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

Thomas Thieme
Thieme in 2014
Born (1948-10-29) 29 October 1948 (age 76)
Weimar, Germany
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 spend 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

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Year Title Role Notes
1973 Erziehung vor Verdun. Der große Krieg der weißen Männer
1975 Lotte in Weimar Kestner - Young
1982 Das Fahrrad
1998 Fat World 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
2007 The Hunt for Troy [de] Emperor William I TV film
Duel at Night [de] Ludwig Wellingsen TV film
2008 The Baader Meinhof Complex Richter Dr. Prinzing
2009 Effi Briest Herr von Briest
Männersache [de] Ingo Kloos
Krupp: A Family Between War and Peace [de] Gustav Krupp von Bohlen und Halbach TV miniseries
Berlin 36 Hans von Tschammer und Osten
Murder on Amrum [de] Heinz Koops TV film
The Door Siggi Butschma
Der Mann aus der Pfalz [de] Helmut Kohl TV film
Beloved Berlin Wall [de] Stasi-Major Kutzner
2011 If Not Us, Who? Will Vesper
Lessons of a Dream Dr. Roman Bosch
Hotel Lux Georgi Dimitroff
Bastard [de] Alexander Decker
2012 Frauensee The Old Fisherman
Strangers and Lovers [de] Karl Ferber TV film
Rommel Generalfeldmarschall Günther von Kluge TV film
2013 Hotel Adlon: A Family Saga [de] Gustaf Schadt TV miniseries
Robin Hood [de] Rainer Van Kampen
The Berlin File Siegmund
George [de] Paul Wegener TV film
2014 The King's Surrender Harthmann
The Cold Heart [de] Holländer-Michel TV film
Besondere Schwere der Schuld [de] Heinz Braun TV film
2014–2015 Ein Fall für Zwei Dr Oskar Renners 7 episodes
2015 Look Who's Back Senderchef Kärrner
2016 Fritz Lang [de] Ernst Gennat
2017 Old Agent Men [de] Locke
2017–2020 Babylon Berlin Karl Zörgiebel TV series
2018 Parfum Internatsleiter TV series
Die Affäre Borgward [de] Carl F. W. Borgward TV film
2019 The Audition Walter

References

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  1. ^ Winkler, Paula (27 February 2020). "Wenn Sie mal nicht so gut drauf sind, was dann?". SZ Magazin (in German). Retrieved 6 March 2021.
  2. ^ Emerson, Jim (15 February 2007). "The Lives of Others movie review (2007) | Roger Ebert". rogerebert.com. Retrieved 6 March 2021.
  3. ^ Schmitz, Joachim (15 August 2015). "ZDF-Dokudrama "Der Patriarch": Thomas Thieme – der Mann, der Uli Hoeneß ist". www.noz.de. Retrieved 6 March 2021.
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