Heinrich Schafmeister

Biography

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.

Known For

Scene of the Crime

Polizeiruf 110

Die Rosenheim-Cops

DAS!

Alarm for Cobra 11: The Motorway Police

All Movies (79)

It's Just a Phase, Honeybunny2021 · as Principal
Confessions of Felix Krull2021 · as De Venosta's Father
Rosamunde Pilcher: Rundum glücklich2015 · as Richard Parsley
Real Buddy2014
Kaiserschmarrn2013 · as Director
Antilopen2013 · as Ralf "Ralle" Schmitz
Abseitsfalle2013 · as Betriebsrat Borchert
Hotel Metamorphosis2013 · as Hotelier
Rosamunde Pilcher: Eine Frage der Ehre2013 · as Lord Harry Pendoran
Finn und der Weg zum Himmel2012 · as Bonifaz Maier
Zu schön um wahr zu sein2012 · as Wuttke
A Family of Three2012 · as Bürgermeister
Das große Comeback2011 · as Swens
Lauras Stern und die Traummonster2011 · as Vater(voice)
Familie macht glücklich2011 · as Frank Zenka
Biss zur großen Pause - Das Highschool Vampir Grusical2011 · as Milchmann
Aschenputtel2010 · as Fürst Alfons
Rosamunde Pilcher: Wenn das Herz zerbricht2010 · as Humphrey Smith
Eines Tages...2010 · as Frieder Ahrlenz
Laura's Star and the Mysterious Dragon Nian2009 · as Lauras Vater (voice)
Evet, I Do!2008 · as Lüder
Das Glück am Horizont2008 · as Lothar
Mütter Väter Kinder2008 · as Wolfgang Thesen
Armer schwarzer Kater2008 · as Herr Kolitzky
Vollidiot2007 · as IKEA Mann
Leaps and Bounds2007
Laura's Star Xmas Special2006 · as Vater (voice)
TKKG - The Secret of the Mysterious Mind Machine2006 · as Georg
Pik & Amadeus – Freunde wider Willen2006 · as Herr Königstein
Willkommen in Lüsgraf2006 · as Rüdiger
Charlie 22006 · as Blixt
Urmel aus dem Eis2005 · as Professor Habakuk Tibatong
Suche Mann für meine Frau2005 · as Pater Alois
Brautpaar auf Probe2005 · as Edmund Krüger
Liebe in der Warteschleife2004 · as Postbote
Laura's Star2004 · as Papa (voice)
Auch Erben will gelernt sein2003 · as Hermann Helmholtz
In der Mitte eines Lebens2003 · as Sprudel
Like Rabbits2002 · as Günther Bienentreu
If It Don't Fit, Use a Bigger Hammer2002 · as Stadtrat
Wie verliebt man seinen Vater?2002 · as Prof. Hans Hansen
The Slurb2001 · as Department Manager
Pinky und der Millionenmops2001 · as Dr. Webster
Ehemänner und andere Lügner2001 · as Armin Wüpper
Alle Kinder brauchen Liebe2000 · as Jürgen Hertwig
Seitensprung ins Glück2000 · as Dr. Rüdiger Baer
...and It Is Only the Beginning2000 · as Rudolf
Bear on the Run2000 · as lovec
Marlene2000 · as Pianist
Zimmer mit Frühstück2000 · as Wolf
At Fifty, Men Kiss Differently1999 · as Bernhard
Bis zum Horizont und weiter1999 · as Verteidiger
Solo for Clarinet1998 · as Pathologe
Der Campus1998 · as Falscher Arzt
The Harmonists1997 · as Erich A. Collin
Seitensprung in den Tod1997 · as Bernd
Diamanten küßt man nicht1997
Harald1997 · as Harald
A Girl Called Rosemarie1996 · as von Oelsen
Nadine, nackt im Bistro1996 · as Jack
Der Leihmann1995 · as Sommer-Höllenstein
Man in Search of Woman1995 · as Herbert
Maybe... Maybe Not1994 · as Klaus Dieter
The Invincibles1994 · as Gerd Falck
Das Phantom1994 · as Werner
Polski Crash1994 · as Dieter Brötz
Die Skrupellosen - Hörigkeit des Herzens1993 · as Titus Huber
Dance of Death1993
Little Sharks1992 · as Mercedes
Go Trabi Go 2: Those Were the Days of the Wild East1992 · as Fricke
My Daughter Belongs to Me1992
Leo und Charlotte1991
Forever Young1991 · as Martin
Eine Wahnsinnsehe1990 · as Strubel
Tiger, Löwe, Panther1989
Der Leibwächter1989
Year of the Turtle1988
The Cat1988 · as Otten
Treffer1984 · as Chris

All TV Shows (97)

Live nach Neun2018 · as Self - Host
Bettys Diagnose2015 · as Gerald Jung
Heiter bis tödlich - Fuchs und Gans2012 · as Dr. Sauerbier
Heiter bis tödlich - Alles Klara2012 · as Walter Stichling
So gesehen – Talk am Sonntag2011 · as Self
Der Sonntags-Stammtisch2007 · as Self
Oben ohne2007 · as Udo Maulhart
Kinder, Kinder2007 · as Andreas Eumann
Das NRW Duell2006 · as Self
Die ProSieben Märchenstunde2006 · as Vater Richmuth
Ladyland2006 · as Wolfgang Link
Der Staatsanwalt2005 · as Dr. Stefan Schiller
Unter Brüdern2004 · as Paul Schrader
Inga Lindström2004 · as Mika
ZIBB2003 · as Self
SOKO Köln2003 · as Jürgen Sturm
SOKO Köln2003 · as Kurt Blom
SOKO Köln2003 · as Albert Greeve
Was nicht passt, wird passend gemacht2003 · as Eberhard
Pfarrer Braun2003 · as Sigmund von Darendorf
West.art am Sonntag2003 · as Self
Wie erziehe ich meine Eltern?2002 · as Dr. Carlo Mittenzwey
Grains and Dog2002 · as Dr. Bernhardt
Edel & Starck2002
Die Rosenheim-Cops2002 · as Gisbert von Ackersberg
Die Rosenheim-Cops2002 · as Erich Hausleitner
Die Rosenheim-Cops2002 · as Dr. Roland Brunner
Sophie - Sissis kleine Schwester2001 · as Düfflipp
Der Ermittler2001 · as Stefan Möller
Hart aber fair2001 · as Self
Einmal Prinz zu sein2001 · as Martin
Denninger - Der Mallorcakrimi2001 · as Stefan Drösser
Der Pfundskerl2000 · as Volmer
maybrit illner1999 · as Self
Volle Kanne1999 · as Self
SK Kölsch1999 · as Pfarrer Norbert Bliesheim
Mordkommission1998
Fieber: Ärzte für das Leben1998 · as Florian Demel
In aller Freundschaft1998 · as Matthias Reimers
Salto Kommunale1998 · as Hempelmann
Alpha Forum1998 · as Self
Dr. Sommerfeld - Neues vom Bülowbogen1997 · as Paul Gehrke
Sophie – Schlauer als die Polizei erlaubt1997 · as Dr. Guntram
Katrin ist die Beste1997 · as Martin
Tietjen und Bommes1997 · as Self
Die Camper1997 · as Dieter Denkelmann
Das Amt1997 · as Bernhard Klüver
Schlosshotel Orth1996 · as Manfred Häussinger
Mit einem Bein im Grab1996 · as Klaus
Zimmer frei!1996 · as Self
Alarm for Cobra 11: The Motorway Police1996 · as Ludwig Tietze
Die Drei1996
Stubbe – Von Fall zu Fall1995 · as LKW Fahrer
Zoff und Zärtlichkeit1995
Und tschüss!1995 · as Bankdirektor Pape
Balko1995 · as Dr. Konrad Ihsen
Wilsberg1995 · as Mani
A.S. Gefahr ist sein Geschäft1995 · as Kommissar Lausitz
Frauenarzt Dr. Markus Merthin1994 · as Jürgen Porschenk
Inspector Rex1994 · as Dr. Wimmer
Briefgeheimnis1994 · as Karl Kossler
Doppelter Einsatz1994 · as Martin Wund
Ein starkes Team1994 · as Wolfgang Meyer
Die Wache1994 · as Erster Straßenbahnmeister
Weißblaue Wintergeschichten1994 · as Hufnagel
Weißblaue Wintergeschichten1994 · as Konrad Storch
Immer wieder Sonntag1993
Wildbach1993 · as Jörg Schefe
Freunde fürs Leben1992 · as Horst Münch
Felix und zweimal Kuckuck1992 · as Werner Dorngiebel
Oppen und Ehrlich1992
Mit List und Krücke1992 · as Carlo Steinbach
Riverboat1992 · as Self
DAS!1991 · as Self
Peter Strohm1989 · as Direktionsassistent
The Country Doctor1987 · as Volker Schachtelmann
Weißblaue Geschichten1984
Der Fahnder1984 · as Hans Heinz
Der Fahnder1984 · as Guthen
Büro, Büro1983 · as Dr. Eberhard Scheibing
Das Traumschiff1981 · as Thomas Baum
Das Traumschiff1981 · as Justus Erbrecht
Das Traumschiff1981 · as Johnny Benedetti / Klaus-Dieter Schreckenbach
A Case For Two1981 · as Dentzel
A Case For Two1981 · as Paul Gartz
A Case For Two1981
A Case For Two1981 · as Sigmar Holtzberg
A Case For Two1981 · as Tetzlaff
A Case For Two1981 · as Kurt Roosen
Bavarian Film Awards1979 · as Self
NDR Talk Show1979 · as Self
SOKO München1978 · as Kurt Reitmeier
Kölner Treff1976 · as Self
3 nach 91974 · as Self
Polizeiruf 1101971
Polizeiruf 1101971 · as Dr. Kaiser
Scene of the Crime1970 · as Pohl