Biography
Friedrich Hans Ulrich Mühe (20 June 1953 – 22 July 2007) was a German film, television and theatre actor. He played the role of Hauptmann (Captain) Gerd Wiesler in the Oscar-winning film Das Leben der Anderen (The Lives of Others, 2006), for which he received the award for Best Performance by an Actor in a Leading Role, Gold, at Germany's most prestigious film awards, the Deutscher Filmpreis (German Film Awards); and the Best Actor Award at the 2006 European Film Awards.
Curiously, events in Mühe's life were mirrored by the plot of the film, as he allegedly discovered in a Stasi file compiled on him that he had been under surveillance by his second wife, Jenny Gröllmann. Gröllmann denied this, and after an acrimonious and highly-publicized court case she succeeded in obtaining an injunction to prevent Mühe from repeating the allegation in a book.
After leaving school, Mühe was employed as a construction worker and a border guard at the Berlin Wall. He then turned to acting, and from the late 1970s into the 1980s appeared in numerous plays, becoming a star of the Deutsches Theater in East Berlin. He was active in politics and denounced Communist rule in East Germany in a memorable address at the Alexanderplatz demonstration on 4 November 1989 shortly before the fall of the Berlin Wall. After German reunification he continued to appear in a large number of films, television programmes and theatre productions. In Germany he was particularly known for playing the lead role of Dr. Robert Kolmaar in the long-running forensic crime series Der letzte Zeuge (The Last Witness, 1998–2007).
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Filmography
all 80
Movies 61
TV Shows 19
self 13
Director 1
Jedermann Remixed (2011)
Questions to my Father (2011)
Nemesis (2010)
My Führer (2007)
So What?! Friedrich Gulda (2007)
Peer Gynt (2006)
Das Geheimnis von St. Ambrose (2006)
The Lives of Others (2006)
Snowland (2005)
Der Ausländer (2004)
Hunger auf Leben (2004)
Der Auftrag (2004)
Alles Samba (2003)
Im Schatten der Macht (2003)
Im Schatten der Macht (2003)
Hamlet_X (2003)
Spy Sorge (2003)
Through the Night with... (2002)
Amen. (2002)
Langer Samstag (2002)
Goebbels und Geduldig (2001)
Dreimal Leben (2001)
Maybrit Illner (1999)
German Television Award (1999)
Volle Kanne (1999)
Einfach raus (1999)
Straight Shooter (1999)
Todesengel (1999)
Siska (1998)
36 Stunden Angst - Ein Vater kämpft um sein Kind (1998)
Rider of the Flames (1998)
Night Time (1998)
Der letzte Zeuge (1998)
Die Johannes B. Kerner Show (1998)
Funny Games (1997)
The Castle (1997)
Little Angel (1997)
Deadly Silence (1997)
Sterben ist gesünder (1997)
Peanuts – Die Bank zahlt alles (1996)
Nikolaikirche (1995)
Geschäfte (1995)
… nächste Woche ist Frieden (1995)
Nadja – Heimkehr in die Fremde (1995)
Goldene Henne (1995)
Rudy, the Racing Pig (1995)
Rosa Roth (1994)
The Blue One (1994)
The Last U-Boat (1993)
Das tödliche Auge (1993)
Benny's Video (1992)
Schtonk! (1992)
Jugend ohne Gott (1991)
Der kleine Herr Friedemann (1991)
Hard Days, Hard Nights (1990)
Longing (1990)
Die Zeit ist aus den Fugen (1990)
Nathan der Weise (1990)
Bernhard Wicki: Regisseur (1989)
Die gläserne Fackel (1989)
Spider's Web (1989)
Späte Ankunft (1989)
Blauer Panther – TV & Streaming Award (1989)
Nadine, meine Liebe (1988)
Sansibar oder Der letzte Grund (1987)
Die erste Reihe (1987)
Das Buschgespenst (1986)
Die dritte Frau (1985)
Hälfte des Lebens (1985)
The Woman and the Stranger (1985)
Die Poggenpuhls (1984)
Olle Henry (1983)
Gespenster (1983)
Der Mann und sein Name (1983)
Telestar (1983)
Bayerischer Filmpreis (1979)
Polizeiruf 110 (1971)
Scene of the Crime (1970)
Deutscher Filmpreis (1951)
Bambi Awards (1948)
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Known ForActing
GenderMale
Birthday1953-06-20
Deathday2007-07-22 (54 years old)
Birth NameFriedrich Hans Ulrich Mühe
Birth PlaceGrimma, Germany
RelationshipsSusanne Lothar (1997-01-01 - 2007-01-01), Jenny Gröllmann (1984-01-01 - 1990-01-01)
ChildrenAndreas Mühe, Anna Maria Mühe
CitizenshipsGerman Democratic Republic, Germany
Also Known AsFriedrich Hans Ulrich Mühe
AwardsKainz Medal, European Film Award for Best Actor, Berliner Bär, Bavarian TV Awards
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