Known For
Acting
Born
Apr 16, 1966
Place of Birth
Szczytno, Warminsko-Mazurskie, Poland
Credits
122 titles
Waldemar Kobus
Biography
Waldemar Kobus (born 1966 in Szczytno [Ortelsburg], Poland) is a German actor. Waldemar Kobus immigrated to Germany from Poland in 1970 as an ethnic German repatriate and grew up in Düren. Following his acting training at the Otto Falckenberg School in Munich, he secured engagements at renowned theaters in Frankfurt, Bochum, Stuttgart, Zurich, Vienna, and Cologne. Since the early 1990s, he has worked regularly in film and television, with his focus shifting increasingly toward on-camera work starting in 2001. Kobus gained widespread recognition primarily through his role as the police officer Viktor Schimanek in the RTL comedy series *Alles Atze*. He garnered international attention for his portrayal of the SS officer Günther Franken in *Black Book*. He played other notable roles in films such as *Lissi und der wilde Kaiser*, *Speed Racer*, and *Valkyrie*, as well as the role of the Viking chieftain Halvar in *Vicky the Viking* and its sequel. In addition to his acting work, Kobus also performs as a popular entertainer during the Cologne Carnival. He lives in Berlin with his wife, the actress Traute Hoess.
Known For
Filmography
Fatherland
Mayor of Frankfurt
Manitou's Canoe
Mr. Lucas
Sebastian Fitzek's Therapy
Patrick Halberstaedt
Das Märchen von der Zauberflöte
Sarastro
Seneca
The Magic Flute
Mr. Suessmayr
Decision Game
Obdachloser
Klabautermann
Goldjungs
Iwan Herstatt
Null Komma Null
Guest
The Magic Kids: Three Unlikely Heroes
Brückentroll
A Hidden Life
Stein
Hubert und Staller – Eine schöne Bescherung
Michael Schartl
Beat
Korsch
The Captain
Hansen
Triff …
Martin Luther
Babylon Berlin
Döhmann
Teenosaurus Rex
Dr. Kohlbuch
The Zookeeper's Wife
Dr. Ziegler
A Gentle Noise Between the Lines
Monsieur Henri
Wendy - Der Film
Metzger Röttgers
Radio Home
Opa
Fake
Hausmann
Der Athen Krimi: Trojanische Pferde
Petros
Aus der Kurve
Wilhelm Borgdorf
Sesamstrasse präsentiert: Der Schatz des Käpt'n Karotte
Captain
Inspector Dupin: Brittany's Surf
Le Berre-Ryckeboerec
Schlaflos in Istanbul
Frank
The Black Brothers
Battista Rossi
Die Fahnderin
Schmidt-Rohrbach
Eine Hand wäscht die Andere
Karsten Leimer
Die LottoKönige
Rudi König
Letzte Spur Berlin
Reuter
Russendisko
Rabbi
Victor and the Secret of Crocodile Mansion
Herr Strichninsky
Die Chefin
Christian Franke
Heiter bis tödlich - Nordisch Herb
Wulff Thorwald
Wickie and the Treasure of the Gods
Halvar
Alive and Ticking
Daniel Strumpf
The Secret of the Ark
Jon Vogler
Nord Nord Mord
Sven Lund
Nemesis
Karl
Hochzeitspolka
Manni
Der letzte Bulle
Lars Reuter
Danni Lowinski
Silvio Heimeroth
Beloved Berlin Wall
Schultze
Killerjagd. Töte mich, wenn du kannst
Patrick Stimmler
Wickie the Mighty Viking
Halvar
Jakobs Bruder
Matthias Goldt
Hinter Kaifeck
Franz Kogler