Heinrich Schafmeister
- Known for
- Acting
- Born
- March 2, 1957 (age 69)
- Birthplace
- Essen, Germany
Biography
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.
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Filmography
It's Just a Phase, Honeybunny
Movie · as Principal
Confessions of Felix Krull
Movie · as De Venosta's Father
Live nach Neun
TV · as Self - Host · 1 ep
Rosamunde Pilcher: Rundum glücklich
Movie · as Richard Parsley
Bettys Diagnose
TV · as Gerald Jung · 1 ep
Real Buddy
Movie · as Pale Faced Guard
Kaiserschmarrn
Movie · as Director
Rosamunde Pilcher: Eine Frage der Ehre
Movie · as Lord Harry Pendoran
Hotel Metamorphosis
Movie · as Hotelier
Abseitsfalle
Movie · as Betriebsrat Borchert
Antilopen
Movie · as Ralf "Ralle" Schmitz
Finn und der Weg zum Himmel
Movie · as Bonifaz Maier
A Family of Three
Movie · as Bürgermeister
Zu schön um wahr zu sein
Movie · as Wuttke
Heiter bis tödlich - Alles Klara
TV · as Walter Stichling · 5 eps
Heiter bis tödlich - Fuchs und Gans
TV · as Dr. Sauerbier · 1 ep
Das große Comeback
Movie · as Swens
Familie macht glücklich
Movie · as Frank Zenka
Biss zur großen Pause - Das Highschool Vampir Grusical
Movie · as Milchmann
Laura's Star and the Dream Monsters
Movie · as Vater(voice)
So gesehen – Talk am Sonntag
TV · as Self · 1 ep
Aschenputtel
Movie · as Fürst Alfons
Rosamunde Pilcher: Wenn das Herz zerbricht
Movie · as Humphrey Smith
Eines Tages...
Movie · as Frieder Ahrlenz
Laura's Star and the Mysterious Dragon Nian
Movie · as Lauras Vater (voice)
Evet, I Do!
Movie · as Lüder
Mütter Väter Kinder
Movie · as Wolfgang Thesen
Das Glück am Horizont
Movie · as Lothar
Armer schwarzer Kater
Movie · as Herr Kolitzky
Vollidiot
Movie · as Man at IKEA #1
Leaps and Bounds
Movie
Kinder, Kinder
TV · as Andreas Eumann · 9 eps
Oben ohne
TV · as Udo Maulhart · 1 ep
Der Sonntags-Stammtisch
TV · as Self · 1 ep
Pik & Amadeus – Freunde wider Willen
Movie · as Herr Königstein
Willkommen in Lüsgraf
Movie · as Rüdiger
Charlie 2
Movie · as Blixt
TKKG - The Secret of the Mysterious Mind Machine
Movie · as Georg
Laura's Star Xmas Special
Movie · as Vater (voice)
Die ProSieben Märchenstunde
TV · as Vater Richmuth · 1 ep
Ladyland
TV · as Wolfgang Link · 1 ep
Das NRW Duell
TV · as Self · 1 ep
Brautpaar auf Probe
Movie · as Edmund Krüger
Suche Mann für meine Frau
Movie · as Pater Alois
Urmel aus dem Eis
Movie · as Habakuk Tibatong
Der Staatsanwalt
TV · as Dr. Stefan Schiller · 123 eps
Laura's Star
Movie · as Papa (voice)
Liebe in der Warteschleife
Movie · as Postbote
Unter Brüdern
TV · as Paul Schrader · 9 eps
Inga Lindström
TV · as Mika · 1 ep
Auch Erben will gelernt sein
Movie · as Hermann Helmholtz
In der Mitte eines Lebens
Movie · as Sprudel
Was nicht passt, wird passend gemacht
TV · as Eberhard · 1 ep
Pfarrer Braun
TV · as Sigmund von Darendorf · 1 ep
SOKO Köln
TV · as Jürgen Sturm, Kurt Blom, Albert Greeve · 1 ep
West.art am Sonntag
TV · as Self · 2 eps
ZIBB
TV · as Self · 2 eps
Like Rabbits
Movie · as Günther Bienentreu
If It Don't Fit, Use a Bigger Hammer
Movie · as Stadtrat
Wie verliebt man seinen Vater?
Movie · as Prof. Hans Hansen
Die Rosenheim-Cops
TV · as Gisbert von Ackersberg, Erich Hausleitner, Dr. Roland Brunner · 1 ep
Wie erziehe ich meine Eltern?
TV · as Dr. Carlo Mittenzwey · 39 eps
Edel & Starck
TV · 1 ep
Grains and Dog
TV · as Dr. Bernhardt · 1 ep
Pinky und der Millionenmops
Movie · as Dr. Webster
Ehemänner und andere Lügner
Movie · as Armin Wüpper
The Slurb
Movie · as Department Manager
Denninger - Der Mallorcakrimi
TV · as Stefan Drösser · 1 ep
Einmal Prinz zu sein
TV · as Martin · 6 eps
Der Ermittler
TV · as Stefan Möller · 1 ep
Hart aber fair
TV · as Self · 1 ep
Sophie - Sissis kleine Schwester
TV · as Düfflipp · 2 eps
Marlene
Movie · as Pianist
Zimmer mit Frühstück
Movie · as Wolf
Seitensprung ins Glück
Movie · as Dr. Rüdiger Baer
Alle Kinder brauchen Liebe
Movie · as Jürgen Hertwig
...and It Is Only the Beginning
Movie · as Rudolf
Bear on the Run
Movie · as lovec
Der Pfundskerl
TV · as Volmer · 1 ep
At Fifty, Men Kiss Differently
Movie · as Bernhard
Bis zum Horizont und weiter
Movie · as Verteidiger
SK Kölsch
TV · as Pfarrer Norbert Bliesheim · 1 ep
Volle Kanne
TV · as Self · 8 eps
maybrit illner
TV · as Self · 2 eps
Solo for Clarinet
Movie · as Pathologe
Der Campus
Movie · as Falscher Arzt
Fieber: Ärzte für das Leben
TV · as Florian Demel · 1 ep
Salto Kommunale
TV · as Hempelmann · 1 ep
Mordkommission
TV · 1 ep
In All Friendship
TV · as Matthias Reimers · 1 ep
Alpha Forum
TV · as Self · 1 ep
The Harmonists
Movie · as Erich A. Collin
Harald
Movie · as Harald
Diamanten küßt man nicht
Movie
Seitensprung in den Tod
Movie · as Bernd
Das Amt
TV · as Bernhard Klüver · 1 ep
Sophie – Schlauer als die Polizei erlaubt
TV · as Dr. Guntram · 1 ep
Die Camper
TV · as Dieter Denkelmann · 13 eps
Katrin ist die Beste
TV · as Martin · 30 eps
Dr. Sommerfeld - Neues vom Bülowbogen
TV · as Paul Gehrke · 1 ep
Tietjen und Bommes
TV · as Self · 2 eps
A Girl Called Rosemarie
Movie · as von Oelsen
Nadine, nackt im Bistro
Movie · as Jack
Die Drei
TV · 1 ep
Mit einem Bein im Grab
TV · as Klaus · 19 eps
Schlosshotel Orth
TV · as Manfred Häussinger · 1 ep
Alarm for Cobra 11: The Motorway Police
TV · as Ludwig Tietze · 1 ep
Zimmer frei!
TV · as Self · 1 ep
Der Leihmann
Movie · as Sommer-Höllenstein
Man in Search of Woman
Movie · as Herbert
Stubbe – Von Fall zu Fall
TV · as LKW Fahrer · 1 ep
A.S. Gefahr ist sein Geschäft
TV · as Lausitz · 1 ep
Und tschüss!
TV · as Bankdirektor Pape · 1 ep
Balko
TV · as Dr. Konrad Ihsen · 1 ep
Wilsberg
TV · as Mani · 2 eps
Zoff und Zärtlichkeit
TV · 13 eps
Maybe... Maybe Not
Movie · as Klaus Dieter
The Invincibles
Movie · as Gerd Falck
Das Phantom
Movie · as Werner
Polski Crash
Movie · as Dieter Brötz
Die Wache
TV · as Erster Straßenbahnmeister · 1 ep
Doppelter Einsatz
TV · as Martin Wund · 1 ep
Ein starkes Team
TV · as Wolfgang Meyer · 1 ep
Frauenarzt Dr. Markus Merthin
TV · as Jürgen Porschenk · 1 ep
Inspector Rex
TV · as Dr. Wimmer · 1 ep
Briefgeheimnis
TV · as Karl Kossler · 13 eps
Weißblaue Wintergeschichten
TV · as Hufnagel, Konrad Storch · 1 ep
Die Skrupellosen - Hörigkeit des Herzens
Movie · as Titus Huber
Dance of Death
Movie
Wildbach
TV · as Jörg Schefe · 1 ep
Immer wieder Sonntag
TV · 1 ep
Go Trabi Go 2: Those Were the Days of the Wild East
Movie · as Fricke
My Daughter Belongs to Me
Movie
Little Sharks
Movie · as Mercedes
Freunde fürs Leben
TV · as Horst Münch · 1 ep
Oppen und Ehrlich
TV · 16 eps
Mit List und Krücke
TV · as Carlo Steinbach · 1 ep
Felix und zweimal Kuckuck
TV · as Werner Dorngiebel · 13 eps
Riverboat
TV · as Self · 2 eps
Forever Young
Movie · as Martin
Leo und Charlotte
Movie
DAS!
TV · as Self · 1 ep
Eine Wahnsinnsehe
Movie · as Strubel
Der Leibwächter
Movie
Tiger, Löwe, Panther
Movie
Peter Strohm
TV · as Direktionsassistent · 1 ep
Year of the Turtle
Movie
The Cat
Movie · as Otten
Der Landarzt
TV · as Volker Schachtelmann · 1 ep
Treffer
Movie · as Chris
Der Fahnder
TV · as Hans Heinz, Guthen · 1 ep
Weißblaue Geschichten
TV · 1 ep
Büro, Büro
TV · as Dr. Eberhard Scheibing · 85 eps
A Case For Two
TV · as Dentzel, Paul Gartz, Sigmar Holtzberg, Tetzlaff, Kurt Roosen · 1 ep
Das Traumschiff
TV · as Thomas Baum, Justus Erbrecht, Johnny Benedetti / Klaus-Dieter Schreckenbach · 1 ep
Bavarian Film Awards
TV · as Self · 1 ep
NDR Talk Show
TV · as Self · 1 ep
SOKO München
TV · as Kurt Reitmeier · 1 ep
Kölner Treff
TV · as Self · 1 ep
3 nach 9
TV · as Self · 1 ep
Polizeiruf 110
TV · as Dr. Kaiser · 1 ep
Scene of the Crime
TV · as Pohl · 1 ep