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
- Dahlmanns letzte Bescherung as Alfons Dahlmann
- Kundschafter des Friedens 2 as Locke
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
- The Audition
- Blame Game as Hubert
- Menuett as Martin Scheerer
2018
- Perfume as Direktor
- Die Affäre Borgward as Carl F. W. Borgward
2017
- Babylon Berlin as Karl Zörgiebel
- Old Agent Men as Locke
- Rübezahls Schatz as Narrator (voice)
- The Nameless Day as Jakob Franck
- Willkommen bei den Honeckers as Fritz Krozowski
2016
- Die Stadt und die Macht as Karl-Heinz Kröhmer
- Im Zweifel as Theo Schwarzberg
- Tempel as Jakob
- Chamisso’s Shadow as Captain James Cook (voice)
- Fritz Lang as Ernst Gennat
2015
- Look Who's Back as Kärrner
- Der weisse Äthiopier as Rechtsanwalt Dr. Weilandt
- Die Eisläuferin as Dieter Kahnitz
- Uli Hoeneß - Der Patriarch as Uli Hoeneß
2014
- The King's Surrender as Harthmann
- Heart of Stone as Holländer Michel
- Besondere Schwere der Schuld as Heinz Braun
- Lucky Child as Herr Wenzel
2013
- Hotel Adlon as Gustaf Schadt
- The Berlin File as Sigmund
- Crime Stories as Dr. Lorenz
- Striving for Freedom as Prinz Carl von Kronach
- Ein weites Herz as Schadeck
- Engel der Gerechtigkeit - Kopfgeld as Thomas Reuter
- Robin Hood as Rainer van Kampen
- George as Paul Wegener
- Der Tote im Watt as Paul Flecker
- 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
- Mörderisches Wespennest as Gerhard Mühlfellner
- Bastard as Decker
- Hotel Lux as Georgi Dimitroff
2010
- Aghet as Walter Rößler
- Letzter Moment as Konstantin
2009
- Krupp: A Family Between War and Peace as Gustav Krupp von Bohlen und Halbach (1932-1950)
- Männersache as Ingo Kloos
- The Door as Siggi Butschma
- Murder on Amrum as Heinz Koops
- Berlin '36 as Hans von Tschammer und Osten
- Effi Briest as Herr von Briest
- Beloved Berlin Wall as Stasi-Major Kutzner
- Ein Dorf sieht Mord as Franz Wellbrock
- I've Never Been Happier as Schlickenrieder 2
- Liebling, weck die Hühner auf as Gerd Jänicke
- Der Mann aus der Pfalz as Helmut Kohl
- Was glücklich macht as Klaus
- Schuldig as Chefredakteur Rudolf
2008
- The Baader Meinhof Complex as Richter Dr. Prinzing
- Vertraute Angst
2007
- Dickes B as Self
- The Hunt for Troy as Kaiser Wilhelm I.
- Duel at Night as Ludwig Wellingsen
- Die Katze as Hans Dunke
2006
- Der Kriminalist as Martin Brandler
- The Lives of Others as Bruno Hempf
- Spreewaldkrimi as Oberleutnant Fuchs
2005
- Der Staatsanwalt as Dr. Rainer Stehl
- Thadeusz as self
- Hitler's Final Days: The Movie 'Downfall' as Self
- Der Vater meiner Schwester as Chefkoch - Küchenbulle
- Die Nachrichten as Bernhard Blöger
2004
- Downfall as Martin Bormann
- Ich will laufen! Der Fall Dieter Baumann as Prof. Digel
- The Family Jewels as Hans Schwarz
- Die Versuchung as Hans Carstens
- Die Frau des Architekten as Tolkening
2002
- Bloch as Prof. Hübner
- Edel & Starck as Mr. Körber
- Liebling, bring die Hühner ins Bett as Gerd Jänicke
- Taking Sides as Reichsminister
- 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
- Die Spur meiner Tochter as Felix Zeisberg
- Im Fadenkreuz as Gerd Funke
- Der Gerechte Richter as Ekleim
1999
- Volle Kanne as Self
- Delta Team - Auftrag geheim! as Norbert Grob
- Bangkok - Ein Mädchen verschwindet as Lohmann
- Warten ist der Tod as Max Glöckler
- Warten ist der Tod as Max Glöckler
- Fette Welt as Gustl
1998
- Alpha Forum as Self
- Siska as Arnold Riegert
1997
- Schimanski as Eisner
1996
- Tresko as Kremer
- Gates of Fire as Tischler
- Tresko - Im Visier der Drogenmafia
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
- Das Phantom as Rudi Kröll
- Lemgo as Trumphagen
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