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Waldemar Kobus
Waldemar Kobus
	Kobus in 2014
Born	1966; Szczytno (Ortelsburg), Poland
Nationality	German
Occupation	Actor
Spouse	Traute Hoess

Waldemar Kobus (born 1966) is a German actor.

Biography edit

Kobus was born in Szczytno, Poland and, as an ethnic German, moved to Germany in 1970.^[1] From 1988 until 1991 he attended the Otto-Falckenberg-Schule school of performing arts in Munich, Germany. Afterwards he performed in several theatre plays in Frankfurt, Bochum, Stuttgart, Zürich, Vienna and Cologne. He has starred in TV shows since the early 1990s and as of 2001 began to be recognised by the public for his roles in movies and TV shows, in particular thanks to his role in the German comedy show Alles Atze, in which he plays the police officer 'Viktor Schimanek'. His international breakthrough was his 'SS officer Günther Franken' role in the movie Zwartboek (Black Book) by Dutch director Paul Verhoeven.^[1]

In 2007 he spoke the voice of the Yeti in the animation movie Lissi und der wilde Kaiser. He also played in the movie Speed Racer from the sisters Lilly (formerly Andy) and Lana (formerly Larry) Wachowski. In the movie Valkyrie (with Tom Cruise) he plays the police-chief of Berlin. In October 2008 he starred in the WWII movie Miracle at St. Anna from director Spike Lee.^[1]

Besides acting, he is a singer and has performed at the Kölner Karneval. He has collaborated on songs with the composers Klaus Fehling and Uli Winters.

Personal life edit

Waldemar Kobus is married to the German actress Traute Hoess. Together they live in Bochum.

Filmography edit

Ein Fall für TKKG: Drachenauge (1992) - Otto
Sonnenallee (1999) - Samson
Alles Atze (2000–2007) - Viktor Schimanek / Hektor
Narren (2003) - Wirt
Besser als Schule (2004) - Ralph
Traumschiff Surprise – Periode 1 (2004) - Hofwache
Room Service [de] (2004) - Arnold Heinrich
Black Book (2006) - Günther Franken
Waiter (2006) - Richard
Die Österreichische Methode (2006) - Hausmeister in Skihalle
Fashion Victims (2007) - Banker Harald Topfmöller
Rudy: The Return of the Racing Pig (2007) - Polizist
GG 19 – Eine Reise durch Deutschland in 19 Artikeln [de] (2007) - Harry Möller (segment "Artikel 9")
Freischwimmer (2007) - Kellner
Lissi no reino dos birutas (2007) - Yeti (voice)
Beautiful Bitch (2007) - Wirt
Jakobs Bruder (2007) - Matthias Goldt
The Vow [de] (2007) - Dr. Wesener
Speed Racer (2008) - Vinny - Cruncher Thug
Mordshunger (2008) - Stephan Bronski
Miracle at St. Anna (2008) - Colonel Pflueger
Valkyrie (2008) - Police Chief Wolf-Heinrich von Helldorf
The Wild Chicks and Life [de] (2009) - Herr Megert
Schläft ein Lied in allen Dingen (2009) - Wolle
Kaifeck Murder [de] (2009) - Franz Kogler
Vicky the Viking (2009) - Halvar - Wickie's father
Beloved Berlin Wall [de] (2009) - Schulze
Jew Suss: Rise and Fall (2010) - Eberhard Frowein
Hochzeitspolka [de] (2010) - Manni
Nemesis (2010) - Karl
Alive and Ticking (2011) - Daddy Strumpf
Vicky and the Treasure of the Gods (2011) - Halvar
Victor and the Secret of Crocodile Mansion [de] (2012) - Herr Strichninsky
Russian Disco (2012) - Rabbi
Eine Hand wäscht die andere [de] (2012) - Karsten Leimer
Die schwarzen Brüder [it] (2013) - Battista Rossi
Wendy (2017) - Klaus Röttgers
The Zookeeper's Wife (2017) - Dr. Ziegler
Teenosaurus Rex [de] (2017) - Dr. Kohlbuch
The Captain (2017) - Hansen
Seneca – On the Creation of Earthquakes (2023)