About
Waldemar Kobus (born 1966 in Szczytno [Ortelsburg], Poland) is a German actor. Waldemar Kobus immigrated to Germany from Poland in 1970 as an ethnic German repatriate and grew up in Düren. Following his acting training at the Otto Falckenberg School in Munich, he secured engagements at renowned theaters in Frankfurt, Bochum, Stuttgart, Zurich, Vienna, and Cologne. Since the early 1990s, he has worked regularly in film and television, with his focus shifting increasingly toward on-camera work starting in 2001. Kobus gained widespread recognition primarily through his role as the police officer Viktor Schimanek in the RTL comedy series *Alles Atze*. He garnered international attention for his portrayal of the SS officer Günther Franken in *Black Book*. He played other notable roles in films such as *Lissi und der wilde Kaiser*, *Speed Racer*, and *Valkyrie*, as well as the role of the...
Known for
Scene of the CrimeSeries • 1970
Polizeiruf 110Series • 1971
SOKO KölnSeries • 2003
Alarm for Cobra 11: The Motorway PoliceSeries • 1996
Leipzig HomicideSeries • 2001
A Case For TwoSeries • 1981
GroßstadtrevierSeries • 1986
Hamburg DocklandSeries • 2007
Babylon BerlinSeries • 2017
WilsbergSeries • 1995
Der StaatsanwaltSeries • 2005
Letzte Spur BerlinSeries • 2012
The PeppercornsSeries • 1999
Die ChefinSeries • 2012
SK KölschSeries • 1999
Der letzte BulleSeries • 2010
FatherlandMovie • 2026
BalkoSeries • 1995
Der BergdoktorSeries • 1992
Danni LowinskiSeries • 2010
Nord Nord MordSeries • 2011
Sebastian Fitzek's TherapySeries • 2023
Speed RacerMovie • 2008
Black BookMovie • 2006