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Thomas Thieme
Actor
Born October 29, 1948 (75 years)
Thomas Thieme (born 29 October 1948) is a German actor. He is considered to be a prolific stage actor and also appeared in more than 100 film and television productions since 1973.
In his film and television appearances, Thieme often plays powerful but morally dubious characters. He is perhaps best-known internationally for his roles as Martin Bormann in Downfall (2004) and as Communist minister Bruno Hempf in the Oscar-winning The Lives of Others, for which he was compared to Sydney Greenstreet by Roger Ebert in his review. He played former Bayern Munich boss Uli Hoeneß, who had to spent time in jail for tax evasion, in the 2015 television film Der Patriarch. He had a recurring role in the successful series Babylon Berlin as the police chief Karl Zörgiebel.
In his film and television appearances, Thieme often plays powerful but morally dubious characters. He is perhaps best-known internationally for his roles as Martin Bormann in Downfall (2004) and as Communist minister Bruno Hempf in the Oscar-winning The Lives of Others, for which he was compared to Sydney Greenstreet by Roger Ebert in his review. He played former Bayern Munich boss Uli Hoeneß, who had to spent time in jail for tax evasion, in the 2015 television film Der Patriarch. He had a recurring role in the successful series Babylon Berlin as the police chief Karl Zörgiebel.
Known For
Filmography
| 2025 | Kundschafter - Kubanische Nächte · as Locke |
| 2024 | Max and the Wild Bunch: The Ghostly Granny · as Horst Dobberkau |
| 2023 | LasVegas · as Hermann Von Lossberg |
| 2023 | Tell - A Hunter's Tale · as Herzog Albrecht Von Habsburg |
| 2022 | Nele Neuhaus - Murder Mysteries (TV Series) · as Theodor Reifenrath |
| 2022 | The Funeral (TV Series) · as Ernst Wittig |
| 2021 | Kaiserspiel - Bismarcks Reichsgründung in Versailles · as Otto Von Bismarck |
| 2021 | At His Side · as Martin Scherer |
| 2020 | Max und die wilde 7 · as Horst Dobberkau / The Wild 7 |
| 2020 | Unterleuten: The Torn Village (TV Series) · as Rudolf Gombrowski |
| 2019 | Erzgebirge Crime Story (TV Series) · as Gerd Steigerwald |
| 2019 | |
| 2019 | Berlin Wall (2019) (TV Series) · as Alexander Schalck-Golodkowski |
| 2019 | Das Quartett (TV Series) · as Walter Temper |
| 2019 | Blame Game · as Hubert |
| 2019 | Menuett · as Martin Scheerer |
| 2018 | Perfume (2018) (TV Series) · as Direktor |
| 2018 | Die Affäre Borgward · as Carl F. W. Borgward |
| 2017 | Rübezahls Schatz · as Narrator (voice) |
| 2017 | Babylon Berlin (TV Series) · as Karl Zörgiebel |
| 2017 | Der namenlose Tag · as Jakob Franck |
| 2017 | Willkommen bei den Honeckers · as Fritz Krozowski |
| 2017 | Kundschafter des Friedens · as Locke |
| 2016 | Tempel (TV Series) · as Jakob |
| 2016 | Fritz Lang · as Ernst Gennat |
| 2016 | Chamisso's Shadow · as Captain James Cook (voice) |
| 2016 | Im Zweifel · as Theo Schwarzberg |
| 2016 | The City and the Power (TV Series) · as Karl-Heinz Kröhmer |
| 2015 | Look Who's Back · as Kärrner |
| 2015 | Die Eisläuferin · as Dieter Kahnitz |
| 2015 | Der weiße Äthiopier · as Rechtsanwalt Dr. Weilandt |
| 2015 | The Bolzano Crime Thriller (TV Series) · as Ludwig Hofer |
| 2014 | The Cold Heart · as Holländer Michel |
| 2014 | Glückskind · as Herr Wenzel |
| 2014 | The King's Surrender · as Harthmann |
| 2014 | Besondere Schwere der Schuld · as Heinz Braun |
| 2014 | Mord in Aschberg · as Gerd Mühlfellner |
| 2014 | Ein Fall für Zwei: Reloaded (TV Series) · as Dr. Oskar Renners |
| 2013 | Striving for Freedom · as Prinz Carl Von Kronach |
| 2013 | Robin Hood · as Rainer Van Kampen |
| 2013 | George · as Paul Wegener |
| 2013 | Der Tote im Watt · as Paul Flecker |
| 2013 | Verbrechen (TV Series) · as Dr. Lorenz |
| 2013 | The Berlin File · as Sigmund |
| 2013 | Hotel Adlon: A Family Saga (TV Series) · as Gustaf Schadt |
| 2012 | Bastard · as Decker |
| 2012 | |
| 2012 | Strangers and Lovers · as Karl Ferber |
| 2012 | Mörderische Jagd · as Gerd Mühlfellner |
| 2012 | |
| 2012 | Tod einer Brieftaube · as Gerhard Mühlfellner |
| 2011 | Hotel Lux · as Georgi Dimitroff |
| 2011 | Nord Nord Mord (TV Series) · as Wilfried König |
| 2011 | If Not Us, Who? · as Will Vesper |
| 2011 | Lessons of a Dream · as Dr. Roman Bosch |
| 2011 | Mörderisches Wespennest · as Gerhard Mühlfellner |
| 2011 | Finn Zehender (TV Series) · as Gerhard Mühlfellner |
| 2010 | Letzter Moment · as Konstantin |
| 2010 | Aghet - Ein Völkermord · as Walter Rößler |
| 2009 | Liebling, weck die Hühner auf · as Gerd Jänicke |
| 2009 | Ein Dorf sieht Mord · as Franz Wellbrock |
| 2009 | The Door · as Siggi Butschma |
| 2009 | Beloved Berlin Wall · as Stasi-Major Kutzner |
| 2009 | Mörder auf Amrum · as Heinz Koops |
| 2009 | Berlin '36 · as Hans Von Tschammer Und Osten |
| 2009 | Was glücklich macht · as Klaus |
| 2009 | I've Never Been Happier · as Schlickenrieder 2 |
| 2009 | Krupp: A Family Between War and Peace (TV Series) · as Gustav Krupp Von Bohlen Und Halbach (1932-1950) |
| 2009 | |
| 2009 | Effi Briest · as Herr Von Briest |
| 2009 | Schuldig · as Chefredakteur Rudolf |
| 2008 | The Baader Meinhof Complex · as Richter Dr. Prinzing |
| 2007 | Duell in der Nacht · as Ludwig Wellingsen |
| 2007 | Die Katze · as Hans Dunke |
| 2007 | The Hunt for Troy · as Kaiser Wilhelm I. |
| 2007 | Zwischen Wahnsinn und Kunst - Die Sammlung Prinzhorn · as Narrator |
| 2006 | Der Kriminalist (TV Series) · as Martin Brandler |
| 2006 | Spreewaldkrimi (TV Series) · as Oberleutnant Fuchs |
| 2006 | Commissario Laurenti (TV Series) · as Cast |
| 2006 | The Lives of Others · as Bruno Hempf |
| 2006 | Das Geheimnis im Moor · as Ol Fuchs |
| 2005 | Die Nachrichten · as Bernhard Blöger |
| 2005 | Der Vater meiner Schwester · as Chefkoch - Küchenbulle |
| 2005 | Der Staatsanwalt (TV Series) · as Dr. Rainer Stehl |
| 2004 | |
| 2004 | Die Frau des Architekten · as Tolkening |
| 2004 | Die Versuchung · as Hans Carstens |
| 2003 | The Family Jewels · as Hans Schwarz |
| 2003 | Hamlet_X · as Polonius 2 |
| 2002 | Liebling, bring die Hühner ins Bett · as Gerd Jänicke |
| 2002 | Bloch (TV Series) · as Prof. Hübner |
| 2002 | Edel & Starck (TV Series) · as Herr Körber |
| 2001 | SOKO Leipzig (TV Series) · as Manne Zach |
| 2001 | Taking Sides · as Reichsminister |
| 2000 | ZDF-History (TV Series) · as Uli Hoeneß |
| 2000 | Commissario Brunetti (TV Series) · as Hasso |
| 2000 | Im Fadenkreuz (TV Series) · as Gerd Funke |
| 1999 | Waiting Means Death · as Max Glöckler |
| 1999 | Delta Team (TV Series) · as Norbert Grob |
| 1998 | Fat World · as Gustl |
| 1998 | Siska (TV Series) · as Arnold Riegert |
| 1997 | Schimanski (TV Series) · as Eisner |
| 1997 | Freunde wie wir (TV Series) · as Günther Stein |
| 1996 | Gates of Fire · as Tischler |
| 1995 | Girl Friends (TV Series) · as Kommissar Schlotter |
| 1995 | Balko (TV Series) · as Lindert |
| 1995 | A.S. - Gefahr ist sein Geschäft (TV Series) · as Karl Landowski |
| 1994 | Inspector Rex (TV Series) · as Gerhard Frank |
| 1994 | Rosa Roth (TV Series) · as Dr. Julius Salm |
| 1994 | Die Kommissarin (TV Series) · as Jürgen Neumann |
| 1994 | Doppelter Einsatz (TV Series) · as Eckhoff |
| 1994 | Das Phantom - Die Jagd nach Dagobert · as Rudi Kröll |
| 1994 | Ein starkes Team (TV Series) · as Moritz Anderson |
| 1994 | Schwarz greift ein (TV Series) · as Cäsar Müller |
| 1993 | Hecht & Haie (TV Series) · as Ludwig Ecker |
| 1992 | Wolffs Revier (TV Series) · as Kadletz |
| 1988 | The men from K3 (TV Series) · as Intendant Maximilian Bogenhausen |
| 1982 | The Bicycle · as Cast |
| 1981 | A Case for Two (TV Series) · as Kommissar Ufer |
| 1978 | Der gepuderte Mann im bunten Rock · as Herr |
| 1977 | The Old Fox (TV Series) · as Hermann Bender |
| 1975 | Lotte in Weimar · as Kestner |
| 1973 | |
| 1971 | Police Call 110 (TV Series) · as Hans Regensberger |
| 1970 | Tatort (TV Series) · as Horst Randers |