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Rudolf Hess
Deceased

How Did Rudolf Hess Die?

Life & Death

Died aged 93
Also known asRudolf Hess, Rudolf HeßGenderMaleNationalityGerman ReichBorn25/04/1894Born inAlexandria, EgyptDied17/08/1987 (aged 93)Died inSpandau PrisonCauseasphyxiaWikidataQ75866 ↗Buried atWunsiedel, North SeaTMDb#10280 ↗

Rudolf Walter Richard Hess was a German politician, convicted war criminal, and a leading member of the Nazi Party in Germany. Appointed Deputy to the Führer in 1933, Hess held that position until 1941, when he flew solo to Scotland in an attempt to negotiate the United Kingdom's exit from the Second World War. He was taken prisoner and eventually convicted of crimes against peace. He was still serving his life sentence and 93 years old at the time of his suicide in 1987.

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Filmography22 titles

YearTitleCharacterAge at
release
2025Hitler's Cosmic Conspiracy: UFOs, Alien Artifacts and the Nazi War MachineMovieSelf (archive footage)131
2024RiefenstahlMovieSelf (archive footage)130
2023Filmmakers for the ProsecutionMovieSelf - Politician (archive footage)129
2022The March on RomeMovieSelf - Politician (archive footage)128
2017Dawn of the NazisMovieSelf (archive footage)123
2010Hitler's bodyguardSeriesSelf (archive footage)116
2006Nuremberg: The Nazis Facing their CrimesMovieSelf (archive footage)112
2005Men, Heroes and Gay NazisMovieSelf (archive footage)111
2004The Hidden Führer: Debating the Enigma of Hitler's SexualityMovieSelf (archive footage)110
2000NurembergSeriesSelf (archive footage) (uncredited)106
1999SunshineMovieSelf - Beside Hitler (archive footage) (uncredited)105
1997Frank Capra's American DreamMovieSelf (archive footage)103
1977Hitler: A CareerMovieSelf (archive footage)83
1973Hitler: The Last Ten DaysMovieRudolf Hess (archive footage) (uncredited)79
1965Triumph Over ViolenceMovieSelf (archive footage)71
1953Adolf Hitler - Ein Volk, ein Reich, ein Führer: Dokumente der ZeitgeschichteMovieSelf (archive footage)59
1949Distant JourneyMovieSelf - Politician (archive footage)55
1949Crusade in EuropeSeriesSelf (archive footage)55
1940The March to the FührerMovieSelf46
1938Olympia Part One: Festival of the NationsMovieSelf - Stands with Hitler (uncredited)44
1935Day of FreedomMovieSelf41
1932Hitler's Flight Over GermanyMovieSelf38