Cast & creator
Ulrich Noethen
Best known for Scene of the Crime, Scene of the Crime, Scene of the Crime
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.
83
film credits
61
television credits
144
1948–2026 · acting roles
6.4
average across scored titles
Signature credits
Known for
Across film & television
Filmography (144)
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Scene of the Crime
Dr. Zimmer
1970Scene of the Crime
Nat Dorsey
1970Scene of the Crime
Hans Wolff
1970Scene of the Crime
Staatsanwalt Jörg Reinhardt
1970Volle Kanne
Self
1999
The Old Fox
Prof. Simon Holter
1977
Morgenmagazin
Self
1992
NDR Talk Show
Self
1979
Polizeiruf 110
Alexander Beck
1971
Wer weiß denn sowas?
Self
2015
A Case For Two
Dr. Jürgen Mattes
1981Mein Nachmittag
Self
2008Menschen der Woche
Self
2000Im Namen des Gesetzes
Frank Kleinert
1994
Bambi
Self
1948
Babylon Berlin
Dr. Edmund Forster
2017
Vienna Blood
Graf von Triebenbach
2019German Film Award
Self
1951Grimme Award
Self
1964
Quizduell-Olymp
Self
2015Goldene Kamera
Self
1984
Der Kriminalist
Ulli Grützke
2006
Siska
Albert Branner
1998Siska
Erwin Schöller
1998Blauer Panther
Self
1989Bavarian Film Awards
Self
1979Thadeusz
self
2005
Deutscher Fernsehpreis
Self
1999
Deutschland
General Wolfgang Edel
2015
Kommissar Stolberg
Ralf Reger
2006
Downfall
Reichsführer SS Heinrich Himmler
2004
Charité
Ferdinand Sauerbruch
2017
Die Verbrechen des Professor Capellari
1998
Furia
Brehme
2021
Rosa Roth
Ralf Vorburg
1994Stadtklinik
Robert Wasser
1993
Eurocops
1988
Under Suspicion
Max Wemmer
2002
Lesenswert
Self
2013
Sperling
Herr Krause
1996
Marie Brand
Professor Jacobsen
2008
Zwei Brüder
Ludwig Hellmann
1994
NSU German History X
Helmut Roewer
2016
Neben der Spur
Dr. Johannes Jessen
2015
The Promise
Leo Rosenbaum
2011
Hindenburg: The Last Flight
Ernst Lehmann
2011
Miss Sophie - Same Procedure as Every Year
Butler Mortimer
2025
Die Patriarchin
Bent Peerson
2005
Bibi Blocksberg
Bernhard Blocksberg
2002
Parallel Me
Thomas
2025
Ku'damm 63
Kurt Moser
2021
Die Partner
Martin Zobel
1995Love & Chaos
Vera Brühne
Oberstaatsanwalt Böck
2001
Gladbeck Freaks Out
Einsatzleiter Recklinghausen
2018
The Wasp
Nobbe Zosch
2021
Ku'damm 59
Kurt Moser
20183satBuchzeit
Self
2006
Hannah Arendt
Hans Jonas
2012
My Führer
Heinrich Himmler
2007
Henri 4
Karl IX
2010
Wendland
Jakob Stiller
2022
Unterleuten: The Torn Village
Dr. Gerhard Fließ
2020
Bibi Blocksberg and the Secret of Blue Owls
Bernhard Blocksberg
2004
The German Lesson
Jens Ole Jepsen
2019
Teufelsbraten
Vater
2008
The Green Desert
Detlef
1999
Die Luftbrücke
Alexander Kielberg
2005
A Coffee in Berlin
Walter Fischer
2012
The Man with the Bassoon
Rudi Bockelmann
2011
54 Hours: The Gladbeck Hostage Crisis
Einsatzleiter Recklinghausen
2018
Pettson and Findus: A Little Nuisance, a Great Friendship
Pettersson
2014
Hitler's Final Days: The Movie 'Downfall'
Self
2005Bangkok - Ein Mädchen verschwindet
Sven Arnhold
1999
My Husband, An Assassin
Paul Frei
2013
Cracks in the Shell
Kaspar Friedmann
2012
I'm The Father
Nico Ellermann
2002
Moon Man
The Father (voice)
2012
The Diary of Anne Frank
Otto Heinrich Frank
2016
TKKG - The Secret of the Mysterious Mind Machine
Lehrer Herr Manek
2006
Jew-boy Levi
Ingenieur Kohler
1999
The Harmonists
Harry Frommermann
1997
Beresina
Dr. Alfred Waldvogel
1999
Makellos - Eine kurze Welle des Glücks
Anton Laux
2026
Jargo
Schuldirektor
2004Mörderische Elite
Klee
2004
Bonhoeffer: Agent of Grace
Hans von Dohnanyi
2000
Kennen Sie Ihren Liebhaber?
Kai Stellmann
2012
Unexpected
Bernd
2014
Brecht - Die Kunst zu leben
Narrator (voice)
2006
Meine Tochter und der Millionär
Moritz von Wrede
2009
Heirate mir!
Eugen Schafmeyer
2001Beckmann und Markowski: Gehetzt
Rablonski
1999
Louis van Beethoven
Christian Gottlob Neefe
2020
The Scorpion
Arno Jürging
1997
The Young Schiller
Buchhändler Schwan
2005Das Sams in Gefahr
Von Mäusen und Lügen
Dr. Arnold 'Arnie' Fischer
2011
The Slurb
Mr. Taschenbier
2001Busenfreunde 2 - Alles wird gut!
Bernhard
1998
The Invisible Girl
Wilhelm Michel
2011
St. Louis
Captain Gustav Schröder
2019The Deep End
Steffen
1997
Es ist nicht vorbei
Prof. Wolfgang Limberg
2011
The Red Jacket
Vater
2002Eine Hand wäscht die Andere
Chlodwig Pullmann
2012
The Flying Classroom
Dr. Johann 'Justus' Bökh
2003
Busenfreunde
Bernhard Kroll
1997
Life Actually
Roland Spatz
2007
My Magical Friend Sams
Bruno Taschenbier
2003
The Boxer and the Hairdresser
Fränki Laue
2004
Aghet
Armin Wegner
2010Kommissar Süden und der Luftgitarrist
Tabor Süden
2009
Erntedank - Ein Allgäu-Krimi
Günter Hartmann
2009Kommissar Süden und das Geheimnis der Königin
Tabor Süden
2009Ein starker Abgang
Arzt 2
2008
The General Case
Fritz Bauer
2016
Was wenn der Tod uns scheidet
Joachim Hellwig
2008
Off Beat
Prof. Olivari
2004
Polly Blue Eyes
Herbert Pinn
2005
¿De qué lado estás?
2002Mein ist die Rache
Girres
1997
Sams im Glück
Bruno Taschenbier
2012
Trau’ niemals deinem Chef
Oskar Moedebeck
2010Das Rätsel des blutroten Rubins
Prof. Planitz
2001
Gripsholm
Kurt
2000
Die Eisläuferin
Helmuth Wendt
2015Lügen haben linke Hände
Max Timmermann
2011Rumpe und Tuli
Therapeut
2010
Runaway Horse
Helmut
2007
Ausgerechnet Weihnachten
Carl
2005
Silberhochzeit
Leo
2006
Allerleirauh
King Tobald
2012
Departure
Hillas Vater
2016
The Inventive Lady
Gregor
2013
Zwei übern Berg
Paul
2012
Josefa’s Return
Norbert Blume
2024Secret Stories
Reiner
2004Tsunami oder: Die Maximale Mitmenschlichkeit
2006Der Parkhausmörder
Jochen Stein
1996
Long Shadows
Volker Widmer
2008
Ett enklare liv
Peter Hoffman
2008Lautlose Schritte
Henry Stöver
1996
Broken Glass Park
Volker Trebur
2013