Thomas Thieme

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Thomas Thieme
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Thieme in 2014
Born (1948-10-29) 29 October 1948 (age 75)
Weimar, Germany
OccupationActor
Years active1973–present

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.

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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

Film
YearTitleRoleNotes
1973Erziehung vor Verdun. Der große Krieg der weißen Männer
1975 Lotte in Weimar Kestner - Young
1982Das Fahrrad
1998 Fat World Gustl
2001 Taking Sides Reichsminister
2003 Eierdiebe Hans Schwarz
Hamlet_XPolonius #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 WellingsenTV 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 KoopsTV 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
2012FrauenseeThe Old Fisherman
Strangers and Lovers  [ de ]Karl FerberTV film
Rommel Generalfeldmarschall Günther von Kluge TV film
2013 Hotel Adlon: A Family Saga  [ de ]Gustaf SchadtTV 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-MichelTV film
Besondere Schwere der Schuld  [ de ]Heinz BraunTV film
2014–2015 Ein Fall für Zwei Dr Oskar Renners7 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 ZörgiebelTV series
2018 Parfum InternatsleiterTV series
Die Affäre Borgward  [ de ] Carl F. W. Borgward TV film
2019 The Audition Walter

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References

  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.