Heinrich Schafmeister
Acting
Heinrich Schafmeister is a German actor and presenter. He is the second of three children born to the former President of the State Social Court of Schleswig-Holstein. He attended primary school from 1963 to 1967, followed by the Albert-Einstein-Realschule in Essen until 1973. Subsequently, he completed his *Abitur* (university-entrance diploma) at the St.-Pius-Gymnasium in Coesfeld and went on to study German Studies and Music. He dropped out of his university studies in 1980 to transfer to the Folkwang University of the Arts. There, he was classmates with Armin Rohde and Hansa Czypionka. After graduating, he performed in theater productions in Aachen for six years. He made his cinematic debut in 1984 in the film *Treffer*, directed by Dominik Graf. Schafmeister also frequently appears in television series—for instance, as Didi Denkelmann in *Die Camper*, as Manfred Höch in *Wilsberg*, or as Karl Wolkenfuß in *Wie erziehe ich meine Eltern?*. Schafmeister gained wider public recognition through the film *Comedian Harmonists*, in which he portrayed the singer Erich A. Collin. Schafmeister serves voluntarily as the Treasurer of the *Bundesverband Schauspiel* (BFFS)—the professional union for actors. As a board member, he is also responsible for social and collective bargaining policy. In this capacity, he played a key role in late 2013 in concluding the first collective bargaining agreement for actors in the German film and television industry—an agreement that, among other provisions, established a minimum starting wage for newcomers to the profession. He lives in Cologne and is married to Jutta Schafmeister, an actors' agent. Together with Leonard Lansink, Schafmeister performs in theater productions. During the 2014 European elections, he publicly supported the SPD and its lead candidate, Martin Schulz. From July 23 to December 2018, he co-hosted the program *Live nach Neun* alongside Alina Stiegler.
If It Don't Fit, Use a Bigger Hammer
as Stadtrat
Age 45 (now 69)
Rosamunde Pilcher: Eine Frage der Ehre
as Lord Harry Pendoran
Age 55 (now 69)
Confessions of Felix Krull
as De Venosta's Father
Age 64 (now 69)
Rosamunde Pilcher: Rundum glücklich
as Richard Parsley
Age 58 (now 69)
Rosamunde Pilcher: Eine Frage der Ehre
as Lord Harry Pendoran
Age 55 (now 69)
Lauras Stern und die Traummonster
as Vater(voice)
Age 54 (now 69)
Biss zur großen Pause - Das Highschool Vampir Grusical
as Milchmann
Age 54 (now 69)
Rosamunde Pilcher: Wenn das Herz zerbricht
as Humphrey Smith
Age 53 (now 69)
Laura's Star and the Mysterious Dragon Nian
as Lauras Vater (voice)
Age 52 (now 69)
TKKG - The Secret of the Mysterious Mind Machine
as Georg
Age 49 (now 69)
Pik & Amadeus – Freunde wider Willen
as Herr Königstein
Age 49 (now 69)
Auch Erben will gelernt sein
as Hermann Helmholtz
Age 46 (now 69)
If It Don't Fit, Use a Bigger Hammer
as Stadtrat
Age 45 (now 69)Wie verliebt man seinen Vater?
as Prof. Hans Hansen
Age 44 (now 69)
Ehemänner und andere Lügner
as Armin Wüpper
Age 43 (now 69)
Die Skrupellosen - Hörigkeit des Herzens
as Titus Huber
Age 36 (now 69)
Go Trabi Go 2: Those Were the Days of the Wild East
as Fricke
Age 35 (now 69)
Heiter bis tödlich - Fuchs und Gans
as Dr. Sauerbier
Age 55 (now 69)
Heiter bis tödlich - Alles Klara
as Walter Stichling
Age 55 (now 69)
Die ProSieben Märchenstunde
as Vater Richmuth
Age 49 (now 69)
Was nicht passt, wird passend gemacht
as Eberhard
Age 46 (now 69)
Wie erziehe ich meine Eltern?
as Dr. Carlo Mittenzwey
Age 45 (now 69)
Sophie - Sissis kleine Schwester
as Düfflipp
Age 44 (now 69)
Denninger - Der Mallorcakrimi
as Stefan Drösser
Age 43 (now 69)
Fieber: Ärzte für das Leben
as Florian Demel
Age 41 (now 69)
Dr. Sommerfeld - Neues vom Bülowbogen
as Paul Gehrke
Age 40 (now 69)Sophie – Schlauer als die Polizei erlaubt
as Dr. Guntram
Age 40 (now 69)
Alarm for Cobra 11: The Motorway Police
as Ludwig Tietze
Age 39 (now 69)
A.S. Gefahr ist sein Geschäft
as Kommissar Lausitz
Age 37 (now 69)Frauenarzt Dr. Markus Merthin
as Jürgen Porschenk
Age 37 (now 69)
Weißblaue Wintergeschichten
as Konrad Storch
Age 36 (now 69)
Felix und zweimal Kuckuck
as Werner Dorngiebel
Age 35 (now 69)
Das Traumschiff
as Johnny Benedetti / Klaus-Dieter Schreckenbach
Age 24 (now 69)
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