Thomas Thieme
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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
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The Lives of Others (2006)
as Bruno Hempf
Downfall (2004)
as Martin Bormann
Look Who's Back (2015)
as Kärrner
The Baader Meinhof Complex (2008)
as Richter Dr. Prinzing
Rommel (2012)
as Günther von Kluge
The Berlin File (2013)
as Sigmund
The Audition (2019)
Actor
If Not Us, Who? (2011)
as Will Vesper
Kundschafter des Friedens 2 (2025)
as Locke
Blame Game (2019)
as Hubert
Männersache (2009)
as Ingo Kloos
Lessons of a Dream (2011)
as Dr. Roman Bosch
Taking Sides (2002)
as Reichsminister
The Door (2009)
as Siggi Butschma
Liebling, bring die Hühner ins Bett (2002)
as Gerd Jänicke
Im Zweifel (2016)
as Theo Schwarzberg
Hitler's Final Days: The Movie 'Downfall' (2005)
as Self
Max und die wilde 7 (2020)
as Horst Dobberkau
Max and the Senior Squad (2024)
as Horst Dobberkau
I've Never Been Happier (2009)
as Schlickenrieder 2
Gates of Fire (1996)
as Tischler
The King's Surrender (2014)
as Harthmann
Striving for Freedom (2013)
as Prinz Carl von Kronach
Old Agent Men (2017)
as Locke
Mörderisches Wespennest (2011)
as Gerhard Mühlfellner
Murder on Amrum (2009)
as Heinz Koops
Chamisso’s Shadow (2016)
as Captain James Cook (voice)
Uli Hoeneß - Der Patriarch (2015)
as Uli Hoeneß
Bangkok - Ein Mädchen verschwindet (1999)
as Lohmann
Besondere Schwere der Schuld (2014)
as Heinz Braun
Duel at Night (2007)
as Ludwig Wellingsen
Liebling, weck die Hühner auf (2009)
as Gerd Jänicke
Der Tote im Watt (2013)
as Paul Flecker
Dahlmanns letzte Bescherung (2025)
as Alfons Dahlmann
Ein weites Herz (2013)
as Schadeck
Rübezahls Schatz (2017)
as Narrator (voice)
Der Mann aus der Pfalz (2009)
as Helmut Kohl
The Hunt for Troy (2007)
as Kaiser Wilhelm I.
Kaiserspiel (2021)
as Otto von Bismarck
Willkommen bei den Honeckers (2017)
as Fritz Krozowski
Berlin '36 (2009)
as Hans von Tschammer und Osten
Ich will laufen! Der Fall Dieter Baumann (2004)
as Prof. Digel
Aghet (2010)
as Walter Rößler
Strangers and Lovers (2012)
as Karl Ferber
Der Vater meiner Schwester (2005)
as Chefkoch - Küchenbulle
The Nameless Day (2017)
as Jakob Franck
Woman's Lake (2012)
Actor
Tresko - Im Visier der Drogenmafia (1996)
Actor
Effi Briest (2009)
as Herr von Briest
Ein Dorf sieht Mord (2009)
as Franz Wellbrock
Planet B - C.I.Angel (2001)
as Luzifer
Die Versuchung (2004)
as Hans Carstens
Beloved Berlin Wall (2009)
as Stasi-Major Kutzner
Engel der Gerechtigkeit - Kopfgeld (2013)
as Thomas Reuter
Tell – Jagd auf Ewig (2023)
as Herzog Albrecht von Habsburg
Die Frau des Architekten (2004)
as Tolkening
Vertraute Angst (2008)
Actor
Heart of Stone (2014)
as Holländer Michel
Lotte in Weimar (1975)
as Kestner
Die Eisläuferin (2015)
as Dieter Kahnitz
Hamlet_X (2003)
as Polonius 2
Bastard (2011)
as Decker
Die Nachrichten (2005)
as Bernhard Blöger
Fritz Lang (2016)
as Ernst Gennat
Der weisse Äthiopier (2015)
as Rechtsanwalt Dr. Weilandt
LasVegas (2024)
as Hermann von Lossberg
Robin Hood (2013)
as Rainer van Kampen
Lemgo (1994)
as Trumphagen
George (2013)
as Paul Wegener
Das Phantom (1994)
as Rudi Kröll
Hotel Lux (2011)
as Georgi Dimitroff
An seiner Seite (2021)
as Martin Scherer
The Family Jewels (2004)
as Hans Schwarz
Die Affäre Borgward (2018)
as Carl F. W. Borgward
Die Katze (2007)
as Hans Dunke
Othello (2003)
as Othello
Der Gerechte Richter (2000)
as Ekleim
Das letzte Wort (2013)
as Bischof Lorenz
Lucky Child (2014)
as Herr Wenzel
Hannas Baby (2002)
as Dr. Eberhard
Was glücklich macht (2009)
as Klaus
Der Test (1990)
as narrator
Liebe. Macht. Blind. (2001)
as Alfred
Wallenstein (1987)
as Mac Donald
Erziehung vor Verdun (1973)
Actor
Letzter Moment (2010)
as Konstantin
Menuett (2019)
as Martin Scheerer
Fette Welt (1999)
as Gustl
Schuldig (2009)
as Chefredakteur Rudolf