Hans-Joachim Heist (born January 11, 1949 in

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) is a German actor and comedian.

Life

Heist works as actor and comedian in television programs on German broadcasters. In German satire programme ''

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'' on German broadcaster

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he plays the role of "Gernot Hassknecht".

Filmography

* 1982–2006:

Ein Fall für zwei ''Ein Fall für zwei'' (''"A case for two"'') is a German television series, which premiered on 11 September 1981 on ZDF. The series, set in Frankfurt am Main, features two main characters who solve crimes: a defense attorney and a private inves ...

(8 episodes) * 1985–1994:

Diese Drombuschs ''Diese Drombuschs'' is a German television series that originally aired on ZDF for six seasons from 1983 to 1994. The show revolves around a typical German middle class family living in the city of Darmstadt. Cast * Witta Pohl as Vera Drombu ...

(5 episodes) * 1992: Das Nest – Motorraddiebe * 1994:

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– Mutterfreuden * 1995: Der Leihmann * 1997: Das Amt – Das Gerücht * 1998:

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* 1999: Die Camper – Die Jagd * 1999:

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* 1999:

Tatort ''Tatort'' ("Crime scene") is a German language police procedural television series that has been running continuously since 1970 with some 30 feature-length episodes per year, which makes it the longest-running German TV drama. Developed b ...

– Der Heckenschütze * 2000: * 2000: Fandango * 2000: Ich beiß zurück * 2000: 7 Tage im Paradis * 2001: Große Liebe wider Willen * 2001:

Ritas Welt ''Ritas Welt'' (English: ''Rita's World'') is a German television sitcom produced by the German division of Columbia TriStar Television that premiered on RTL on 17 September 1999 and ended its run after five successful seasons on 19 December 200 ...

* 2001: Durch Dick und Dünn * 2001:

Alarm für Cobra 11 – Die Autobahnpolizei ''Alarm für Cobra 11 – Die Autobahnpolizei'' ("Alarm for Cobra 11 – The Highway Police") is a long-running, popular German television series about a two-man team of highway police (Autobahnpolizei), originally set in Berlin and since 1999 i ...

* 2002:

If It Don't Fit, Use a Bigger Hammer ''If It Don't Fit, Use a Bigger Hammer'' (german: Was nicht passt, wird passend gemacht) is a 2002 German comedy film directed by . Plot Kümmel, Kalle and Horst work for the contractor Werner Wiesenkamp, who runs a small construction company ...

* 2002:

– 1000 Tode * 2002:

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* 2002: Natalie V – Im Spinnennetz des Babystrich * 2003: Die Camper – Der Sträfling * 2003–2005:

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(10 episodes) * 2003: Klassentreffen * 2004:

Wilsberg ''Wilsberg'' is a German TV series based on novels about the fictional private detective Georg Wilsberg. A first TV episode was aired in 1995, five years after the release of the first novel, starring Joachim Król. Since the second episode (aired ...

– Tödliche Freundschaft * 2004: Liebe hat Vorfahrt * 2004: Der Staatsanwalt – Henkersmahlzeit * 2004: Frech wie Janine * 2004: Pfarrer Braun – Bruder Mord * 2005:

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– Sicherstellung * 2005: Sehnsucht nach Rimini * 2005:

– * 2006:

Polizeiruf 110 ''Polizeiruf 110'' ("Police call 110") is a long-running German-language detective television series likened to Poirot. The name links to the emergency telephone number of the ''Volkspolizei''. The first episode was broadcast 27 June 1971 in the ...

– Die Mutter von Monte Carlo * 2006: Die Sterneköchin als Schlosser * 2006:

– Sterben für die Erben * 2006:

Alles Atze ''Alles Atze'' (English: ''Everything Atze'') is a German comedy television series which aired on RTL between 2000 and 2007.

* 2006: Pastewka * 2006: Bloch * 2007:

Der Lehrer ''Der Lehrer'' (''The Teacher'') is a German television series. It premiered on 10 August 2009 on RTL Television. The first season consisted of 9 episodes, the second of 7. It premiered in December 2013. On April 8, 2021, the series ended after 9 ...

* 2007: Die Dinge zwischen uns * 2007: Das Prinzip Lena * 2008:

Familie Dr. Kleist ''Familie Dr. Kleist'' is a German television series about a German doctor named Christian Kleist and his family, internationally also known as ''Circle of Life''. Familie Dr. Kleist stars Francis Fulton-Smith in the title role, which has been ...

– Katastrophen * 2008: No Escape * 2008:

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* 2008:

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* 2009:

– * 2009: Wer hat Rheinland-Pfalz gemacht? * since 2009:

* 2010:

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(''Una Vita Tranquilla'') * 2010: Alles was Recht ist – Sein oder Nichtsein * 2010:

Tiere bis unters Dach ''Tiere bis unters Dach'' is a German family television series. As of October 2023, it consists of 117 episodes across nine seasons and is produced by regional German television channel SWR Fernsehen for the national broadcaster organization AR ...

(2 episodes) * 2011: Götter wie wir * 2012: * 2013: Kückückskind * 2013:

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(episodes 521) * 2013: No-Eared Bunny and Two-Eared Chick * 2014: "Respekt für meine Rechte" * 2015:

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(Stimme der ''Wut'' for

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) * 2015:

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* 2016:

Bettys Diagnose ''Bettys Diagnose'' is a German television series that premiered on January 9, 2015 at ZDF. Plot In "Bettys Diagnose" ''Bettina "Betty" Dewald'' (Bettina Lamprecht), who is as resolute as she is competent, is fighting for her patients and again ...

, episode 14, "Schonungslos" (figur: Horst Schwadtke) * 2016: Stuttgart Homicide, episode 169, "Dirty Harry" (figur: Dietmar Notz) * 2016: Lafer!Lichter!Lecker! * 2016: Verliebt in Amsterdam

Stage works

* 1985: ''Komm raus aus dem Schrank'' as Willy Briggs * 1989: ''Sextett'' as Dennys * 1991: ''Doppelt Leben hält länger'' as Stanley Gardner * 1991: ''Der arme Cyrano'' as Ragueneaou * 1995: ''Der fröhliche Weinberg'' as Karl Eismayer * 1996: ''Ein Traum von Hochzeit'' as Tom * 1996: ''Sommernachtstraum'' as Schreiner Schnock / Philostrat * 2001: ''Dreigroschenoper'' as Mathias Münz * 2004: ''Im Name der Rose'' as Severin * 2004: ''Die drei Musketiere'' als Bonacieux * 2006–2011: ''Der Kontrabass'' as Kontrabassist * 2006–2016: ''Die Sternstunde des Josef Bieder'' as Requisiteur * 2007–2009: ''Allein in der Sauna'' as Kalle König * 2008–2016: ''Noch'n Gedicht'' der große Heinz Erhardt Abend as Heinz Erhardt * 2012–2013: ''Der Geizige'' as Kommissar * 2013–2016: ''Das Hassknecht Prinzip – in zwölf Schritten zum Choleriker'' * 2017– : ''Hassknecht LIVE – Jetzt wird's persönlich''

Awards

* 1999: Fachmedienpreis in "Comedy" for "James" in "Dinner for one“ * 2009, 2010, 2011, 2012:

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for member in "ZDF – heute show“ * 2010 und 2014:

Deutscher Fernsehpreis The Deutscher Fernsehpreis (''German Television Award'') is an annual German award for television programming, created in 1999 by German television channels Das Erste, ZDF, RTL and Sat.1. It was created to be an equivalent to the Emmy Awards, ...

in category "Beste Comedy" for "ZDF – heute show“ * 2010:

Adolf-Grimme-Preis The Grimme-Preis ("Grimme Award"; prior to 2011: Adolf-Grimme-Preis) is one of the most prestigious German television awards. It is named after the first general director of Nordwestdeutscher Rundfunk, Adolf Grimme.Hanns-Joachim-Friedrichs-Preis The Hanns Joachim Friedrichs Award is a German award for excellence in journalism. It was first awarded in 1995. The award is named for the German journalist Hanns Joachim Friedrichs Hanns Joachim "Hajo" Friedrichs (15 March 1927 – 28 March 1 ...

für Oliver Welke und sein Team * 2013: Die Holzisch Latern des Karnevalvereins Dieburg, für besondere Dienste um das Brauchtum. * 2014:

Bambi Award The Bambi, often called the Bambi Award and stylised as BAMBI, is a German award presented annually by Hubert Burda Media to recognize excellence in international media and television to personalities in the media, arts, culture, sports, and oth ...

for "ZDF – heute show“ * 2015: Ehrenbrief des Landes Hessen * 2017:

Goldene Kamera The Goldene Kamera ("Golden Camera") is an annual German film and television award, awarded by the Funke Mediengruppe. The award show is usually held in early February in Hamburg, but has also taken place in Berlin in the past. The gold-plat ...

2017 for "ZDF – heute show“ * 2017:

, Beste Satire-Show: „ZDF – heute show“

References

External links

Personal website
(in German) *

(in German)

(in German)
NOZ-de: Hans-Joachim Heist über seine Rolle als Gernot Hassknecht
(in German)
Sueddeutsche.de: Der wütendendste Mann des deutschen Fernsehens
(in German)

(in German) {{DEFAULTSORT:Heist, Hans-Joachim German male stage actors 20th-century German male actors 21st-century German male actors German male comedians 1949 births Living people