Andreas Schmidt (actor)

Andreas M. Schmidt (23 November 1963 – 28 September 2017) was a German screen actor and theatre director. During his thirty-year career, he appeared in over 130 film and television productions.

Andreas M. Schmidt
Schmidt in April 2016
Born(1963-11-23)23 November 1963
Finnentrop, West Germany
Died28 September 2017(2017-09-28) (aged 53)
Berlin, Germany
OccupationActor, theatre director
Years active1987–2017
Spouse(s)Jennifer Schmidt
Children1

Biography

Born in Heggen, Finnentrop, Schmidt grew up in the Märkisches Viertel in West Berlin. He was a singer and guitarist in the rock band Lillies große Liebe in the 1980s.[1] His first acting role was in the 1987 film Peng! Du bist tot!. Schmidt received three nominations at the Deutscher Filmpreis, winning once in 2009.[1] Notable film appearances by Schmidt include Sommer vorm Balkon (2005), The Counterfeiters (2007), The Moon and Other Lovers (2008) and Henri 4 (2010).[2] He also had roles in television programs such as Tatort, Der Kriminalist and Polizeiruf 110.[3] In addition, he directed theatre.[1]

Schmidt lived in Kreuzberg, Berlin with his family. He died of cancer on 28 September 2017, at the age of 53.[3] He was survived by his American wife, Jennifer, and their son (born 2008).[4]

Selected filmography
  • Peng! Du bist tot! (1987) - Möhre (uncredited)
  • Linie 1 (1988) - Humphrey
  • Stille Betrüger (1989) - Georg
  • The Rose Garden (1989) - Vladimir
  • Der doppelte Nötzli (1990)
  • Life Is All You Get (1997) .... Mieter mit Schrank
  • Plus-minus null (1998) .... Alex
  • Kai Rabe gegen die Vatikankiller (1998) .... F / X Mann
  • Gangster (1999) .... Erbse
  • Crazy (2000) .... Ricardo
  • Conamara (2000) .... Axel
  • Planet Alex (2001) .... Harald
  • Heidi M. (2001) .... Erich
  • Viktor Vogel – Commercial Man (2001) .... Alfi
  • 99euro-films (2001) .... (segment "Ein Mann boxt sich durch")
  • Julies Geist (2001) .... Hans
  • Pigs Will Fly (2002) .... Laxe
  • Auszeit (2002) .... Donald
  • Eierdiebe (2003) .... Polizeibeamter Zwei
  • Yugotrip (2004) .... Pförtner 2
  • Farland (2004) .... Imbissbesitzer Hans
  • Bin ich sexy? (2004) .... Winnie Marzewski
  • Männer wie wir (2004) .... Jürgen
  • Folge der Feder! (2004) .... Police Officer 1
  • Sommer vorm Balkon (2005) .... Ronald
  • Im Schwitzkasten (2005) .... Toni Neer
  • Neandertal (2006) .... Rudi
  • Gefangene (2006) .... Vasile
  • The Counterfeiters (2007) .... Zilinski
  • Rennschwein Rudi Rüssel 2 - Rudi rennt wieder! (2007) .... Spacko
  • Fleisch ist mein Gemüse (2008) .... Gurki
  • The Moon and Other Lovers (2008) .... Siggi
  • Henri 4 (2010) .... Guillaume du Bartas
  • Eines Tages... (2010) .... Stefan Ranft
  • Tage die bleiben (2011) .... Iggy
  • Faust (2011) .... Valentin's Friend
  • The Adventures of Huck Finn (2012) .... Sklaventreiber Bill
  • Wetlands (2013) .... Freund der Eltern
  • Banklady (2013) .... Uwe
  • Sputnik (2013) .... Herr Karl
  • Auf das Leben! (2014) .... Prof. Werner
  • Ente gut! (2016) .... Frank Weiss
  • Timm Thaler oder Das verkaufte Lachen (2017) .... Belial
  • The Invisibles (2017) .... Hans Winkler (final film role)

References
  1. "Interview Andreas Schmidt: "Das war Folter für mich"". Stern (in German). 21 April 2008. Retrieved 1 October 2017.
  2. "Andreas Schmidt". filmportal.de (in German). Retrieved 1 October 2017.
  3. Zander, Peter (29 September 2017). "Zum Tod von Andreas Schmidt: Ein echtes Berliner Original". Berliner Morgenpost (in German). Retrieved 2 October 2017.
  4. "Nach längerer Krankheit: Schauspieler Andreas Schmidt mit 53 Jahren gestorben". Focus (in German). 29 September 2017. Retrieved 1 October 2017.


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