Thomas Thieme Explained

Thomas Thieme
Birth Date:29 October 1948
Birth Place:Weimar, Germany
Occupation:Actor
Years Active:1973–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.

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
1975Lotte in WeimarKestner - Young
1982Das Fahrrad
1998Fat WorldGustl
2001Taking SidesReichsminister
2003EierdiebeHans Schwarz
Hamlet_XPolonius #2
2004DownfallMartin Bormann
2006The Lives of OthersKulturminister Bruno Hempf
2007Emperor William ITV film
Ludwig WellingsenTV film
2008The Baader Meinhof ComplexRichter Dr. Prinzing
2009Effi BriestHerr von Briest
Ingo Kloos
Gustav Krupp von Bohlen und HalbachTV miniseries
Berlin 36Hans von Tschammer und Osten
Heinz KoopsTV film
The DoorSiggi Butschma
Helmut KohlTV film
Stasi-Major Kutzner
2011If Not Us, Who?Will Vesper
Lessons of a DreamDr. Roman Bosch
Hotel LuxGeorgi Dimitroff
Alexander Decker
2012FrauenseeThe Old Fisherman
Karl FerberTV film
RommelGeneralfeldmarschall Günther von KlugeTV film
2013Gustaf SchadtTV miniseries
Rainer Van Kampen
The Berlin FileSiegmund
Paul WegenerTV film
2014The King's SurrenderHarthmann
Holländer-MichelTV film
Heinz BraunTV film
2014–2015Ein Fall für ZweiDr Oskar Renners7 episodes
2015Look Who's BackSenderchef Kärrner
2016Ernst Gennat
2017Kundschafter des FriedensLocke
2017–2020Babylon BerlinKarl ZörgiebelTV series
2018ParfumInternatsleiterTV series
Carl F. W. BorgwardTV film
2019The AuditionWalter

Notes and References

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