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German actor (1970–2010)
Heinrich Schmieder
Born (1970-02-14 ) 14 February 1970Died 21 July 2010(2010-07-21) (aged 40) Occupation Actor Years active 1991–2010 Children 2
Heinrich Schmieder (14 February 1970 – 21 July 2010) was a German
actor .
Life
Heinrich Schmieder was the son of
Albanian -
Banatdeutsch immigrants. From 1991 to 1994 he studied acting at the private
Zinner Studio in Munich.
From 1999 to 2001, Schmieder had the role of the Commissioner Tobias von Sachsen in the TV series
Tatort broadcast by
Radio Bremen . He appeared alongside
Heino Ferch and
Sebastian Koch in the internationally successful 2001 TV movie
The Tunnel in the role of Theo Lohmann. In 2003 he was nominated for a
German Television Award for best actor. In 2004 he was directed by
Oliver Hirschbiegel in the role of
Rochus Misch in the
Oscar-nominated
film
Downfall . He joined the
German Film Academy in 2005.
Schmieder was found dead on 21 July 2010, at the age of 40, by his teammate, in a hotel in Livigno, Italy, while participating in the
Bike Transalp .
[1] He left behind a wife and two children. The cause of his death is unknown.
Filmography (selection)
1992-2006:
Tatort (TV series, five episodes) – Kommissar Tobias von Sachsen / Ralf Schaufler / Kalle Seidel
1992: Wir Enkelkinder – Mephisto
1995-1996: Against the Wind (TV series) – Boje
1997: Babes' Petrol – Young Man
1997: Ein Held – Polizist 2
1998:
The Bubi Scholz Story [
de ] – Klaus Eckleben – jung
2000: Anniversaries – Thorsten
2001:
The Tunnel – Theo Lohmann
2001:
Dead Man – Richard
2002:
Like Rabbits – Hubert
2002:
Extreme Ops – Goran
2003: Man Bites Fashion – Tom
2004:
Hunger for Life [
de ] – Günter
2004:
Downfall –
Rochus Misch
2004: The Fall – Dino
2005:
Margarete Steiff [
de ] – Lehrer
2005-2008:
A Case for BARZ (TV series)
2006: Warchild – Tony
2006:
Suspect (TV series, episode:A New Life ) – Walter Krohn
2007: Prague Embassy – Frank Ziesche
2008:
The Suspicion (Short Film) – Udo
2008: So – Lohman
2008:
The Legend of Brandner Kaspar [
de ] – Pfarrer
2009:
Hitler in Court – Hans Ehard
2009: Flight into the Night – The Accident at Überlingen – Bernd Wegmann
2010: Metropolitan Area (TV series, one episode) – Gerd Banzer
Awards
External links
References
International National People