Udo Lindenberg
Acting
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).
Known for
Acting94
movieHead Full of Honey
2014
Udo Lindenberg
movieTotgesagte leben länger
2008
Strassenmusikant
movie7 Dwarves: The Forest Is Not Enough
2006
Rumpelstilzchen als Hippie
ZIBB
2003
Self
Atlantic Affairs
2002
Udo Lindenberg
tvBeckmann
1999
Self
Liane
1996
Hans Albers
movieSuper
1984
Alex
movieDie Wahrheit über Extrabreit
1983
Self (uncredited)
tvBananas
1981
Self
tvWWF Club
1980
self
moviePanic Time
1980
Himself / Carl Coolman
Okay
1979
Self
tvAm laufenden Band
1974
Self - Guest
Ein Kessel Buntes
1972
Self - Musician
tvDisco
1971
Self
tvScene of the Crime
1970
Udo Lindenberg
tvBambi
1948
Self
Sound8
Atlantic Affairs
2002
Original Music Composer
movieSuper
1984
Original Music Composer
moviePanic Time
1980
Music
Persil ist auch kein Schnittlauch
1978
Original Music Composer
movieNorth Sea Is Death Sea
1976
Original Music Composer, Songs
movieSupermarket
1974
Original Music Composer
Writing3
Directing2
Production1
moviePanic Time
1980
Producer