Heinrich Schmieder (14 February 1970 – 21 July 2010) was a German

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Life

Heinrich Schmieder was the son of

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- Banatdeutsch immigrants. From 1991-1994 he studied acting at the private Zinner Studio in Munich. From 1999 to 2001, Schmieder had the role of the Commissioner Tobias von Sachsen in the TV series

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broadcast by Radio Bremen. He appeared alongside

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and

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in the internationally successful 2001 TV movie ''

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'' in the role of Theo Lohmann. In 2003 he was nominated for a

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for best actor. In 2004 he was directed by Oliver Hirschbiegel in the role of

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in the Oscar-nominated

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'' Downfall''. He joined the German Film Academy in 2005. Schmieder was found dead on 21 July 2010, at the age of 40, by his teammate, in a hotel in Livigno, Italy, while participating in the Bike Transalp. He left behind a wife and two children. The cause of his death is unknown.

Filmography (selection)

* 1992-2006: ''

'' (TV series, five episodes) – Kommissar Tobias von Sachsen / Ralf Schaufler / Kalle Seidel * 1992: ''Wir Enkelkinder'' – Mephisto * 1995-1996: ''Against the Wind'' (TV series) – Boje * 1997: ''Babes' Petrol'' – Young Man * 1997: ''Ein Held'' – Polizist 2 * 1998: ' – Klaus Eckleben – jung * 2000: ''Anniversaries'' – Thorsten * 2001: ''

'' – Theo Lohmann * 2001: ''

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'' – Richard * 2002: '' Like Rabbits'' – Hubert * 2002: '' Extreme Ops'' – Goran * 2003: ''Man Bites Fashion'' – Tom * 2004: ' – Günter * 2004: '' Downfall'' –

* 2004: ''The Fall'' – Dino * 2005: ' – Lehrer * 2005-2008: ''

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'' (TV series) * 2006: ''Warchild'' – Tony * 2006: ''

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'' (TV series, episode:''A New Life'') – Walter Krohn * 2007: ''Prague Embassy'' – Frank Ziesche * 2008: '' The Suspicion'' (Short Film) – Udo * 2008: ''So'' – Lohman * 2008: ' – Pfarrer * 2009: ''

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'' – Hans Ehard * 2009: ''Flight into the Night – The Accident at Überlingen'' – Bernd Wegmann * 2010: ''Metropolitan Area'' (TV series, one episode) – Gerd Banzer

Awards

* Nominated

External links

Heinrich Schmieder's official website
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''Variety'' obituary

External links

{{DEFAULTSORT:Schmieder, Heinrich 1970 births 2010 deaths German male television actors German male film actors People from Schwäbisch Hall German people of Albanian descent 20th-century German male actors 21st-century German male actors