Portrait of Matthias Habich

Matthias Habich

Acting

Biography

Matthias Habich (born 12 January 1940) is a German actor who has appeared in more than 110 film and television productions since 1965. Habich was born in Danzig (present-day Gdańsk, Poland) and lives in Paris. In his career, he appeared in a number of internationally recognized films. In the 2001 film Enemy at the Gates about Stalingrad, he played the part of General (later Field Marshal) Friedrich Paulus. In the 2004 film Downfall, he portrayed Werner Haase. In the 2008 Oscar-winning drama The Reader he appeared as the father of the title character. Source: Article "Matthias Habich" from Wikipedia in English, licensed under CC-BY-SA.

Born: January 12, 1940

Place of Birth: Gdańsk, Poland

Filmography

2021
Princess

as Josef (old)

2020
Playing God

as Richard Gärtner

2020
2020
Lassie Come Home

as Graf von Sprengel

2018
Das Leben vor mir

as Cornelius

2017
Berlin Syndrome

as Erich Werner

2015
Ein großer Aufbruch

as Holm Hardenberg

2015
2015
The Misplaced World

as Paul Kromberger

2015
Das Gewinnerlos

as Georg Freudenreich

2015
Sein gutes Recht

as Max Büttner

2014
Die Toten von Hameln

as Dr. Georg Bischoff

2013
The Taste of Apple Seeds

as Carsten Lexow

2012
Eine halbe Ewigkeit

as Harry Berg

2012
Das Kindermädchen

as Utz von Zernikow

2012
Joachim Vernau

as Utz von Zernikow

2010
Letzter Moment

as Peter Romberg

2010
Sister

as Gregor Antonion

2010
Boundaries

as Hans Meinhold

2010
Nanga Parbat

as Pfarrer

2009
Ceasefire

as Alain

2009
Der Großvater

as Großvater

2009
Half a Life

as Peter Grabowski

2008
The Reader

as Peter Berg

2007
Chaotic Ana

as Klaus

2007
Afrika, mon amour

as Dr. Franz Lukas

2006
2005
The Call of the Toad

as Alexander Reschke

2005
A Witch's Kiss

as Der Herr der Finsternis

2005
Waves

as Rolf von Buttlär

2004
Downfall

as Prof. Dr. Werner Haase

2004
Nero

as Seneca

2004
2003
Two Days of Hope

as Otto Kaminski

2003
2002
Boran

as Boran

2001
Nowhere in Africa

as Süßkind

2001
SOKO Kitzbühel

as Franz Koch

2001
Enemy at the Gates

as General Paulus

2000
Jahrestage

as Heinrich Cressphal

1999
Picknick im Schnee

as Johannes Breutigam

1997
The Judgement

as Fremder

1997
In the Name of Innocence

as Kommissar Norbert Michaelis

1996
1995
Black for Remembrance

as Chris Corday

1995
1993
What Maisie Knew

as Bertrand

1993
Bella Block

as Henning Harmsen

1993
The Last U-Boat

as Mellenberg - General

1991
Der Fall Ö.

as Hauptmann / Teiresias

1991
1990
Duo

as Ambrosius

1990
Farendj

as Bruno

1988
Straight for the Heart

as Pierre Kurwenal

1988
Anwalt Abel

as Staatsanwalt Reuss

1987
1985
Schöne Ferien

as Wolf Blankenburg

1984
The Vultures

as Karl Brenner

1983
Embers

as Albert Korb

1982
Jack Holborn

as Capitaine Sheringham / Lord Sheringham

1982
Jack Holborn

as Kapitän Sharingham, Richter Sharingham

1982
Imperative

as Theologist

1978
Ursula

as Zwingli

1978
1977
Maiden's War

as Jan Amery

1976
Coup de Grâce

as Erich von Lhomond

1976
1974
Im Vorhof der Wahrheit

as Miroslav als Erwachsener

1974
L'olandese scomparso

as Prof. Eric Vansee

1970
Scene of the Crime

as Prof. Sorensky

1970
Scene of the Crime

as Roland Plauer

1970
Scene of the Crime

as Maximilian Heinrich