Thomas Thieme

Personal Info

Know For

Acting

Gender

Male

Birthday

1948-10-29 (77 years old)

Place of Birth

Weimar, Germany

Thomas Thieme

Biography

Thomas Thieme (born 29 October 1948) is a German actor. He is considered to be a prolific stage actor 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. He played former Bayern Munich boss Uli Hoeneß, who had to spent time in jail for tax evasion, in the 2015 television ...

Acting

2006

The Lives of Others

as Bruno Hempf

2004

Downfall

as Martin Bormann

1994

Das Phantom

as Rudi Kröll

2007

Duel at Night

as Ludwig Wellingsen

2009

Effi Briest

as Herr von Briest

2023

Tell – Jagd auf Ewig

as Herzog Albrecht von Habsburg

2024

LasVegas

as Hermann von Lossberg

2021

Kaiserspiel

as Otto von Bismarck

2009

Beloved Berlin Wall

as Stasi-Major Kutzner

2009

Männersache

as Ingo Kloos

1999

Fette Welt

as Gustl

2009

Murder on Amrum

as Heinz Koops

2004

The Family Jewels

as Hans Schwarz

2017

Rübezahls Schatz

as Narrator (voice)

2011

Hotel Lux

as Georgi Dimitroff

2011

Lessons of a Dream

as Dr. Roman Bosch

2013

Ein weites Herz

as Schadeck

2013

Robin Hood

as Rainer van Kampen

2013

George

as Paul Wegener

2024

Max and the Senior Squad

as Horst Dobberkau

2013

Striving for Freedom

as Prinz Carl von Kronach

2004

Die Versuchung

as Hans Carstens

2011

Mörderisches Wespennest

as Gerhard Mühlfellner

2011

Bastard

as Decker

2009

Berlin '36

as Hans von Tschammer und Osten

2009

2009

2012

Rommel

as Günther von Kluge

2009

Schuldig

as Chefredakteur Rudolf

1999

Warten ist der Tod

as Max Glöckler

2011

If Not Us, Who?

as Will Vesper

1996

Gates of Fire

as Tischler

2009

The Door

as Siggi Butschma

2008

The Baader Meinhof Complex

as Richter Dr. Prinzing

2005

Die Nachrichten

as Bernhard Blöger

2005

Der Vater meiner Schwester

as Chefkoch - Küchenbulle

2010

Aghet

as Walter Rößler

2014

2013

Der Tote im Watt

as Paul Flecker

2007

The Hunt for Troy

as Kaiser Wilhelm I.

2014

Lucky Child

as Herr Wenzel

2002

Hannas Baby

as Dr. Eberhard

2014

Heart of Stone

as Holländer Michel

1994

Lemgo

as Trumphagen

2010

Letzter Moment

as Konstantin

2012

Strangers and Lovers

as Karl Ferber

2004

2009

Ein Dorf sieht Mord

as Franz Wellbrock

2015

Die Eisläuferin

as Dieter Kahnitz

2000

Die Spur meiner Tochter

as Felix Zeisberg

1987

Wallenstein

as Mac Donald

2015

2017

2009

I've Never Been Happier

as Schlickenrieder 2

2016

Im Zweifel

as Theo Schwarzberg

2016

Fritz Lang

as Ernst Gennat

2003

Hamlet_X

as Polonius 2

2013

Das letzte Wort

as Bischof Lorenz

2015

Der weisse Äthiopier

as Rechtsanwalt Dr. Weilandt

2013

The Berlin File

as Sigmund

2007

Die Katze

as Hans Dunke

2017

2017

The Nameless Day

as Jakob Franck

2018

Die Affäre Borgward

as Carl F. W. Borgward

2003

Othello

as Othello

2015

Look Who's Back

as Kärrner

2001

2019

Blame Game

as Hubert

1975

Lotte in Weimar

as Kestner

2020

Max und die wilde 7

as Horst Dobberkau

2019

Menuett

as Martin Scheerer

2016

Chamisso’s Shadow

as Captain James Cook (voice)

2002

Taking Sides

as Reichsminister

2021

An seiner Seite

as Martin Scherer

-

Dahlmanns letzte Bescherung

as Alfons Dahlmann

1990

Der Test

as narrator

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