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Ulrich Mühe

Acting 54 (deceased) years old Grimma, Germany ★ 0.8

Born: June 20, 1953
Died: July 22, 2007

Biography

Friedrich Hans Ulrich Mühe (20 June 1953 – 22 July 2007) was a German film, television and theatre actor. He played the role of Hauptmann (Captain) Gerd Wiesler in the Oscar-winning film Das Leben der Anderen (The Lives of Others, 2006), for which he received the award for Best Performance by an Actor in a Leading Role, Gold, at Germany's most prestigious film awards, the Deutscher Filmpreis (German Film Awards); and the Best Actor Award at the 2006 European Film Awards.

Curiously, events in Mühe's life were mirrored by the plot of the film, as he allegedly discovered in a Stasi file compiled on him that he had been under surveillance by his second wife, Jenny Gröllmann. Gröllmann denied this, and after an acrimonious and highly-publicized court case she succeeded in obtaining an injunction to prevent Mühe from repeating the allegation in a book.

After leaving school, Mühe was employed as a construction worker and a border guard at the Berlin Wall. He then turned to acting, and from the late 1970s into the 1980s appeared in numerous plays, becoming a star of the Deutsches Theater in East Berlin. He was active in politics and denounced Communist rule in East Germany in a memorable address at the Alexanderplatz demonstration on 4 November 1989 shortly before the fall of the Berlin Wall. After German reunification he continued to appear in a large number of films, television programmes and theatre productions. In Germany he was particularly known for playing the lead role of Dr. Robert Kolmaar in the long-running forensic crime series Der letzte Zeuge (The Last Witness, 1998–2007).

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Known For

36 Stunden Angst - Ein Vater kämpft um sein Kind Rudolph 1998

The Woman and the Stranger

The Woman and the Stranger Revolutionär 1985

The Lives of Others

The Lives of Others Gerd Wiesler 2006

My Führer

My Führer Prof. Adolf Israel Grünbaum 2007

Späte Ankunft

Späte Ankunft Raoul Fürstenau 1989

Filmography

Acting Credits (80)

Jedermann Remixed

Jedermann Remixed Devil (archive footage) 2011

Nemesis

Nemesis Robert 2010

My Führer

My Führer Prof. Adolf Israel Grünbaum 2007

Peer Gynt

Peer Gynt Der Knopfgiesser 2006

Das Geheimnis von St. Ambrose Nicolas Cramer 2006

The Lives of Others

The Lives of Others Gerd Wiesler 2006

Stars präsentieren Self 2005

Snowland

Snowland Knövel 2005

Der Ausländer

Der Ausländer 2004

Hunger auf Leben Jochen Hensel 2004

Alles Samba

Alles Samba Gerd Wegener 2003

Im Schatten der Macht

Im Schatten der Macht Günther Gaus 2003

Hamlet_X

Hamlet_X Claudius Müller 2003

Spy Sorge

Spy Sorge Eugen Ott 2003

Through the Night with...

Through the Night with... Self 2002

Amen.

Amen. The Doctor 2002

Langer Samstag Self 2002

Goebbels und Geduldig

Goebbels und Geduldig Goebbels bzw. Geduldig 2001

Dreimal Leben Henri 2001

maybrit illner

maybrit illner Self 1999

German Television Award Self 1999

Volle Kanne Self 1999

Einfach raus

Einfach raus Manfred Reimann 1999

Straight Shooter

Straight Shooter Markus Paufler 1999

Todesengel Dr. Leon Stein 1999

Siska

Siska Erich Branner 1998

36 Stunden Angst - Ein Vater kämpft um sein Kind Rudolph 1998

Rider of the Flames

Rider of the Flames Jacob Gontard 1998

Night Time

Night Time Eschbach 1998

Der letzte Zeuge

Der letzte Zeuge Robert Kolmaar 1998

The Johannes B. Kerner Show Self 1998

Lebensläufe Self 1998

The Castle

The Castle K 1997

Little Angel

Little Angel Kommissar 1997

Funny Games

Funny Games Georg 1997

Deadly Silence

Deadly Silence Christian Plache 1997

Sterben ist gesünder Hugo Wallner 1997

Nadja – Heimkehr in die Fremde Sergej 1996

Peanuts - Die Bank zahlt alles

Peanuts - Die Bank zahlt alles Dr. Jochen Schuster 1996

Nikolaikirche

Nikolaikirche Pfarrer Ohlbaum 1995

Geschäfte Sturm 1995

… nächste Woche ist Frieden Dr. Herbert Pieritz 1995

Rudy, the Racing Pig

Rudy, the Racing Pig Dr. Heinrich Gützkow 1995

Nadja – Heimkehr in die Fremde Sergej 1995

Goldene Henne Self 1995

Rosa Roth

The Blue One

The Blue One Karl 'Kalle' Kaminski 1994

Das tödliche Auge Stefan Phillis 1993

The Last U-Boat

The Last U-Boat Gerber - Kommandant 1993

Benny's Video

Benny's Video Georg, Benny's Father 1992

Schtonk!

Schtonk! Dr. Wieland 1992

Jugend ohne Gott

Jugend ohne Gott Lehrer 1991

Der kleine Herr Friedemann

Der kleine Herr Friedemann Johannes Friedemann 1991

Hard Days, Hard Nights

Hard Days, Hard Nights Flimmer 1990

Longing

Longing Sieghart 1990

Die Zeit ist aus den Fugen

Die Zeit ist aus den Fugen 1990

Nathan der Weise Patriarch 1990

Die gläserne Fackel Maximilian Steinhüter 1989

Spider's Web

Spider's Web Theodor Lohse 1989

Späte Ankunft

Späte Ankunft Raoul Fürstenau 1989

Blauer Panther Self 1989

Nadine, meine Liebe Oberleutnant Stein 1988

Sansibar oder Der letzte Grund

Sansibar oder Der letzte Grund Dr. Grote 1987

Die erste Reihe

Die erste Reihe Rudolf Schwarz 1987

Das Buschgespenst

Das Buschgespenst Siegfried Strauch 1986

Die dritte Frau

Die dritte Frau 1985

Hälfte des Lebens

Hälfte des Lebens Friedrich Hölderlin 1985

The Woman and the Stranger

The Woman and the Stranger Revolutionär 1985

Die Poggenpuhls

Die Poggenpuhls Sohn Leutnant Leo 1984

Olle Henry

Olle Henry Junger Mann 1983

Gespenster Osvald 1983

Der Mann und sein Name Retzlow 1983

Telestar Self 1983

Bavarian Film Awards Self 1979

Polizeiruf 110

Polizeiruf 110 Kegel 1971

Scene of the Crime

Scene of the Crime Peter Fuchs 1970

Scene of the Crime

Scene of the Crime Friedel Hebbel 1970

German Film Award Self 1951

Bambi

Bambi Self 1948

Directing Credits (1)

Der Auftrag Director 2004

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