Ulrich Noethen
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18 november 1959 (66 år)
Ulrich Noethen (born Ulrich Schmid; * November 18, 1959, in Munich) is a German actor, radio drama performer, and audiobook narrator. He is considered one of Germany's most renowned film actors and gained widespread public recognition through his role in the feature film *Comedian Harmonists*.
Noethen grew up as the youngest of five children in a pastor's family. After graduating from high school in Augsburg, he initially studied law before deciding to pursue acting; he subsequently completed his studies at the State University of Music and Performing Arts Stuttgart. He adopted the stage name "Noethen" from his grandmother's maiden name.
His theater career began in the mid-1980s at the *Städtische Bühnen Freiburg* (Freiburg Municipal Theaters). Further engagements took him to venues such as the *Schauspiel Köln* (Cologne Playhouse) and the *Staatliche Schauspielbühnen Berlin* (Berlin State Theaters), where he distinguished himself with roles in classics such as *Faust* and *A Midsummer Night's Dream*.
He achieved his cinematic breakthrough in 1997 with the role of Harry Frommermann in *Comedian Harmonists*. For this performance, he received the German Film Award for Best Actor in a Leading Role, as well as the Bavarian Film Award. Numerous other defining roles in film and television followed.
Among his most well-known works are the family films *Das Sams*, *Bibi Blocksberg*, and *Das fliegende Klassenzimmer*. In *Der Untergang* (Downfall), he played Heinrich Himmler, while in *Mein Führer – Die wirklich wahrste Wahrheit über Adolf Hitler* (My Führer – The Truly Truest Truth About Adolf Hitler), he offered a satirical interpretation of the same historical figure. Other significant productions include *Gripsholm*, *Ein fliehendes Pferd*, *Hannah Arendt*, and *Das Tagebuch der Anne Frank* (The Diary of Anne Frank), in which he portrayed Otto Frank.
Since 2014, Noethen has starred as the psychiatrist Dr. Jessen in the crime series *Neben der Spur*. Additionally, he appeared as Ferdinand Sauerbruch in the historical drama series *Charité*.
Noethen has received numerous awards and honors, including the *Goldene Kamera* (Golden Camera), the *Adolf-Grimme-Preis*, and multiple nominations for the German Film Award. He lives in Berlin-Charlottenburg and is in a relationship with the writer Alina Bronsky.
Noethen grew up as the youngest of five children in a pastor's family. After graduating from high school in Augsburg, he initially studied law before deciding to pursue acting; he subsequently completed his studies at the State University of Music and Performing Arts Stuttgart. He adopted the stage name "Noethen" from his grandmother's maiden name.
His theater career began in the mid-1980s at the *Städtische Bühnen Freiburg* (Freiburg Municipal Theaters). Further engagements took him to venues such as the *Schauspiel Köln* (Cologne Playhouse) and the *Staatliche Schauspielbühnen Berlin* (Berlin State Theaters), where he distinguished himself with roles in classics such as *Faust* and *A Midsummer Night's Dream*.
He achieved his cinematic breakthrough in 1997 with the role of Harry Frommermann in *Comedian Harmonists*. For this performance, he received the German Film Award for Best Actor in a Leading Role, as well as the Bavarian Film Award. Numerous other defining roles in film and television followed.
Among his most well-known works are the family films *Das Sams*, *Bibi Blocksberg*, and *Das fliegende Klassenzimmer*. In *Der Untergang* (Downfall), he played Heinrich Himmler, while in *Mein Führer – Die wirklich wahrste Wahrheit über Adolf Hitler* (My Führer – The Truly Truest Truth About Adolf Hitler), he offered a satirical interpretation of the same historical figure. Other significant productions include *Gripsholm*, *Ein fliehendes Pferd*, *Hannah Arendt*, and *Das Tagebuch der Anne Frank* (The Diary of Anne Frank), in which he portrayed Otto Frank.
Since 2014, Noethen has starred as the psychiatrist Dr. Jessen in the crime series *Neben der Spur*. Additionally, he appeared as Ferdinand Sauerbruch in the historical drama series *Charité*.
Noethen has received numerous awards and honors, including the *Goldene Kamera* (Golden Camera), the *Adolf-Grimme-Preis*, and multiple nominations for the German Film Award. He lives in Berlin-Charlottenburg and is in a relationship with the writer Alina Bronsky.
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Filmografi
| 2026 | Makellos - Eine kurze Welle des Glücks · as Anton Laux |
| 2025 | Miss Sophie - Same Procedure As Every Year · as Butler Mortimer |
| 2025 | Parallel Me · as Thomas |
| 2025 | Wendland - Stiller und der Teufelssauger · as Jakob Stiller |
| 2024 | Josefa's Return · as Norbert Blume |
| 2024 | Riefenstahl · as Narrator |
| 2024 | Wendland - Stiller und der rote Faden · as Jakob Stiller |
| 2024 | Wendland - Stiller und das große Schweigen · as Jakob Stiller |
| 2022 | Wendland · as Kriminalhauptkommissar Jakob Stiller |
| 2022 | Wendland - Stiller und die Geister der Vergangenheit · as Jakob Stiller |
| 2021 | The Wasp · as Nobbe Zosch |
| 2021 | Furia · as Brehme |
| 2021 | Ku'damm 63 · as Kurt Moser |
| 2020 | Louis van Beethoven · as Christian Gottlob Neefe |
| 2020 | Unterleuten: The Torn Village · as Dr. Gerhard Fließ |
| 2019 | Vienna Blood · as Graf Von Triebenbach |
| 2019 | Die Ungewollten - Die Irrfahrt der St. Louis · as Captain Gustav Schröder |
| 2019 | The German Lesson · as Jens Ole Jepsen |
| 2018 | Schwartz & Schwartz: Mein erster Mord · as Dr. Jasper |
| 2018 | Ku'damm 59 · as Kurt Moser |
| 2018 | 54 Hours: The Gladbeck Hostage Crisis · as Einsatzleiter Recklinghausen |
| 2017 | Charité · as Ferdinand Sauerbruch |
| 2016 | Departure · as Hillas Vater |
| 2016 | NSU German History X · as Helmut Roewer |
| 2016 | The Diary of Anne Frank · as Otto Heinrich Frank |
| 2016 | The General Case · as Fritz Bauer |
| 2015 | Die Eisläuferin · as Helmuth Wendt |
| 2015 | Deutschland · as General Wolfgang Edel |
| 2014 | Unexpected · as Bernd |
| 2014 | Neben der Spur · as Dr. Johannes Jessen |
| 2014 | Pettson and Findus: A Little Nuisance, a Great Friendship · as Pettersson |
| 2013 | Broken Glass Park · as Volker Trebur |
| 2013 | Mein Mann, ein Mörder · as Paul Frei |
| 2013 | Die Erfinderbraut · as Gregor |
| 2012 | Allerleirauh · as King Tobald |
| 2012 | Moon Man · as The Father (voice)På Plex |
| 2012 | Klänge des Verschweigens · as Narrator |
| 2012 | A Coffee in Berlin · as Walter FischerPå Plex |
| 2012 | Eine Hand wäscht die andere · as Chlodwig Pullmann |
| 2012 | Hannah Arendt · as Hans Jonas |
| 2012 | Sams im Glück · as Bruno Taschenbier |
| 2012 | Kennen Sie Ihren Liebhaber? · as Kai Stellmann |
| 2011 | Zwei übern Berg · as Paul |
| 2011 | It's Not Over · as Prof. Wolfgang Limberg |
| 2011 | Das unsichtbare Mädchen · as Wilhelm Michel |
| 2011 | Der Mann mit dem Fagott · as Rudi Bockelmann |
| 2011 | Cracks in the Shell · as Kaspar Friedmann |
| 2011 | Von Mäusen und Lügen · as Dr. Arnold 'arnie' Fischer |
| 2011 | The Promise · as Leo Rosenbaum |
| 2011 | Hindenburg: The Last Flight · as Ernst Lehmann |
| 2011 | Lügen haben linke Hände · as Max Timmermann |
| 2010 | Rumpe & Tuli · as Therapeut |
| 2010 | Aghet - Ein Völkermord · as Armin Wegner |
| 2010 | Henri 4 · as Karl Ix |
| 2009 | Erntedank. Ein Allgäukrimi · as Günter Hartmann |
| 2009 | Meine Tochter und der Millionär · as Moritz Von Wrede |
| 2008 | Kommissar Süden und der Luftgitarrist · as Tabor Süden |
| 2008 | Marie Brand · as Professor Jacobsen |
| 2008 | Long Shadows · as Volker Widmer |
| 2008 | Ett enklare liv · as Peter Hoffman |
| 2008 | Was wenn der Tod uns scheidet? · as Joachim Hellwig |
| 2008 | Ein starker Abgang · as Arzt 2 |
| 2008 | Teufelsbraten · as Vater |
| 2007 | The Hidden Word · as Vater |
| 2007 | Runaway Horse · as Helmut |
| 2007 | My Führer · as Heinrich Himmler |
| 2006 | Life Actually · as Roland Spatz |
| 2006 | Der Kriminalist · as Ulli Grützke |
| 2006 | Commissioner Stolberg · as Ralf Reger |
| 2006 | TKKG: The Secret of the Mysterious Mind Machine · as Lehrer Herr Manek |
| 2006 | Silberhochzeit · as Leo |
| 2005 | Ausgerechnet Weihnachten · as Carl |
| 2005 | The Airlift · as Dr. Alex Kielberg |
| 2005 | Die Luftbrücke · as Alexander Kielberg |
| 2005 | The Airlift · as Axel Kielberg |
| 2005 | Polly Blue Eyes · as Herbert Pinn |
| 2005 | The Young Schiller · as Buchhändler Schwan |
| 2005 | Die Patriarchin · as Bent Peerson |
| 2004 | Bibi Blocksberg and the Secret of Blue Owls · as Bernhard Blocksberg |
| 2004 | Der Boxer und die Friseuse · as Fränki Laue |
| 2004 | Downfall · as Reichsführer Ss Heinrich HimmlerPå Plex |
| 2004 | Off Beat · as Prof. Olivari |
| 2004 | Jargo · as Schuldirektor |
| 2003 | Sams in Gefahr · as Bruno Taschenbier |
| 2003 | The Flying Classroom · as Dr. Johann 'justus' Bökh |
| 2002 | Bibi Blocksberg · as Bernhard Blocksberg |
| 2002 | I'm the Father · as Nico Ellermann |
| 2002 | Under Suspicion (2002) · as Max Wemmer |
| 2002 | |
| 2001 | The Slurb · as Mr. Taschenbier |
| 2001 | Vera Brühne · as Oberstaatsanwalt Böck |
| 2001 | Meine polnische Jungfrau · as Eugen Schafmeyer |
| 2001 | Das Rätsel des blutroten Rubins · as Prof. Planitz |
| 2001 | Vera Brühne · as Oberstaatsanwalt Böck |
| 2000 | Gripsholm · as Kurt |
| 2000 | Bonhoeffer: Agent of Grace · as Hans Von DohnanyiPå Plex |
| 1999 | Beresina or The Last Days of Switzerland · as Dr. Alfred Waldvogel |
| 1999 | Grüne Wüste · as Detlef |
| 1999 | Viehjud Levi · as Ingenieur Kohler |
| 1998 | Siska · as Albert Branner |
| 1998 | |
| 1997 | The Harmonists · as Harry Frommermann |
| 1997 | Mein ist die Rache · as Girres |
| 1997 | Der Skorpion · as Arno Jürging |
| 1997 | Busenfreunde · as Bernhard Kroll |
| 1996 | Sperling · as Herr Krause |
| 1994 | Two Brothers · as Ludwig Hellmann |
| 1994 | Rosa Roth · as Ralf Vorburg |
| 1994 | Im Namen des Gesetzes · as Frank Kleinert |
| 1993 | Die Stadtklinik · as Robert Wasser |
| 1988 | |
| 1981 | A Case for Two · as Dr. Jürgen Mattes |
| 1977 | The Old Fox · as Prof. Simon Holter |
| 1971 | Polizeiruf 110 · as Alexander Beck |
| 1970 | Tatort · as Dr. Zimmer |
| 2015 | Wer weiß denn sowas? · as Self |
| 2014 | Quizduell · as Self |
| 2013 | Lesenswert · as Self |
| 2012 | Gefragt – Gejagt · as Self |
| 2011 | Die Harald Schmidt Show · as Self |
| 2004 | |
| 2001 | The Quiz with Jörg Pilawa · as Self |
| 1999 | Der deutsche Fernsehpreis · as Self |
| 1999 | Volle Kanne · as Self |
| 1997 | Leute heute · as Self |
| 1992 | ARD-Morgenmagazin · as Self |
| 1989 | ZDF-Mittagsmagazin · as Self |
| 1989 | Blauer Panther · as Self |
| 1979 | NDR Talk Show · as Self |
| 1978 | heute journal · as Self |
| 1976 | Kölner Treff · as Self |
| 1964 | Grimme Award · as Self |