Ulrich Noethen

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Born: November 18, 1959
From: 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. 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.

Works

83 films

Downfall

20047.9

I'm The Father

20025.0

Bibi Blocksberg

20026.0

Mörderische Elite

200410.0

Hannah Arendt

20126.9

The Red Jacket

20026.7

My Führer

20075.6

The Green Desert

19997.8

Henri 4

20105.6

Life Actually

20076.0

Unexpected

20145.9

A Coffee in Berlin

20127.2

The Scorpion

19975.5

Moon Man

20126.7

Cracks in the Shell

20126.1

Jew-boy Levi

19997.0

Pettson and Findus: A Little Nuisance, a Great Friendship

20146.2

Makellos - Eine kurze Welle des Glücks

20268.5

The Invisible Girl

20115.9

Brecht - Die Kunst zu leben

2006

Heirate mir!

200110.0

The Young Schiller

20054.8

The German Lesson

20196.6

Bibi Blocksberg and the Secret of Blue Owls

20046.2

The Harmonists

19976.7

Bangkok - Ein Mädchen verschwindet

19998.5

Louis van Beethoven

20206.7

Busenfreunde 2 - Alles wird gut!

19989.0

Aghet

20108.2

The Diary of Anne Frank

20167.2

Meine Tochter und der Millionär

20096.0

Berlin Airlift

2005

Jargo

20046.0

The Flying Classroom

20036.2

The Slurb

20016.1

Busenfreunde

19973.3

St. Louis

20197.0

Off Beat

20046.2

Gripsholm

20005.8

Beresina

19995.4

Bonhoeffer: Agent of Grace

20005.9

TKKG - The Secret of the Mysterious Mind Machine

20065.7

The General Case

20166.6

Das Sams in Gefahr

2026

Erntedank - Ein Allgäu-Krimi

20095.4

Allerleirauh

20126.7

My Husband, An Assassin

20135.4

Rumpe und Tuli

2010

Zwei übern Berg

20125.2

Die Eisläuferin

20155.3

My Magical Friend Sams

20035.6

Sams im Glück

20125.3

Beckmann und Markowski: Gehetzt

19999.0

¿De qué lado estás?

20026.0

Hitlers letzte Tage - Der Film "Der Untergang"

20057.0

The Boxer and the Hairdresser

20045.9

Broken Glass Park

20136.1

Das Rätsel des blutroten Rubins

20018.0

Runaway Horse

20075.3

Ein starker Abgang

20086.5

Polly Blue Eyes

20056.8

Lügen haben linke Hände

2011

Kommissar Süden und der Luftgitarrist

2009

The Inventive Lady

20134.0

Long Shadows

20084.9

Eine Hand wäscht die Andere

20124.2

Trau’ niemals deinem Chef

2010

Es ist nicht vorbei

20117.2

Departure

20164.8

Ausgerechnet Weihnachten

20055.5

Secret Stories

20047.5

Kennen Sie Ihren Liebhaber?

20124.9

Silberhochzeit

20065.5

Kommissar Süden und das Geheimnis der Königin

2009

Josefa’s Return

20245.4

The Deep End

19977.0

Was wenn der Tod uns scheidet

20087.0

Lautlose Schritte

199610.0

Von Mäusen und Lügen

20113.4

Der Parkhausmörder

199610.0

Ett enklare liv

20085.5

Mein ist die Rache

19978.0

Tsunami oder: Die Maximale Mitmenschlichkeit

2006