Heinrich Schafmeister
Acting
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
Acting162
movieConfessions of Felix Krull
2021
De Venosta's Father
Live nach Neun
2018
Self - Host
movieRosamunde Pilcher: Rundum glücklich
2015
Richard Parsley
tvBettys Diagnose
2015
Gerald Jung
movieKaiserschmarrn
2013
Director
Antilopen
2013
Ralf "Ralle" Schmitz
movieAbseitsfalle
2013
Betriebsrat Borchert
movieHotel Metamorphosis
2013
Hotelier
movieRosamunde Pilcher: Eine Frage der Ehre
2013
Lord Harry Pendoran
movieFinn und der Weg zum Himmel
2012
Bonifaz Maier
tvHeiter bis tödlich - Fuchs und Gans
2012
Dr. Sauerbier
tvHeiter bis tödlich - Alles Klara
2012
Walter Stichling
movieA Family of Three
2012
Bürgermeister
movieLauras Stern und die Traummonster
2011
Vater(voice)
movieFamilie macht glücklich
2011
Frank Zenka
movieAschenputtel
2010
Fürst Alfons
movieRosamunde Pilcher: Wenn das Herz zerbricht
2010
Humphrey Smith
Eines Tages...
2010
Frieder Ahrlenz
movieLaura's Star and the Mysterious Dragon Nian
2009
Lauras Vater (voice)
movieEvet, I Do!
2008
Lüder
Mütter Väter Kinder
2008
Wolfgang Thesen
Armer schwarzer Kater
2008
Herr Kolitzky
tvOben ohne
2007
Udo Maulhart
Kinder, Kinder
2007
Andreas Eumann
movieVollidiot
2007
Man at IKEA #1
movieLaura's Star Xmas Special
2006
Vater (voice)
moviePik & Amadeus – Freunde wider Willen
2006
Herr Königstein
movieCharlie 2
2006
Blixt
tvDie ProSieben Märchenstunde
2006
Vater Richmuth
Ladyland
2006
Wolfgang Link
movieUrmel aus dem Eis
2005
Habakuk Tibatong
movieSuche Mann für meine Frau
2005
Pater Alois
movieBrautpaar auf Probe
2005
Edmund Krüger
tvDer Staatsanwalt
2005
Dr. Stefan Schiller
movieLaura's Star
2004
Papa (voice)
Unter Brüdern
2004
Paul Schrader
ZIBB
2003
Self
tvSOKO Köln
2003
Jürgen Sturm / Kurt Blom / Albert Greeve
movieAuch Erben will gelernt sein
2003
Hermann Helmholtz
tvPfarrer Braun
2003
Sigmund von Darendorf
tvWie erziehe ich meine Eltern?
2002
Dr. Carlo Mittenzwey
tvGrains and Dog
2002
Dr. Bernhardt
movieLike Rabbits
2002
Günther Bienentreu
tvDie Rosenheim-Cops
2002
Gisbert von Ackersberg / Erich Hausleitner / Dr. Roland Brunner
movieThe Slurb
2001
Department Manager
moviePinky und der Millionenmops
2001
Dr. Webster
Der Ermittler
2001
Stefan Möller
movieAlle Kinder brauchen Liebe
2000
Jürgen Hertwig
movieSeitensprung ins Glück
2000
Dr. Rüdiger Baer
tvDer Pfundskerl
2000
Volmer
movieMarlene
2000
Pianist
tvSK Kölsch
1999
Pfarrer Norbert Bliesheim
tvIn aller Freundschaft
1998
Matthias Reimers
movieSolo for Clarinet
1998
Pathologe
movieDer Campus
1998
Falscher Arzt
tvSalto Kommunale
1998
Hempelmann
movieThe Harmonists
1997
Erich A. Collin
tvDie Camper
1997
Dieter Denkelmann
movieHarald
1997
Harald
tvDas Amt
1997
Bernhard Klüver
tvSchlosshotel Orth
1996
Manfred Häussinger
movieA Girl Called Rosemarie
1996
von Oelsen
tvAlarm for Cobra 11: The Motorway Police
1996
Ludwig Tietze
tvStubbe – Von Fall zu Fall
1995
LKW Fahrer
movieDer Leihmann
1995
Sommer-Höllenstein
tvUnd tschüss!
1995
Bankdirektor Pape
tvBalko
1995
Dr. Konrad Ihsen
tvWilsberg
1995
Mani
tvA.S. Gefahr ist sein Geschäft
1995
Kommissar Lausitz
Frauenarzt Dr. Markus Merthin
1994
Jürgen Porschenk
tvInspector Rex
1994
Dr. Wimmer
movieMaybe... Maybe Not
1994
Klaus Dieter
Briefgeheimnis
1994
Karl Kossler
movieThe Invincibles
1994
Gerd Falck
tvDoppelter Einsatz
1994
Martin Wund
movieDas Phantom
1994
Werner
tvEin starkes Team
1994
Wolfgang Meyer
moviePolski Crash
1994
Dieter Brötz
Die Wache
1994
Erster Straßenbahnmeister
tvWeißblaue Wintergeschichten
1994
Hufnagel / Konrad Storch
tvWildbach
1993
Jörg Schefe
tvFreunde fürs Leben
1992
Horst Münch
movieLittle Sharks
1992
Mercedes
Felix und zweimal Kuckuck
1992
Werner Dorngiebel
Mit List und Krücke
1992
Carlo Steinbach
tvRiverboat
1992
Self
tvDAS!
1991
Self
tvPeter Strohm
1989
Direktionsassistent
movieThe Cat
1988
Otten
tvThe Country Doctor
1987
Volker Schachtelmann
tvDer Fahnder
1984
Hans Heinz / Guthen
movieTreffer
1984
Chris
tvBüro, Büro
1983
Dr. Eberhard Scheibing
tvDas Traumschiff
1981
Thomas Baum / Justus Erbrecht / Johnny Benedetti / Klaus-Dieter Schreckenbach
tvA Case For Two
1981
Dentzel / Paul Gartz / Sigmar Holtzberg / Tetzlaff / Kurt Roosen
tvSOKO München
1978
Kurt Reitmeier
tvPolizeiruf 110
1971
Dr. Kaiser