Actor
Thomas Thieme
29 Oct 1948Born
77Age
131Credits
Weimar, GermanyBirthplace
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 film Der Patriarch.
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He had a recurring role in the successful series Babylon Berlin as the police chief Karl Zörgiebel.
Known for
DownfallMartin Bormann7.9
The Lives of OthersBruno Hempf8.0
Look Who's BackKärrner6.8
The Baader Meinhof ComplexRichter Dr. Prinzing7.0
Babylon BerlinKarl Zörgiebel7.7
PerfumeDirektor (uncredited)6.9
Inspector RexGerhard Frank7.2
The Berlin FileSigmund6.7
The DoorSiggi Butschma6.2
Scene of the CrimeBusch, Bemering, Busso von Mayer, Horst Randers, Gerd Hassler, Agent Herbert Kroll, Martin Lohmann, Gustav König6.2
Lessons of a DreamDr. Roman Bosch7.0
RommelGünther von Kluge6.0
Filmography
The 80 most recent of 131 credits.
- 2025Dahlmanns letzte BescherungFilm: Alfons Dahlmann
- 2025Kundschafter des Friedens 2Film: Locke
- 2024Max and the Senior SquadFilm: Horst Dobberkau
- 2024LasVegasFilm: Hermann von Lossberg
- 2023Tell – Jagd auf EwigFilm: Herzog Albrecht von Habsburg
- 2022MuttertagSeries: Theodor Reifenrath (2 episodes)
- 2022Das BegräbnisSeries: Ernst Wittig (6 episodes)
- 2021KaiserspielFilm: Otto von Bismarck
- 2021An seiner SeiteFilm: Martin Scherer
- 2020Max und die wilde 7Film: Horst Dobberkau
- 2020Unterleuten: The Torn VillageSeries: Rudolf Gombrowski (3 episodes)
- 2020The WallSeries (1 episode)
- 2019ErzgebirgskrimiSeries: Gerd Steigerwald, Fritz Bergelt (1 episode)
- 2019The AuditionFilm
- 2019MenuettFilm: Martin Scheerer
- 2019Blame GameFilm: Hubert
- 2018PerfumeSeries: Direktor (uncredited) (1 episode)
- 2018Die Affäre BorgwardFilm: Carl F. W. Borgward
- 2017Rübezahls SchatzFilm: Narrator (voice)
- 2017Babylon BerlinSeries: Karl Zörgiebel (28 episodes)
- 2017The Nameless DayFilm: Jakob Franck
- 2017Willkommen bei den HoneckersFilm: Fritz Krozowski
- 2017Old Agent MenFilm: Locke
- 2016TempelSeries: Jakob (6 episodes)
- 2016Fritz LangFilm: Ernst Gennat
- 2016Chamisso’s ShadowFilm: Captain James Cook (voice)
- 2016Im ZweifelFilm: Theo Schwarzberg
- 2016Die Stadt und die MachtSeries: Karl-Heinz Kröhmer (6 episodes)
- 2015Look Who's BackFilm: Kärrner
- 2015Uli Hoeneß - Der PatriarchFilm: Uli Hoeneß
- 2015Die EisläuferinFilm: Dieter Kahnitz
- 2015Der weisse ÄthiopierFilm: Rechtsanwalt Dr. Weilandt
- 2014Heart of StoneFilm: Holländer Michel
- 2014The King's SurrenderFilm: Harthmann
- 2014Lucky ChildFilm: Herr Wenzel
- 2014Besondere Schwere der SchuldFilm: Heinz Braun
- 2013Engel der Gerechtigkeit - KopfgeldFilm: Thomas Reuter
- 2013Striving for FreedomFilm: Prinz Carl von Kronach
- 2013Das letzte WortFilm: Bischof Lorenz
- 2013Robin HoodFilm: Rainer van Kampen
- 2013GeorgeFilm: Paul Wegener
- 2013Der Tote im WattFilm: Paul Flecker
- 2013Crime StoriesSeries: Dr. Lorenz (1 episode)
- 2013Ein weites HerzFilm: Schadeck
- 2013The Berlin FileFilm: Sigmund
- 2013Hotel AdlonSeries: Gustaf Schadt (1 episode)
- 2012RommelFilm: Günther von Kluge
- 2012Strangers and LoversFilm: Karl Ferber
- 2012Woman's LakeFilm
- 2011Hotel LuxFilm: Georgi Dimitroff
- 2011BastardFilm: Decker
- 2011Nord Nord MordSeries: Wilfried König (1 episode)
- 2011If Not Us, Who?Film: Will Vesper
- 2011Lessons of a DreamFilm: Dr. Roman Bosch
- 2011Mörderisches WespennestFilm: Gerhard Mühlfellner
- 2011Finn ZehenderSeries: Gerhard Mühlfellner (4 episodes)
- 2010Letzter MomentFilm: Konstantin
- 2010AghetFilm: Walter Rößler
- 2009Liebling, weck die Hühner aufFilm: Gerd Jänicke
- 2009Ein Dorf sieht MordFilm: Franz Wellbrock
- 2009The DoorFilm: Siggi Butschma
- 2009Beloved Berlin WallFilm: Stasi-Major Kutzner
- 2009Der Mann aus der PfalzFilm: Helmut Kohl
- 2009Murder on AmrumFilm: Heinz Koops
- 2009Berlin '36Film: Hans von Tschammer und Osten
- 2009Was glücklich machtFilm: Klaus
- 2009Krupp: A Family Between War and PeaceSeries: Gustav Krupp von Bohlen und Halbach (1932-1950) (3 episodes)
- 2009MännersacheFilm: Ingo Kloos
- 2009Effi BriestFilm: Herr von Briest
- 2009SchuldigFilm: Chefredakteur Rudolf
- 2009I've Never Been HappierFilm: Schlickenrieder 2
- 2008The Baader Meinhof ComplexFilm: Richter Dr. Prinzing
- 2008Vertraute AngstFilm
- 2007Die KatzeFilm: Hans Dunke
- 2007Duel at NightFilm: Ludwig Wellingsen
- 2007The Hunt for TroyFilm: Kaiser Wilhelm I.
- 2006Der KriminalistSeries: Martin Brandler (1 episode)
- 2006SpreewaldkrimiSeries: Oberleutnant Fuchs (1 episode)
- 2006The Lives of OthersFilm: Bruno Hempf
- 2005Die NachrichtenFilm: Bernhard Blöger
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