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Waldemar Kobus
Szczytno, Warminsko-Mazurskie, Poland
Waldemar Kobus (born 1966 in Szczytno [Ortelsburg], Poland) is a German actor. Waldemar Kobus immigrated to Germany from Poland in 1970 as an ethnic German repatriate and grew up…
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Waldemar Kobus (born 1966 in Szczytno [Ortelsburg], Poland) is a German actor. Waldemar Kobus immigrated to Germany from Poland in 1970 as an ethnic German repatriate and grew up in Düren. Following his acting training at the Otto Falckenberg School in Munich, he secured engagements at renowned theaters in Frankfurt, Bochum, Stuttgart, Zurich, Vienna, and Cologne. Since the early 1990s, he has worked regularly in film and television, with his focus shifting increasingly toward on-camera work starting in 2001. Kobus gained widespread recognition primarily through his role as the police officer Viktor Schimanek in the RTL comedy series *Alles Atze*. He garnered international attention for his portrayal of the SS officer Günther Franken in *Black Book*. He played other notable roles in films such as *Lissi und der wilde Kaiser*, *Speed Racer*, and *Valkyrie*, as well as the role of the Viking chieftain Halvar in *Vicky the Viking* and its sequel. In addition to his acting work, Kobus also performs as a popular entertainer during the Cologne Carnival. He lives in Berlin with his wife, the actress Traute Hoess.
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2026
Fatherland
Movie Mayor of Frankfurt
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2025
Manitou's Canoe
Movie Mr. Lucas
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2023
Sebastian Fitzek's Therapy
TV show Patrick Halberstaedt
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2023
Das Märchen von der Zauberflöte
Movie Sarastro
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2023
Seneca
Movie
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2022
The Magic Flute
Movie Mr. Suessmayr
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2022
Decision Game
TV show Obdachloser
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2022
Klabautermann
Movie
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2021
Goldjungs
Movie Iwan Herstatt
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2020
Null Komma Null
Movie Guest
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2020
The Magic Kids: Three Unlikely Heroes
Movie Brückentroll
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2019
A Hidden Life
Movie Stein
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2018
Hubert und Staller – Eine schöne Bescherung
Movie Michael Schartl
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2018
Beat
TV show Korsch
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2018
The Captain
Movie Hansen
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2017
Triff …
TV show Martin Luther
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2017
Babylon Berlin
TV show Döhmann
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2017
Teenosaurus Rex
Movie Dr. Kohlbuch
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2017
The Zookeeper's Wife
Movie Dr. Ziegler
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2017
A Gentle Noise Between the Lines
Movie Monsieur Henri
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2017
Wendy - Der Film
Movie Metzger Röttgers
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2016
Radio Home
Movie Opa
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2016
Fake
Movie Hausmann
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2016
Der Athen Krimi: Trojanische Pferde
Movie Petros
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2015
Aus der Kurve
Movie Wilhelm Borgdorf
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2015
Sesamstrasse präsentiert: Der Schatz des Käpt'n Karotte
Movie Captain
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2014
Inspector Dupin: Brittany's Surf
Movie Le Berre-Ryckeboerec
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2014
Schlaflos in Istanbul
Movie Frank
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2014
The Black Brothers
Movie Battista Rossi
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2014
Die Fahnderin
Movie Schmidt-Rohrbach
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2012
Eine Hand wäscht die Andere
Movie Karsten Leimer
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2012
Die LottoKönige
TV show Rudi König
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2012
Letzte Spur Berlin
TV show Reuter
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2012
Russendisko
Movie Rabbi
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2012
Victor and the Secret of Crocodile Mansion
Movie Herr Strichninsky
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2012
Die Chefin
TV show Christian Franke
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2011
Heiter bis tödlich - Nordisch Herb
TV show Wulff Thorwald
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2011
Wickie and the Treasure of the Gods
Movie Halvar
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2011
Alive and Ticking
Movie Daniel Strumpf
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2011
The Secret of the Ark
Movie Jon Vogler
