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