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Heinrich Schafmeister
Essen, Germany
Heinrich Schafmeister is a German actor and presenter. He is the second of three children born to the former President of the State Social Court of Schleswig-Holstein. He attended…
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Heinrich Schafmeister is a German actor and presenter. He is the second of three children born to the former President of the State Social Court of Schleswig-Holstein. He attended primary school from 1963 to 1967, followed by the Albert-Einstein-Realschule in Essen until 1973. Subsequently, he completed his *Abitur* (university-entrance diploma) at the St.-Pius-Gymnasium in Coesfeld and went on to study German Studies and Music. He dropped out of his university studies in 1980 to transfer to the Folkwang University of the Arts. There, he was classmates with Armin Rohde and Hansa Czypionka. After graduating, he performed in theater productions in Aachen for six years. He made his cinematic debut in 1984 in the film *Treffer*, directed by Dominik Graf. Schafmeister also frequently appears in television series—for instance, as Didi Denkelmann in *Die Camper*, as Manfred Höch in *Wilsberg*, or as Karl Wolkenfuß in *Wie erziehe ich meine Eltern?*. Schafmeister gained wider public recognition through the film *Comedian Harmonists*, in which he portrayed the singer Erich A. Collin. Schafmeister serves voluntarily as the Treasurer of the *Bundesverband Schauspiel* (BFFS)—the professional union for actors. As a board member, he is also responsible for social and collective bargaining policy. In this capacity, he played a key role in late 2013 in concluding the first collective bargaining agreement for actors in the German film and television industry—an agreement that, among other provisions, established a minimum starting wage for newcomers to the profession. He lives in Cologne and is married to Jutta Schafmeister, an actors' agent. Together with Leonard Lansink, Schafmeister performs in theater productions. During the 2014 European elections, he publicly supported the SPD and its lead candidate, Martin Schulz. From July 23 to December 2018, he co-hosted the program *Live nach Neun* alongside Alina Stiegler.
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2021
It's Just a Phase, Honeybunny
Movie Principal
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2021
Confessions of Felix Krull
Movie De Venosta's Father
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2018
Live nach Neun
TV show Self - Host
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2015
Rosamunde Pilcher: Rundum glücklich
Movie Richard Parsley
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2015
Bettys Diagnose
TV show Gerald Jung
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2014
Real Buddy
Movie
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2013
Kaiserschmarrn
Movie Director
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2013
Antilopen
Movie Ralf "Ralle" Schmitz
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2013
Abseitsfalle
Movie Betriebsrat Borchert
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2013
Hotel Metamorphosis
Movie Hotelier
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2013
Rosamunde Pilcher: Eine Frage der Ehre
Movie Lord Harry Pendoran
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2012
Finn und der Weg zum Himmel
Movie Bonifaz Maier
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2012
Heiter bis tödlich - Fuchs und Gans
TV show Dr. Sauerbier
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2012
Zu schön um wahr zu sein
Movie Wuttke
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2012
Heiter bis tödlich - Alles Klara
TV show Walter Stichling
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2012
A Family of Three
Movie Bürgermeister
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2011
Lauras Stern und die Traummonster
Movie Vater(voice)
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2011
Das große Comeback
Movie Swens
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2011
Familie macht glücklich
Movie Frank Zenka
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2011
Biss zur großen Pause - Das Highschool Vampir Grusical
Movie Milchmann
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2011
So gesehen – Talk am Sonntag
TV show Self
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2010
Aschenputtel
Movie Fürst Alfons
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2010
Rosamunde Pilcher: Wenn das Herz zerbricht
Movie Humphrey Smith
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2010
Eines Tages...
Movie Frieder Ahrlenz
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2009
Laura's Star and the Mysterious Dragon Nian
Movie Lauras Vater (voice)
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2008
Evet, I Do!
Movie Lüder
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2008
Das Glück am Horizont
Movie Lothar
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2008
Mütter Väter Kinder
Movie Wolfgang Thesen
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2008
Armer schwarzer Kater
Movie Herr Kolitzky
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2007
Der Sonntags-Stammtisch
TV show Self
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2007
Oben ohne
TV show Udo Maulhart
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2007
Kinder, Kinder
TV show Andreas Eumann
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2007
Vollidiot
Movie Man at IKEA #1
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2007
Leaps and Bounds
Movie
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2006
Laura's Star Xmas Special
Movie Vater (voice)
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2006
TKKG - The Secret of the Mysterious Mind Machine
Movie Georg
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2006
Pik & Amadeus – Freunde wider Willen
Movie Herr Königstein
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2006
Willkommen in Lüsgraf
Movie Rüdiger
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2006
Das NRW Duell
TV show Self
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2006
Charlie 2
Movie Blixt
