Heinz Hoenig
Born: 1951-09-24 in Landsberg am Lech, Germany
Known For: Acting
Biography
Heinz Hoenig (born September 24, 1951) is a German film, television, and stage actor. Born in Landsberg am Lech, Bavaria, he grew up in Harlingerode in the Harz region of Germany. Before pursuing acting, he trained as a locksmith and worked as a streetworker in Berlin. In the early 1970s, Hoenig studied acting with John Allen in Santa Fe, New Mexico. After returning to Germany, he performed at Berlin’s Grips Theater and began appearing in films, including Under the Pavement Lies the Strand (1975) and Knife in the Head (1978). He gained widespread recognition for his portrayal of radio operator Hinrich in Wolfgang Petersen’s acclaimed war film Das Boot (1981). He subsequently established himself as a prominent character actor in German cinema and television. His notable film credits include Die Katze (1988), Krücke (1993), Banklady (2013), and Radio Heimat (2016). He also became widely known for his performances in the television productions Der große Bellheim (1993), Der Schattenmann (1996), Der König von St. Pauli (1998), and Die Affäre Semmeling (2002). Throughout his career, Hoenig has received numerous awards, including the German Film Award for Best Actor for Krücke (1993), the Bavarian Television Award for Der Schattenmann (1996), the Adolf Grimme Award (1997), and the Golden Camera Award for Der König von St. Pauli (1998). In addition to his acting career, he founded the charitable initiative Heinz der Stier, which supports children and young people affected by psychological trauma.
Filmography
2022
- Zurück in die Schule as Self
- So geht Liebe as Self
2021
- Das Boot Revisited: An Underwater Success Story as Self - Das Boot Actor
2020
- Forbidden Love - Next Generation as Robert Verhoven
- Meister des Todes 2 as Klaus Wagner
2019
- The Masked Singer as Self
- Die Helene Fischer Show 2019 as Self
2018
- Herr und Frau Bulle as Onkel Mike
- Tabaluga as Arktos (voice)
2017
- Grill den Profi as Self
- Tabaluga - Es lebe die Freundschaft! Live as Arktos
2016
- Never Too Late for Justice as Rudolph Stoll
- Das singende, klingende Bäumchen as König
- Radio Home as Siggi
- Son as Hotel guest
2015
- Wer weiß denn sowas? as Self
2014
- MDR um 4 as Self
2013
- Fluss des Lebens as Fluppe
- Banklady as Kaminsky
2012
- The System as Herbert Tieschky
- Some Like It Happy as Rüdiger Hofmeister
- Russisch Roulette as Adam Markowski
- Herbstkind as Gustav Pellmann
- Tabaluga und die Zeichen der Zeit as Arktos
2010
- Der letzte Bulle as Kurt Heinziger
- Gier as Vater Schroth
- Willkommen in Wien as Andropow
- Vater Morgana as Günther Diercks
2009
- SOKO Stuttgart as Anton Nägele
- Kopf oder Zahl as Milos
- Romy as Hans Herbert Blatzheim
- Lilly Schönauer - Paulas Traum as Ferdinand Haller
- Island - Herzen im Eis as Kristjan Olafsson
- Alle meine Lieben as Willi Spitz
2008
- Jump as Morduch Halsman
2007
- Die Kocharena as Self
- Mord in bester Gesellschaft as Hans-Peter Rogge
- Me
2006
- Lafer! Lichter! Lecker! as Self
- Die ProSieben Märchenstunde as Finanzminister Einsenhans
- Der Arzt vom Wörthersee as Rüdiger Scheuring
- 7 Dwarves: The Forest Is Not Enough as König
- FC Venus as Laurenz Schmidt
- Rose unter Dornen as Simon Wahlberg
- Papa und Mama
2005
- Promi ärgere Dich nicht as Self
- Stars präsentieren as Self
- Vera - Die Frau des Sizilianers as Giuseppe
- Urmel aus dem Eis as Zoo Director
- Antibodies as Commissioner Seiler
- Andersrum as Laila
2004
- Willkommen bei Carmen Nebel as Self
- Das Traumhotel as Hermann Lehmann
- Ich bin ein Star – Holt mich hier raus! as Self - Contestant
- 7 Zwerge - Männer allein im Wald as Brummboss
- Tabaluga und das verschenkte Glück as Arktos
2003
- Menschen bei Maischberger as Self
- Ein himmlischer Freund as Johannes Engel
2002
- Die Affäre Semmeling as Axel Ropert
- Tödliches Rendezvous - Die Spur führt nach Palma as Hans Osthoff
- Atlantic Affairs as Manager
- Liebe und Verrat as Heinz Grosny
2001
- Hart aber fair as Self
- Die zwei Leben meines Vaters as Alexander Yorck
- Nicht ohne dich as Paul Werner
2000
- Menschen der Woche as Self
- Donna Leon as Della Corte
- Zwei Asse und ein König as Dirk Hansen
- Stan Becker – Echte Freunde as Stan Becker
1999
- Volle Kanne as Self
- Beckmann as Self
- Rendezvous mit dem Teufel as Jacob Vogel
- S.O.S. Barracuda - Part 2 as Picard
- Tödliche Schatten as Pater Stephan
1998
- Die Johannes B. Kerner Show as Self
- Ein Herz für Kinder as Self
- Die Ulla Kock am Brink Show as Self
- Sylvia – Eine Klasse für sich as Ludwig Kehler
- Der König von St. Pauli as Sugar
- Kai Rabe gegen die Vatikankiller as Egon Lütter
- Stan Becker - Auf eigene Faust as Stan Becker
- Mein Kind muss leben as Franz Wagner
- Kidnapping – Ein Vater schlägt zurück as Max Klausner
1997
- Forever and Ever as Tobias
- Lorenz im Land der Lügner as Kater (voice)
- Back in Trouble as Kommissar Dittmayer
- Mayday - Flug in den Tod as Frank Wilkens
- Verdammtes Glück as Jochen Lenz
- Ein todsicheres Ding as Dieter Bernheim
1996
- Alarm for Cobra 11: The Motorway Police as Hans Gruber
- Die Drei as Ted Kramer
- Der Schattenmann as Erich "King" Grobecker
- Die Nacht hat 17 Stunden as Mr. Richter
- Dangerous Dowry as Jewjini
- Alles nur Tarnung as Prottengeier
1995
- Die Harald Schmidt Show as Self
- A.S. Gefahr ist sein Geschäft as Hermann Zoller
- Die Inka Connection as Frank Meinberg
- Ex as Lamprecht
- Countdown as Suicidal Man
1994
- alfredissimo! Kochen mit Bio as Self
- Faust as Rettig
- Cop Killer as Kapten Mård
- The Invincibles as Bernd Helmer
- Ich klage an as Kiefer
- Lemgo as Bodo Brinkmann
1993
- Auf eigene Gefahr
- Der große Bellheim as Karl-Heinz Rottmann
- Krücke as Krücke
- Die Spur führt ins Verderben as Dudley Potter
- Klippen des Todes as Alfred Manteufel
1992
- Riverboat as Self
- Wolffs Revier as Armin Luther
- Unser Lehrer Doktor Specht as Werner Rösler
- Lilli Lottofee as Harry
- Die Angst wird bleiben as Strupp
- Einer zahlt immer as Karl
- Frohes Fest, Lucie! as Arzt
1991
- DAS! as Self
- Boulevard Bio as Self
- Der Castillo Coup as Dieter Prokasch
1990
- Abenteuer Airport as Christian Parr
- Harry and Harriet as Michael
- Herzlich willkommen as Iris' Vater
- Der achte Tag as Holger
- Butterbrot as Peter
1989
- Blauer Panther as Self
- Reporter as Schlüter
- Tiger, Löwe, Panther
- The Voice as Beckmann
- Der Leibwächter as Bloch
1988
- Die Männer vom K3 as Otto Kamsweg
- Eurocops as Manfred Holzer
- Judgment in Berlin as Helmut Thiele
- The Cat as Junghein
- Fifty Fifty as Andy Schröder
1987
- Nachtcafé as Self
- Then Nothing Is the Same Anymore as Gary
1986
- Der Drücker as Kalle
- Killing Cars as Kranführer
1985
- Das Boot as Funkmaat Hinrich
- Feel the Motion as Manager
- Ami Go Home oder Der Fragebogen as Ernst von Salomon
1984
- Der Fahnder as Herbert
- Goldene Kamera as Self
1983
- Telestar as Self
- Die leichten Zeiten sind vorbei
- Mit starrem Blick aufs Geld as himself
1982
- Krimistunde as Franz Wintrich
- Es muß nicht immer Mord sein as Peter Wingen
- Sei zärtlich, Pinguin as Mick
- Mother as Toni
- Die Barrikade as Seidel
1981
- A Case For Two as Viktor Brandau
- Wetten, dass..? as Self
- Das Traumschiff as Paul Eisfeld
- Das Boot as Hinrich
- Operation Leo as Christian
1979
- NDR Talk Show as Self
- Der Tote bin ich as Wolfie Bär
- The End of the Rainbow as Jörg
- Willi und die Kameraden
1978
- SOKO München as Kalle Semmeling
- Knife in the Head as Volker
- Paul kommt zurück as Herzchen
1977
- Heinrich as Ernst von Pfuel
1976
- Kölner Treff as Self
- Direktion City as Klaus Marquard
1974
- 3 nach 9 as Self
1970
- Scene of the Crime as Klaus Bender
1964
- Grimme Award as Self
1959
- Stars in der Manege as Self
1951
- German Film Award as Self
1948
- Bambi as Self