Cast & creator
Udo Lindenberg
Best known for Scene of the Crime, Scene of the Crime, ZIBB
Udo Gerhard Lindenberg is a German rock musician, writer, and painter. After beginning his career as a drummer in the late 1960s with bands and musicians such as the City Preachers and Peter Herbolzheimer, he increasingly focused on singing and writing his own songs starting in the early 1970s. As one of the first rock musicians to present lyrics in German, he helped pave the way for the breakthrough of German-language rock music. Since then, Lindenberg has continuously evolved into a leading and defining figure in the German music scene, and his recordings have frequently achieved gold status. With his 34th studio album, *Stark wie Zwei* (Strong as Two), he topped the German charts for the first time in his career in 2008, at the age of 62. In the 1980s, alongside his musical endeavors, Lindenberg increasingly dedicated himself to the subject of inner-German relations. Despite his considerable efforts, however, he was denied the opportunity to perform in the GDR with his band, the Panikorchester—with the exception of a heavily monitored performance held in 1983 before a hand-picked FDJ audience at the Palace of the Republic in East Berlin. A tour that had already been scheduled for 1984 was subsequently cancelled by the GDR leadership. Later, a high-profile exchange of gifts took place: in 1987, Lindenberg presented Erich Honecker with a leather jacket, received a *Schalmei* (shawm) in return, and finally gifted Honecker an electric guitar on the occasion of the latter's first visit to the Federal Republic of Germany. Since the 1990s, Lindenberg has also gained recognition as a painter. His first exhibition in 1996 was followed by numerous others—including the 2005 exhibition *Keine Panik. Udo Lindenbergs bunte Republik* (No Panic: Udo Lindenberg’s Colorful Republic) at the Haus der Geschichte (House of History) in Bonn. His works have garnered increasing attention and are now held in various collections, including that of the German Federal Chancellery. In 2010, the Federal Ministry of Finance issued two special postage stamps designed by the Ministry itself. Udo Lindenberg has received numerous awards for his body of work. He has lived primarily in Hamburg since 1968. Since July 2016, he has been an honorary citizen of his birthplace, Gronau (Westphalia).
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film credits
58
television credits
96
1948–2026 · acting roles
6.8
average across scored titles
Signature credits
Known for
Across film & television
Filmography (112)
Showing 112 of 112 credits
Scene of the Crime
Udo Lindenberg
1970Scene of the Crime
Music
1970ZIBB
Self
2003
Die Harald Schmidt Show
Self
1995
Leute heute
Self
1997
NDR Talk Show
Self
1979
ZDF-Fernsehgarten
Self
19863 nach 9
Self
1974
Wetten, dass..?
Self
1981Die Drehscheibe
Self
1964
Beckmann
Self
1999
Bambi
Self
1948Die ZDF-Hitparade
Self
1969Das aktuelle Sportstudio
self
1963Die ultimative Chartshow
Self
2003Titel, Thesen, Temperamente
Self
1967Goldene Kamera
Self
1984
Boulevard Bio
Self
1991
Through the Night with...
Self
2002
Verstehen Sie Spaß?
Self
1980Die Spielbude
Self
1982
Stars in der Manege
Self
1959Ein Kessel Buntes
Self - Musician
1972
Disco
Self
1971Musik aus Studio B
Self
1961ECHO-Verleihung
Self
1992
Auf los geht's los
Self
1977NDR Kultur – Das Journal
Self
2002Menschen
Self
1982Please Turn the Page
Self
1977Na sowas!
Self
1982Musik Convoy
Self
1984Goldene Henne
Self
1995
Ein Herz für Kinder
Self
1998
Geld oder Liebe
Self
1989
Am laufenden Band
Self - Guest
1974Bio’s Bahnhof
Self
1978Hamburg Journal
self
2011Okay
Self
1979Tag des deutschen Schlagers
Self
1981Je später der Abend
Self
1973Na siehste!
Self
1987Zwischenmahlzeit
Self
1963Nase vorn
Self
1988Our Best
Self
2003
WWF Club
self
19801Live Talk mit Frau Heinrich
2011Goldener Löwe
Self
1984Bei Bio
Self
1983live - die ZDF-talkshow
Self
1987
Bananas
Self
1981
Soundtrack Deutschland
Self
2015
Plattenküche
Self
1976Stuckrads Homestory
Self
20145 nach 10
Self
1981Telezirkus
Self
1981
UDO Rebell. Rockstar. Ikone.
Self
2026
7 Dwarves: The Forest Is Not Enough
Rumpelstilzchen als Hippie
2006
Head Full of Honey
Udo Lindenberg
2014Persil ist auch kein Schnittlauch
Original Music Composer
1978Rockpop in Concert
Self
1978
Die Wahrheit über Extrabreit
Self (uncredited)
1983
Kurt Weill
2002
Mein Name ist Otto
Self
2024
Udo Lindenberg: Stärker als die Zeit - Live
2016
Lindenberg! Mach dein Ding
Himself
2020Matussek trifft
Self
2010Blackjack
(uncredited)
1996Blackjack
Idea
1996
Son of Hitler
Story
1979
Udo Lindenberg: Volle Fahrt voraus - Begegnungen auf dem Lindischen Ozean
Self
2019
25 Jahre Brings - Das Jubiläumskonzert
Self
2016
Udo Lindenberg - Stark wie zwei
Self
2008
Udo Lindenberg & Das Panikorchester - 50 Jahre Rock'n'Roll in der bunten Republik
Himself
2023Udo Lindenberg & Das Panikorchester - 50 Jahre Rock'n'Roll in der bunten Republik
Director
2023Atlantic Affairs
Udo Lindenberg
2002Atlantic Affairs
Original Music Composer
2002
Udo Lindenberg: MTV Unplugged Live aus dem Hotel Atlantic
Himself
2011Hermann Hesse – Superstar
himself
2012
Tabaluga und die Zeichen der Zeit
Gesang
2012Er war Superstar - Falco
2017
Totgesagte leben länger
Strassenmusikant
2008
Der Generalmanager oder How to Sell a Tit Wonder
Self
2006
Nena feat. Nena - Live
Self
2003
Udo Lindenberg - MTV Unplugged 2 - Live vom Atlantik
Self
2018
North Sea Is Death Sea
Original Music Composer
1976North Sea Is Death Sea
Songs
1976Lass uns 'n Wunder sein. Auf der Suche nach Rio Reiser
Self
2009
Super
Alex
1984Super
Original Music Composer
1984
Supermarket
Original Music Composer
1974Die Akte Lindenberg - Udo und die DDR
Self
2010
Westernhagen: MTV Unplugged
Self
2016
Panic Time
Himself / Carl Coolman
1980Panic Time
Director
1980Panic Time
Story
1980Panic Time
Writer
1980Panic Time
Producer
1980Panic Time
Music
1980
Ronny's Pop Show - Neue Deutsche Welle
Interpret
2004
The Seduction of Angels
2000The Seduction of Angels
Music
2000
Udo Lindenberg: Stärker als die Zeit
2016
Panische Zeiten - Udo Lindenberg rockt den Osten
self
2014
德国战车和乌多·林登贝格演唱会合集
Self
Liane
Hans Albers
1996
Otto - Die Doku
Self
2018
Udo Lindenberg - Keine Panik und immer mittendrin
2021
Udo Lindenberg & Das Panikorchester: Ich mach mein Ding - Die Show
2013
Panische Nächte
Self
1978
Lindstärke 10
Self
1983
Sonderzug nach Pankow
self
2015