Acting · Essen, Germany · Born March 2, 1957
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.
MovieIt's Just a Phase, Honeybunny
2021
as Principal
MovieConfessions of Felix Krull
2021
as De Venosta's Father
Live nach Neun
2018
as Self - Host
MovieRosamunde Pilcher: Rundum glücklich
2015
as Richard Parsley
TVBettys Diagnose
2015
as Gerald Jung
MovieReal Buddy
2014
MovieKaiserschmarrn
2013
as Director
Antilopen
2013
as Ralf "Ralle" Schmitz
MovieAbseitsfalle
2013
as Betriebsrat Borchert
MovieHotel Metamorphosis
2013
as Hotelier
MovieRosamunde Pilcher: Eine Frage der Ehre
2013
as Lord Harry Pendoran
MovieFinn und der Weg zum Himmel
2012
as Bonifaz Maier
TVHeiter bis tödlich - Fuchs und Gans
2012
as Dr. Sauerbier
MovieZu schön um wahr zu sein
2012
as Wuttke
TVHeiter bis tödlich - Alles Klara
2012
as Walter Stichling
MovieA Family of Three
2012
as Bürgermeister
MovieDas große Comeback
2011
as Swens
MovieLauras Stern und die Traummonster
2011
as Vater(voice)
MovieFamilie macht glücklich
2011
as Frank Zenka
MovieBiss zur großen Pause - Das Highschool Vampir Grusical
2011
as Milchmann
So gesehen – Talk am Sonntag
2011
as Self
MovieAschenputtel
2010
as Fürst Alfons
MovieRosamunde Pilcher: Wenn das Herz zerbricht
2010
as Humphrey Smith
Eines Tages...
2010
as Frieder Ahrlenz
MovieLaura's Star and the Mysterious Dragon Nian
2009
as Lauras Vater (voice)
MovieEvet, I Do!
2008
as Lüder
MovieDas Glück am Horizont
2008
as Lothar
Mütter Väter Kinder
2008
as Wolfgang Thesen
Armer schwarzer Kater
2008
as Herr Kolitzky
Der Sonntags-Stammtisch
2007
as Self
TVOben ohne
2007
as Udo Maulhart
Kinder, Kinder
2007
as Andreas Eumann
MovieVollidiot
2007
as Man at IKEA #1
MovieLeaps and Bounds
2007
MovieLaura's Star Xmas Special
2006
as Vater (voice)
MovieTKKG - The Secret of the Mysterious Mind Machine
2006
as Georg
MoviePik & Amadeus – Freunde wider Willen
2006
as Herr Königstein
MovieWillkommen in Lüsgraf
2006
as Rüdiger
Das NRW Duell
2006
as Self
MovieCharlie 2
2006
as Blixt
TVDie ProSieben Märchenstunde
2006
as Vater Richmuth
Ladyland
2006
as Wolfgang Link
MovieUrmel aus dem Eis
2005
as Habakuk Tibatong
MovieSuche Mann für meine Frau
2005
as Pater Alois
MovieBrautpaar auf Probe
2005
as Edmund Krüger
TVDer Staatsanwalt
2005
as Dr. Stefan Schiller
MovieLiebe in der Warteschleife
2004
as Postbote
MovieLaura's Star
2004
as Papa (voice)
Unter Brüdern
2004
as Paul Schrader
TVInga Lindström
2004
as Mika
ZIBB
2003
as Self
TVSOKO Köln
2003
as Jürgen Sturm
TVWas nicht passt, wird passend gemacht
2003
as Eberhard
MovieAuch Erben will gelernt sein
2003
as Hermann Helmholtz
MovieIn der Mitte eines Lebens
2003
as Sprudel
TVPfarrer Braun
2003
as Sigmund von Darendorf
West.art am Sonntag
2003
as Self
TVWie erziehe ich meine Eltern?
2002
as Dr. Carlo Mittenzwey
TVGrains and Dog
2002
as Dr. Bernhardt
MovieLike Rabbits
2002
as Günther Bienentreu
MovieIf It Don't Fit, Use a Bigger Hammer
2002
as Stadtrat
TVEdel & Starck
2002
TVDie Rosenheim-Cops
2002
as Gisbert von Ackersberg
Wie verliebt man seinen Vater?
2002
as Prof. Hans Hansen
MovieThe Slurb
2001
as Department Manager
MoviePinky und der Millionenmops
2001
as Dr. Webster
TVSophie - Sissis kleine Schwester
2001
as Düfflipp
Der Ermittler
2001
as Stefan Möller
TVHart aber fair
2001
as Self
Ehemänner und andere Lügner
2001
as Armin Wüpper
Einmal Prinz zu sein
2001
as Martin
Denninger - Der Mallorcakrimi
2001
as Stefan Drösser
MovieAlle Kinder brauchen Liebe
2000
as Jürgen Hertwig
MovieSeitensprung ins Glück
2000
as Dr. Rüdiger Baer
Movie...and It Is Only the Beginning
2000
as Rudolf
TVDer Pfundskerl
2000
as Volmer
MovieBear on the Run
2000
as lovec
MovieMarlene
2000
as Pianist
MovieZimmer mit Frühstück
2000
as Wolf
TVmaybrit illner
1999
as Self
Volle Kanne
1999
as Self
MovieAt Fifty, Men Kiss Differently
1999
as Bernhard
Bis zum Horizont und weiter
1999
as Verteidiger
TVSK Kölsch
1999
as Pfarrer Norbert Bliesheim
Mordkommission
1998
Fieber: Ärzte für das Leben
1998
as Florian Demel
TVIn aller Freundschaft
1998
as Matthias Reimers
MovieSolo for Clarinet
1998
as Pathologe
MovieDer Campus
1998
as Falscher Arzt
TVSalto Kommunale
1998
as Hempelmann
Alpha Forum
1998
as Self
MovieThe Harmonists
1997
as Erich A. Collin
Dr. Sommerfeld - Neues vom Bülowbogen
1997
as Paul Gehrke
Sophie – Schlauer als die Polizei erlaubt
1997
as Dr. Guntram
Katrin ist die Beste
1997
as Martin
Seitensprung in den Tod
1997
as Bernd
Tietjen und Bommes
1997
as Self
TVDie Camper
1997
as Dieter Denkelmann
Diamanten küßt man nicht
1997
MovieHarald
1997
as Harald
TVDas Amt
1997
as Bernhard Klüver
TVSchlosshotel Orth
1996
as Manfred Häussinger
MovieA Girl Called Rosemarie
1996
as von Oelsen
TVMit einem Bein im Grab
1996
as Klaus
TVZimmer frei!
1996
as Self
TVAlarm for Cobra 11: The Motorway Police
1996
as Ludwig Tietze
Die Drei
1996
Nadine, nackt im Bistro
1996
as Jack
TVStubbe – Von Fall zu Fall
1995
as LKW Fahrer
Zoff und Zärtlichkeit
1995
MovieDer Leihmann
1995
as Sommer-Höllenstein
TVUnd tschüss!
1995
as Bankdirektor Pape
TVBalko
1995
as Dr. Konrad Ihsen
TVWilsberg
1995
as Mani
MovieMan in Search of Woman
1995
as Herbert
TVA.S. Gefahr ist sein Geschäft
1995
as Kommissar Lausitz
Frauenarzt Dr. Markus Merthin
1994
as Jürgen Porschenk
TVInspector Rex
1994
as Dr. Wimmer
MovieMaybe... Maybe Not
1994
as Klaus Dieter
Briefgeheimnis
1994
as Karl Kossler
MovieThe Invincibles
1994
as Gerd Falck
TVDoppelter Einsatz
1994
as Martin Wund
MovieDas Phantom
1994
as Werner
TVEin starkes Team
1994
as Wolfgang Meyer
MoviePolski Crash
1994
as Dieter Brötz
Die Wache
1994
as Erster Straßenbahnmeister
TVWeißblaue Wintergeschichten
1994
as Hufnagel
MovieDie Skrupellosen - Hörigkeit des Herzens
1993
as Titus Huber
Immer wieder Sonntag
1993
TVWildbach
1993
as Jörg Schefe
Dance of Death
1993
TVFreunde fürs Leben
1992
as Horst Münch
MovieLittle Sharks
1992
as Mercedes
MovieGo Trabi Go 2: Those Were the Days of the Wild East
1992
as Fricke
MovieMy Daughter Belongs to Me
1992
Felix und zweimal Kuckuck
1992
as Werner Dorngiebel
Oppen und Ehrlich
1992
Mit List und Krücke
1992
as Carlo Steinbach
TVRiverboat
1992
as Self
MovieLeo und Charlotte
1991
Forever Young
1991
as Martin
TVDAS!
1991
as Self
Eine Wahnsinnsehe
1990
as Strubel
MovieTiger, Löwe, Panther
1989
MovieDer Leibwächter
1989
TVPeter Strohm
1989
as Direktionsassistent
MovieYear of the Turtle
1988
MovieThe Cat
1988
as Otten
TVThe Country Doctor
1987
as Volker Schachtelmann
TVWeißblaue Geschichten
1984
TVDer Fahnder
1984
as Hans Heinz
MovieTreffer
1984
as Chris
TVBüro, Büro
1983
as Dr. Eberhard Scheibing
TVDas Traumschiff
1981
as Thomas Baum
TVA Case For Two
1981
as Dentzel
Bavarian Film Awards
1979
as Self
TVNDR Talk Show
1979
as Self
TVSOKO München
1978
as Kurt Reitmeier
TVKölner Treff
1976
as Self
3 nach 9
1974
as Self
TVPolizeiruf 110
1971
TVScene of the Crime
1970
as Pohl
