Thomas Thieme
Actor
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
The Lives of Others
as Bruno Hempf 2006
Look Who's Back
as Kärrner 2015
The Baader Meinhof Complex
as Richter Dr. Prinzing 2008
The Berlin File
as Sigmund 2013
The Door
as Siggi Butschma 2009
Lessons of a Dream
as Dr. Roman Bosch 2011
Rommel
as Günther von Kluge 2012
Old Agent Men
as Locke 2017
The Audition
2019
Taking Sides
as Reichsminister 2002
Hotel Lux
as Georgi Dimitroff 2011
Blame Game
as Hubert 2019
Berlin '36
as Hans von Tschammer und Osten 2009
If Not Us, Who?
as Will Vesper 2011
The King's Surrender
as Harthmann 2014
Männersache
as Ingo Kloos 2009