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