Ulrich Noethen
Known for Acting · 138 credits
- Born
- 1959-11-18 (age 66)
- Place of birth
- Munich, Germany
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.
Known For
TV Shows (56)
Scene of the Crime
1970
as Dr. Zimmer / Nat Dorsey / Hans Wolff / Staatsanwalt Jörg Reinhardt
Volle Kanne
1999
as Self
Morgenmagazin
1992
as Self
The Old Fox
1977
as Prof. Simon Holter
Polizeiruf 110
1971
as Alexander Beck
NDR Talk Show
1979
as Self
A Case For Two
1981
as Dr. Jürgen Mattes
Bambi
1948
as Self
Mein Nachmittag
2008
as Self
Wer weiß denn sowas?
2015
as Self
Goldene Kamera
1984
as Self
Im Namen des Gesetzes
1994
as Frank Kleinert
German Film Award
1951
as Self
Der Kriminalist
2006
as Ulli Grützke
Menschen der Woche
2000
as Self
Quizduell-Olymp
2015
as Self
Grimme Award
1964
as Self
Siska
1998
as Albert Branner / Erwin Schöller
Bavarian Film Awards
1979
as Self
Charité
2017
as Ferdinand Sauerbruch
Blauer Panther
1989
as Self
German Television Award
1999
as Self
Kommissar Stolberg
2006
as Ralf Reger
Thadeusz
2005
as self
Deutschland
2015
as General Wolfgang Edel
Stadtklinik
1993
as Robert Wasser
Rosa Roth
1994
as Ralf Vorburg
Vienna Blood
2019
as Graf von Triebenbach
Furia
2021
as Brehme
Sperling
1996
as Herr Krause
Eurocops
1988
Die Verbrechen des Professor Capellari
1998
Lesenswert
2013
as Self
Under Suspicion
2002
as Max Wemmer
Neben der Spur
2015
as Dr. Johannes Jessen
Zwei Brüder
1994
as Ludwig Hellmann
Marie Brand
2008
as Professor Jacobsen
NSU German History X
2016
as Helmut Roewer
Die Patriarchin
2005
as Bent Peerson
Hindenburg: The Last Flight
2011
as Ernst Lehmann
The Promise
2011
as Leo Rosenbaum
Miss Sophie - Same Procedure as Every Year
2025
as Butler Mortimer
Unterleuten: The Torn Village
2020
as Dr. Gerhard Fließ
Parallel Me
2025
as Thomas
Ku'damm 59
2018
as Kurt Moser
Wendland
2022
as Jakob Stiller
3satBuchzeit
2006
as Self
Ku'damm 63
2021
as Kurt Moser
The Wasp
2021
as Nobbe Zosch
54 Hours: The Gladbeck Hostage Crisis
2018
as Einsatzleiter Recklinghausen
Die Luftbrücke
2005
as Alexander Kielberg
Vera Brühne
2001
as Oberstaatsanwalt Böck
Teufelsbraten
2008
as Vater
Die Partner
1995
as Martin Zobel
The Man with the Bassoon
2011
as Rudi Bockelmann
Love & Chaos
Movies (82)
Downfall
2004
as Reichsführer SS Heinrich Himmler
My Führer
2007
as Heinrich Himmler
Jargo
2004
as Schuldirektor
Henri 4
2010
as Karl IX
Hannah Arendt
2012
as Hans Jonas
Bibi Blocksberg
2002
as Bernhard Blocksberg
A Coffee in Berlin
2012
as Walter Fischer
Unexpected
2014
as Bernd
Lautlose Schritte
1996
as Henry Stöver
The Green Desert
1999
as Detlef
Aghet
2010
as Armin Wegner
The Slurb
2001
as Mr. Taschenbier
Bibi Blocksberg and the Secret of Blue Owls
2004
as Bernhard Blocksberg
Hitlers letzte Tage - Der Film "Der Untergang"
2005
as Self
Makellos - Eine kurze Welle des Glücks
2026
as Anton Laux
The German Lesson
2019
as Jens Ole Jepsen
The Diary of Anne Frank
2016
as Otto Heinrich Frank
Cracks in the Shell
2012
as Kaspar Friedmann
My Magical Friend Sams
2003
as Bruno Taschenbier
TKKG - The Secret of the Mysterious Mind Machine
2006
as Lehrer Herr Manek
Beresina
1999
as Dr. Alfred Waldvogel
I'm The Father
2002
as Nico Ellermann
Off Beat
2004
as Prof. Olivari
Heirate mir!
2001
as Eugen Schafmeyer
Louis van Beethoven
2020
as Christian Gottlob Neefe
Meine Tochter und der Millionär
2009
as Moritz von Wrede
Pettson and Findus: A Little Nuisance, a Great Friendship
2014
as Pettersson
The Flying Classroom
2003
as Dr. Johann 'Justus' Bökh
Bangkok - Ein Mädchen verschwindet
1999
as Sven Arnhold
Life Actually
2007
as Roland Spatz
Gripsholm
2000
as Kurt
Moon Man
2012
as The Father (voice)
St. Louis
2019
as Captain Gustav Schröder
Allerleirauh
2012
as King Tobald
Rumpe und Tuli
2010
as Therapeut
Departure
2016
as Hillas Vater
The Young Schiller
2005
as Buchhändler Schwan
Sams im Glück
2012
as Bruno Taschenbier
The Harmonists
1997
as Harry Frommermann
Erntedank - Ein Allgäu-Krimi
2009
as Günter Hartmann
Bonhoeffer: Agent of Grace
2000
as Hans von Dohnanyi
Brecht - Die Kunst zu leben
2006
as Narrator (voice)
Josefa’s Return
2024
as Norbert Blume
The General Case
2016
as Fritz Bauer
My Husband, An Assassin
2013
as Paul Frei
Kennen Sie Ihren Liebhaber?
2012
as Kai Stellmann
Der Parkhausmörder
1996
as Jochen Stein
Eine Hand wäscht die Andere
2012
as Chlodwig Pullmann
The Scorpion
1997
as Arno Jürging
Long Shadows
2008
as Volker Widmer
Broken Glass Park
2013
as Volker Trebur
Kommissar Süden und das Geheimnis der Königin
2009
as Tabor Süden
The Invisible Girl
2011
as Wilhelm Michel
Lügen haben linke Hände
2011
as Max Timmermann
Secret Stories
2004
as Reiner
Die Eisläuferin
2015
as Helmuth Wendt
The Boxer and the Hairdresser
2004
as Fränki Laue
The Red Jacket
2002
as Vater
Trau’ niemals deinem Chef
2010
as Oskar Moedebeck
The Deep End
1997
as Steffen
Busenfreunde
1997
as Bernhard Kroll
Berlin Airlift
2005
as Dr. Alex Kielberg
Busenfreunde 2 - Alles wird gut!
1998
as Bernhard
Jew-boy Levi
1999
as Ingenieur Kohler
Ein starker Abgang
2008
as Arzt 2
Mörderische Elite
2004
as Klee
Was wenn der Tod uns scheidet
2008
as Joachim Hellwig
Ett enklare liv
2008
as Peter Hoffman
Runaway Horse
2007
as Helmut
Kommissar Süden und der Luftgitarrist
2009
as Tabor Süden
¿De qué lado estás?
2002
Polly Blue Eyes
2005
as Herbert Pinn
Tsunami oder: Die Maximale Mitmenschlichkeit
2006
Zwei übern Berg
2012
as Paul
Ausgerechnet Weihnachten
2005
as Carl
Beckmann und Markowski: Gehetzt
1999
as Rablonski
Mein ist die Rache
1997
as Girres
Silberhochzeit
2006
as Leo
The Inventive Lady
2013
as Gregor
Das Rätsel des blutroten Rubins
2001
as Prof. Planitz
Es ist nicht vorbei
2011
as Prof. Wolfgang Limberg
Von Mäusen und Lügen
2011
as Dr. Arnold 'Arnie' Fischer
About Ulrich Noethen
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 Pe… With 138 credits spanning from 1948 to 2026, Ulrich Noethen has appeared in 82 films and 56 TV shows.
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Most Popular Ulrich Noethen Movies
- Downfall (2004) — as Reichsführer SS Heinrich Himmler
- My Führer (2007) — as Heinrich Himmler
- Jargo (2004) — as Schuldirektor
- Henri 4 (2010) — as Karl IX
- Hannah Arendt (2012) — as Hans Jonas
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