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Ulrich Noethen
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Ulrich Noethen (born Ulrich Schmid; * November 18, 1959, in Munich) is a German actor, radio drama performer, and audiobook narrator. He is considered one of Germany's most renowned film actors and gained widespread public recognition through his role in the feature film *Comedian Harmonists*.
Noethen grew up as the youngest of five children in a pastor's family. After graduating from high school in Augsburg, he initially studied law before deciding to pursue acting; he subsequently completed his studies at the State University of Music and Performing Arts Stuttgart. He adopted the stage name "Noethen" from his grandmother's maiden name.
His theater career began in the mid-1980s at the *StâŠ
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Ulrich Noethen (born Ulrich Schmid; * November 18, 1959, in Munich) is a German actor, radio drama performer, and audiobook narrator. He is considered one of Germany's most renowned film actors and gained widespread public recognition through his role in the feature film *Comedian Harmonists*. Noethen grew up as the youngest of five children in a pastor's family. After graduating from high school in Augsburg, he initially studied law before deciding to pursue acting; he subsequently completed his studies at the State University of Music and Performing Arts Stuttgart. He adopted the stage name "Noethen" from his grandmother's maiden name. His theater career began in the mid-1980s at the *StĂ€dtische BĂŒhnen Freiburg* (Freiburg Municipal Theaters). Further engagements took him to venues such as the *Schauspiel Köln* (Cologne Playhouse) and the *Staatliche SchauspielbĂŒhnen Berlin* (Berlin State Theaters), where he distinguished himself with roles in classics such as *Faust* and *A Midsummer Night's Dream*. He achieved his cinematic breakthrough in 1997 with the role of Harry Frommermann in *Comedian Harmonists*. For this performance, he received the German Film Award for Best Actor in a Leading Role, as well as the Bavarian Film Award. Numerous other defining roles in film and television followed. Among his most well-known works are the family films *Das Sams*, *Bibi Blocksberg*, and *Das fliegende Klassenzimmer*. In *Der Untergang* (Downfall), he played Heinrich Himmler, while in *Mein FĂŒhrer â Die wirklich wahrste Wahrheit ĂŒber Adolf Hitler* (My FĂŒhrer â The Truly Truest Truth About Adolf Hitler), he offered a satirical interpretation of the same historical figure. Other significant productions include *Gripsholm*, *Ein fliehendes Pferd*, *Hannah Arendt*, and *Das Tagebuch der Anne Frank* (The Diary of Anne Frank), in which he portrayed Otto Frank. Since 2014, Noethen has starred as the psychiatrist Dr. Jessen in the crime series *Neben der Spur*. Additionally, he appeared as Ferdinand Sauerbruch in the historical drama series *CharitĂ©*. Noethen has received numerous awards and honors, including the *Goldene Kamera* (Golden Camera), the *Adolf-Grimme-Preis*, and multiple nominations for the German Film Award. He lives in Berlin-Charlottenburg and is in a relationship with the writer Alina Bronsky.
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BODY OF WORK
Ulrich Noethen's Filmography
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Makellos - Eine kurze Welle des GlĂŒcks
as Anton Laux
Josefaâs Return
as Norbert Blume
Louis van Beethoven
as Christian Gottlob Neefe
St. Louis
as Captain Gustav Schröder
The German Lesson
as Jens Ole Jepsen
Departure
as Hillas Vater
The Diary of Anne Frank
as Otto Heinrich Frank
The General Case
as Fritz Bauer
Die EislÀuferin
as Helmuth Wendt
Unexpected
as Bernd
Pettson and Findus: A Little Nuisance, a Great Friendship
as Pettersson
Broken Glass Park
as Volker Trebur
My Husband, An Assassin
as Paul Frei
The Inventive Lady
as Gregor
Allerleirauh
as King Tobald
Moon Man
as The Father (voice)
A Coffee in Berlin
as Walter Fischer
No Poster
Eine Hand wÀscht die Andere
as Chlodwig Pullmann
Zwei ĂŒbern Berg
as Paul
Hannah Arendt
as Hans Jonas
Sams im GlĂŒck
as Bruno Taschenbier
Cracks in the Shell
as Kaspar Friedmann
Kennen Sie Ihren Liebhaber?
as Kai Stellmann
Es ist nicht vorbei
as Prof. Wolfgang Limberg
The Invisible Girl
as Wilhelm Michel
Von MĂ€usen und LĂŒgen
as Dr. Arnold 'Arnie' Fischer
No Poster
LĂŒgen haben linke HĂ€nde
as Max Timmermann
Trauâ niemals deinem Chef
as Oskar Moedebeck
No Poster
Rumpe und Tuli
as Therapeut
Aghet
as Armin Wegner
Henri 4
as Karl IX
Erntedank - Ein AllgÀu-Krimi
as GĂŒnter Hartmann
Meine Tochter und der MillionÀr
as Moritz von Wrede
No Poster
Kommissar SĂŒden und der Luftgitarrist
as Tabor SĂŒden
No Poster
Kommissar SĂŒden und das Geheimnis der Königin
as Tabor SĂŒden
Long Shadows
as Volker Widmer
Ett enklare liv
as Peter Hoffman
Was wenn der Tod uns scheidet
as Joachim Hellwig
No Poster
Ein starker Abgang
as Arzt 2
Runaway Horse
as Helmut
Life Actually
as Roland Spatz
My FĂŒhrer
as Heinrich Himmler
No Poster
Tsunami oder: Die Maximale Mitmenschlichkeit
TKKG - The Secret of the Mysterious Mind Machine
as Lehrer Herr Manek
Brecht - Die Kunst zu leben
as Narrator (voice)
Silberhochzeit
as Leo
Ausgerechnet Weihnachten
as Carl
Polly Blue Eyes
as Herbert Pinn
Hitler's Final Days: The Movie 'Downfall'
as Self
The Young Schiller
as BuchhÀndler Schwan
Bibi Blocksberg and the Secret of Blue Owls
as Bernhard Blocksberg
Downfall
as ReichsfĂŒhrer SS Heinrich Himmler
The Boxer and the Hairdresser
as FrÀnki Laue
Off Beat
as Prof. Olivari
No Poster
Mörderische Elite
as Klee
No Poster
Secret Stories
as Reiner
Jargo
as Schuldirektor
My Magical Friend Sams
as Bruno Taschenbier
The Flying Classroom
as Dr. Johann 'Justus' Bökh
I'm The Father
as Nico Ellermann
Bibi Blocksberg
as Bernhard Blocksberg
The Red Jacket
as Vater
¿De qué lado estås?
The Slurb
as Mr. Taschenbier
Heirate mir!
as Eugen Schafmeyer
No Poster
Das RĂ€tsel des blutroten Rubins
as Prof. Planitz
Gripsholm
as Kurt
Bonhoeffer: Agent of Grace
as Hans von Dohnanyi
The Green Desert
as Detlef
Jew-boy Levi
as Ingenieur Kohler
Beresina
as Dr. Alfred Waldvogel
No Poster
Beckmann und Markowski: Gehetzt
as Rablonski
No Poster
Bangkok - Ein MĂ€dchen verschwindet
as Sven Arnhold
No Poster
Busenfreunde 2 - Alles wird gut!
as Bernhard
The Harmonists
as Harry Frommermann
No Poster
Mein ist die Rache
as Girres
The Scorpion
as Arno JĂŒrging
No Poster
The Deep End
as Steffen
Busenfreunde
as Bernhard Kroll
No Poster
Lautlose Schritte
as Henry Stöver
No Poster
Der Parkhausmörder
as Jochen Stein
No Poster