Andreas M. Schmidt (23 November 1963 – 28 September 2017) was a German screen actor and theatre director. During his thirty-year career, he appeared in over 130 film and television productions.
Biography Born in Heggen, Finnentrop, Schmidt grew up in the Märkisches Viertel in West Berlin. He was a singer and guitarist in the rock band Lillies große Liebe in the 1980s. His first acting role was in the 1987 film . Schmidt received three nominations at the Deutscher Filmpreis, winning once in 2009. Notable film appearances by Schmidt include Sommer vorm Balkon (2005), The Counterfeiters (2007), The Moon and Other Lovers (2008) and Henri 4 (2010). He also had roles in television programs such as Tatort, Der Kriminalist and Polizeiruf 110. In addition, he directed theatre.
Schmidt lived in Kreuzberg, Berlin with his family. He died of cancer on 28 September 2017, at the age of 53. He was survived by his American wife, Jennifer, and their son (born 2008).
Selected filmography
(1987) - Möhre (uncredited) (1988) - Humphrey Stille Betrüger (1989) - Georg The Rose Garden (1989) - Vladimir (1990) Schwarzfahrer (1993) .... Passenger with Walkman Life Is All You Get (1997) .... Mieter mit Schrank Plus-minus null (1998) .... Alex Kai Rabe gegen die Vatikankiller (1998) .... F / X Mann Gangster (1999) .... Erbse Crazy (2000) .... Ricardo Conamara (2000) .... Axel Planet Alex (2001) .... Harald (2001) .... Erich Viktor Vogel – Commercial Man (2001) .... Alfi 99euro-films (2001) .... (segment "Ein Mann boxt sich durch") Julies Geist (2001) .... Hans Pigs Will Fly (2002) .... Laxe Auszeit (2002) .... Donald Eierdiebe (2003) .... Polizeibeamter Zwei Alltag (2003) .... Waffenschieber Yugotrip (2004) .... Pförtner 2 (2004) .... Imbissbesitzer Hans (2004) .... Winnie Marzewski Guys and Balls (2004) .... Jürgen Folge der Feder! (2004) .... Police Officer 1 Summer in Berlin (2005) .... Ronald (2005) .... Toni Neer (2006) .... Rudi Gefangene (2006) .... Vasile The Counterfeiters (2007) .... Zilinski Rudy: The Return of the Racing Pig (2007) .... Spacko (2008) .... Gurki The Moon and Other Lovers (2008) .... Siggi Henri 4 (2010) .... Guillaume du Bartas Eines Tages... (2010) .... Stefan Ranft (2011) .... Iggy (2011) .... Andi Komorowski Faust (2011) .... Valentin's Friend (2012) .... Sklaventreiber Bill (2012) .... Schoen Wetlands (2013) .... Freund der Eltern (2013) .... Uwe Sputnik (2013) .... Herr Karl (2014) .... Prof. Werner Ente gut! (2016) .... Frank Weiss (2017) .... Belial The Invisibles (2017) .... Hans Winkler (final film role)
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