Ulrich Noethen
Acting
Born: November 18, 1959 (age 66) · Munich, Germany
Highest Rated
Biography
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 *Städtische Bühnen Freiburg* (Freiburg Municipal Theaters). Further engagements took him to venues such as the *Schauspiel Köln* (Cologne Playhouse) and the *Staatliche Schauspielbühnen 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 Führer – Die wirklich wahrste Wahrheit über Adolf Hitler* (My Führer – 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 *Charité*. 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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Movies (63)
Downfall
Reichsführer SS Heinrich Himmler
Hannah Arendt
Hans Jonas
Bibi Blocksberg
Bernhard Blocksberg
My Führer
Heinrich Himmler
A Coffee in Berlin
Walter Fischer
The Harmonists
Harry Frommermann
Henri 4
Karl IX
Beresina
Dr. Alfred Waldvogel
Bibi Blocksberg and the Secret of Blue Owls
Bernhard Blocksberg
Bonhoeffer: Agent of Grace
Hans von Dohnanyi
The Young Schiller
Buchhändler Schwan
Makellos - Eine kurze Welle des Glücks
Anton Laux
The Diary of Anne Frank
Otto Heinrich Frank
Pettson and Findus: A Little Nuisance, a Great Friendship
Pettersson
TKKG - The Secret of the Mysterious Mind Machine
Lehrer Herr Manek
Unexpected
Bernd
The German Lesson
Jens Ole Jepsen
Moon Man
The Father (voice)
Louis van Beethoven
Christian Gottlob Neefe
Jew-boy Levi
Ingenieur Kohler
Cracks in the Shell
Kaspar Friedmann
Sams im Glück
Bruno Taschenbier
Brecht - Die Kunst zu leben
Narrator (voice)
The Flying Classroom
Dr. Johann 'Justus' Bökh
St. Louis
Captain Gustav Schröder
The Slurb
Mr. Taschenbier
Was wenn der Tod uns scheidet
Joachim Hellwig
The Scorpion
Arno Jürging
The Boxer and the Hairdresser
Fränki Laue
My Husband, An Assassin
Paul Frei
Meine Tochter und der Millionär
Moritz von Wrede
Erntedank - Ein Allgäu-Krimi
Günter Hartmann
Allerleirauh
King Tobald
The General Case
Fritz Bauer
Josefa’s Return
Norbert Blume
The Invisible Girl
Wilhelm Michel
Runaway Horse
Helmut
Kennen Sie Ihren Liebhaber?
Kai Stellmann
Jargo
Schuldirektor
Zwei übern Berg
Paul
Heirate mir!
Eugen Schafmeyer
I'm The Father
Nico Ellermann
Aghet
Armin Wegner
Es ist nicht vorbei
Prof. Wolfgang Limberg
Trau’ niemals deinem Chef
Oskar Moedebeck
Polly Blue Eyes
Herbert Pinn
The Green Desert
Detlef
The Red Jacket
Vater
¿De qué lado estás?
2002
Life Actually
Roland Spatz
My Magical Friend Sams
Bruno Taschenbier
Off Beat
Prof. Olivari
Gripsholm
Kurt
Ausgerechnet Weihnachten
Carl
Busenfreunde
Bernhard Kroll
Von Mäusen und Lügen
Dr. Arnold 'Arnie' Fischer
Die Eisläuferin
Helmuth Wendt
Broken Glass Park
Volker Trebur
Long Shadows
Volker Widmer
Silberhochzeit
Leo
Departure
Hillas Vater
The Inventive Lady
Gregor
Ett enklare liv
Peter Hoffman
TV Shows (41)
Scene of the Crime
Dr. Zimmer · 1 eps
Scene of the Crime
Nat Dorsey · 1 eps
Scene of the Crime
Hans Wolff · 1 eps
Scene of the Crime
Staatsanwalt Jörg Reinhardt · 1 eps
The Old Fox
Prof. Simon Holter · 1 eps
Polizeiruf 110
Alexander Beck · 1 eps
A Case For Two
Dr. Jürgen Mattes · 1 eps
Babylon Berlin
Dr. Edmund Forster · 8 eps
Der Kriminalist
Ulli Grützke · 1 eps
Siska
Albert Branner · 1 eps
Siska
Erwin Schöller · 1 eps
Charité
Ferdinand Sauerbruch · 6 eps
Vienna Blood
Graf von Triebenbach · 1 eps
Kommissar Stolberg
Ralf Reger · 1 eps
Deutschland
General Wolfgang Edel · 8 eps
Under Suspicion
Max Wemmer · 1 eps
Furia
Brehme · 8 eps
Rosa Roth
Ralf Vorburg · 1 eps
Eurocops
1 eps
Sperling
Herr Krause · 1 eps
Die Verbrechen des Professor Capellari
1 eps
Neben der Spur
Dr. Johannes Jessen · 8 eps
Zwei Brüder
Ludwig Hellmann · 1 eps
NSU German History X
Helmut Roewer · 1 eps
Marie Brand
Professor Jacobsen · 1 eps
Unterleuten: The Torn Village
Dr. Gerhard Fließ · 3 eps
The Promise
Leo Rosenbaum · 4 eps
Hindenburg: The Last Flight
Ernst Lehmann · 2 eps
Parallel Me
Thomas · 8 eps
Ku'damm 59
Kurt Moser · 3 eps
Ku'damm 63
Kurt Moser · 3 eps
Miss Sophie - Same Procedure as Every Year
Butler Mortimer · 6 eps
Die Patriarchin
Bent Peerson · 3 eps
Die Luftbrücke
Alexander Kielberg · 2 eps
The Wasp
Nobbe Zosch · 6 eps
Vera Brühne
Oberstaatsanwalt Böck · 2 eps
Die Partner
Martin Zobel · 26 eps
Wendland
Jakob Stiller · 5 eps
Teufelsbraten
Vater · 2 eps
54 Hours: The Gladbeck Hostage Crisis
Einsatzleiter Recklinghausen · 2 eps
The Man with the Bassoon
Rudi Bockelmann · 2 eps
Self / Appearances (8)
Morgenmagazin
Self · 1 eps
NDR Talk Show
Self · 1 eps
Wer weiß denn sowas?
Self · 2 eps
Bambi
Self · 1 eps
Quizduell-Olymp
Self · 2 eps
Deutscher Fernsehpreis
Self · 1 eps
Lesenswert
Self · 1 eps
Hitler's Final Days: The Movie 'Downfall'
Self