Waldemar Kobus

Acting · 0.6 popularity

Age

Movies

Born: April 16, 1966
From: Szczytno, Warminsko-Mazurskie, Poland

Biography

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 Viking chieftain Halvar in *Vicky the Viking* and its sequel. In addition to his acting work, Kobus also performs as a popular entertainer during the Cologne Carnival. He lives in Berlin with his wife, the actress Traute Hoess.

Works

81 films

Speed Racer

20086.4

Fatherland

20266.3

Black Book

20067.4

The Zookeeper's Wife

20177.3

A Hidden Life

20197.2

The Captain

20187.2

The Magic Flute

20226.3

The Magic Kids: Three Unlikely Heroes

20205.8

Schade um das schöne Geld

20085.0

(T)Raumschiff Surprise - Periode 1

20046.2

Sonnenallee

19996.7

Miracle at St. Anna

20086.1

Lissi and the Wild Emperor

20075.9

Der Freund von früher

200210.0

Seneca

20235.0

Manitou's Canoe

20256.7

Wickie the Mighty Viking

20095.8

Waiter

20066.2

Wickie and the Treasure of the Gods

20115.6

Hinter Kaifeck

20095.9

Hochzeitspolka

20106.0

Nemesis

20104.2

Fake

20164.0

Victor and the Secret of Crocodile Mansion

20126.3

The Wild Chicks and Life

20096.0

Der Vater meiner Schwester

20058.0

Don't Be A Stranger

2026

Lasko - Death Train

20065.0

Speed Racer: Wonderful World of Racing - The Amazing Racer Family

20087.0

Fools

20035.7

Der Athen Krimi: Trojanische Pferde

20162.0

Inspector Dupin: Brittany's Surf

20146.9

Das Märchen von der Zauberflöte

20235.5

Teenosaurus Rex

20175.3

Das Zimmermädchen und der Millionär

20046.8

Rudy: The Return of the Racing Pig

20076.1

The Black Brothers

20146.6

Hubert und Staller – Eine schöne Bescherung

20187.4

Alma Investigates - Tango and Death

2007

Head Under Water

20075.1

Beloved Berlin Wall

20096.3

The Secret of the Ark

20116.5

Verrückt nach Emma

20086.0

Four Junior Detectives

19925.6

Wendy - Der Film

20176.7

Die Stunde der Offiziere

20048.4

Null Komma Null

2020

The Vow

20073.8

Russendisko

20125.4

Goldjungs

20215.7

Alive and Ticking

20116.4

Beautiful Bitch

20075.3

Die Österreichische Methode

20066.5

Tote Hose – Kann nicht, gibt’s nicht

20053.7

Die Fahnderin

20145.7

Sleeping Songs

20094.5

GG 19 – Deutschland in 19 Artikeln

20074.5

Mordshunger

20088.0

Die heimlichen Blicke des Mörders

20014.0

Radio Home

20166.0

Die Bullenbraut 2 - Der Tod hat 17 Karat

2006

Zwei gegen zwei

20058.0

Meet Your Star

20046.0

Eine Hand wäscht die Andere

20124.2

Ein Zwilling ist nicht genug

20046.5

Jakobs Bruder

2009

Die Bullenbraut

20058.0

Zwei Wochen für uns

20055.5

Die Schnüfflerin - Peggy kann's nicht lassen

20086.0

Schlaflos in Istanbul

20145.5

The Threepenny Opera

19959.0

Als der Fremde kam

2006

Liebe in der Warteschleife

20046.0

Killerjagd. Töte mich, wenn du kannst

20095.8

Das Leben der Philosophen

2006

Arnies Welt

20056.0

Aus der Kurve

20154.5

Ein Mann für den 13ten

20044.3

Sesamstrasse präsentiert: Der Schatz des Käpt'n Karotte

2015

Klabautermann

2022

A Gentle Noise Between the Lines

2017