Heinrich Schafmeister
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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.
Known for
Credits
It's Just a Phase, Honeybunny (2021)
as Principal
Confessions of Felix Krull (2021)
as De Venosta's Father
Hotel Metamorphosis (2013)
as Hotelier
Der Leibwächter (1989)
Actor
Ehemänner und andere Lügner (2001)
as Armin Wüpper
Laura's Star (2004)
as Papa (voice)
The Harmonists (1997)
as Erich A. Collin
Maybe... Maybe Not (1994)
as Klaus Dieter
Rosamunde Pilcher: Rundum glücklich (2015)
as Richard Parsley
Vollidiot (2007)
as Man at IKEA #1
Eine Wahnsinnsehe (1990)
as Strubel
Eines Tages... (2010)
as Frieder Ahrlenz
Man in Search of Woman (1995)
as Herbert
The Slurb (2001)
as Department Manager
Go Trabi Go 2: Those Were the Days of the Wild East (1992)
as Fricke
A Girl Called Rosemarie (1996)
as von Oelsen
TKKG - The Secret of the Mysterious Mind Machine (2006)
as Georg
The Cat (1988)
as Otten
Forever Young (1991)
as Martin
Aschenputtel (2010)
as Fürst Alfons
Marlene (2000)
as Pianist
Little Sharks (1992)
as Mercedes
Urmel aus dem Eis (2005)
as Habakuk Tibatong
In der Mitte eines Lebens (2003)
as Sprudel
Polski Crash (1994)
as Dieter Brötz
Charlie 2 (2006)
as Blixt
Leaps and Bounds (2007)
Actor
Rosamunde Pilcher: Eine Frage der Ehre (2013)
as Lord Harry Pendoran
Real Buddy (2014)
Actor
Evet, I Do! (2008)
as Lüder
Laura's Star and the Mysterious Dragon Nian (2009)
as Lauras Vater (voice)
Zimmer mit Frühstück (2000)
as Wolf
Rosamunde Pilcher: Wenn das Herz zerbricht (2010)
as Humphrey Smith
Mütter Väter Kinder (2008)
as Wolfgang Thesen
Pik & Amadeus – Freunde wider Willen (2006)
as Herr Königstein
Die Skrupellosen - Hörigkeit des Herzens (1993)
as Titus Huber
A Family of Three (2012)
as Bürgermeister
Alle Kinder brauchen Liebe (2000)
as Jürgen Hertwig
Solo for Clarinet (1998)
as Pathologe
Das Phantom (1994)
as Werner
Der Campus (1998)
as Falscher Arzt
Dance of Death (1993)
Actor
The Invincibles (1994)
as Gerd Falck
Das Glück am Horizont (2008)
as Lothar
Like Rabbits (2002)
as Günther Bienentreu
Das große Comeback (2011)
as Swens
Year of the Turtle (1988)
Actor
Lauras Stern und die Traummonster (2011)
as Vater(voice)
If It Don't Fit, Use a Bigger Hammer (2002)
as Stadtrat
Biss zur großen Pause - Das Highschool Vampir Grusical (2011)
as Milchmann
At Fifty, Men Kiss Differently (1999)
as Bernhard
Leo und Charlotte (1991)
Actor
Bear on the Run (2000)
as lovec
Treffer (1984)
as Chris
My Daughter Belongs to Me (1992)
Actor
Auch Erben will gelernt sein (2003)
as Hermann Helmholtz
Finn und der Weg zum Himmel (2012)
as Bonifaz Maier
Laura's Star Xmas Special (2006)
as Vater (voice)
Brautpaar auf Probe (2005)
as Edmund Krüger
Pinky und der Millionenmops (2001)
as Dr. Webster
Seitensprung in den Tod (1997)
as Bernd
Tiger, Löwe, Panther (1989)
Actor
Suche Mann für meine Frau (2005)
as Pater Alois
Abseitsfalle (2013)
as Betriebsrat Borchert
Armer schwarzer Kater (2008)
as Herr Kolitzky
Kaiserschmarrn (2013)
as Director
Wie verliebt man seinen Vater? (2002)
as Prof. Hans Hansen
Harald (1997)
as Harald
Der Leihmann (1995)
as Sommer-Höllenstein
Willkommen in Lüsgraf (2006)
as Rüdiger
Diamanten küßt man nicht (1997)
Actor
...and It Is Only the Beginning (2000)
as Rudolf
Liebe in der Warteschleife (2004)
as Postbote
Bis zum Horizont und weiter (1999)
as Verteidiger
Zu schön um wahr zu sein (2012)
as Wuttke
Nadine, nackt im Bistro (1996)
as Jack
Antilopen (2013)
as Ralf "Ralle" Schmitz
Familie macht glücklich (2011)
as Frank Zenka
Seitensprung ins Glück (2000)
as Dr. Rüdiger Baer