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.
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- 2025 · Dahlmanns letzte Bescherung as Alfons Dahlmann
- 2019 · The Audition as
- 2018 · Perfume as Direktor
- 2018 · Perfume as Direktor (uncredited)
- 2017 · Rübezahls Schatz as Narrator (voice)
- 2017 · Babylon Berlin as Karl Zörgiebel
- 2017 · Old Agent Men as Locke
- 2016 · Fritz Lang as Ernst Gennat
- 2016 · Im Zweifel as Theo Schwarzberg
- 2016 · Die Stadt und die Macht as Karl-Heinz Kröhmer
- 2015 · Uli Hoeneß - Der Patriarch as Uli Hoeneß
- 2014 · Heart of Stone as Holländer Michel
- 2014 · The King's Surrender as Harthmann
- 2014 · Besondere Schwere der Schuld as Heinz Braun
- 2013 · Striving for Freedom as Prinz Carl von Kronach
- 2013 · George as Paul Wegener
- 2013 · Ein weites Herz as Schadeck
- 2013 · The Berlin File as Sigmund
- 2013 · Hotel Adlon as Gustaf Schadt
- 2012 · Rommel as Günther von Kluge
- 2011 · Nord Nord Mord as Wilfried König
- 2011 · If Not Us, Who? as Will Vesper
- 2010 · Letzter Moment as Konstantin
- 2010 · Aghet as Walter Rößler
- 2009 · The Door as Siggi Butschma
- 2009 · Beloved Berlin Wall as Stasi-Major Kutzner
- 2009 · Männersache as Ingo Kloos
- 2008 · The Baader Meinhof Complex as Richter Dr. Prinzing
- 2007 · Duel at Night as Ludwig Wellingsen
- 2006 · Der Kriminalist as Martin Brandler
- 2006 · The Lives of Others as Bruno Hempf
- 2005 · Thadeusz as self
- 2005 · Der Vater meiner Schwester as Chefkoch - Küchenbulle
- 2005 · Der Staatsanwalt as Dr. Rainer Stehl
- 2004 · Downfall as Martin Bormann
- 2004 · Die Versuchung as Hans Carstens
- 2003 · Hamlet_X as Polonius 2
- 2002 · Bloch as Prof. Hübner
- 2002 · Taking Sides as Reichsminister
- 2001 · Liebe. Macht. Blind. as Alfred
- 2001 · SOKO Leipzig as Manne Zach
- 2000 · Donna Leon as Hasso
- 1999 · Volle Kanne as Self
- 1999 · Bangkok - Ein Mädchen verschwindet as Lohmann
- 1999 · Fette Welt as Gustl
- 1998 · Siska as Arnold Riegert
- 1998 · Alpha Forum as Self
- 1995 · Balko as Lindert
- 1994 · Inspector Rex as Gerhard Frank
- 1994 · Doppelter Einsatz as Eckhoff
- 1994 · Das Phantom as Rudi Kröll
- 1994 · Ein starkes Team as Moritz Anderson
- 1994 · Lemgo as Trumphagen
- 1992 · Wolffs Revier as
- 1992 · Wolffs Revier as Kadletz
- 1992 · Wolffs Revier as Peter Mantau
- 1992 · Riverboat as Self
- 1984 · Goldene Kamera as Self
- 1981 · A Case For Two as Bruno Niemeyer
- 1981 · A Case For Two as Olaf Wirth
- 1981 · A Case For Two as Kommissar Lüttge
- 1981 · A Case For Two as Kommissar Schastock
- 1981 · A Case For Two as Kommissar Ufer
- 1981 · A Case For Two as Kommissar
- 1981 · A Case For Two as Harry Barski
- 1977 · Der Alte as Hermann Bender
- 1977 · Der Alte as Kaspar Schlosser
- 1977 · Der Alte as Hartmut Obermayer
- 1976 · Kölner Treff as Self
- 1971 · Polizeiruf 110 as Hans Regensberger
- 1970 · Scene of the Crime as Busch
- 1970 · Scene of the Crime as Bemering
- 1970 · Scene of the Crime as Busso von Mayer
- 1970 · Scene of the Crime as Horst Randers
- 1970 · Scene of the Crime as Gerd Hassler
- 1970 · Scene of the Crime as Agent Herbert Kroll
- 1970 · Scene of the Crime as Martin Lohmann
- Future · Tell – Jagd auf Ewig as Herzog Albrecht von Habsburg
- 2025 · Kundschafter des Friedens 2 as Locke
- 2024 · Max and the Senior Squad as Horst Dobberkau
- 2024 · LasVegas as Hermann von Lossberg
- 2022 · Muttertag as Theodor Reifenrath
- 2022 · Das Begräbnis as Ernst Wittig
- 2021 · Kaiserspiel as Otto von Bismarck
- 2021 · An seiner Seite as Martin Scherer
- 2020 · Max und die wilde 7 as Horst Dobberkau
- 2020 · Unterleuten: The Torn Village as Rudolf Gombrowski
- 2020 · The Wall as
- 2019 · Erzgebirgskrimi as Gerd Steigerwald
- 2019 · Menuett as Martin Scheerer
- 2019 · Blame Game as Hubert
- 2018 · Die Affäre Borgward as Carl F. W. Borgward
- 2017 · The Nameless Day as Jakob Franck
- 2017 · Willkommen bei den Honeckers as Fritz Krozowski
- 2016 · Tempel as Jakob
- 2016 · Chamisso’s Shadow as Captain James Cook (voice)
- 2015 · Look Who's Back as Kärrner
- 2015 · Die Eisläuferin as Dieter Kahnitz
- 2015 · Der weisse Äthiopier as Rechtsanwalt Dr. Weilandt
- 2014 · Lucky Child as Herr Wenzel
- 2013 · Engel der Gerechtigkeit - Kopfgeld as Thomas Reuter
- 2013 · Das letzte Wort as Bischof Lorenz
- 2013 · Robin Hood as Rainer van Kampen
- 2013 · Der Tote im Watt as Paul Flecker
- 2013 · Crime Stories as Dr. Lorenz
- 2012 · Strangers and Lovers as Karl Ferber
- 2012 · Woman's Lake as
- 2011 · Hotel Lux as Georgi Dimitroff
- 2011 · Bastard as Decker
- 2011 · Lessons of a Dream as Dr. Roman Bosch
- 2011 · Mörderisches Wespennest as Gerhard Mühlfellner
- 2011 · Finn Zehender as Gerhard Mühlfellner
- 2009 · Liebling, weck die Hühner auf as Gerd Jänicke
- 2009 · Ein Dorf sieht Mord as Franz Wellbrock
- 2009 · Der Mann aus der Pfalz as Helmut Kohl
- 2009 · Murder on Amrum as Heinz Koops
- 2009 · Berlin '36 as Hans von Tschammer und Osten
- 2009 · Was glücklich macht as Klaus
- 2009 · Krupp: A Family Between War and Peace as Gustav Krupp von Bohlen und Halbach (1932-1950)
- 2009 · Effi Briest as Herr von Briest
- 2009 · Schuldig as Chefredakteur Rudolf
- 2009 · I've Never Been Happier as Schlickenrieder 2
- 2008 · Vertraute Angst as
- 2007 · Dickes B as Self
- 2007 · Die Katze as Hans Dunke
- 2007 · The Hunt for Troy as Kaiser Wilhelm I.
- 2006 · Spreewaldkrimi as Oberleutnant Fuchs
- 2005 · Die Nachrichten as Bernhard Blöger
- 2005 · Hitlers letzte Tage - Der Film "Der Untergang" as Self
- 2004 · Ich will laufen! Der Fall Dieter Baumann as Prof. Digel
- 2004 · Die Frau des Architekten as Tolkening
- 2004 · The Family Jewels as Hans Schwarz
- 2003 · Othello as Othello
- 2002 · Liebling, bring die Hühner ins Bett as Gerd Jänicke
- 2002 · Edel & Starck as Herr Körber
- 2002 · Hannas Baby as Dr. Eberhard
- 2001 · Planet B - C.I.Angel as Luzifer
- 2000 · Die Spur meiner Tochter as Felix Zeisberg
- 2000 · Der Gerechte Richter as Ekleim
- 2000 · Im Fadenkreuz as Gerd Funke
- 1999 · Warten ist der Tod as Max Glöckler
- 1999 · Delta Team - Auftrag geheim! as Norbert Grob
- 1996 · Tresko - Im Visier der Drogenmafia as
- 1996 · Gates of Fire as Tischler
- 1995 · A.S. Gefahr ist sein Geschäft as Karl Landowski
- 1994 · Rosa Roth as Dr. Julius Salm
- 1994 · Die Kommissarin as Jürgen Neumann
- 1994 · Schwarz greift ein as Cäsar Müller
- 1993 · Hecht & Haie as Ludwig Ecker
- 1990 · Der Test as narrator
- 1988 · Die Männer vom K3 as Maximilian Bogenhausen
- 1987 · Wallenstein as Mac Donald
- 1975 · Lotte in Weimar as Kestner
- 1973 · Erziehung vor Verdun as