Portrait of Ulrich Mühe

Acting

Ulrich Mühe

Career

Active from 1983 to 2010, busiest in 1995 and 1997 with 5 main titles each.

Leading roles
34
top three billing
Average score
GoodWatch score62/100
Highest rated
Poster for The Lives of Others
The Lives of Others
GoodWatch score88/100

What stands out

Compared with the average well-known movie, over 14 of their titles. Select a trait to filter titles.

Energy: 4.5 versus catalog average 4.6EnergyHeart: 3.5 versus catalog average 4.2HeartHumor: 2.6 versus catalog average 2.6HumorWorld: 6.2 versus catalog average 5.6WorldCraft: 6.0 versus catalog average 5.3CraftStyle: 5.9 versus catalog average 5.9Style
Ulrich Mühe Catalog average

Rarely in their work

  • Romance
    2.2, average 3.8
  • Wonder
    1.8, average 3.4
  • Wholesome
    2.1, average 3.4
  • Coming of Age
    1.7, average 3.0

Main genres

Select a genre to see those titles.

Recurring tags

  • Historical Drama 7
  • Social Commentary 4
  • Slow Burn 3
  • Bleak Realism 3
  • Nazi Germany 2
  • Moral Dilemma 2
  • Psychological Character Study 2
  • Moral Ambiguity 2
  • Political Intrigue 2
  • East Germany 2
  • Coming-of-Age 2
  • Psychological Thriller 2

Works often with

People in at least two of their main titles.

Movies and TV shows

63
Type
Role
Score
Decade
Genre
Group by

2010s

2 titles
Jedermann Remixed
Jedermann Remixed (2011)

as Devil (archive footage)

Nemesis
Nemesis (2010)

as Robert

2000s

14 titles · average score 66
My Führer
My Führer (2007)
GoodWatch score 55

as Prof. Adolf Israel Grünbaum

The Lives of Others
The Lives of Others (2006)
GoodWatch score 88

as Gerd Wiesler

Das Geheimnis von St. Ambrose
Das Geheimnis von St. Ambrose (2006)

as Nicolas Cramer

Peer Gynt
Peer Gynt (2006)

as Der Knopfgiesser

Snowland
Snowland (2005)
GoodWatch score 58

as Knövel

Hunger auf Leben
Hunger auf Leben (2004)

as Jochen Hensel

Alles Samba
Alles Samba (2003)

as Gerd Wegener

Spy Sorge
Spy Sorge (2003)
GoodWatch score 63

as Eugen Ott

Hamlet_X
Hamlet_X (2003)

as Claudius Müller

Amen.
Amen. (2002)
GoodWatch score 68

as The Doctor

Dreimal Leben
Dreimal Leben (2001)

as Henri

Goebbels und Geduldig
Goebbels und Geduldig (2001)

as Goebbels bzw. Geduldig

1990s

32 titles · average score 60
Todesengel
Todesengel (1999)

as Dr. Leon Stein

Der letzte Zeuge
Der letzte Zeuge (1998)
GoodWatch score 62

TV show · as Robert Kolmaar

Night Time
Night Time (1998)
GoodWatch score 54

as Eschbach

Funny Games
Funny Games (1997)
GoodWatch score 74

as Georg

The Castle
The Castle (1997)
GoodWatch score 58

as K

Deadly Silence
Deadly Silence (1997)

as Christian Plache

Peanuts - Die Bank zahlt alles
Peanuts - Die Bank zahlt alles (1996)

as Dr. Jochen Schuster

Rudy, the Racing Pig
Rudy, the Racing Pig (1995)
GoodWatch score 55

as Dr. Heinrich Gützkow

… nächste Woche ist Frieden
… nächste Woche ist Frieden (1995)

as Dr. Herbert Pieritz

The Last U-Boat
The Last U-Boat (1993)
GoodWatch score 55

as Gerber - Kommandant

Benny's Video
Benny's Video (1992)
GoodWatch score 66

as Georg, Benny's Father

Jugend ohne Gott
Jugend ohne Gott (1991)

as Lehrer

1980s

13 titles · average score 67
Spider's Web
Spider's Web (1989)
GoodWatch score 67

as Theodor Lohse

Die gläserne Fackel
Die gläserne Fackel (1989)

TV show · as Maximilian Steinhüter

Nadine, meine Liebe
Nadine, meine Liebe (1988)

as Oberleutnant Stein

Die erste Reihe
Die erste Reihe (1987)

as Rudolf Schwarz

Sansibar oder Der letzte Grund
Sansibar oder Der letzte Grund (1987)

as Dr. Grote

Das Buschgespenst
Das Buschgespenst (1986)

as Siegfried Strauch

Hälfte des Lebens
Hälfte des Lebens (1985)

as Friedrich Hölderlin

The Woman and the Stranger
The Woman and the Stranger (1985)

as Revolutionär

Die Poggenpuhls
Die Poggenpuhls (1984)

as Sohn Leutnant Leo

Der Mann und sein Name
Der Mann und sein Name (1983)

as Retzlow

Gespenster
Gespenster (1983)

as Osvald

Olle Henry
Olle Henry (1983)

as Junger Mann

1970s

2 titles · average score 64
Polizeiruf 110
Polizeiruf 110 (1971)
GoodWatch score 63

TV show · as Kegel

Scene of the Crime
Scene of the Crime (1970)
GoodWatch score 66

TV show · as Friedel Hebbel / Peter Fuchs