Andreas Schmidt (actor)
Andreas M. Schmidt | |
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 Schmidt in April 2016 | |
| Born | 23 November 1963 Finnentrop, West Germany |
| Died | 28 September 2017 (aged 53) Berlin, Germany |
| Occupation(s) | Actor, theatre director |
| Years active | 1987–2017 |
| Spouse | Jennifer Schmidt |
| Children | 1 |
Andreas M. Schmidt (23 November 1963 – 28 September 2017) was a German screen actor and theatre director. During his thirty-year career, he appeared in over 130 film and television productions.
Biography
[edit]Born in Heggen, Finnentrop, Schmidt grew up in the Märkisches Viertel in West Berlin. He was a singer and guitarist in the rock band Lillies große Liebe in the 1980s.[1] His first acting role was in the 1987 film Bang! You're Dead!. Schmidt received three nominations at the Deutscher Filmpreis, winning once in 2009.[1] Notable film appearances by Schmidt include Sommer vorm Balkon (2005), The Counterfeiters (2007), The Moon and Other Lovers (2008) and Henri 4 (2010).[2] He also had roles in television programs such as Tatort, Der Kriminalist and Polizeiruf 110.[3] In addition, he directed theatre.[1]
Schmidt lived in Kreuzberg, Berlin with his family. He died of cancer on 28 September 2017, at the age of 53.[3] He was survived by his American wife, Jennifer, and their son (born 2008).[4]
Selected filmography
[edit]- Bang! You're Dead! (1987) - Möhre (uncredited)
- Linie 1 (1988) - Humphrey
- Stille Betrüger (1989) - Georg
- The Rose Garden (1989) - Vladimir
- Der doppelte Nötzli (1990)
- Life Is All You Get (1997) .... Mieter mit Schrank
- Plus-minus null (1998) .... Alex
- Kai Rabe gegen die Vatikankiller (1998) .... F / X Mann
- Gangster (1999) .... Erbse
- Crazy (2000) .... Ricardo
- Conamara (2000) .... Axel
- Planet Alex (2001) .... Harald
- Heidi M. (2001) .... Erich
- Viktor Vogel – Commercial Man (2001) .... Alfi
- 99euro-films (2001) .... (segment "Ein Mann boxt sich durch")
- Julies Geist (2001) .... Hans
- Pigs Will Fly (2002) .... Laxe
- Auszeit (2002) .... Donald
- Eierdiebe (2003) .... Polizeibeamter Zwei
- Alltag (2003) .... Waffenschieber
- Yugotrip (2004) .... Pförtner 2
- Farland (2004) .... Imbissbesitzer Hans
- Am I Sexy? (2004) .... Winnie Marzewski
- Guys and Balls (2004) .... Jürgen
- Folge der Feder! (2004) .... Police Officer 1
- Summer in Berlin (2005) .... Ronald
- No Sweat (2005) .... Toni Neer
- Neandertal (2006) .... Rudi
- Gefangene (2006) .... Vasile
- The Counterfeiters (2007) .... Zilinski
- Rudy: The Return of the Racing Pig (2007) .... Spacko
- Krauts, Doubts & Rock 'n' Roll (2008) .... Gurki
- The Moon and Other Lovers (2008) .... Siggi
- Henri 4 (2010) .... Guillaume du Bartas
- Eines Tages... (2010) .... Stefan Ranft
- A Family of Three (2011) .... Iggy
- A Good Summer (2011) .... Andi Komorowski
- Faust (2011) .... Valentin's Friend
- The Adventures of Huck Finn (2012) .... Sklaventreiber Bill
- Deckname Luna (2012) .... Schoen
- Wetlands (2013) .... Freund der Eltern
- Banklady (2013) .... Uwe
- Sputnik (2013) .... Herr Karl
- To Life! (2014) .... Prof. Werner
- Ente gut! (2016) .... Frank Weiss
- Timm Thaler oder Das verkaufte Lachen (2017) .... Belial
- The Invisibles (2017) .... Hans Winkler (final film role)
References
[edit]- ^ a b c "Interview Andreas Schmidt: "Das war Folter für mich"". Stern (in German). 21 April 2008. Retrieved 1 October 2017.
- ^ "Andreas Schmidt". filmportal.de (in German). Retrieved 1 October 2017.
- ^ a b Zander, Peter (29 September 2017). "Zum Tod von Andreas Schmidt: Ein echtes Berliner Original". Berliner Morgenpost (in German). Retrieved 2 October 2017.
- ^ "Nach längerer Krankheit: Schauspieler Andreas Schmidt mit 53 Jahren gestorben". Focus (in German). 29 September 2017. Retrieved 1 October 2017.
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