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Heinrich Schafmeister
ActorBorn March 2, 1957 (69 years)
Heinrich Schafmeister is a German actor and presenter. He is the second of three children born to the former President of the State Social Court of Schleswig-Holstein. He attended primary school from 1963 to 1967, followed by the Albert-Einstein-Realschule in Essen until 1973. Subsequently, he completed his *Abitur* (university-entrance diploma) at the St.-Pius-Gymnasium in Coesfeld and went on to study German Studies and Music. He dropped out of his university studies in 1980 to transfer to the Folkwang University of the Arts. There, he was classmates with Armin Rohde and Hansa Czypionka. After graduating, he performed in theater productions in Aachen for six years. He made his cinematic debut in 1984 in the film *Treffer*, directed by Dominik Graf. Schafmeister also frequently appears in television series—for instance, as Didi Denkelmann in *Die Camper*, as Manfred Höch in *Wilsberg*, or as Karl Wolkenfuß in *Wie erziehe ich meine Eltern?*. Schafmeister gained wider public recognition through the film *Comedian Harmonists*, in which he portrayed the singer Erich A. Collin. Schafmeister serves voluntarily as the Treasurer of the *Bundesverband Schauspiel* (BFFS)—the professional union for actors. As a board member, he is also responsible for social and collective bargaining policy. In this capacity, he played a key role in late 2013 in concluding the first collective bargaining agreement for actors in the German film and television industry—an agreement that, among other provisions, established a minimum starting wage for newcomers to the profession. He lives in Cologne and is married to Jutta Schafmeister, an actors' agent. Together with Leonard Lansink, Schafmeister performs in theater productions. During the 2014 European elections, he publicly supported the SPD and its lead candidate, Martin Schulz. From July 23 to December 2018, he co-hosted the program *Live nach Neun* alongside Alina Stiegler.
Known For
Filmography
| 2025 | Miss Sophie - Same Procedure As Every Year (TV Series) · as Cast |
| 2021 | It's Just a Phase, Honeybunny · as Principal |
| 2021 | Confessions of Felix Krull · as De Venosta's Father |
| 2015 | Rosamunde Pilcher: Rundum glücklich · as Richard Parsley |
| 2015 | The Glory Is Gone (TV Series) · as Piet |
| 2015 | Bettys Diagnose (TV Series) · as Gerald Jung |
| 2014 | |
| 2013 | Kaiserschmarrn · as Director |
| 2013 | Antilopen · as Ralf "ralle" Schmitz |
| 2013 | Hotel Metamorphosis · as Hotelier |
| 2013 | Rosamunde Pilcher: Eine Frage der Ehre · as Lord Harry Pendoran |
| 2012 | Finn und der Weg zum Himmel · as Bonifaz Maier |
| 2012 | Abseitsfalle · as Betriebsrat Borchert |
| 2012 | Zu schön um wahr zu sein · as Wuttke |
| 2012 | Cheerful to deadly - Fox and Goose (TV Series) · as Dr. Sauerbier |
| 2012 | Heiter bis tödlich - Alles Klara (TV Series) · as Walter Stichling |
| 2011 | A Family of Three · as Bürgermeister |
| 2011 | Das grosse Comeback · as Swens |
| 2011 | Laura's Star and the Dream Monster · as Vater(voice) |
| 2011 | Familie macht glücklich · as Frank Zenka |
| 2011 | Biss zur großen Pause - Das Highschool Vampir Grusical · as Milchmann |
| 2010 | Cinderella · as Fürst Alfons |
| 2010 | Rosamunde Pilcher: Wenn das Herz zerbricht · as Humphrey Smith |
| 2010 | Eines Tages... · as Frieder Ahrlenz |
| 2009 | SOKO Stuttgart (TV Series) · as Markus Nocke |
| 2009 | Laura's Star and the Mysterious Dragon Nian · as Lauras Vater (voice) |
| 2008 | Evet, I Do! · as Lüder |
| 2008 | Das Glück am Horizont · as Lothar |
| 2008 | Funny Movie (TV Series) · as Milchmann |
| 2008 | Armer schwarzer Kater · as Herr Kolitzky |
| 2007 | Oben Ohne (TV Series) · as Udo Maulhart |
| 2007 | Children, Children (TV Series) · as Andreas Eumann |
| 2007 | Complete Idiot · as Ikea Mann |
| 2007 | |
| 2006 | Laura's Christmas Star · as Vater (voice) |
| 2006 | Pik & Amadeus - Freunde wider Willen · as Herr Königstein |
| 2006 | |
| 2006 | Willkommen in Lüsgraf · as Rüdiger |
| 2006 | Charlie 2 · as Blixt |
| 2006 | The Hour of Fairytales (TV Series) · as Vater Richmuth |
| 2006 | Ladyland (TV Series) · as Wolfgang Link |
| 2005 | Urmel aus dem Eis · as Habakuk Tibatong |
| 2005 | Suche Mann für meine Frau · as Pater Alois |
| 2005 | Brautpaar auf Probe · as Edmund Krüger |
| 2005 | Der Staatsanwalt (TV Series) · as Dr. Stefan Schiller |
| 2004 | Liebe in der Warteschleife · as Postbote |
| 2004 | Laura's Star · as Papa (voice) |
| 2004 | Inga Lindström (TV Series) · as Mika |
| 2004 | Der Wunschbaum (TV Series) · as Cast |
| 2003 | SOKO Köln (TV Series) · as Albert Greeve |
| 2003 | Was nicht passt wird passend gemacht (TV Series) · as Eberhard |
| 2003 | Pfarrer Braun (TV Series) · as Sigmund Von Darendorf |
| 2003 | Auch Erben will gelernt sein · as Hermann Helmholtz |
| 2002 | August der Glückliche · as Cast |
| 2002 | Wie erziehe ich meine Eltern? (TV Series) · as Dr. Carlo Mittenzwey |
| 2002 | Körner und Köter (TV Series) · as Dr. Bernhardt |
| 2002 | Wie die Karnickel · as Günther Bienentreu |
| 2002 | If It Don't Fit, Use a Bigger Hammer · as Stadtrat |
| 2002 | Edel & Starck (TV Series) |
| 2002 | Die Rosenheim-Cops (TV Series) · as Gisbert Von Ackersberg |
| 2002 | For Heaven's Sake (2002) (TV Series) · as Wachtmeister Kolatschek |
| 2001 | The Slurb · as Department Manager |
| 2001 | Pinky and the Million Dollar Pug · as Dr. Webster |
| 2001 | Sophie - Sissis kleine Schwester · as Düfflipp |
| 2001 | Sophie - Sissis kleine Schwester (TV Series) · as Düfflipp |
| 2001 | Der Ermittler (TV Series) · as Stefan Möller |
| 2000 | Alle Kinder brauchen Liebe · as Jürgen Hertwig |
| 2000 | Seitensprung ins Glück · as Dr. Rüdiger Baer |
| 2000 | Just the Beginning · as Rudolf |
| 2000 | The Great Guy (TV Series) · as Volmer |
| 2000 | Bear on the Run · as Lovec |
| 2000 | Marlene · as Pianist |
| 2000 | Zimmer mit Frühstück · as Wolf |
| 1999 | Julia - eine ungewöhnliche Frau (TV Series) · as Raoul Komarek |
| 1999 | Die rote Meile (TV Series) · as Rosner |
| 1999 | Mit fünfzig küssen Männer anders · as Bernhard |
| 1999 | Bis zum Horizont und weiter · as Verteidiger |
| 1999 | SK Kölsch (TV Series) · as Pfarrer Norbert Bliesheim |
| 1998 | Mordkommission (TV Series) |
| 1998 | In aller Freundschaft (TV Series) · as Matthias Reimers |
| 1998 | Solo for Clarinet · as Pathologe |
| 1998 | Campus · as Falscher Arzt |
| 1997 | The Harmonists · as Erich A. Collin |
| 1997 | Dr. Sommerfeld – Neues vom Bülowbogen (TV Series) · as Paul Gehrke |
| 1997 | Die Camper (TV Series) · as Dieter Denkelmann |
| 1997 | Das Amt (TV Series) · as Bernhard Klüver |
| 1997 | Harald · as Harald |
| 1997 | alphateam (TV Series) · as Max Leonhard |
| 1996 | The Girl Rosemarie · as Von Oelsen |
| 1996 | Schlosshotel Orth (TV Series) · as Manfred Häussinger |
| 1996 | With One Leg in The Grave (TV Series) · as Klaus |
| 1996 | Alarm for Cobra 11 (TV Series) · as Ludwig Tietze |
| 1995 | Stubbe - case by case (TV Series) · as Lkw Fahrer |
| 1995 | Zoff und Zärtlichkeit (TV Series) |
| 1995 | Der Leihmann · as Sommer-Höllenstein |
| 1995 | Für alle Fälle Stefanie (TV Series) · as Michael Keimer |
| 1995 | And goodbye! (TV Series) · as Bankdirektor Pape |
| 1995 | Ein falscher Schritt · as Frieder Braun |
| 1995 | Balko (TV Series) · as Dr. Konrad Ihsen |
| 1995 | Wilsberg (TV Series) · as Mani |
| 1995 | A.S. - Gefahr ist sein Geschäft (TV Series) · as Kommissar Lausitz |
| 1994 | Gynecologist Dr. Markus Merthin (TV Series) · as Jürgen Porschenk |
| 1994 | Inspector Rex (TV Series) · as Dr. Wimmer |
| 1994 | Maybe... Maybe Not · as Klaus Dieter |
| 1994 | The Invincibles · as Gerd Falck |
| 1994 | Doppelter Einsatz (TV Series) · as Martin Wund |
| 1994 | Air Albatros (TV Series) · as Cast |
| 1994 | Das Phantom - Die Jagd nach Dagobert · as Werner |
| 1994 | Ein starkes Team (TV Series) · as Wolfgang Meyer |
| 1994 | Ihre Exzellenz, die Botschafterin (TV Series) · as Tillmann Schnoor |
| 1994 | The Watch (1994) (TV Series) · as Erster Straßenbahnmeister |
| 1994 | White and blue winter stories (TV Series) · as Hufnagel |
| 1993 | Polski Crash · as Dieter Brötz |
| 1993 | Rosamunde Pilcher (TV Series) · as Humphrey Smith |
| 1993 | Ein Bayer auf Rügen (TV Series) · as Mario |
| 1992 | Freunde fürs Leben (TV Series) · as Horst Münch |
| 1992 | Little Sharks · as Mercedes |
| 1992 | |
| 1992 | |
| 1992 | Felix und 2x Kuckkuck (TV Series) · as Werner Dorngiebel |
| 1989 | |
| 1989 | |
| 1989 | Peter Strohm (TV Series) · as Direktionsassistent |
| 1988 | |
| 1988 | The Cat · as Otten |
| 1987 | Der Landarzt (TV Series) · as Volker Schachtelmann |
| 1985 | Lindenstraße (TV Series) · as Guru |
| 1984 | Der Fahnder (TV Series) · as Hans Heinz |
| 1984 | Treffer · as Chris |
| 1983 | White and blue stories (TV Series) |
| 1982 | Office, office (TV Series) · as Dr. Eberhard Scheibing |
| 1981 | The Love Boat (DE) (TV Series) · as Johnny Benedetti / Klaus-Dieter Schreckenbach |
| 1981 | A Case for Two (TV Series) · as Paul Gartz |
| 1978 | SOKO 5113 (TV Series) · as Kurt Reitmeier |
| 1971 | Polizeiruf 110 (TV Series) · as Dr. Kaiser |
| 1970 | Tatort (TV Series) · as Pohl |