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.
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.
Known For
129 titles
Die Versuchung
Willkommen bei den Honeckers
Heart of Stone
Liebling, bring die Hühner ins Bett
Effi Briest
The King's Surrender
Die Eisläuferin
Lucky Child
Ein weites Herz
Lotte in Weimar
Die Affäre Borgward
The Nameless Day
Fritz Lang
Die Frau des Architekten
Mörderisches Wespennest
Was glücklich macht
Letzter Moment
Liebling, weck die Hühner auf
Fette Welt
Uli Hoeneß - Der Patriarch
Strangers and Lovers
Tell – Jagd auf Ewig
Duel at Night
Woman's Lake
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