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
- LasVegas as Hermann von Lossberg
- Max and the Senior Squad as Horst Dobberkau
2022
- Das Begräbnis as Ernst Wittig
- Muttertag as Theodor Reifenrath
2021
- Kaiserspiel as Otto von Bismarck
- An seiner Seite as Martin Scherer
2020
- Max und die wilde 7 as Horst Dobberkau
- Unterleuten: The Torn Village as Rudolf Gombrowski
- The Wall
2019
- Menuett as Martin Scheerer
- The Audition
- Blame Game as Hubert
- Erzgebirgskrimi as Gerd Steigerwald
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
- Fritz Lang as Ernst Gennat
- Chamisso’s Shadow as Captain James Cook (voice)
- Im Zweifel as Theo Schwarzberg
- Die Stadt und die Macht as Karl-Heinz Kröhmer
- Tempel as Jakob
2015
- Look Who's Back as Kärrner
- Die Eisläuferin as Dieter Kahnitz
- Der weisse Äthiopier as Rechtsanwalt Dr. Weilandt
- Uli Hoeneß - Der Patriarch as Uli Hoeneß
2014
- The King's Surrender as Harthmann
- Lucky Child as Herr Wenzel
- Besondere Schwere der Schuld as Heinz Braun
- Heart of Stone as Holländer Michel
2013
- George as Paul Wegener
- The Berlin File as Sigmund
- Striving for Freedom as Prinz Carl von Kronach
- Hotel Adlon as Gustaf Schadt
- Der Tote im Watt as Paul Flecker
- Das letzte Wort as Bischof Lorenz
- Crime Stories as Dr. Lorenz
- Ein weites Herz as Schadeck
- Robin Hood as Rainer van Kampen
- Engel der Gerechtigkeit - Kopfgeld as Thomas Reuter
2012
- Rommel as Günther von Kluge
- Woman's Lake
- Strangers and Lovers as Karl Ferber
2011
- Bastard as Decker
- Nord Nord Mord as Wilfried König
- Lessons of a Dream as Dr. Roman Bosch
- Mörderisches Wespennest as Gerhard Mühlfellner
- If Not Us, Who? as Will Vesper
- Finn Zehender as Gerhard Mühlfellner
- Hotel Lux as Georgi Dimitroff
2010
- Letzter Moment as Konstantin
- Aghet as Walter Rößler
2009
- Berlin '36 as Hans von Tschammer und Osten
- Männersache as Ingo Kloos
- The Door as Siggi Butschma
- Was glücklich macht as Klaus
- Beloved Berlin Wall as Stasi-Major Kutzner
- Ein Dorf sieht Mord as Franz Wellbrock
- Krupp: A Family Between War and Peace as Gustav Krupp von Bohlen und Halbach (1932-1950)
- Murder on Amrum as Heinz Koops
- I've Never Been Happier as Schlickenrieder 2
- Effi Briest as Herr von Briest
- Liebling, weck die Hühner auf as Gerd Jänicke
- Der Mann aus der Pfalz as Helmut Kohl
- Schuldig as Chefredakteur Rudolf
2008
- Vertraute Angst
- The Baader Meinhof Complex as Richter Dr. Prinzing
2007
- The Hunt for Troy as Kaiser Wilhelm I.
- Dickes B as Self
- 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
- Die Nachrichten as Bernhard Blöger
- Thadeusz as self
- Der Vater meiner Schwester as Chefkoch - Küchenbulle
- Hitlers letzte Tage - Der Film "Der Untergang" as Self
2004
- Downfall as Martin Bormann
- The Family Jewels as Hans Schwarz
- Die Versuchung as Hans Carstens
- Ich will laufen! Der Fall Dieter Baumann as Prof. Digel
- Die Frau des Architekten as Tolkening
2002
- Taking Sides as Reichsminister
- Bloch as Prof. Hübner
- Edel & Starck as Herr Körber
- Hannas Baby as Dr. Eberhard
- Liebling, bring die Hühner ins Bett as Gerd Jänicke
2001
- SOKO Leipzig as Manne Zach
- Liebe. Macht. Blind. as Alfred
- Planet B - C.I.Angel as Luzifer
2000
- Donna Leon as Hasso
- Der Gerechte Richter as Ekleim
- Im Fadenkreuz as Gerd Funke
- Die Spur meiner Tochter as Felix Zeisberg
1999
- Volle Kanne as Self
- Fette Welt as Gustl
- Warten ist der Tod as Max Glöckler
- Delta Team - Auftrag geheim! as Norbert Grob
- Bangkok - Ein Mädchen verschwindet as Lohmann
1998
- Alpha Forum as Self
- Siska as Arnold Riegert
1996
- 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
- Lemgo as Trumphagen
- Das Phantom as Rudi Kröll
- Doppelter Einsatz as Eckhoff
- Rosa Roth as Dr. Julius Salm
- Die Kommissarin as Jürgen Neumann
- Schwarz greift ein as Cäsar Müller
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
- Der Alte 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