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 ''

heute-show The ''heute-show'' ("(the) today show"; stylized in its logo as ''heute SHOW'') is a German late-night satirical television program airing every Friday evening on public broadcasting channel ZDF. A conceptual adaptation of ''The Daily Show'' w ...

'' on German broadcaster ZDF 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 inve ...

(8 episodes) * 1985–1994: Diese Drombuschs (5 episodes) * 1992: Das Nest – Motorraddiebe * 1994: Schwarz greift ein – Mutterfreuden * 1995: Der Leihmann * 1997:

Das Amt ''Das Amt'' was a German comedy television series which aired between 1997 and 2002 on RTL. It was created by Dietmar Jacobs. External links * German comedy television series 1997 German television series debuts 2002 German television ...

– Das Gerücht * 1998: Gisbert * 1999:

Die Camper ''Die Camper'' (English: ''The Campers'') is a German television series. It revolves around the group of friends and fellow camper ''Hajo'' ( Michael Brandner), ''Heidi Wüpper'' (Sabine Kaack), daughter ''Nicole'' ( Wolke Hegenbarth), ''Diete ...

– Die Jagd * 1999: Die Strandclique * 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 by ...

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

* 2002: If It Don't Fit, Use a Bigger Hammer * 2002:

– 1000 Tode * 2002:

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* 2002: Natalie V – Im Spinnennetz des Babystrich * 2003: Die Camper – Der Sträfling * 2003–2005: Cologne P.D. (10 episodes) * 2003: Klassentreffen * 2004: Wilsberg – Tödliche Freundschaft * 2004: Liebe hat Vorfahrt * 2004: Der Staatsanwalt – Henkersmahlzeit * 2004: Frech wie Janine * 2004:

Pfarrer Braun ''Pfarrer Braun'' is a German television series. It is based on the character of Father Brown, originally created by G. K. Chesterton. The last episode of the series (Brauns Heimkehr) was produced in 2013 and aired on March 20, 2014. The reason ...

– Bruder Mord * 2005: Abschnitt 40 – 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 * 2006: Pastewka * 2006:

Bloch Bloch is a surname of German origin. Notable people with this surname include: A–F * (1859-1914), French rabbi * Adele Bloch-Bauer (1881-1925), Austrian entrepreneur * Albert Bloch (1882–1961), American painter * (born 1972), German motor jour ...

* 2007: Der Lehrer * 2007: Die Dinge zwischen uns * 2007: Das Prinzip Lena * 2008: Familie Dr. Kleist – Katastrophen * 2008: No Escape * 2008:

John Rabe John Heinrich Detlef Rabe (23 November 1882 – 5 January 1950) was a German businessman and Nazi Party member best known for his efforts to stop war crimes during the Japanese Nanjing Massacre (also known as Nanking) and his work to prot ...

* 2008:

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* 2009:

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

* 2010:

Ein ruhiges Leben – Die Mafia vergisst nicht Ein or EIN may refer to: Science and technology * Ein function, in mathematics * Endometrial intraepithelial neoplasia, a lesion of the uterine lining * Equivalent input noise, of a microphone * European Informatics Network, a 1970s computer n ...

(''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 ''No-Eared Bunny and Two-Eared Chick'' (german: Keinohrhase und Zweiohrküken) is a 2013 German 3D animation, 3D computer-animated children's film directed by Maya Gräfin Rothkirch and Til Schweiger (who also acted as producers), based on a scree ...

* 2014: "Respekt für meine Rechte" * 2015:

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(Stimme der ''Wut'' for

Lewis Black Lewis Niles Black (born August 30, 1948) is an American stand-up comedian and actor. His comedy routines often escalate into angry rants about history, politics, religion, or any other cultural trends. He hosted the Comedy Central series '' Lewi ...

) * 2015: Löwenzahn * 2016: Bettys Diagnose, 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:

Deutscher Comedypreis The Deutscher Comedypreis ("German Comedy Award") is awarded by Brainpool TV. Because Brainpool's in-house productions have received extensive awards, the designation as the ''German Comedy Award'' is controversial. The awards ceremony takes plac ...

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, th ...

in category "Beste Comedy" for "ZDF – heute show“ * 2010: Adolf-Grimme-Preis for "ZDF – heute show“ * 2012: Hanns-Joachim-Friedrichs-Preis 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 ot ...

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-plate ...

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