Heinrich Schafmeister

Actor · Born March 2, 1957 · Essen, Germany

Biography

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.

Acted in 112

2020s

2021
It's Just a Phase, Honeybunny
Principal
Confessions of Felix Krull
De Venosta's Father
64

2010s

2015
Rosamunde Pilcher: Rundum glücklich
Richard Parsley
Bettys Diagnose
Gerald Jung · 1 episode
2014
Real Buddy
Pale Faced Guard
2013
Kaiserschmarrn
Director
Abseitsfalle
Betriebsrat Borchert
Hotel Metamorphosis
Hotelier
Rosamunde Pilcher: Eine Frage der Ehre
Lord Harry Pendoran
2012
Finn und der Weg zum Himmel
Bonifaz Maier
Heiter bis tödlich - Fuchs und Gans
Dr. Sauerbier · 1 episode
Zu schön um wahr zu sein
Wuttke
Heiter bis tödlich - Alles Klara
Walter Stichling · 5 episodes
A Family of Three
Bürgermeister
2011
Das große Comeback
Swens
Lauras Stern und die Traummonster
Vater(voice)
Familie macht glücklich
Frank Zenka
Biss zur großen Pause - Das Highschool Vampir Grusical
Milchmann
2010
Aschenputtel
Fürst Alfons
Rosamunde Pilcher: Wenn das Herz zerbricht
Humphrey Smith

2000s

2009
Laura's Star and the Mysterious Dragon Nian
Lauras Vater (voice)
2008
Evet, I Do!
Lüder
Das Glück am Horizont
Lothar
2007
Oben ohne
Udo Maulhart · 1 episode
Vollidiot
Man at IKEA #1
Leaps and Bounds
Movie
2006
Laura's Star Xmas Special
Vater (voice)
TKKG - The Secret of the Mysterious Mind Machine
Georg
Pik & Amadeus – Freunde wider Willen
Herr Königstein
Willkommen in Lüsgraf
Rüdiger
Charlie 2
Blixt
Die ProSieben Märchenstunde
Vater Richmuth · 1 episode
Ladyland
Wolfgang Link · 1 episode
2005
Urmel aus dem Eis
Habakuk Tibatong
Suche Mann für meine Frau
Pater Alois
Brautpaar auf Probe
Edmund Krüger
Der Staatsanwalt
Dr. Stefan Schiller · 123 episodes
2004
Liebe in der Warteschleife
Postbote
Laura's Star
Papa (voice)
Inga Lindström
Mika · 1 episode
2003
SOKO Köln
Jürgen Sturm, Kurt Blom, Albert Greeve · 1 episode
Was nicht passt, wird passend gemacht
Eberhard · 1 episode
Auch Erben will gelernt sein
Hermann Helmholtz
In der Mitte eines Lebens
Sprudel
Pfarrer Braun
Sigmund von Darendorf · 1 episode
2002
Wie erziehe ich meine Eltern?
Dr. Carlo Mittenzwey · 39 episodes
Grains and Dog
Dr. Bernhardt · 1 episode
Like Rabbits
Günther Bienentreu
If It Don't Fit, Use a Bigger Hammer
Stadtrat
65
Edel & Starck
TV · 4 Seasons · Comedy
Die Rosenheim-Cops
Gisbert von Ackersberg, Erich Hausleitner, Dr. Roland Brunner · 1 episode
62
2001
The Slurb
Department Manager
58
Pinky und der Millionenmops
Dr. Webster
Sophie - Sissis kleine Schwester
Düfflipp · 2 episodes
2000
Alle Kinder brauchen Liebe
Jürgen Hertwig
Seitensprung ins Glück
Dr. Rüdiger Baer
...and It Is Only the Beginning
Rudolf
Der Pfundskerl
Volmer · 1 episode
Bear on the Run
lovec
Marlene
Pianist
57
Zimmer mit Frühstück
Wolf