meines Lebens poster

Tonspur – Der Soundtrack meines Lebens

TV · as Self · 1 ep

2010
Talk im Hangar-7

Talk im Hangar-7

TV · as Self · 3 eps

2010
Landesschau Rheinland-Pfalz

Landesschau Rheinland-Pfalz

TV · as Self · 1 ep

2010
Erlesen

Erlesen

TV · as self · 1 ep

2010
Das blaue Sofa

Das blaue Sofa

TV · as Self · 1 ep

2009
Riccardo Cassin, 100 Anni - Un secolo di alpinismo passato alla storia poster

Riccardo Cassin, 100 Anni - Un secolo di alpinismo passato alla storia

Movie · as Self

2009
Bergheimat

Bergheimat

TV · 1 ep

2008
Markus Lanz poster

Markus Lanz

TV · as Self · 9 eps

2007
Nachtlinie

Nachtlinie

TV · as Self · 1 ep

2007
Inas Nacht poster

Inas Nacht

TV · as Self · 1 ep

2007
Messners Alpen

Messners Alpen

TV · as Self · 3 eps

2007
Der Sonntags-Stammtisch

Der Sonntags-Stammtisch

TV · as Self · 4 eps

2006
Don Whillans - Myth and Legend poster

Don Whillans - Myth and Legend

Movie · as Self

2006
Lafer! Lichter! Lecker! poster

Lafer! Lichter! Lecker!

TV · as Self · 1 ep

2005
G&G - Gesichter und Geschichten

G&G - Gesichter und Geschichten

TV · as Self · 1 ep

2005
Fröhlich lesen

Fröhlich lesen

TV · as Self · 1 ep

2005
Thadeusz

Thadeusz

TV · as self · 1 ep

2004
Leute am Donnerstag

Leute am Donnerstag

TV · as himself · 1 ep

2003
Menschen bei Maischberger

Menschen bei Maischberger

TV · as Self · 2 eps

2003
Gipfeltreffen

Gipfeltreffen

TV · as self · 1 ep

2002
Gero von Boehm begegnet...

Gero von Boehm begegnet...

TV · as Self · 1 ep

2002
Im Glashaus - Das philosophische Quartett

Im Glashaus - Das philosophische Quartett

TV · as himself · 2 eps

2001
Là-Haut, Un supplément d'âme poster

Là-Haut, Un supplément d'âme

Movie · as Self

2001
Hart aber fair poster

Hart aber fair

TV · as Self · 1 ep

2001
Aeschbacher

Aeschbacher

TV · as Self · 1 ep

2001
Weimarer Salon

Weimarer Salon

TV · as Self · 1 ep

2000
Terra X History poster

Terra X History

TV · as Self · 2 eps

2000
Menschen der Woche

Menschen der Woche

TV · as Self · 4 eps

2000
Münchner Runde

Münchner Runde

TV · 2 eps

2000
Abendschau

Abendschau

TV · as self · 2 eps

2000
alpha Österreich

alpha Österreich

TV · as Self · 1 ep

1999
Everest at Any Cost poster

Everest at Any Cost

Movie · as Self (archive footage)

1999
Volle Kanne poster

Volle Kanne

TV · as Self · 2 eps

1999
maybrit illner poster

maybrit illner

TV · as Self · 5 eps

1999
Beckmann poster

Beckmann

TV · as Self · 3 eps

1999
Land der Berge

Land der Berge

TV · as Self · 3 eps

1999
NZZ Standpunkte

NZZ Standpunkte

TV · as Self · 1 ep

1998
Die Johannes B. Kerner Show

Die Johannes B. Kerner Show

TV · as Self · 3 eps

1998
Sabine Christiansen

Sabine Christiansen

TV · as Self · 1 ep

1998
Alpha Forum

Alpha Forum

TV · as Self · 1 ep

1998
Wohnungen der Götter

Wohnungen der Götter

TV · as Self · 9 eps

1998
Menschen hautnah

Menschen hautnah

TV · as Self · 1 ep

1998
Österreich-Bild

Österreich-Bild

TV · as Self · 1 ep

1997
Tempting Fate poster

Tempting Fate

Movie · as Self

1997
Leute heute poster

Leute heute

TV · as Self · 2 eps

1997
Tietjen und Bommes

Tietjen und Bommes

TV · as Self · 2 eps

1997
Phoenix Runde

Phoenix Runde

TV · as himself · 1 ep

1997
Nachtstudio

Nachtstudio

TV · as Self · 1 ep

1997
Im Dialog

Im Dialog

TV · as self · 2 eps

1996
RTL-Spendenmarathon

RTL-Spendenmarathon

TV · as Self · 1 ep

1995
Die Harald Schmidt Show poster

Die Harald Schmidt Show

TV · as Self · 2 eps

1994
Sternstunden

Sternstunden

TV · as Self · 1 ep

1994
The Himalayas poster

The Himalayas

TV · as Self · 8 eps

1993
Everest - Blood, Sweat and Tears poster

Everest - Blood, Sweat and Tears

Movie · as self (archive footage)

1993
Reinhold Messner – Zwischen Himmel und Erde

Reinhold Messner – Zwischen Himmel und Erde

TV · as Self · 26 eps

1993
Kein schöner Land

Kein schöner Land

TV · as Self · 2 eps

1992
Gaia Symphony poster

Gaia Symphony

TV · as Self · 1 ep

1992
Riverboat poster

Riverboat

TV · as Self · 2 eps

1992
Morgenmagazin poster

Morgenmagazin

TV · as Self · 1 ep

1992
The Climbers poster

The Climbers

TV · as Self · 6 eps

1991
Galahad of Everest poster

Galahad of Everest

Movie · as Self

1991
DAS! poster

DAS!

TV · as Self · 1 ep

1990
Lhotse - l'anno nero del serpente poster

Lhotse - l'anno nero del serpente

Movie

1990
Romy Award

Romy Award

TV · as Self · 1 ep

1990
Through the Homeland of Ice and Storms poster

Through the Homeland of Ice and Storms

TV · as Self - Expedition Member / Portrait Subject · 3 eps

1989
ZDF-Mittagsmagazin

ZDF-Mittagsmagazin

TV · as Self · 2 eps

1987
Nachtcafé poster

Nachtcafé

TV · as Self · 1 ep

1987
live - die ZDF-talkshow

live - die ZDF-talkshow

TV · as Self · 1 ep

1986
Portrait: Werner Herzog poster

Portrait: Werner Herzog

Movie · as Self

1986
ZDF-Fernsehgarten poster

ZDF-Fernsehgarten

TV · as Self · 1 ep

1985
The Dark Glow of the Mountains poster

The Dark Glow of the Mountains

Movie · as Self

1985
Niemanns Zeit poster

Niemanns Zeit

Movie · as Himself

1983
Leute

Leute

TV · as Self · 1 ep

1982
Wortwechsel

Wortwechsel

TV · as Self · 2 eps

1981
Wetten, dass..? poster

Wetten, dass..?

TV · as Self · 2 eps

1980
Verstehen Sie Spaß? poster

Verstehen Sie Spaß?

TV · as Self · 1 ep

1980
Heut' abend poster

Heut' abend

TV · as Self · 1 ep

1979
Everest Unmasked poster

Everest Unmasked

Movie · as Self

1979
Okay

Okay

TV · as Self · 1 ep

1979
NDR Talk Show poster

NDR Talk Show

TV · as Self · 4 eps

1977
1, 2 oder 3 poster

1, 2 oder 3

TV · as Self · 1 ep

1976
Kölner Treff poster

Kölner Treff

TV · as Self · 5 eps

1976
Music & Guests poster

Music & Guests

TV · as Self · 2 eps

1976
Litera-Tour

Litera-Tour

TV · as Self · 1 ep

1976
Club 2

Club 2

TV · as Self · 1 ep

1974
3 nach 9

3 nach 9

TV · as Self · 5 eps

1963
Das aktuelle Sportstudio poster

Das aktuelle Sportstudio

TV · as self · 1 ep

1959
Stars in der Manege poster

Stars in der Manege

TV · as Self · 1 ep

1948
Bambi poster

Bambi

TV · as Self · 1 ep