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