Thomas Thieme

Thomas Thieme (born 29 October 1948) is a German actor. He is considered to be a profilic stage actor[1] and also appeared in more than 100 film and television productions since 1973.

Thomas Thieme
Thomas Thieme in 2014
Born (1948-10-29) 29 October 1948
OccupationActor
Years active1973–present

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.[2] 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.[3] He had a recurring role in the successful series Babylon Berlin as the police chief Karl Zörgiebel.

Filmography

Film
Year Title Role Notes
1973 Erziehung vor Verdun. Der große Krieg der weißen Männer
1975 Lotte in Weimar Kestner - Young
1982 Das Fahrrad
1998 Fette Welt Gustl
2001 Taking Sides Reichsminister
2003 Eierdiebe Hans Schwarz
Hamlet_X Polonius #2
2004 Downfall Martin Bormann
2006 The Lives of Others Kulturminister Bruno Hempf
2008 The Baader Meinhof Complex Richter Dr. Prinzing
2009 Effi Briest Herr von Briest
Männersache Ingo Kloos
Berlin 36 Hans von Tschammer und Osten
The Door Siggi Butschma
Liebe Mauer Stasi-Major Kutzner
2011 If Not Us, Who? Willi Vesper
Lessons of a Dream Dr. Roman Bosch
Hotel Lux Georgi Dimitroff
Bastard Alexander Decker
2012 Frauensee The Old Fisherman
Rommel Generalfeldmarschall Günther von Kluge
2013 Robin Hood Rainer Van Kampen
The Berlin File Siegmund
2014 The King's Surrender Harthmann
The Cold Heart Holländer-Michel
2014 - 2015 Ein Fall für Zwei Dr Oskar Renners 7 episodes
2015 Look Who's Back Senderchef Kärrner
2016 Fritz Lang Ernst Gennat
2017 Kundschafter des Friedens Locke
2017 - 2020 Babylon Berlin Karl Zörgiebel
2018 Parfum Internatsleiter

References

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