Thomas Thieme
Known for Acting · 139 credits
- Born
- 1948-10-29 (age 77)
- Place of birth
- Weimar, Germany
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. He had a recurring role in the successful series Babylon Berlin as the police chief Karl Zörgiebel.
Known For
Scene of the Crime
1970
as Busch / Bemering / Busso von Mayer / Horst Randers / Gerd Hassler / Agent Herbert Kroll / Martin Lohmann
Volle Kanne
1999
as Self
The Old Fox
1977
as Hermann Bender / Kaspar Schlosser / Hartmut Obermayer
Polizeiruf 110
1971
as Hans Regensberger
Kölner Treff
1976
as Self
Alpha Forum
1998
as Self
TV Shows (49)
Scene of the Crime
1970
as Busch / Bemering / Busso von Mayer / Horst Randers / Gerd Hassler / Agent Herbert Kroll / Martin Lohmann
Volle Kanne
1999
as Self
The Old Fox
1977
as Hermann Bender / Kaspar Schlosser / Hartmut Obermayer
Polizeiruf 110
1971
as Hans Regensberger
Kölner Treff
1976
as Self
Alpha Forum
1998
as Self
SOKO Leipzig
2001
as Manne Zach
A Case For Two
1981
as Bruno Niemeyer / Olaf Wirth / Kommissar Lüttge / Kommissar Ufer / Kommissar Schastock / Harry Barski
Riverboat
1992
as Self
Babylon Berlin
2017
as Karl Zörgiebel
Inspector Rex
1994
as Gerhard Frank
Wolffs Revier
1992
as Kadletz / Peter Mantau
Goldene Kamera
1984
as Self
Der Kriminalist
2006
as Martin Brandler
Der Staatsanwalt
2005
as Dr. Rainer Stehl
Ein starkes Team
1994
as Moritz Anderson
Siska
1998
as Arnold Riegert
Balko
1995
as Lindert
Nord Nord Mord
2011
as Wilfried König
Donna Leon
2000
as Hasso
Doppelter Einsatz
1994
as Eckhoff
Thadeusz
2005
as self
Die Männer vom K3
1988
as Maximilian Bogenhausen
Die Kommissarin
1994
as Jürgen Neumann
Rosa Roth
1994
as Dr. Julius Salm
Edel & Starck
2002
as Herr Körber
Perfume
2018
as Direktor / Direktor (uncredited)
Bloch
2002
as Prof. Hübner
Schimanski
1997
as Eisner
Hecht & Haie
1993
as Ludwig Ecker
Spreewaldkrimi
2006
as Oberleutnant Fuchs
Schwarz greift ein
1994
as Cäsar Müller
Dickes B
2007
as Self
A.S. Gefahr ist sein Geschäft
1995
as Karl Landowski
Erzgebirgskrimi
2019
as Gerd Steigerwald / Fritz Bergelt
Hotel Adlon
2013
as Gustaf Schadt
Delta Team - Auftrag geheim!
1999
as Norbert Grob
Crime Stories
2013
as Dr. Lorenz
Krupp: A Family Between War and Peace
2009
as Gustav Krupp von Bohlen und Halbach (1932-1950)
Finn Zehender
2011
as Gerhard Mühlfellner
Unterleuten: The Torn Village
2020
as Rudolf Gombrowski
Die Stadt und die Macht
2016
as Karl-Heinz Kröhmer
Muttertag
2022
as Theodor Reifenrath
Das Begräbnis
2022
as Ernst Wittig
The Wall
2020
Tempel
2016
as Jakob
Im Fadenkreuz
2000
as Gerd Funke
Die Spur meiner Tochter
2000
as Felix Zeisberg
Warten ist der Tod
1999
as Max Glöckler
Movies (90)
Downfall
2004
as Martin Bormann
The Lives of Others
2006
as Bruno Hempf
Look Who's Back
2015
as Kärrner
The Berlin File
2013
as Sigmund
The Door
2009
as Siggi Butschma
The Baader Meinhof Complex
2008
as Richter Dr. Prinzing
Männersache
2009
as Ingo Kloos
Rommel
2012
as Günther von Kluge
Dahlmanns letzte Bescherung
2025
as Alfons Dahlmann
Liebling, bring die Hühner ins Bett
2002
as Gerd Jänicke
Aghet
2010
as Walter Rößler
Taking Sides
2002
as Reichsminister
Letzter Moment
2010
as Konstantin
Kundschafter des Friedens 2
2025
as Locke
Striving for Freedom
2013
as Prinz Carl von Kronach
The King's Surrender
2014
as Harthmann
Lessons of a Dream
2011
as Dr. Roman Bosch
Hotel Lux
2011
as Georgi Dimitroff
Murder on Amrum
2009
as Heinz Koops
Bangkok - Ein Mädchen verschwindet
1999
as Lohmann
The Audition
2019
Robin Hood
2013
as Rainer van Kampen
Hitlers letzte Tage - Der Film "Der Untergang"
2005
as Self
Das Phantom
1994
as Rudi Kröll
Blame Game
2019
as Hubert
The Family Jewels
2004
as Hans Schwarz
If Not Us, Who?
2011
as Will Vesper
Old Agent Men
2017
as Locke
Effi Briest
2009
as Herr von Briest
Berlin '36
2009
as Hans von Tschammer und Osten
Fritz Lang
2016
as Ernst Gennat
Lemgo
1994
as Trumphagen
Besondere Schwere der Schuld
2014
as Heinz Braun
Bastard
2011
as Decker
Max and the Senior Squad
2024
as Horst Dobberkau
Wallenstein
1987
as Mac Donald
Hamlet_X
2003
as Polonius 2
Duel at Night
2007
as Ludwig Wellingsen
LasVegas
2024
as Hermann von Lossberg
George
2013
as Paul Wegener
Mörderisches Wespennest
2011
as Gerhard Mühlfellner
The Hunt for Troy
2007
as Kaiser Wilhelm I.
Liebling, weck die Hühner auf
2009
as Gerd Jänicke
Die Nachrichten
2005
as Bernhard Blöger
Die Affäre Borgward
2018
as Carl F. W. Borgward
Schuldig
2009
as Chefredakteur Rudolf
Lotte in Weimar
1975
as Kestner
Was glücklich macht
2009
as Klaus
Lucky Child
2014
as Herr Wenzel
Willkommen bei den Honeckers
2017
as Fritz Krozowski
Erziehung vor Verdun
1973
I've Never Been Happier
2009
as Schlickenrieder 2
Hannas Baby
2002
as Dr. Eberhard
Ein weites Herz
2013
as Schadeck
Woman's Lake
2012
Rübezahls Schatz
2017
as Narrator (voice)
Tresko - Im Visier der Drogenmafia
1996
Die Frau des Architekten
2004
as Tolkening
Uli Hoeneß - Der Patriarch
2015
as Uli Hoeneß
An seiner Seite
2021
as Martin Scherer
Engel der Gerechtigkeit - Kopfgeld
2013
as Thomas Reuter
Die Katze
2007
as Hans Dunke
Max und die wilde 7
2020
as Horst Dobberkau
Die Eisläuferin
2015
as Dieter Kahnitz
Tell – Jagd auf Ewig
as Herzog Albrecht von Habsburg
Gates of Fire
1996
as Tischler
Beloved Berlin Wall
2009
as Stasi-Major Kutzner
The Nameless Day
2017
as Jakob Franck
Im Zweifel
2016
as Theo Schwarzberg
Menuett
2019
as Martin Scheerer
Heart of Stone
2014
as Holländer Michel
Fette Welt
1999
as Gustl
Vertraute Angst
2008
Der Gerechte Richter
2000
as Ekleim
Kaiserspiel
2021
as Otto von Bismarck
Der weisse Äthiopier
2015
as Rechtsanwalt Dr. Weilandt
Der Mann aus der Pfalz
2009
as Helmut Kohl
Die Versuchung
2004
as Hans Carstens
Warten ist der Tod
1999
as Max Glöckler
Chamisso’s Shadow
2016
as Captain James Cook (voice)
Der Tote im Watt
2013
as Paul Flecker
Der Vater meiner Schwester
2005
as Chefkoch - Küchenbulle
Das letzte Wort
2013
as Bischof Lorenz
Planet B - C.I.Angel
2001
as Luzifer
Strangers and Lovers
2012
as Karl Ferber
Othello
2003
as Othello
Ein Dorf sieht Mord
2009
as Franz Wellbrock
Ich will laufen! Der Fall Dieter Baumann
2004
as Prof. Digel
Liebe. Macht. Blind.
2001
as Alfred
Der Test
1990
as narrator
About Thomas Thieme
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 B… With 139 credits spanning from 1970 to 2025, Thomas Thieme has appeared in 90 films and 49 TV shows.
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Most Popular Thomas Thieme Movies
- Downfall (2004) — as Martin Bormann
- The Lives of Others (2006) — as Bruno Hempf
- Look Who's Back (2015) — as Kärrner
- The Berlin File (2013) — as Sigmund
- The Door (2009) — as Siggi Butschma
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