Known for
Acting
Credits
152
Gender
Man
Birthday
Oct 29, 1948 (75)
Place of birth
Weimar, Germany
Also known as
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Thomas Thieme
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.
Known for
Acting roles
| Year | Movie / TV show / Other | Role |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | Kundschafter - Kubanische Nächte | Locke |
| 2024 | Max and the Senior Squad | Horst Dobberkau |
| 2024 | LasVegas | Hermann von Lossberg |
| 2023 | Tell – Jagd auf Ewig | Herzog Albrecht von Habsburg |
| 2022 | Das Begräbnis | Ernst Wittig |
| 2022 | Muttertag | Theodor Reifenrath |
| 2021 | Kaiserspiel | Otto von Bismarck |
| 2021 | An seiner Seite | Martin Scherer |
| 2020 | Max und die wilde 7 | Horst Dobberkau / the wild 7 |
| 2020 | Unterleuten: The Torn Village | Rudolf Gombrowski |
| 2020 | The Wall | |
| 2019 | The Audition | |
| 2019 | Blame Game | Hubert |
| 2019 | Erzgebirgskrimi | Gerd Steigerwald |
| 2019 | Menuett | Martin Scheerer |
| 2018 | Perfume | Direktor |
| 2018 | Perfume | Direktor (uncredited) |
| 2018 | Die Affäre Borgward | Carl F. W. Borgward |
| 2017 | Babylon Berlin | Karl Zörgiebel |
| 2017 | Old Agent Men | Locke |
| 2017 | Rübezahls Schatz | Narrator (voice) |
| 2017 | Willkommen bei den Honeckers | Fritz Krozowski |
| 2017 | The Nameless Day | Jakob Franck |
| 2016 | Fritz Lang | Ernst Gennat |
| 2016 | Im Zweifel | Theo Schwarzberg |
| 2016 | Tempel | Jakob |
| 2016 | Chamisso’s Shadow | Captain James Cook (voice) |
| 2016 | Die Stadt und die Macht | Karl-Heinz Kröhmer |
| 2015 | Look Who's Back | Kärrner |
| 2015 | Der weisse Äthiopier | Rechtsanwalt Dr. Weilandt |
| 2015 | Die Eisläuferin | Dieter Kahnitz |
| 2015 | Uli Hoeneß - Der Patriarch | Uli Hoeneß |
| 2014 | The King's Surrender | Harthmann |
| 2014 | Besondere Schwere der Schuld | Heinz Braun |
| 2014 | Glückskind | Herr Wenzel |
| 2014 | Heart of Stone | Holländer Michel |
| 2013 | The Berlin File | Sigmund |
| 2013 | Hotel Adlon | Gustaf Schadt |
| 2013 | Striving for Freedom | Prinz Carl von Kronach |
| 2013 | Crime Stories | Dr. Lorenz |
| 2013 | George | Paul Wegener |
| 2013 | Robin Hood | Rainer van Kampen |
| 2013 | Ein weites Herz | Kriminalrat Schadeck |
| 2013 | Das letzte Wort | Bischof Lorenz |
| 2013 | Der Tote im Watt | Paul Flecker |
| 2013 | Engel der Gerechtigkeit - Kopfgeld | Thomas Reuter |
| 2012 | Rommel | Günther von Kluge |
| 2012 | Woman's Lake | |
| 2012 | Strangers and Lovers | Karl Ferber |
| 2011 | Lessons of a Dream | Dr. Roman Bosch |
| 2011 | Hotel Lux | Georgi Dimitroff |
| 2011 | If Not Us, Who? | Will Vesper |
| 2011 | Bastard | Decker |
| 2011 | Nord Nord Mord | Wilfried König |
| 2011 | Mörderisches Wespennest | Gerhard Mühlfellner |
| 2011 | Finn Zehender | Gerhard Mühlfellner |
| 2010 | Aghet | Walter Rößler |
| 2010 | Letzter Moment | Konstantin |
| 2009 | The Door | Siggi Butschma |
| 2009 | Berlin '36 | Hans von Tschammer und Osten |
| 2009 | Männersache | |
| 2009 | Effi Briest | Herr von Briest |
| 2009 | Beloved Berlin Wall | Stasi-Major Kutzner |
| 2009 | I've Never Been Happier | Schlickenrieder 2 |
| 2009 | Krupp: A Family Between War and Peace | Gustav Krupp von Bohlen und Halbach (1932-1950) |
| 2009 | Murder on Amrum | Heinz Koops |
| 2009 | Liebling, weck die Hühner auf | Gerd Jänicke |
| 2009 | Was glücklich macht | Klaus |
| 2009 | Der Mann aus der Pfalz | Helmut Kohl |
| 2009 | Schuldig | Chefredakteur Rudolf |
| 2009 | Ein Dorf sieht Mord | Franz Wellbrock |
| 2008 | The Baader Meinhof Complex | Richter Dr. Prinzing |
| 2008 | duel at night | Ludwig Wellingsen |
| 2008 | Vertraute Angst | |
| 2007 | The Hunt for Troy | Kaiser Wilhelm I. |
| 2007 | Die Katze | Hans Dunke |
| 2007 | Dickes B | Self |
| 2006 | The Lives of Others | Bruno Hempf |
| 2006 | Spreewaldkrimi | Oberleutnant Fuchs |
| 2006 | Der Kriminalist | Martin Brandler |
| 2005 | Der Staatsanwalt | Dr. Rainer Stehl |
| 2005 | Die Nachrichten | Bernhard Blöger |
| 2005 | Thadeusz | self |
| 2005 | Hitlers letzte Tage - Der Film "Der Untergang" | Self |
| 2005 | Der Vater meiner Schwester | Chefkoch - Küchenbulle |
| 2004 | Downfall | Martin Bormann |
| 2004 | The Family Jewels | Hans Schwarz |
| 2004 | Die Versuchung | Hans Carstens |
| 2004 | Die Frau des Architekten | Tolkening |
| 2004 | Ich will laufen! Der Fall Dieter Baumann | Prof. Digel |
| 2003 | Hamlet_X | Polonius 2 |
| 2003 | Othello | Othello |
| 2002 | Taking Sides | Reichsminister |
| 2002 | Edel & Starck | Herr Körber |
| 2002 | Liebling, bring die Hühner ins Bett | Gerd Jänicke |
| 2002 | Bloch | Prof. Hübner |
| 2002 | Hannas Baby | Dr. Eberhard |
| 2001 | SOKO Leipzig | Manne Zach |
| 2001 | Liebe. Macht. Blind. | Alfred |
| 2001 | Planet B - C.I.Angel | Luzifer |
| 2000 | Donna Leon | Hasso |
| 2000 | Der Gerechte Richter | Ekleim |
| 2000 | Die Spur meiner Tochter | Felix Zeisberg |
| 2000 | Im Fadenkreuz | Gerd Funke |
| 1999 | Fette Welt | Gustl |
| 1999 | Volle Kanne | Self |
| 1999 | Bangkok - Ein Mädchen verschwindet | Lohmann |
| 1999 | Warten ist der Tod | Max Glöckler |
| 1999 | Delta Team - Auftrag geheim! | Norbert Grob |
| 1998 | Siska | Arnold Riegert |
| 1998 | Alpha Forum | Self |
| 1996 | Gates of Fire | Tischler |
| 1996 | Tresko - Im Visier der Drogenmafia | |
| 1995 | Balko | Lindert |
| 1995 | A.S. Gefahr ist sein Geschäft | Karl Landowski |
| 1994 | Inspector Rex | Gerhard Frank |
| 1994 | Ein starkes Team | Moritz Anderson |
| 1994 | Rosa Roth | Dr. Julius Salm |
| 1994 | Doppelter Einsatz | Eckhoff |
| 1994 | Das Phantom | Rudi Kröll |
| 1994 | Die Kommissarin | Jürgen Neumann |
| 1994 | Lemgo | Trumphagen |
| 1994 | Schwarz greift ein | Cäsar Müller |
| 1993 | Hecht & Haie | Ludwig Ecker |
| 1992 | Wolffs Revier | |
| 1992 | Wolffs Revier | Kadletz |
| 1992 | Wolffs Revier | Peter Mantau |
| 1992 | Riverboat | Self |
| 1988 | Die Männer vom K3 | Maximilian Bogenhausen |
| 1987 | Wallenstein | Mac Donald |
| 1981 | A Case For Two | Bruno Niemeyer |
| 1981 | A Case For Two | Olaf Wirth |
| 1981 | A Case For Two | Kommissar Lüttge |
| 1981 | A Case For Two | Kommissar Schastock |
| 1981 | A Case For Two | Kommissar Ufer |
| 1981 | A Case For Two | Kommissar |
| 1981 | A Case For Two | Harry Barski |
| 1977 | Der Alte | Hermann Bender |
| 1977 | Der Alte | Kaspar Schlosser |
| 1977 | Der Alte | Hartmut Obermayer |
| 1976 | Kölner Treff | Self |
| 1975 | Lotte in Weimar | Kestner |
| 1973 | Erziehung vor Verdun | |
| 1971 | Polizeiruf 110 | Hans Regensberger |
| 1970 | Scene of the Crime | Busch |
| 1970 | Scene of the Crime | Bemering |
| 1970 | Scene of the Crime | Busso von Mayer |
| 1970 | Scene of the Crime | Horst Randers |
| 1970 | Scene of the Crime | Gerd Hassler |
| 1970 | Scene of the Crime | Agent Herbert Kroll |
| 1970 | Scene of the Crime | Martin Lohmann |
| 1966 | Goldene Kamera Verleihung | Self |