Personal Info
Known For:
Acting
Birthday:
October 29, 1948
Place of Birth:
Weimar, Germany
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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 film Der Patriarch. He had a recurring role in the successful series Babylon Berlin as the police chief Karl Zörgiebel.
Known For
Filmography
| Year | Movie | Role |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | Kundschafter des Friedens 2 | Locke |
| 2024 | LasVegas | Hermann von Lossberg |
| 2024 | Max and the Senior Squad | Horst Dobberkau |
| 2023 | Tell – Jagd auf Ewig | Herzog Albrecht von Habsburg |
| 2021 | Kaiserspiel | Otto von Bismarck |
| 2021 | An seiner Seite | Martin Scherer |
| 2020 | Max und die wilde 7 | Horst Dobberkau |
| 2019 | Blame Game | Hubert |
| 2019 | The Audition | |
| 2019 | Menuett | Martin Scheerer |
| 2018 | Die Affäre Borgward | Carl F. W. Borgward |
| 2017 | Rübezahls Schatz | Narrator (voice) |
| 2017 | Old Agent Men | Locke |
| 2017 | Willkommen bei den Honeckers | Fritz Krozowski |
| 2017 | The Nameless Day | Jakob Franck |
| 2016 | Im Zweifel | Theo Schwarzberg |
| 2016 | Fritz Lang | Ernst Gennat |
| 2016 | Chamisso’s Shadow | Captain James Cook (voice) |
| 2015 | Die Eisläuferin | Dieter Kahnitz |
| 2015 | Uli Hoeneß - Der Patriarch | Uli Hoeneß |
| 2015 | Der weisse Äthiopier | Rechtsanwalt Dr. Weilandt |
| 2015 | Look Who's Back | Kärrner |
| 2014 | The King's Surrender | Harthmann |
| 2014 | Lucky Child | Herr Wenzel |
| 2014 | Heart of Stone | Holländer Michel |
| 2014 | Besondere Schwere der Schuld | Heinz Braun |
| 2013 | Ein weites Herz | Schadeck |
| 2013 | Robin Hood | Rainer van Kampen |
| 2013 | George | Paul Wegener |
| 2013 | Striving for Freedom | Prinz Carl von Kronach |
| 2013 | Der Tote im Watt | Paul Flecker |
| 2013 | Engel der Gerechtigkeit - Kopfgeld | Thomas Reuter |
| 2013 | Das letzte Wort | Bischof Lorenz |
| 2013 | The Berlin File | Sigmund |
| 2012 | Rommel | Günther von Kluge |
| 2012 | Strangers and Lovers | Karl Ferber |
| 2012 | Woman's Lake | |
| 2011 | Hotel Lux | Georgi Dimitroff |
| 2011 | Lessons of a Dream | Dr. Roman Bosch |
| 2011 | Mörderisches Wespennest | Gerhard Mühlfellner |
| 2011 | Bastard | Decker |
| 2011 | If Not Us, Who? | Will Vesper |
| 2010 | Aghet | Walter Rößler |
| 2010 | Letzter Moment | Konstantin |
| 2009 | Effi Briest | Herr von Briest |
| 2009 | Beloved Berlin Wall | Stasi-Major Kutzner |
| 2009 | Männersache | Ingo Kloos |
| 2009 | Murder on Amrum | Heinz Koops |
| 2009 | Berlin '36 | Hans von Tschammer und Osten |
| 2009 | Liebling, weck die Hühner auf | Gerd Jänicke |
| 2009 | Der Mann aus der Pfalz | Helmut Kohl |
| 2009 | Schuldig | Chefredakteur Rudolf |
| 2009 | The Door | Siggi Butschma |
| 2009 | Ein Dorf sieht Mord | Franz Wellbrock |
| 2009 | Was glücklich macht | Klaus |
| 2009 | I've Never Been Happier | Schlickenrieder 2 |
| 2008 | The Baader Meinhof Complex | Richter Dr. Prinzing |
| 2008 | Vertraute Angst | |
| 2007 | Duel at Night | Ludwig Wellingsen |
| 2007 | The Hunt for Troy | Kaiser Wilhelm I. |
| 2007 | Die Katze | Hans Dunke |
| 2006 | The Lives of Others | Bruno Hempf |
| 2005 | Hitlers letzte Tage - Der Film "Der Untergang" | Self |
| 2005 | Die Nachrichten | Bernhard Blöger |
| 2005 | Der Vater meiner Schwester | Chefkoch - Küchenbulle |
| 2004 | Downfall | Martin Bormann |
| 2004 | The Family Jewels | Hans Schwarz |
| 2004 | Die Versuchung | Hans Carstens |
| 2004 | Die Frau des Architekten | Tolkening |
| 2004 | Ich will laufen! Der Fall Dieter Baumann | Prof. Digel |
| 2003 | Hamlet_X | Polonius 2 |
| 2003 | Othello | Othello |
| 2002 | Liebling, bring die Hühner ins Bett | Gerd Jänicke |
| 2002 | Hannas Baby | Dr. Eberhard |
| 2002 | Taking Sides | Reichsminister |
| 2001 | Liebe. Macht. Blind. | Alfred |
| 2001 | Planet B - C.I.Angel | Luzifer |
| 2000 | Der Gerechte Richter | Ekleim |
| 2000 | Die Spur meiner Tochter | Felix Zeisberg |
| 1999 | Fette Welt | Gustl |
| 1999 | Warten ist der Tod | Max Glöckler |
| 1999 | Bangkok - Ein Mädchen verschwindet | Lohmann |
| 1996 | Gates of Fire | Tischler |
| 1996 | Tresko - Im Visier der Drogenmafia | |
| 1994 | Das Phantom | Rudi Kröll |
| 1994 | Lemgo | Trumphagen |
| 1990 | Der Test | narrator |
| 1987 | Wallenstein | Mac Donald |
| 1975 | Lotte in Weimar | Kestner |
| 1973 | Erziehung vor Verdun | |
| Dahlmanns letzte Bescherung | Alfons Dahlmann |
| Year | TV Show | Role |
|---|---|---|
| 2022 | Das Begräbnis | Ernst Wittig |
| 2022 | Muttertag | Theodor Reifenrath |
| 2020 | The Wall | |
| 2020 | Unterleuten: The Torn Village | Rudolf Gombrowski |
| 2019 | Erzgebirgskrimi | Gerd Steigerwald |
| 2018 | Perfume | Direktor |
| 2018 | Perfume | Direktor (uncredited) |
| 2017 | Babylon Berlin | Karl Zörgiebel |
| 2016 | Die Stadt und die Macht | Karl-Heinz Kröhmer |
| 2016 | Tempel | Jakob |
| 2013 | Crime Stories | Dr. Lorenz |
| 2013 | Hotel Adlon | Gustaf Schadt |
| 2011 | Finn Zehender | Gerhard Mühlfellner |
| 2011 | Nord Nord Mord | Wilfried König |
| 2009 | Krupp: A Family Between War and Peace | Gustav Krupp von Bohlen und Halbach (1932-1950) |
| 2007 | Dickes B | Self |
| 2006 | Der Kriminalist | Martin Brandler |
| 2006 | Spreewaldkrimi | Oberleutnant Fuchs |
| 2005 | Der Staatsanwalt | Dr. Rainer Stehl |
| 2005 | Thadeusz | self |
| 2002 | Bloch | Prof. Hübner |
| 2002 | Edel & Starck | Herr Körber |
| 2001 | SOKO Leipzig | Manne Zach |
| 2000 | Im Fadenkreuz | Gerd Funke |
| 2000 | Donna Leon | Hasso |
| 1999 | Delta Team - Auftrag geheim! | Norbert Grob |
| 1999 | Volle Kanne | Self |
| 1998 | Siska | Arnold Riegert |
| 1998 | Alpha Forum | Self |
| 1995 | A.S. Gefahr ist sein Geschäft | Karl Landowski |
| 1995 | Balko | Lindert |
| 1994 | Doppelter Einsatz | Eckhoff |
| 1994 | Schwarz greift ein | Cäsar Müller |
| 1994 | Die Kommissarin | Jürgen Neumann |
| 1994 | Ein starkes Team | Moritz Anderson |
| 1994 | Inspector Rex | Gerhard Frank |
| 1994 | Rosa Roth | Dr. Julius Salm |
| 1993 | Hecht & Haie | Ludwig Ecker |
| 1992 | Wolffs Revier | |
| 1992 | Wolffs Revier | Kadletz |
| 1992 | Wolffs Revier | Peter Mantau |
| 1992 | Riverboat | Self |
| 1988 | Die Männer vom K3 | Maximilian Bogenhausen |
| 1984 | Goldene Kamera Verleihung | Self |
| 1981 | A Case For Two | Bruno Niemeyer |
| 1981 | A Case For Two | Olaf Wirth |
| 1981 | A Case For Two | Kommissar Lüttge |
| 1981 | A Case For Two | Kommissar Schastock |
| 1981 | A Case For Two | Kommissar Ufer |
| 1981 | A Case For Two | Kommissar |
| 1981 | A Case For Two | Harry Barski |
| 1977 | Der Alte | Hermann Bender |
| 1977 | Der Alte | Kaspar Schlosser |
| 1977 | Der Alte | Hartmut Obermayer |
| 1976 | Kölner Treff | Self |
| 1971 | Polizeiruf 110 | Hans Regensberger |
| 1970 | Scene of the Crime | Busch |
| 1970 | Scene of the Crime | Bemering |
| 1970 | Scene of the Crime | Busso von Mayer |
| 1970 | Scene of the Crime | Horst Randers |
| 1970 | Scene of the Crime | Gerd Hassler |
| 1970 | Scene of the Crime | Agent Herbert Kroll |
| 1970 | Scene of the Crime | Martin Lohmann |