- After studying acting at the Schauspielschule in Halle, he made his stage debut at a theater in Cottbus (1949).
- Ensemble member at the German Democratic Republic's most respected theaters, the Maxim-Gorki-Theater (1952-1959), Berliner Ensemble (1959-1971) and Deutsches Theater (1971-1980). He was chosen GDR "Stage Actor of the Year" twice.
- After songwriter 'Wolf Biermann' was stripped of his citizenship by the German Democratic Republic government in 1976, Thate and his wife Angelica Domröse joined a group of artists, protesting against the decision. Four years later, they finally emigrated to West Germany.
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