ACTOR

Thomas Kretschmann

1962 - Today

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Thomas Kretschmann (pronounced [ˈtoːmas ˈkʁɛtʃman]; born 8 September 1962) is a German actor who has appeared in many European and American films. His notable roles include Lieutenant Hans von Witzland in Stalingrad (1993), Hauptmann Wilm Hosenfeld in The Pianist (2002), Hermann Fegelein in Downfall (2004), Captain Englehorn in King Kong (2005), Major Otto Remer in Valkyrie (2008), the voice of Professor Z in Cars 2 (2011), and as the journalist Jürgen Hinzpeter in A Taxi Driver (2017). Read more on Wikipedia

Since 2007, the English Wikipedia page of Thomas Kretschmann has received more than 3,859,629 page views. His biography is available in 40 different languages on Wikipedia (up from 36 in 2019). Thomas Kretschmann is the 817th most popular actor (up from 1,043rd in 2019), the 1,252nd most popular biography from Germany (up from 1,535th in 2019) and the 20th most popular German Actor.

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  • 3.9M

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  • 60.12

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  • 40

    Languages Editions (L)

  • 6.60

    Effective Languages (L*)

  • 2.99

    Coefficient of Variation (CV)

Among ACTORS

Among actors, Thomas Kretschmann ranks 817 out of 13,578. Before him are Tom Skerritt, Emma Watson, Bubba Smith, Geneviève Grad, Dennis Quaid, and Joseph Cotten. After him are Orlando Bloom, Michael Madsen, Hiroyuki Sanada, Kristin Scott Thomas, Michael Rooker, and Ljubiša Samardžić.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1962, Thomas Kretschmann ranks 34. Before him are Izzy Stradlin, Joan Laporta, Evander Holyfield, Viktor Tsoi, Stephen Chow, and Jeff Bennett. After him are Kelly Preston, Ales Bialiatski, Matteo Messina Denaro, Milo Đukanović, Matthew Broderick, and Princess Astrid of Belgium, Archduchess of Austria-Este.

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In Germany

Among people born in Germany, Thomas Kretschmann ranks 1,252 out of 7,253. Before him are Karl Anton, Prince of Hohenzollern (1811), Georges J. F. Köhler (1946), Prince Eitel Friedrich of Prussia (1883), Stephanie of Hohenzollern-Sigmaringen (1837), Anselm Feuerbach (1829), and Nena (1960). After him are Walter Simons (1861), Ferdinand Georg Frobenius (1849), Theodor Busse (1897), August von Wassermann (1866), Klaus Störtebeker (1360), and Charles Alexander, Duke of Württemberg (1684).

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Among ACTORS In Germany

Among actors born in Germany, Thomas Kretschmann ranks 20. Before him are Emmy Göring (1893), Gert Fröbe (1913), Karin Schubert (1944), Lale Andersen (1905), Horst Tappert (1923), and Erika Mann (1905). After him are Til Schweiger (1963), Christiane F. (1962), Diane Kruger (1976), Anne Wiazemsky (1947), Max Schreck (1879), and Brigitte Helm (1906).

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Television and Movie Roles

The Pianist
Captain Wilm Hosenfeld
The true story of pianist Władysław Szpilman's experiences in Warsaw during the Nazi occupation. When the Jews of the city find themselves forced into a ghetto, Szpilman finds work playing in a café; and when his family is deported in 1942, he stays behind, works for a while as a laborer, and eventually goes into hiding in the ruins of the war-torn city.
Sep 17o 20028.382 / 10
Wanted
Cross
Doormat Wesley Gibson is an office worker whose life is going nowhere. He meets a sexy woman named Fox and discovers that his recently murdered father - whom Wesley never knew - belonged to the Fraternity, a secret society of assassins which takes its orders from Fate itself. Fox and Sloan, the Fraternity's leader, teach Wesley, through intense training, to tap into dormant powers and hone his innate killing skills. Though he enjoys his newfound abilities, he begins to suspect that there is more to the Fraternity than meets the eye.
Jun 19o 20086.527 / 10
King Kong
Captain Englehorn
In 1933 New York, an overly ambitious movie producer coerces his cast and hired ship crew to travel to mysterious Skull Island, where they encounter Kong, a giant ape who is immediately smitten with the leading lady.
Dec 12o 20056.889 / 10