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Michael Mendl

Acting Born Apr 20, 1944 Lünen, Germany 225 credits
225
Total Credits
1948–2025
78 Years Career Span
88
Vault Titles
10
Key Co-Stars

Biography

Michael Mendl works in acting. Born April 20, 1944 in Lünen, Germany. Archytele tracks 225 screen credits across canonical film and television databases.

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Known for

Dark

as Bernd Doppler
Film

A Cure for Wellness

as Bartender

MDR um 4

as Self

Heiter bis tödlich - Morden im Norden

as Ulrich Harmsen

Letzte Spur Berlin

as Wolfram Dahlkamp

Frühling

as Hendrik Söringer

SOKO Stuttgart

as Dieter Bohm

Der Bergdoktor

as Richard Bäumler
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Der Sonntags-Stammtisch

as Self

The 700 Club

as Heinrich Keller

Inga Lindström

as Sten Sörenson

Inga Lindström

as Peter Garpendahl

Frequent co-stars

Alison Brie 23 shared titles
Will Arnett 4 shared titles
Nick Offerman 4 shared titles
Dave Franco 4 shared titles
Chris Lowell 3 shared titles
Will Ferrell 3 shared titles
Adam Brody 3 shared titles
Jason Mantzoukas 3 shared titles
Craig Cackowski 2 shared titles
Rich Sommer 2 shared titles

Career timeline

Mission Santa: Yoyo To The Rescue
Zwei Leben für Europa
Marnow Murders
Silence
Watzmann ermitteltDer Auftrag
Alt, aber Polt
DarkA Cure for WellnessKatie Fforde: Bellas GlückHeimat Helgoland
Die DiplomatinNever Too Late for JusticeBöser WolfWarum Siegfried Teitelbaum sterben mussteFritz Lang
Half BrothersFather Rupert MayerDas goldene Ufer
MDR um 4In gefährlicher Nähe
Kripo Holstein - Mord und MeerKrokodilA World BeyondDie HolzbaroninZurück ins Leben
Heiter bis tödlich - Morden im NordenLetzte Spur BerlinKommissar MarthalerDuel with HitlerLove at Second Sight
FrühlingDer Kleine PrinzLilly the Witch: The Journey to MandolanMen in the City 2Wunderkinder
Racheengel - Ein eiskalter PlanSchatten der ErinnerungTakiye: Allah YolundaSo ein SchlamasselUtta Danella - Eine Nonne zum Verlieben
SOKO StuttgartAlle Sehnsucht dieser ErdeTotentanz
Der BergdoktorMeine wunderbare FamilieLost City RaidersThe VisitM/S Gustloff
Der Sonntags-StammtischGladiator of PompeiiNiete zieht HauptgewinnFreie Fahrt ins GlückMein Herz in Afrika
Lafer! Lichter! Lecker!Afrika - Wohin mein Herz mich trägtAgathe kann’s nicht lassenKarol Wojtyla - Geheimnisse eines PapstesDie Hochzeit meines Vaters
Meine große LiebeBarefootHitlers letzte Tage - Der Film "Der Untergang"Mathilde liebtDer zweite Blick
Inga LindströmInga LindströmDownfallDas TraumhotelGeerbtes Glück
SOKO KölnZIBBMenschen bei MaischbergerMother TeresaMother Teresa of Calcutta
BlochAmen.Pope John XXIIIDer Bestseller - Mord auf italienischPapa Giovanni Joannes XXIII
SOKO LeipzigAs Far As My Feet Will Carry MeDer Tanz mit dem Teufel - Die Entführung des Richard OetkerWeiserOh du Liebezeit
ARD BuffetDonna LeonThe BeastDer ParadiesvogelZwei Asse und ein König
Volle KanneBeckmannLiebe und weitere KatastrophenDer blonde AffeMiss Diamond
In aller FreundschaftThe Johannes B. Kerner ShowSiskaSiskaSiska
KüstenwacheTietjen und BommesEin Mord für QuandtNapoleon FritzKoma - Lebendig begraben
Der Bulle von TölzDer SchattenmannDie Nacht hat 17 StundenTresko – Amigo AffäreTödliche Wende
WilsbergBalkoA.S. Gefahr ist sein GeschäftDas Schwein - Eine deutsche KarriereBrother of Sleep
Ein starkes TeamEin starkes TeamEin starkes Teamalfredissimo! Kochen mit BioBrisant

Full Filmography

225 titles
  • Mission Santa: Yoyo To The Rescue (2025) as Santa (voice)
  • Zwei Leben für Europa (2022) as Aristide Briand
  • Marnow Murders (2021) as Klaus-Dieter Turn
  • Silence (2020) as Man at the lake
  • Watzmann ermittelt (2019) as Franz Gentner
  • Der Auftrag (2019) as Siegfried Brandt
  • Alt, aber Polt (2018) as Otto Kurzbacher
  • Dark (2017) as Bernd Doppler
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  • A Cure for Wellness (2017) as Bartender
  • Katie Fforde: Bellas Glück (2017) as Benjamin Ross
  • Heimat Helgoland (2017) as Franz Schensky
  • Die Diplomatin (2016) as Karlas Vater
  • Never Too Late for Justice (2016) as Heinrich Rulf
  • Böser Wolf (2016) as Dr. Josef Finkbeiner
  • Warum Siegfried Teitelbaum sterben musste (2016) as Siegfried Teitelbaum
  • Fritz Lang (2016) as Anton Lang / Kürtens Vater
  • Half Brothers (2015) as Dr. Blöckers
  • Father Rupert Mayer (2015) as Jacob Rosenberg
  • Das goldene Ufer (2015) as Graf von Gehlen
  • MDR um 4 (2014) as Self
  • In gefährlicher Nähe (2014) as Peter Jung
  • Kripo Holstein - Mord und Meer (2013) as Willem Thomsen
  • Krokodil (2013) as Gabriel
  • A World Beyond (2013) as Arthur Landgraf
  • Die Holzbaronin (2013) as Anton Seitz
  • Zurück ins Leben (2013) as Jakob Frankl
  • Heiter bis tödlich - Morden im Norden (2012) as Ulrich Harmsen
  • Letzte Spur Berlin (2012) as Wolfram Dahlkamp
  • Kommissar Marthaler (2012) as Traugott Köhler
  • Duel with Hitler (2012) as Vater
  • Love at Second Sight (2012) as Franz Waldner
  • Unser Hollywood: Das Filmstudio Babelsberg (2012) as Self
  • Das Geheimnis der Villa Sabrini (2012) as Lorenzo Sabrini
  • Auf der Spur des Löwen (2012) as Fred
  • Frühling (2011) as Hendrik Söringer
  • Der Kleine Prinz (2011) as König
  • Lilly the Witch: The Journey to Mandolan (2011) as Nandi
  • Men in the City 2 (2011) as Helmut Ades
  • Wunderkinder (2011) as Aaron Kaplan
  • Der Eisenhans (2011) as Eisenhans
  • Racheengel - Ein eiskalter Plan (2010) as Steffen Ahrends
  • Schatten der Erinnerung (2010) as Gottfried Simmerauer
  • Takiye: Allah Yolunda (2010) as Karl Höffgen
  • So ein Schlamassel (2010) as Benno Grüngras
  • Utta Danella - Eine Nonne zum Verlieben (2010) as Alfons
  • SOKO Stuttgart (2009) as Dieter Bohm
  • Alle Sehnsucht dieser Erde (2009) as Dr. Andreas Giesel
  • Totentanz (2009) as Jak
  • Der Bergdoktor (2008) as Richard Bäumler
  • Meine wunderbare Familie (2008) as Klaus Kastner
  • Lost City Raiders (2008) as Cardinal Battaglia
  • The Visit (2008) as Alfred Ill
  • M/S Gustloff (2008) as Wilhelm Johannsen
  • Der Tote in der Mauer (2008) as Kommissar Hagen Dudek
  • Der Sonntags-Stammtisch (2007) as Self
  • Gladiator of Pompeii (2007) as Matteo
  • Niete zieht Hauptgewinn (2007) as Gerd Fürst
  • Freie Fahrt ins Glück (2007) as Werner
  • Mein Herz in Afrika (2007) as Dr. George Hill
  • Drei teuflisch starke Frauen - Die Zerreißprobe (2007) as Christian
  • Verstörung - und eine Art von Poesie. Die Filmlegende Bernhard Wicki (2007) as Himself
  • A Love in Cuba (2007) as Marquez
  • Lafer! Lichter! Lecker! (2006) as Self
  • Afrika - Wohin mein Herz mich trägt (2006) as Christian / Martin Vogt
  • Agathe kann’s nicht lassen (2006) as Abt
  • Karol Wojtyla - Geheimnisse eines Papstes (2006) as Papst Johannes Paul II.
  • Die Hochzeit meines Vaters (2006) as Max Kirsch
  • Eine Chance für die Liebe (2006) as Philipp Heide
  • Denk ich an Deutschland in der Nacht - Das Leben des Heinrich Heine (2006) as Goethe
  • Meine Tochter, mein Leben (2006) as Robert Sturm
  • Meine große Liebe (2005) as Andreas Klunert
  • Barefoot (2005) as Heinrich Keller
  • Hitlers letzte Tage - Der Film "Der Untergang" (2005) as Self
  • Mathilde liebt (2005) as Carlo Sturm
  • Der zweite Blick (2005) as Cees
  • Hengstparade (2005) as Kurt Schleyer
  • Herzlichen Glückwunsch (2005) as Charly
  • Sterne über Madeira (2005) as Arnold von Greifenberg
  • Inga Lindström (2004) as Sten Sörenson
  • Inga Lindström (2004) as Peter Garpendahl
  • Downfall (2004) as General der Artillerie Helmuth Weidling
  • Das Traumhotel (2004) as Holger Ritter
  • Geerbtes Glück (2004) as Joe
  • Für immer und jetzt (2004) as Dr. Helge Neuhoff
  • SOKO Köln (2003) as Günther Reimann
  • ZIBB (2003) as Self
  • Menschen bei Maischberger (2003) as Self
  • Mother Teresa (2003) as Van Exem
  • Mother Teresa of Calcutta (2003) as Van Exem
  • Im Schatten der Macht (2003) as Willy Brandt
  • Bloch (2002) as Josef Klettenberg
  • Amen. (2002) as Monsignore Hudal
  • Pope John XXIII (2002) as Tardini
  • Der Bestseller - Mord auf italienisch (2002) as Monsignore Anselmo
  • Papa Giovanni Joannes XXIII (2002) as Mgr Domenico Tardini
  • Zu nah am Feuer (2002) as Richard Thomé
  • In Nowhere Land (2002) as Gerhard
  • Die Katzenfrau (2002) as Thomas Reuter
  • Franz und Anna (2002) as Pfarrer Kleiber
  • SOKO Leipzig (2001) as Herbert Brand
  • As Far As My Feet Will Carry Me (2001) as Dr. Heinz Stauffer
  • Der Tanz mit dem Teufel - Die Entführung des Richard Oetker (2001) as Richter
  • Weiser (2001) as wariat
  • Oh du Liebezeit (2001) as Ed Eisenhuth
  • Solange wir lieben (2001) as Dr.Karl Sellinger
  • Der Tanz mit dem Teufel - Die Entführung des Richard Oetker (2001) as Richter
  • Kelly Bastian - Geschichte einer Hoffnung (2001) as Gert Bastian
  • ARD Buffet (2000) as self
  • Donna Leon (2000) as Maurizio Cataldo
  • The Beast (2000) as Paul Hoffmann
  • Der Paradiesvogel (2000) as Patrick Stein
  • Zwei Asse und ein König (2000) as Dr. Helge Lührs
  • Frauen lügen besser (2000) as Leander
  • Volle Kanne (1999) as Self
  • Beckmann (1999) as Self
  • Liebe und weitere Katastrophen (1999) as Rainer Ackermann
  • Der blonde Affe (1999) as Hauptkommissar Hannes Bellmann
  • Miss Diamond (1999) as Hartmann
  • Die letzte Chance (1999) as Gerd Platzek
  • Bitter Innocence (1999) as Dr. Robert Larssen
  • Ein Mann steht auf (1999) as Phillipp Janot
  • In aller Freundschaft (1998) as Joseph Bernau
  • The Johannes B. Kerner Show (1998) as Self
  • Siska (1998) as Franz Dobler
  • Siska (1998) as Eugen Raimond
  • Siska (1998) as Anselm Reuter
  • Siska (1998) as Dr. Bieler
  • Siska (1998) as Lambert Gruber
  • Siska (1998) as Dr. Bruno Werner
  • Die Cleveren (1998) as Felix Nachtigal
  • Tierärztin Christine III: Abenteuer in Südafrika (1998) as Jo
  • Die Unbestechliche (1998) as Hansen
  • Andrea and Marie (1998) as Ralf
  • Mortal Enemies: The Wrong Decision (1998) as Peter Gerlach
  • Die kleine Zauberflöte (1998) as Monostatos (voice)
  • Assignment Berlin (1998) as Viktor Borokow
  • Die Schläfer (1998) as Björn
  • Mammamia (1998) as Martin
  • Gefährliche Wahrheit (1998) as Harry Voss
  • Küstenwache (1997) as Günter Fuchs
  • Tietjen und Bommes (1997) as Self
  • Ein Mord für Quandt (1997) as Richter Wagner
  • Napoleon Fritz (1997) as Benno
  • Koma - Lebendig begraben (1997)
  • It Happened in Broad Daylight (1997) as Bauer Moser
  • Die sieben Feuer des Todes (1997) as Kovacs
  • Teneriffa – Tag der Rache (1997) as Alexander Bethke
  • 14 Days to Life (1997) as Viktor Czernetzky
  • The Lost Daughter (1997) as Inspector Labrousse
  • Das ewige Lied (1997) as Hans Schlagerer
  • Die Friendensmission – 10 Stunden Angst (1997) as General Troller
  • Napoleon Fritz (1997) as Benno
  • Der Bulle von Tölz (1996) as Paul Traxl
  • Der Schattenmann (1996)
  • Die Nacht hat 17 Stunden (1996)
  • Tresko – Amigo Affäre (1996) as Adi Franzen
  • Tödliche Wende (1996) as Walter Hägerle
  • Wilsberg (1995) as Walter Moorwessel
  • Balko (1995) as Schröder
  • A.S. Gefahr ist sein Geschäft (1995) as Edgar Tenbrink
  • Das Schwein - Eine deutsche Karriere (1995) as Robert Korda
  • Brother of Sleep (1995) as Nulf
  • Tödliche Hochzeit (1995) as Reinhart
  • Spur eines Zweifels (1995) as Carlos Grimm
  • Das Schwein - Eine deutsche Karriere (1995) as Robert Korda
  • Ein starkes Team (1994) as Bruno Monsanto
  • Ein starkes Team (1994) as Jakob Bergmann
  • Ein starkes Team (1994) as Günther Berger
  • alfredissimo! Kochen mit Bio (1994) as Self
  • Brisant (1994) as Self
  • Die Kommissarin (1994)
  • Der König (1994) as Norbert Bachschuster
  • Faust (1994)
  • Frankenberg (1994) as Ludwig Geyer
  • Die Gerichtsreporterin (1994) as Dr. Lauser
  • Der letzte Kosmonaut (1994) as Minister Tupulev
  • Dann eben mit Gewalt (1993) as Schwarz
  • Wolffs Revier (1992) as Rainer Kollberg
  • Wolffs Revier (1992) as Boris Romanow
  • Little Sharks (1992) as Prüfer Essen
  • Killer (1991) as Herbert
  • Silent Shadow (1991)
  • Peter Strohm (1989) as Gretzki
  • Eurocops (1988) as Krüger
  • Pizza Express (1988)
  • Nachtcafé (1987) as Self
  • Goldene Kamera (1984) as Self
  • Der Fahnder (1984) as Gessner
  • Der Fahnder (1984) as Schanz
  • A Case For Two (1981) as Willi Neumann
  • A Case For Two (1981)
  • A Case For Two (1981) as Alfred Salinger
  • A Case For Two (1981) as Horst Klein / Sitting Bull
  • A Case For Two (1981) as Dr. Roland Marx
  • Wetten, dass..? (1981) as Self
  • NDR Talk Show (1979) as Self
  • Bavarian Film Awards (1979) as Self
  • SOKO München (1978) as Armin Grützke
  • The Old Fox (1977) as Max Palm
  • The Old Fox (1977) as Abbi Wächter
  • The Old Fox (1977) as Carl Bockmayer
  • The Old Fox (1977) as Jakob Ballmann
  • The Old Fox (1977) as Michael Winter
  • The Old Fox (1977) as Fred Gantner
  • Notarztwagen 7 (1976) as Goos
  • Derrick (1974) as Soost
  • Derrick (1974) as Dr.Riemann
  • Derrick (1974) as Schönbeck
  • Derrick (1974) as Ali Klais
  • Derrick (1974) as Wirt
  • 3 nach 9 (1974) as Self
  • Scene of the Crime (1970) as Wessel
  • Scene of the Crime (1970) as Koslowski
  • Scene of the Crime (1970) as Walter Kruse
  • Scene of the Crime (1970) as Karl Kaysser
  • Scene of the Crime (1970) as Gregor Claussen
  • Scene of the Crime (1970) as Rüdiger Stolze
  • Scene of the Crime (1970) as Stefan Kühn
  • Scene of the Crime (1970) as Martin Forssell
  • The Commissioner (1969) as Schießbuden-Figur
  • Vorsicht Falle! (1964)
  • Stars in the Ring (1959) as Self
  • Stahlnetz (1958) as Jonas Vogel
  • German Film Award (1951) as Self
  • Bambi (1948) as Self

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What movies or TV shows is Michael Mendl best known for?

Michael Mendl is widely recognized for notable roles and projects including Dark (2017), A Cure for Wellness (2017), MDR um 4 (2014), Heiter bis tödlich - Morden im Norden (2012).

When and where was Michael Mendl born?

Michael Mendl was born on April 20, 1944 in Lünen, Germany.

How many credits does Michael Mendl have?

Michael Mendl has accumulated over 225 film and television credits across a career spanning from 1948 to 2025.

What is Michael Mendl's background in cinema and television?

Michael Mendl (born 20 April 1944) is a German actor. He has appeared in more than 100 films since 1975. He is best known internationally for his role in Downfall, the 2004 movie about Adolf Hitler's last months in power.

Michael Mendl by the numbers

225credits
116films
109TV series
1948–2025active years

Age in their best-rated roles

  • Tietjen und Bommes (1997) as Self — aged about 53
  • Bambi (1948) as Self — aged about 4
  • Dark (2017) as Bernd Doppler — aged about 73
  • Der Bulle von Tölz (1996) as Paul Traxl — aged about 52
  • Siska (1998) as Franz Dobler — aged about 54
  • Siska (1998) as Eugen Raimond — aged about 54

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