Heinrich Schafmeister
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Heinrich Schafmeister is a German actor and presenter. He is the second of three children born to the former President of the State Social Court of Schleswig-Holstein. He attended primary school from 1963 to 1967, followed by the Albert-Einstein-Realschule in Essen until 1973. Subsequently, he completed his *Abitur* (university-entrance diploma) at the St.-Pius-Gymnasium in Coesfeld and went on to study German Studies and Music. He dropped out of his university studies in 1980 to transfer to the Folkwang University of the Arts. There, he was classmates with Armin Rohde and Hansa Czypionka. After graduating, he performed in theater productions in Aachen for six years. He made his cinematic debut in 1984 in the film *Treffer*, directed by Dominik Graf. Schafmeister also frequently appears in television series—for instance, as Didi Denkelmann in *Die Camper*, as Manfred Höch in *Wilsberg*, or as Karl Wolkenfuß in *Wie erziehe ich meine Eltern?*. Schafmeister gained wider public recognition through the film *Comedian Harmonists*, in which he portrayed the singer Erich A. Collin. Schafmeister serves voluntarily as the Treasurer of the *Bundesverband Schauspiel* (BFFS)—the professional union for actors. As a board member, he is also responsible for social and collective bargaining policy. In this capacity, he played a key role in late 2013 in concluding the first collective bargaining agreement for actors in the German film and television industry—an agreement that, among other provisions, established a minimum starting wage for newcomers to the profession. He lives in Cologne and is married to Jutta Schafmeister, an actors' agent. Together with Leonard Lansink, Schafmeister performs in theater productions. During the 2014 European elections, he publicly supported the SPD and its lead candidate, Martin Schulz. From July 23 to December 2018, he co-hosted the program *Live nach Neun* alongside Alina Stiegler.
Known for
Credits
Forever Young (1991)
as Martin
Der Leibwächter (1989)
Actor
Dance of Death (1993)
Actor
Vollidiot (2007)
as Man at IKEA #1
Real Buddy (2014)
Actor
Ehemänner und andere Lügner (2001)
as Armin Wüpper
Eine Wahnsinnsehe (1990)
as Strubel
Confessions of Felix Krull (2021)
as De Venosta's Father
Laura's Star (2004)
as Papa (voice)
Mütter Väter Kinder (2008)
as Wolfgang Thesen
Maybe... Maybe Not (1994)
as Klaus Dieter
Zimmer mit Frühstück (2000)
as Wolf
Urmel aus dem Eis (2005)
as Habakuk Tibatong
Hotel Metamorphosis (2013)
as Hotelier
Pik & Amadeus – Freunde wider Willen (2006)
as Herr Königstein
The Harmonists (1997)
as Erich A. Collin
Rosamunde Pilcher: Rundum glücklich (2015)
as Richard Parsley
Das Glück am Horizont (2008)
as Lothar
In der Mitte eines Lebens (2003)
as Sprudel
Man in Search of Woman (1995)
as Herbert
It's Just a Phase, Honeybunny (2021)
as Principal
Marlene (2000)
as Pianist
Alle Kinder brauchen Liebe (2000)
as Jürgen Hertwig
A Girl Called Rosemarie (1996)
as von Oelsen
TKKG - The Secret of the Mysterious Mind Machine (2006)
as Georg
Eines Tages... (2010)
as Frieder Ahrlenz
The Cat (1988)
as Otten
Laura's Star Xmas Special (2006)
as Vater (voice)
Laura's Star and the Mysterious Dragon Nian (2009)
as Lauras Vater (voice)
The Slurb (2001)
as Department Manager
Charlie 2 (2006)
as Blixt
Tiger, Löwe, Panther (1989)
Actor
Like Rabbits (2002)
as Günther Bienentreu
Evet, I Do! (2008)
as Lüder
Little Sharks (1992)
as Mercedes
Solo for Clarinet (1998)
as Pathologe
Das große Comeback (2011)
as Swens
If It Don't Fit, Use a Bigger Hammer (2002)
as Stadtrat
Biss zur großen Pause - Das Highschool Vampir Grusical (2011)
as Milchmann
Lauras Stern und die Traummonster (2011)
as Vater(voice)
...and It Is Only the Beginning (2000)
as Rudolf
Das Phantom (1994)
as Werner
Zu schön um wahr zu sein (2012)
as Wuttke
The Invincibles (1994)
as Gerd Falck
Leaps and Bounds (2007)
Actor
Go Trabi Go 2: Those Were the Days of the Wild East (1992)
as Fricke
Der Campus (1998)
as Falscher Arzt
Bear on the Run (2000)
as lovec
Aschenputtel (2010)
as Fürst Alfons
Willkommen in Lüsgraf (2006)
as Rüdiger
Pinky und der Millionenmops (2001)
as Dr. Webster
A Family of Three (2012)
as Bürgermeister
Bis zum Horizont und weiter (1999)
as Verteidiger
Armer schwarzer Kater (2008)
as Herr Kolitzky
My Daughter Belongs to Me (1992)
Actor
Rosamunde Pilcher: Eine Frage der Ehre (2013)
as Lord Harry Pendoran
Rosamunde Pilcher: Wenn das Herz zerbricht (2010)
as Humphrey Smith
Seitensprung in den Tod (1997)
as Bernd
Polski Crash (1994)
as Dieter Brötz
Kaiserschmarrn (2013)
as Director
Wie verliebt man seinen Vater? (2002)
as Prof. Hans Hansen
Year of the Turtle (1988)
Actor
Brautpaar auf Probe (2005)
as Edmund Krüger
Leo und Charlotte (1991)
Actor
Diamanten küßt man nicht (1997)
Actor
Auch Erben will gelernt sein (2003)
as Hermann Helmholtz
Der Leihmann (1995)
as Sommer-Höllenstein
Harald (1997)
as Harald
At Fifty, Men Kiss Differently (1999)
as Bernhard
Abseitsfalle (2013)
as Betriebsrat Borchert
Treffer (1984)
as Chris
Seitensprung ins Glück (2000)
as Dr. Rüdiger Baer
Familie macht glücklich (2011)
as Frank Zenka
Die Skrupellosen - Hörigkeit des Herzens (1993)
as Titus Huber
Finn und der Weg zum Himmel (2012)
as Bonifaz Maier
Suche Mann für meine Frau (2005)
as Pater Alois
Nadine, nackt im Bistro (1996)
as Jack
Liebe in der Warteschleife (2004)
as Postbote
Antilopen (2013)
as Ralf "Ralle" Schmitz