Actor profile

Thomas Thieme

29th October 1948 Weimar, Germany Acting

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.

90 Movies 49 TV Shows 139 Credits

Filmography

Movies & TV Shows

Dahlmanns letzte Bescherung poster

Dahlmanns letzte Bescherung 15th November 2025 as Alfons Dahlmann

Kundschafter des Friedens 2 poster

Kundschafter des Friedens 2 23rd January 2025 as Locke

Max and the Senior Squad poster

Max and the Senior Squad 1st May 2024 as Horst Dobberkau

LasVegas poster

LasVegas 18th January 2024 as Hermann von Lossberg

Kaiserspiel poster

Kaiserspiel 27th November 2021 as Otto von Bismarck

An seiner Seite poster

An seiner Seite 30th April 2021 as Martin Scherer

Max und die wilde 7 poster

Max und die wilde 7 6th August 2020 as Horst Dobberkau

The Audition poster

The Audition 6th November 2019

Menuett poster

Menuett 29th March 2019 as Martin Scheerer

Blame Game poster

Blame Game 14th January 2019 as Hubert

Die Affäre Borgward poster

Die Affäre Borgward 29th September 2018 as Carl F. W. Borgward

Rübezahls Schatz poster

Rübezahls Schatz 24th December 2017 as Narrator (voice)

The Nameless Day poster

The Nameless Day 9th October 2017 as Jakob Franck

Willkommen bei den Honeckers poster

Willkommen bei den Honeckers 3rd October 2017 as Fritz Krozowski

Old Agent Men poster

Old Agent Men 26th January 2017 as Locke

Fritz Lang poster

Fritz Lang 14th April 2016 as Ernst Gennat

Chamisso’s Shadow poster

Chamisso’s Shadow 12th February 2016 as Captain James Cook (voice)

Im Zweifel poster

Im Zweifel 30th January 2016 as Theo Schwarzberg

Look Who's Back poster

Look Who's Back 8th October 2015 as Kärrner

Uli Hoeneß - Der Patriarch poster

Uli Hoeneß - Der Patriarch 27th August 2015 as Uli Hoeneß

Die Eisläuferin poster

Die Eisläuferin 10th July 2015 as Dieter Kahnitz

Der weisse Äthiopier poster

Der weisse Äthiopier 3rd July 2015 as Rechtsanwalt Dr. Weilandt

Heart of Stone poster

Heart of Stone 20th December 2014 as Holländer Michel

The King's Surrender poster

The King's Surrender 13th November 2014 as Harthmann

Besondere Schwere der Schuld poster

Besondere Schwere der Schuld 1st November 2014 as Heinz Braun

Lucky Child poster

Lucky Child 1st November 2014 as Herr Wenzel

Engel der Gerechtigkeit - Kopfgeld 15th December 2013 as Thomas Reuter

Striving for Freedom poster

Striving for Freedom 11th November 2013 as Prinz Carl von Kronach

Das letzte Wort poster

Das letzte Wort 23rd August 2013 as Bischof Lorenz

Robin Hood poster

Robin Hood 20th August 2013 as Rainer van Kampen

George poster

George 21st June 2013 as Paul Wegener

Der Tote im Watt 8th April 2013 as Paul Flecker

Ein weites Herz poster

Ein weites Herz 1st April 2013 as Schadeck

The Berlin File poster

The Berlin File 30th January 2013 as Sigmund

Rommel poster

Rommel 1st November 2012 as Günther von Kluge

Strangers and Lovers poster

Strangers and Lovers 4th October 2012 as Karl Ferber

Woman's Lake poster

Woman's Lake 25th May 2012

Hotel Lux poster

Hotel Lux 27th October 2011 as Georgi Dimitroff

Bastard poster

Bastard 25th October 2011 as Decker

If Not Us, Who? poster

If Not Us, Who? 10th March 2011 as Will Vesper

Lessons of a Dream poster

Lessons of a Dream 24th February 2011 as Dr. Roman Bosch

Mörderisches Wespennest poster

Mörderisches Wespennest 21st February 2011 as Gerhard Mühlfellner

Letzter Moment poster

Letzter Moment 17th September 2010 as Konstantin

Aghet poster

Aghet 9th April 2010 as Walter Rößler

Liebling, weck die Hühner auf poster

Liebling, weck die Hühner auf 19th December 2009 as Gerd Jänicke

Ein Dorf sieht Mord 30th November 2009 as Franz Wellbrock

The Door poster

The Door 26th November 2009 as Siggi Butschma

Beloved Berlin Wall poster

Beloved Berlin Wall 19th November 2009 as Stasi-Major Kutzner

Der Mann aus der Pfalz 20th October 2009 as Helmut Kohl

Murder on Amrum poster

Murder on Amrum 25th September 2009 as Heinz Koops

Berlin '36 poster

Berlin '36 9th September 2009 as Hans von Tschammer und Osten

Was glücklich macht poster

Was glücklich macht 12th April 2009 as Klaus

Männersache poster

Männersache 19th March 2009 as Ingo Kloos

Effi Briest poster

Effi Briest 9th February 2009 as Herr von Briest

Schuldig poster

Schuldig 4th February 2009 as Chefredakteur Rudolf

I've Never Been Happier poster

I've Never Been Happier 29th January 2009 as Schlickenrieder 2

The Baader Meinhof Complex poster

The Baader Meinhof Complex 25th September 2008 as Richter Dr. Prinzing

Vertraute Angst poster

Vertraute Angst 7th May 2008

Die Katze poster

Die Katze 3rd October 2007 as Hans Dunke

Duel at Night poster

Duel at Night 23rd June 2007 as Ludwig Wellingsen

The Hunt for Troy poster

The Hunt for Troy 15th February 2007 as Kaiser Wilhelm I.

The Lives of Others poster

The Lives of Others 23rd March 2006 as Bruno Hempf

Die Nachrichten poster

Die Nachrichten 3rd October 2005 as Bernhard Blöger

Hitlers letzte Tage - Der Film "Der Untergang" 16th September 2005 as Self

Der Vater meiner Schwester 23rd August 2005 as Chefkoch - Küchenbulle

Downfall poster

Downfall 16th September 2004 as Martin Bormann

Ich will laufen! Der Fall Dieter Baumann 4th August 2004 as Prof. Digel

Die Frau des Architekten poster

Die Frau des Architekten 9th April 2004 as Tolkening

Die Versuchung poster

Die Versuchung 7th February 2004 as Hans Carstens

The Family Jewels poster

The Family Jewels 22nd January 2004 as Hans Schwarz

Hamlet_X poster

Hamlet_X 21st June 2003 as Polonius 2

Othello 1st January 2003 as Othello

Liebling, bring die Hühner ins Bett poster

Liebling, bring die Hühner ins Bett 5th December 2002 as Gerd Jänicke

Taking Sides poster

Taking Sides 7th March 2002 as Reichsminister

Hannas Baby 1st January 2002 as Dr. Eberhard

Liebe. Macht. Blind. 13th December 2001 as Alfred

Planet B - C.I.Angel 1st January 2001 as Luzifer

Der Gerechte Richter 16th November 2000 as Ekleim

Warten ist der Tod 6th November 1999 as Max Glöckler

Bangkok - Ein Mädchen verschwindet 7th May 1999 as Lohmann

Fette Welt poster

Fette Welt 28th January 1999 as Gustl

Tresko - Im Visier der Drogenmafia 29th December 1996

Gates of Fire poster

Gates of Fire 10th November 1996 as Tischler

Das Phantom poster

Das Phantom 5th September 1994 as Rudi Kröll

Lemgo 25th June 1994 as Trumphagen

Der Test 30th January 1990 as narrator

Wallenstein poster

Wallenstein 1st January 1987 as Mac Donald

Lotte in Weimar poster

Lotte in Weimar 15th May 1975 as Kestner

Erziehung vor Verdun poster

Erziehung vor Verdun 25th November 1973

Tell – Jagd auf Ewig poster

Tell – Jagd auf Ewig as Herzog Albrecht von Habsburg

Muttertag poster

Muttertag 14th February 2022 as Theodor Reifenrath

Das Begräbnis poster

Das Begräbnis 25th January 2022 as Ernst Wittig

Unterleuten: The Torn Village poster

Unterleuten: The Torn Village 9th March 2020 as Rudolf Gombrowski

The Wall 1st January 2020

Erzgebirgskrimi poster

Erzgebirgskrimi 9th November 2019 as Fritz Bergelt

Perfume poster

Perfume 14th November 2018 as Direktor (uncredited)

Babylon Berlin poster

Babylon Berlin 13th October 2017 as Karl Zörgiebel

Tempel poster

Tempel 29th November 2016 as Jakob

Die Stadt und die Macht poster

Die Stadt und die Macht 12th January 2016 as Karl-Heinz Kröhmer

Crime Stories poster

Crime Stories 7th April 2013 as Dr. Lorenz

Hotel Adlon poster

Hotel Adlon 6th January 2013 as Gustaf Schadt

Nord Nord Mord poster

Nord Nord Mord 21st April 2011 as Wilfried König

Finn Zehender poster

Finn Zehender 21st February 2011 as Gerhard Mühlfellner

Krupp: A Family Between War and Peace poster

Krupp: A Family Between War and Peace 22nd March 2009 as Gustav Krupp von Bohlen und Halbach (1932-1950)

Dickes B 14th December 2007 as Self

Der Kriminalist poster

Der Kriminalist 8th December 2006 as Martin Brandler

Spreewaldkrimi poster

Spreewaldkrimi 6th November 2006 as Oberleutnant Fuchs

Thadeusz 5th December 2005 as self

Der Staatsanwalt poster

Der Staatsanwalt 10th January 2005 as Dr. Rainer Stehl

Bloch 4th September 2002 as Prof. Hübner

Edel & Starck poster

Edel & Starck 4th February 2002 as Herr Körber

SOKO Leipzig poster

SOKO Leipzig 31st January 2001 as Manne Zach

Die Spur meiner Tochter 19th November 2000 as Felix Zeisberg

Donna Leon poster

Donna Leon 12th October 2000 as Hasso

Im Fadenkreuz 15th April 2000 as Gerd Funke

Warten ist der Tod 6th November 1999 as Max Glöckler

Volle Kanne 30th August 1999 as Self

Delta Team - Auftrag geheim! poster

Delta Team - Auftrag geheim! 27th April 1999 as Norbert Grob

Siska poster

Siska 30th October 1998 as Arnold Riegert

Alpha Forum 7th January 1998 as Self

Schimanski poster

Schimanski 9th November 1997 as Eisner

Balko poster

Balko 19th March 1995 as Lindert

A.S. Gefahr ist sein Geschäft poster

A.S. Gefahr ist sein Geschäft 3rd January 1995 as Karl Landowski

Inspector Rex poster

Inspector Rex 10th November 1994 as Gerhard Frank

Rosa Roth poster

Rosa Roth 5th November 1994 as Dr. Julius Salm

Die Kommissarin poster

Die Kommissarin 6th October 1994 as Jürgen Neumann

Doppelter Einsatz poster

Doppelter Einsatz 20th September 1994 as Eckhoff

Ein starkes Team poster

Ein starkes Team 28th March 1994 as Moritz Anderson

Schwarz greift ein poster

Schwarz greift ein 10th February 1994 as Cäsar Müller

Hecht & Haie 4th March 1993 as Ludwig Ecker

Wolffs Revier poster

Wolffs Revier 17th September 1992 as Peter Mantau

Riverboat poster

Riverboat 3rd January 1992 as Self

Die Männer vom K3 poster

Die Männer vom K3 24th September 1988 as Maximilian Bogenhausen

Goldene Kamera 3rd February 1984 as Self

A Case For Two poster

A Case For Two 11th September 1981 as Harry Barski

The Old Fox poster

The Old Fox 11th April 1977 as Hartmut Obermayer

Kölner Treff poster

Kölner Treff 25th January 1976 as Self

Polizeiruf 110 poster

Polizeiruf 110 27th June 1971 as Hans Regensberger

Scene of the Crime poster

Scene of the Crime 29th November 1970 as Martin Lohmann