Thomas Thieme

Thomas Thieme

Known for
Acting
Born
October 29, 1948 (age 78)
Birthplace
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.

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Filmography

2027
Max und die wilde 7 - Die Drachen-Bande

Max und die wilde 7 - Die Drachen-Bande

Movie · as Horst Dobberkau

2025
Kundschafter des Friedens 2 poster

Kundschafter des Friedens 2

Movie · as Locke

2025
Dahlmanns letzte Bescherung poster

Dahlmanns letzte Bescherung

Movie · as Alfons Dahlmann

2024
LasVegas poster

LasVegas

Movie · as Hermann von Lossberg

2024
Max and the Senior Squad poster

Max and the Senior Squad

Movie · as Horst Dobberkau

2023
Tell – Jagd auf Ewig poster

Tell – Jagd auf Ewig

Movie · as Herzog Albrecht von Habsburg

2022
Das Begräbnis poster

Das Begräbnis

TV · as Ernst Wittig · 6 eps

2022
Muttertag poster

Muttertag

TV · as Theodor Reifenrath · 2 eps

2021
Kaiserspiel poster

Kaiserspiel

Movie · as Otto von Bismarck

2021
An seiner Seite poster

An seiner Seite

Movie · as Martin Scherer

2020
Max und die wilde 7 poster

Max und die wilde 7

Movie · as Horst Dobberkau

2020
The Wall

The Wall

TV · 1 ep

2020
Unterleuten: The Torn Village poster

Unterleuten: The Torn Village

TV · as Rudolf Gombrowski · 3 eps

2019
Blame Game poster

Blame Game

Movie · as Hubert

2019
The Audition poster

The Audition

Movie

2019
Menuett poster

Menuett

Movie · as Martin Scheerer

2019
Erzgebirgskrimi poster

Erzgebirgskrimi

TV · as Gerd Steigerwald, Fritz Bergelt · 1 ep

2018
Die Affäre Borgward poster

Die Affäre Borgward

Movie · as Carl F. W. Borgward

2018
Perfume poster

Perfume

TV · as Direktor, Direktor (uncredited) · 3 eps

2017
Rübezahls Schatz poster

Rübezahls Schatz

Movie · as Narrator (voice)

2017
Old Agent Men poster

Old Agent Men

Movie · as Locke

2017
Willkommen bei den Honeckers poster

Willkommen bei den Honeckers

Movie · as Fritz Krozowski

2017
The Nameless Day poster

The Nameless Day

Movie · as Jakob Franck

2017
Babylon Berlin poster

Babylon Berlin

TV · as Karl Zörgiebel · 28 eps

2016
Im Zweifel poster

Im Zweifel

Movie · as Theo Schwarzberg

2016
Fritz Lang poster

Fritz Lang

Movie · as Ernst Gennat

2016
Chamissos Schatten: Kapitel 3 Kamtschatka und die Beringinsel

Chamissos Schatten: Kapitel 3 Kamtschatka und die Beringinsel

Movie · as James Cook

2016
Die Stadt und die Macht poster

Die Stadt und die Macht

TV · as Karl-Heinz Kröhmer · 6 eps

2016
Tempel poster

Tempel

TV · as Jakob · 6 eps

2015
Die Eisläuferin poster

Die Eisläuferin

Movie · as Dieter Kahnitz

2015
Uli Hoeneß - Der Patriarch poster

Uli Hoeneß - Der Patriarch

Movie · as Uli Hoeneß

2015
Der weisse Äthiopier poster

Der weisse Äthiopier

Movie · as Rechtsanwalt Dr. Weilandt

2015
Look Who's Back poster

Look Who's Back

Movie · as Kärrner

2014
The King's Surrender poster

The King's Surrender

Movie · as Harthmann

2014
Lucky Child poster

Lucky Child

Movie · as Herr Wenzel

2014
Heart of Stone poster

Heart of Stone

Movie · as Holländer Michel

2014
Besondere Schwere der Schuld poster

Besondere Schwere der Schuld

Movie · as Heinz Braun

2013
Ein weites Herz poster

Ein weites Herz

Movie · as Schadeck

2013
Robin Hood poster

Robin Hood

Movie · as Rainer van Kampen

2013
George poster

George

Movie · as Paul Wegener

2013
Striving for Freedom poster

Striving for Freedom

Movie · as Prinz Carl von Kronach

2013
Der Tote im Watt

Der Tote im Watt

Movie · as Paul Flecker

2013
Engel der Gerechtigkeit - Kopfgeld

Engel der Gerechtigkeit - Kopfgeld

Movie · as Thomas Reuter

2013
Das letzte Wort poster

Das letzte Wort

Movie · as Bischof Lorenz

2013
The Berlin File poster

The Berlin File

Movie · as Sigmund

2013
Crime Stories poster

Crime Stories

TV · as Dr. Lorenz · 1 ep

2013
Hotel Adlon poster

Hotel Adlon

TV · as Gustaf Schadt · 1 ep

2012
Rommel poster

Rommel

Movie · as Günther von Kluge

2012
Strangers and Lovers poster

Strangers and Lovers

Movie · as Karl Ferber

2012
Woman's Lake poster

Woman's Lake

Movie

2011
Hotel Lux poster

Hotel Lux

Movie · as Georgi Dimitroff

2011
Lessons of a Dream poster

Lessons of a Dream

Movie · as Dr. Roman Bosch

2011
Mörderisches Wespennest poster

Mörderisches Wespennest

Movie · as Gerhard Mühlfellner

2011
Bastard poster

Bastard

Movie · as Decker

2011
If Not Us, Who? poster

If Not Us, Who?

Movie · as Will Vesper

2011
Finn Zehender poster

Finn Zehender

TV · as Gerhard Mühlfellner · 4 eps

2011
Nord Nord Mord poster

Nord Nord Mord

TV · as Wilfried König · 1 ep

2010
Aghet poster

Aghet

Movie · as Walter Rößler

2010
Letzter Moment poster

Letzter Moment

Movie · as Konstantin

2009
Effi Briest poster

Effi Briest

Movie · as Herr von Briest

2009
Beloved Berlin Wall poster

Beloved Berlin Wall

Movie · as Stasi-Major Kutzner

2009
Männersache poster

Männersache

Movie · as Ingo Kloos

2009
Murder on Amrum poster

Murder on Amrum

Movie · as Heinz Koops

2009
Berlin '36 poster

Berlin '36

Movie · as Hans von Tschammer und Osten

2009
Liebling, weck die Hühner auf poster

Liebling, weck die Hühner auf

Movie · as Gerd Jänicke

2009
Der Mann aus der Pfalz

Der Mann aus der Pfalz

Movie · as Helmut Kohl

2009
Schuldig poster

Schuldig

Movie · as Chefredakteur Rudolf

2009
The Door poster

The Door

Movie · as Siggi Butschma

2009
Ein Dorf sieht Mord

Ein Dorf sieht Mord

Movie · as Franz Wellbrock

2009
Was glücklich macht poster

Was glücklich macht

Movie · as Klaus

2009
I've Never Been Happier poster

I've Never Been Happier

Movie · as Schlickenrieder 2

2009
Krupp: A Family Between War and Peace poster

Krupp: A Family Between War and Peace

TV · as Gustav Krupp von Bohlen und Halbach (1932-1950) · 3 eps

2008
The Baader Meinhof Complex poster

The Baader Meinhof Complex

Movie · as Richter Dr. Prinzing

2008
Vertraute Angst poster

Vertraute Angst

Movie

2007
Duel at Night poster

Duel at Night

Movie · as Ludwig Wellingsen

2007
The Hunt for Troy poster

The Hunt for Troy

Movie · as Kaiser Wilhelm I.

2007
Die Katze poster

Die Katze

Movie · as Hans Dunke

2007
Dickes B

Dickes B

TV · as Self · 1 ep

2006
The Lives of Others poster

The Lives of Others

Movie · as Bruno Hempf

2006
Der Kriminalist poster

Der Kriminalist

TV · as Martin Brandler · 1 ep

2006
Spreewaldkrimi poster

Spreewaldkrimi

TV · as Oberleutnant Fuchs · 1 ep

2005
Hitler's Final Days: The Movie 'Downfall' poster

Hitler's Final Days: The Movie 'Downfall'

Movie · as Self

2005
Die Nachrichten poster

Die Nachrichten

Movie · as Bernhard Blöger

2005
Der Vater meiner Schwester

Der Vater meiner Schwester

Movie · as Chefkoch - Küchenbulle

2005
Der Staatsanwalt poster

Der Staatsanwalt

TV · as Dr. Rainer Stehl · 1 ep

2005
Thadeusz

Thadeusz

TV · as self · 1 ep

2004
Downfall poster

Downfall

Movie · as Martin Bormann

2004
The Family Jewels poster

The Family Jewels

Movie · as Hans Schwarz

2004
Die Versuchung poster

Die Versuchung

Movie · as Hans Carstens

2004
Die Frau des Architekten poster

Die Frau des Architekten

Movie · as Tolkening

2004
Ich will laufen! Der Fall Dieter Baumann

Ich will laufen! Der Fall Dieter Baumann

Movie · as Prof. Digel

2003
Hamlet_X poster

Hamlet_X

Movie · as Polonius 2

2003
Othello

Othello

Movie · as Othello

2002
Liebling, bring die Hühner ins Bett poster

Liebling, bring die Hühner ins Bett

Movie · as Gerd Jänicke

2002
Hannas Baby

Hannas Baby

Movie · as Dr. Eberhard

2002
Taking Sides poster

Taking Sides

Movie · as Reichsminister

2002
Bloch

Bloch

TV · as Prof. Hübner · 1 ep

2002
Edel & Starck poster

Edel & Starck

TV · as Mr. Körber · 1 ep

2001
Liebe. Macht. Blind.

Liebe. Macht. Blind.

Movie · as Alfred

2001
Planet B - C.I.Angel

Planet B - C.I.Angel

Movie · as Luzifer

2001
Leipzig Homicide poster

Leipzig Homicide

TV · as Manne Zach · 1 ep

2000
Der Gerechte Richter

Der Gerechte Richter

Movie · as Ekleim

2000
Im Fadenkreuz

Im Fadenkreuz

TV · as Gerd Funke · 1 ep

2000
Donna Leon poster

Donna Leon

TV · as Hasso · 1 ep

2000
Die Spur meiner Tochter

Die Spur meiner Tochter

TV · as Felix Zeisberg · 2 eps

1999
Fette Welt poster

Fette Welt

Movie · as Gustl

1999
Bangkok - Ein Mädchen verschwindet

Bangkok - Ein Mädchen verschwindet

Movie · as Lohmann

1999
Delta Team - Auftrag geheim! poster

Delta Team - Auftrag geheim!

TV · as Norbert Grob · 1 ep

1999
Volle Kanne poster

Volle Kanne

TV · as Self · 1 ep

1999
Warten ist der Tod

Warten ist der Tod

TV · as Max Glöckler · 2 eps

1998
Siska poster

Siska

TV · as Arnold Riegert · 1 ep

1998
Alpha Forum

Alpha Forum

TV · as Self · 1 ep

1997
Schimanski poster

Schimanski

TV · as Eisner · 1 ep

1996
Gates of Fire poster

Gates of Fire

Movie · as Tischler

1996
Tresko - Im Visier der Drogenmafia

Tresko - Im Visier der Drogenmafia

Movie

1996
Tresko

Tresko

TV · as Kremer · 1 ep

1995
A.S. Gefahr ist sein Geschäft poster

A.S. Gefahr ist sein Geschäft

TV · as Karl Landowski · 1 ep

1995
Balko poster

Balko

TV · as Lindert · 1 ep

1994
Das Phantom poster

Das Phantom

Movie · as Rudi Kröll

1994
Lemgo

Lemgo

Movie · as Trumphagen

1994
Doppelter Einsatz poster

Doppelter Einsatz

TV · as Eckhoff · 1 ep

1994
Schwarz greift ein poster

Schwarz greift ein

TV · as Cäsar Müller · 1 ep

1994
Lady Cop poster

Lady Cop

TV · as Jürgen Neumann · 1 ep

1994
Ein starkes Team poster

Ein starkes Team

TV · as Moritz Anderson · 1 ep

1994
Inspector Rex poster

Inspector Rex

TV · as Gerhard Frank · 1 ep

1994
Rosa Roth poster

Rosa Roth

TV · as Dr. Julius Salm · 1 ep

1993
Hecht & Haie

Hecht & Haie

TV · as Ludwig Ecker · 1 ep

1992
Wolffs Revier poster

Wolffs Revier

TV · as Kadletz, Peter Mantau · 1 ep

1992
Riverboat poster

Riverboat

TV · as Self · 1 ep

1990
Der Test

Der Test

Movie · as narrator

1988
Die Männer vom K3 poster

Die Männer vom K3

TV · as Maximilian Bogenhausen · 1 ep

1987
Wallenstein poster

Wallenstein

Movie · as Mac Donald

1984
Goldene Kamera

Goldene Kamera

TV · as Self · 1 ep

1981
A Case For Two poster

A Case For Two

TV · as Bruno Niemeyer, Olaf Wirth, Kommissar Lüttge, Kommissar Schastock, Kommissar Ufer, Harry Barski · 1 ep

1977
The Old Fox poster

The Old Fox

TV · as Hermann Bender, Kaspar Schlosser, Hartmut Obermayer · 1 ep

1976
Kölner Treff poster

Kölner Treff

TV · as Self · 1 ep

1975
Lotte in Weimar poster

Lotte in Weimar

Movie · as Kestner

1973
Erziehung vor Verdun poster

Erziehung vor Verdun

Movie

1971
Polizeiruf 110 poster

Polizeiruf 110

TV · as Hans Regensberger · 1 ep

1970
Scene of the Crime poster

Scene of the Crime

TV · as Busch, Bemering, Busso von Mayer, Horst Randers, Gerd Hassler, Herbert Kroll, Martin Lohmann, Gustav König · 1 ep