About
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
Scene of the CrimeSeries • 1970
The Old FoxSeries • 1977
Polizeiruf 110Series • 1971
Leipzig HomicideSeries • 2001
A Case For TwoSeries • 1981
Inspector RexSeries • 1994
Babylon BerlinSeries • 2017
Wolffs RevierSeries • 1992
Ein starkes TeamSeries • 1994
Der StaatsanwaltSeries • 2005
Der KriminalistSeries • 2006
SiskaSeries • 1998
BalkoSeries • 1995
Die Männer vom K3Series • 1988
Nord Nord MordSeries • 2011
Doppelter EinsatzSeries • 1994
The Lives of OthersMovie • 2006
Edel & StarckSeries • 2002
Donna LeonSeries • 2000
Die KommissarinSeries • 1994
Rosa RothSeries • 1994
DownfallMovie • 2004
Look Who's BackMovie • 2015
PerfumeSeries • 2018