Heinrich Luitpold Himmler (German: [ˈhaɪnʁɪç ˈluːɪtˌpɔlt ˈhɪmlɐ] (![audio speaker icon]()
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Himmler has been portrayed in various works of fiction. In the 1989 Steven Spielberg movie Indiana Jones and the Last Crusade Himmler was portrayed by Ronald Lacey. In the TV series The Man in the High Castle he appeared along with Reinhard Heydrich (who was actually assassinated in 1942).
