Thomas Thieme
Born: 1948-10-29 in Weimar, Germany
Known For: Acting
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.
Filmography
2025
- Kundschafter des Friedens 2 as Locke
- Dahlmanns letzte Bescherung as Alfons Dahlmann
2024
- Max and the Senior Squad as Horst Dobberkau
- LasVegas as Hermann von Lossberg
2022
- Das Begräbnis as Ernst Wittig
- Muttertag as Theodor Reifenrath
2021
- An seiner Seite as Martin Scherer
- Kaiserspiel as Otto von Bismarck
2020
- Unterleuten: The Torn Village as Rudolf Gombrowski
- The Wall
- Max und die wilde 7 as Horst Dobberkau
2019
- Erzgebirgskrimi as Gerd Steigerwald
- Blame Game as Hubert
- The Audition
- Menuett as Martin Scheerer
2018
- Perfume as Direktor
- Die Affäre Borgward as Carl F. W. Borgward
2017
- Babylon Berlin as Karl Zörgiebel
- Rübezahls Schatz as Narrator (voice)
- Old Agent Men as Locke
- The Nameless Day as Jakob Franck
- Willkommen bei den Honeckers as Fritz Krozowski
2016
- Tempel as Jakob
- Die Stadt und die Macht as Karl-Heinz Kröhmer
- Fritz Lang as Ernst Gennat
- Im Zweifel as Theo Schwarzberg
- Chamisso’s Shadow as Captain James Cook (voice)
2015
- Look Who's Back as Kärrner
- Der weisse Äthiopier as Rechtsanwalt Dr. Weilandt
- Uli Hoeneß - Der Patriarch as Uli Hoeneß
- Die Eisläuferin as Dieter Kahnitz
2014
- Lucky Child as Herr Wenzel
- Besondere Schwere der Schuld as Heinz Braun
- The King's Surrender as Harthmann
- Heart of Stone as Holländer Michel
2013
- The Berlin File as Sigmund
- Hotel Adlon as Gustaf Schadt
- Crime Stories as Dr. Lorenz
- Striving for Freedom as Prinz Carl von Kronach
- Robin Hood as Rainer van Kampen
- George as Paul Wegener
- Der Tote im Watt as Paul Flecker
- Ein weites Herz as Schadeck
- Engel der Gerechtigkeit - Kopfgeld as Thomas Reuter
- Das letzte Wort as Bischof Lorenz
2012
- Rommel as Günther von Kluge
- Woman's Lake
- Strangers and Lovers as Karl Ferber
2011
- Nord Nord Mord as Wilfried König
- Finn Zehender as Gerhard Mühlfellner
- Lessons of a Dream as Dr. Roman Bosch
- If Not Us, Who? as Will Vesper
- Bastard as Decker
- Hotel Lux as Georgi Dimitroff
- Mörderisches Wespennest as Gerhard Mühlfellner
2010
- Aghet as Walter Rößler
- Letzter Moment as Konstantin
2009
- The Door as Siggi Butschma
- Krupp: A Family Between War and Peace as Gustav Krupp von Bohlen und Halbach (1932-1950)
- Berlin '36 as Hans von Tschammer und Osten
- Männersache as Ingo Kloos
- Murder on Amrum as Heinz Koops
- Effi Briest as Herr von Briest
- I've Never Been Happier as Schlickenrieder 2
- Beloved Berlin Wall as Stasi-Major Kutzner
- Liebling, weck die Hühner auf as Gerd Jänicke
- Was glücklich macht as Klaus
- Ein Dorf sieht Mord as Franz Wellbrock
- Schuldig as Chefredakteur Rudolf
- Der Mann aus der Pfalz as Helmut Kohl
2008
- The Baader Meinhof Complex as Richter Dr. Prinzing
- Vertraute Angst
2007
- Dickes B as Self
- The Hunt for Troy as Kaiser Wilhelm I.
- Die Katze as Hans Dunke
- Duel at Night as Ludwig Wellingsen
2006
- The Lives of Others as Bruno Hempf
- Der Kriminalist as Martin Brandler
- Spreewaldkrimi as Oberleutnant Fuchs
2005
- Der Staatsanwalt as Dr. Rainer Stehl
- Thadeusz as self
- Die Nachrichten as Bernhard Blöger
- Hitlers letzte Tage - Der Film "Der Untergang" as Self
- Der Vater meiner Schwester as Chefkoch - Küchenbulle
2004
- Downfall as Martin Bormann
- The Family Jewels as Hans Schwarz
- Die Frau des Architekten as Tolkening
- Ich will laufen! Der Fall Dieter Baumann as Prof. Digel
- Die Versuchung as Hans Carstens
2002
- Edel & Starck as Herr Körber
- Bloch as Prof. Hübner
- Taking Sides as Reichsminister
- Liebling, bring die Hühner ins Bett as Gerd Jänicke
- Hannas Baby as Dr. Eberhard
2001
- SOKO Leipzig as Manne Zach
- Liebe. Macht. Blind. as Alfred
- Planet B - C.I.Angel as Luzifer
2000
- Donna Leon as Hasso
- Im Fadenkreuz as Gerd Funke
- Die Spur meiner Tochter as Felix Zeisberg
- Der Gerechte Richter as Ekleim
1999
- Volle Kanne as Self
- Delta Team - Auftrag geheim! as Norbert Grob
- Warten ist der Tod as Max Glöckler
- Bangkok - Ein Mädchen verschwindet as Lohmann
- Fette Welt as Gustl
- Warten ist der Tod as Max Glöckler
1998
- Siska as Arnold Riegert
- Alpha Forum as Self
1997
- Schimanski as Eisner
1996
- Tresko - Im Visier der Drogenmafia
- Gates of Fire as Tischler
1995
- Balko as Lindert
- A.S. Gefahr ist sein Geschäft as Karl Landowski
1994
- Inspector Rex as Gerhard Frank
- Ein starkes Team as Moritz Anderson
- Die Kommissarin as Jürgen Neumann
- Doppelter Einsatz as Eckhoff
- Rosa Roth as Dr. Julius Salm
- Schwarz greift ein as Cäsar Müller
- Lemgo as Trumphagen
- Das Phantom as Rudi Kröll
1993
- Hecht & Haie as Ludwig Ecker
1992
- Riverboat as Self
- Wolffs Revier
1990
- Der Test as narrator
1988
- Die Männer vom K3 as Maximilian Bogenhausen
1987
- Wallenstein as Mac Donald
1984
- Goldene Kamera as Self
1981
- A Case For Two as Bruno Niemeyer
1977
- The Old Fox as Hermann Bender
1976
- Kölner Treff as Self
1975
- Lotte in Weimar as Kestner
1973
1971
- Polizeiruf 110 as Hans Regensberger
1970
- Scene of the Crime as Busch