Funniest German Actors
by lemansour82 | created - 18 Aug 2011 | updated - 18 Aug 2011 | PublicA list for the funniest German TV- and movie-actors.
1. Christoph Waltz
Actor | Django Unchained
Christoph Waltz is an Austrian-German actor. He is known for his work with American filmmaker Quentin Tarantino, receiving acclaim for portraying SS-Standartenführer Hans Landa in Inglourious Basterds (2009) and bounty hunter Dr. King Schultz in Django Unchained (2012). For each performance, he won...
2. Christoph Maria Herbst
Actor | Stromberg
The German actor became one of the most popular actors on comedic television alongside Anke Engelke in the comedy series "Ladykracher". Christoph Maria Herbst was initially seen at the Bremerhaven City Theater from 1992 to 1996, until he switched to television in 1998 with participation in series ...
3. Michael Herbig
Actor | Der Schuh des Manitu
Michael 'Bully' Herbig studied photography and is well known in the German comedy scene as a writer, director and producer. In addition to his morning radio show 'Langemann und die Morgencrew' from 1992 to 1995, he also made 800 episodes of the comedy radio show 'Die Bayern Cops'. He has appeared ...
4. Matthias Schweighöfer
Actor | Army of the Dead
Grimme-Preis award winner, Matthias Schweighöfer, is one of Germany's most successful actors and is quickly becoming an international phenomenon.
Schweighöfer was most recently seen in Christopher Nolan's film, "Oppenheimer," Netflix's "Heart of Stone" opposite Gal Gadot and Jamie Dornan and "The ...
5. Bastian Pastewka
Actor | Pastewka
Bastian Pastewka was born on April 4, 1972 in Bochum, Germany. He is an actor and writer, known for Pastewka (2005), Der Wixxer (2004) and Morgen hör ich auf (2016). He has been married to Heidrun Buchmaier since 2004.
6. Til Schweiger
Actor | Inglourious Basterds
Actor, producer, writer, and director Til Schweiger is Germany's best-known actor and also the country's most successful director. With more than 51 Million admissions no other German filmmaker drew more people to cinemas. He runs his own production company Barefoot Films based in Berlin, Germany.
...
7. Rick Kavanian
Actor | Der Schuh des Manitu
Rick Kavanian was born on January 26, 1971 in Munich, Germany. He is an actor and writer, known for Manitou's Shoe (2001), (T)Raumschiff Surprise - Periode 1 (2004) and Bully & Rick (2004).
8. Nora Tschirner
Actress | Keinohrhasen
Nora Tschirner was born on June 12, 1981 in East Berlin, East Germany. She is an actress and producer, known for Rabbit Without Ears (2007), Tatort (1970) and Kebab Connection (2004).
9. Dieter Hallervorden
Actor | Nonstop Nonsens
He grew up in middle-class circumstances with two sisters. Before his hometown was 90 percent destroyed by air raids, his parents brought him to Quedlinburg. After the war, Didi Hallervorden returned to Dessau, where he completed primary school as one of the best in the district. The SED leadership...
10. Christian Ulmen
Actor | Herr Lehmann
Christian Ulmen was born on September 22, 1975 in Neuwied, Rhineland-Palatinate, Germany. He is an actor and producer, known for Berlin Blues (2003), Dr. Psycho - Die Bösen, die Bullen, meine Frau und ich (2007) and Die Discounter (2021). He has been married to Collien Ulmen-Fernandes since ...
11. Antoine Monot Jr.
Actor | Who Am I - Kein System ist sicher
Now a Swiss citizen, Antoine Monot, Jr was born in Germany in 1975. Monot undertook numerous PR mandates for touring theater groups following his training as a director at the "Hochschule für Musik und Theater Zürich". In 1993 Monot, Jr. produced the short film _Timing (1999 short)_ for the "...
12. Tom Gerhardt
Actor | Hausmeister Krause - Ordnung muss sein
Tom Gerhardt was born on December 12, 1957 in Cologne, North Rhine-Westphalia, West Germany. He is an actor and writer, known for Hausmeister Krause - Ordnung muss sein (1999), Resident Evil: Apocalypse (2004) and Voll normaaal (1994). He has been married to Nadja da Silva since March 8, 2019. They...
13. Anke Engelke
Actress | Fröhliche Weihnachten
Anke Engelke was born in Montreal, Canada in December 1965. She is a comedian, actor and writer, known for Die Wochenshow (1996), Das schönste Mädchen der Welt (2018) and Ladykracher (2002). She has garnered numerous awards, including the Grimme Award for the improv show Blind Date 2 - Taxi nach ...
14. Armin Rohde
Actor | Lola rennt
After school, he completed his training at the Folkwang School in Essen from 1980 to 1984 and clown training with Pierre Byland. Rohde then worked at various theaters in Bielefeld and Bochum and played in the ensemble of the Schauspielhaus Bochum from 1987 to 1995. His brother Uwe Rohde, who was ...
15. Max Giermann
Actor | Switch: Reloaded
Max Giermann was born on October 24, 1975 in Freiburg/Breisgau, Germany. He is an actor, known for Switch: Reloaded (2007), Woman in Love (2011) and FunnyMovie (2008).
16. Bjarne Mädel
Actor | Der Tatortreiniger
Bjarne Mädel was born on March 12, 1968 in Hamburg, Germany. He is an actor and director, known for Der Tatortreiniger (2011), 25 km/h (2018) and Sörensen hat Angst (2020).
17. Martina Hill
Actress | Knallerfrauen
Martina Hill was born in Berlin in 1974, where after finishing school she later studied drama. Martina had her breakthrough in 2007 as an ensemble member of the comedy show "Switch Reloaded" which catapulted her into the spotlight, making her known as the best female impersonator in Germany. Thus, ...
18. Martin Semmelrogge
Actor | Das Boot
Martin Semmelrogge was born on December 8, 1955 in Bad Boll, Baden-Württemberg, Germany. He is an actor, known for Das Boot (1981), Schindler's List (1993) and Fahr zur Hölle (2011). He was previously married to Sonja Semmelrogge and Susanne.
19. Otto Waalkes
Actor | Otto - Der Film
Otto Waalkes was born on July 22, 1948 in Emden, Germany. He is an actor and writer, known for Holly - The Movie (1984), Otto - Der Liebesfilm (1992) and Help, I Shrunk My Teacher (2015). He was previously married to Eva Haßmann and Manuela Ebelt.
20. Christian Tramitz
Actor | (T)Raumschiff Surprise - Periode 1
Christian Tramitz was born on July 13, 1955 in Munich, Bavaria, West Germany. He is an actor and writer, known for (T)Raumschiff Surprise - Periode 1 (2004), Manitou's Shoe (2001) and Hubert ohne Staller (2011). He has been married to Anette Tramitz since July 2004. They have two children. He was ...
21. Hilmi Sözer
Actor | Blackout - Die Erinnerung ist tödlich
Hilmi Sözer was born on March 9, 1970 in Çubuk, Ankara, Turkey. He is an actor, known for Blackout - Die Erinnerung ist tödlich (2006), Germanikus (2004) and Was nicht passt, wird passend gemacht (2002).
22. Vicco von Bülow
Writer | Ödipussi
Loriot was once best known as a cartoonist, with the distinguishing feature that all his characters had potato-shaped noses. In the 1960s, he presented the TV series "Cartoon" which featured short animated cartoons from all over the world. In between the clips he acted in little funny sketches. ...
23. Evelyn Hamann
Actress | Adelheid und ihre Mörder
As the daughter of a family of musicians, her passion for the stage was awakened early. After finishing school, she completed her training at the University of Music and Performing Arts in Hamburg with Professor Eduard Marks. Her career as a theater actress then took her to the Thalia Theater in ...
24. Uwe Ochsenknecht
Actor | Transporter: The Series
He grew up in Mannheim. As a ten-year-old, Uwe Ochsenknecht sang in the opera choir and later became interested in the theater. His school performance suffered because of his interests and Ochsenknecht had to leave high school shortly before graduating from high school. At the age of 17 he passed ...
25. Jochen Busse
Actor | Das Amt
After graduating from high school, Busse took private lessons in acting in Munich. In 1960 he was discovered at Friedrich Hollaender's student cabaret "Die Knallfrösche" for a cabaret revue in Berlin. In the following years, Busse primarily gained acting and cabaret experience at the Frankfurt ...
26. Michael Kessler
Actor | Switch: Reloaded
Michael Kessler was born on June 24, 1967 in Wiesbaden, Hesse, Germany. He is an actor and writer, known for Switch: Reloaded (2007), Look Who's Back (2015) and Little Sharks (1992).
27. Oliver Wnuk
Actor | Allein gegen die Zeit
Oliver Wnuk was born on January 28, 1976 in Konstanz, Baden-Württemberg, Germany. He is an actor and writer, known for 13 Hours: Race Against Time (2010), Stromberg (2004) and Die LottoKönige (2012).
28. Hape Kerkeling
Actor | Total Normal
Hape Kerkeling was born on December 9, 1964 in Recklinghausen, North Rhine-Westphalia, West Germany. He is an actor and writer, known for Total Normal (1989), Kein Pardon (1993) and Horst Schlämmer - Isch kandidiere! (2009).
29. Mirco Nontschew
Actor | RTL Samstag Nacht
Mirco Nontschew was born on October 29, 1969 in Berlin, Germany. He was an actor and writer, known for RTL Samstag Nacht (1993), 7 Zwerge (2004) and 7 Dwarves: The Forest Is Not Enough (2006). He was married to Melanie. He died on December 3, 2021 in Lankwitz, Berlin, Berlin, Germany.
30. Michael Müller
Actor | Switch: Reloaded
Michael Müller was born on September 2, 1958 in Bonn, Germany. He is an actor, known for Switch: Reloaded (2007), Stratmanns - Jupps Kneipentheater im Pott (2001) and Andi Ommsen ist der letzte Lude (2003).
31. Marie Bäumer
Actress | Im Angesicht des Verbrechens
Marie Bäumer was born on May 7, 1969 in Düsseldorf, North Rhine-Westphalia, West Germany. She is an actress and writer, known for In the Face of Crime (2010), The Counterfeiters (2007) and 3 Days in Quiberon (2018).
32. Sky du Mont
Actor | Eyes Wide Shut
Sky du Mont's parents left Germany and moved to Argentina. Sky Du Mont attended school in Great Britain. He completed his high school diploma in Switzerland. From 1969 he trained as an actor in Munich, which he completed in 1971 with the examination before the State Theater Cooperative. Afterwards,...
33. Thomas Fritsch
Actor | Das schwarz-weiß-rote Himmelbett
He was a dashing romantic heartthrob of the 1960s, the scion of illustrious show business parents. Thomas was born in Dresden, the son of pre-war Ufa Film matinee idol Willy Fritsch and the actress and dancer Dinah Grace. He studied drama, ballet and singing in Hamburg and made his theatrical debut...
34. Simon Gosejohann
Actor | Die Nacht der lebenden Loser
Simon Gosejohann was born on January 9, 1976 in Gütersloh, North Rhine-Westphalia, Germany. He is an actor and writer, known for Night of the Living Dorks (2004), Captain Cosmotic (1998) and Master of the Fist (1996).
35. Frederik Braun
Actor | Fatman: The Quark Knight
Frederik Braun is known for Fatman: The Quark Knight (2014), Dumb Fiction (2011) and Young and Wild (2014).
36. Stefan Jürgens
Actor | George and the Dragon
Stefan Jürgens was born on February 26, 1963 in Unna, North Rhine-Westphalia, Germany. He is an actor and writer, known for George and the Dragon (2004), Mein Chef und ich (2004) and Accidentally in Ossi (2007).
37. Serdar Somuncu
Actor | Tatort
Serdar Somuncu was born on June 3, 1968 in Istanbul, Turkey. He is an actor and director, known for Tatort (1970), Innen/Aussen (2020) and It's Your Turn, Honey! (2017).
38. Oliver Kalkofe
Actor | Der Wixxer
Oliver Kalkofe was born on September 12, 1965 in Hannover, Lower Saxony, West Germany. He is an actor and writer, known for Der Wixxer (2004), The Vexxer (2007) and Kalkofes Mattscheibe (1994).
39. Ralf Richter
Actor | Das Boot
Ralf Richter was born on August 17, 1957 in Essen, Germany. He is an actor and producer, known for Das Boot (1981), Was nicht passt wird passend gemacht (2003) and Es wäre gut, daß ein Mensch würde umbracht für das Volk (1991).
40. Helge Schneider
Actor | 00 Schneider - Jagd auf Nihil Baxter
Helge Schneider was born on August 30, 1955 in Mülheim an der Ruhr, Germany. He is an actor and composer, known for 00 Schneider - Jagd auf Nihil Baxter (1994), 00 Schneider - Im Wendekreis der Eidechse (2013) and Texas - Doc Snyder hält die Welt in Atem (1993).
41. Ingolf Lück
Self | Die Wochenshow
Ingolf Lück was born on April 26, 1958 in Bielefeld, North Rhine-Westphalia, Germany. He is an actor, known for Die Wochenshow (1996), Bang Boom Bang - Ein todsicheres Ding (1999) and Feel the Motion (1985).
42. Matthias Knop
Actor | Talk im Tudio
Matthias Knop was born on November 11, 1974 in Lippstadt, North Rhine-Westphalia, Germany. He is an actor, known for Talk im Tudio (2005), Schmidt & Pocher (2007) and Das Comedy Central EM-Studio (2008).
Tell Your Friends