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