Ulrich Matthes

Ulrich Matthes and Jim Rakete.

Ulrich Matthes (born 9 May 1959) is a German actor, best known for his role as Joseph Goebbels in the film Downfall.

Life and work

Ulrich Matthes was born in Berlin and educated at the Evangelisches Gymnasium zum Grauen Kloster. He studied acting in the early 1980s in Berlin under Else Bongers. In the 2004 movie Downfall he plays Joseph Goebbels. In the 2004 movie The Ninth Day, he plays Fr. Henri Kremer, a Catholic priest imprisoned at Dachau.

Awards

• 1985: Förderpreis für Literatur der Landeshauptstadt Düsseldorf in Northrhine-Westphalia^[1]
• 2015: Goldene Kamera award – Best German Actor for performances in the Tatort episode Im Schmerz geboren [Born in Pain] and in Bornholmer Straße^[2]
• 2016: Lielais Kristaps Best Actor for performance in Pelnu Sanitorija (Exiled)^[3]

Film

Television

• 1995 Wolffs Revier: Sommersprossen
• 1987-1997 Derrick (4 episodes)
• 1997 The Old Fox: Der Tod der Eltern
• 1997-1999 Polizeiruf 110 (2 episodes)
• 2000 Ein Fall für zwei: Blutiges Pfand
• 2008 The Bill: Proof of Life
• 2011 Tatort: Stille Wasser
• 2014 Tatort: Im Schmerz geboren

External links

• Ulrich Matthes at the Internet Movie Database

References

1. ↑ Ulrich Matthes in: Förderpreis für Literatur der Landeshauptstadt Düsseldorf
2. ↑ "Ulrich Matthes". Goldene Kamera (in German). Retrieved 1 March 2015. 
3. ↑ Antanoviča, Agnija (13 October 2016). "Feature film Mellow Mud and documentary Under the Sun win Lielais Kristaps awards". LETA. Retrieved 29 November 2016.