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Michael Schweighöfer

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Michael Schweighöfer
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Michael Schweighöfer was born on 29 February 1952 in Borna, German Democratic Republic. He is an actor, known for Egmont (1989), Das Mambospiel (1998) and Teenage Angst (2008). He was previously married to Gitta Schweighöfer.
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    • Known for

    Egmont
    TV Movie
    • Brackenburg
    • 1989
    Das Mambospiel (1998)
    Das Mambospiel
    4.8
    • Peter
    • 1998
    Teenage Angst (2008)
    Teenage Angst
    5.4
    • Mentor
    • 2008
    Beat (2018)
    Beat
    7.3
    TV Series
    • Taxi Driver

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    • Nord bei Nordwest (2014)
      Nord bei Nordwest
      7.3
      TV Series
      • Professor Lüttmann
      • 2024
    • Police Call 110 (1971)
      Police Call 110
      6.4
      TV Series
      • Hans Petersen
      • Heinz Köhler
      • 1991–2022
    • SOKO Wismar (2004)
      SOKO Wismar
      5.6
      TV Series
      • Bert Klatte
      • 2022
    • Albrecht Schuch in Dear Thomas (2021)
      Dear Thomas
      6.9
      • Grischa
      • 2021
    • Der Kriminalist (2006)
      Der Kriminalist
      6.8
      TV Series
      • Herr Tresko
      • 2020
    • Beat (2018)
      Beat
      7.3
      TV Series
      • Taxi Driver
      • 2018
    • Milan Peschel, Anna Thalbach, Katharina Thalbach, Nellie Thalbach, Vincent Krüger, Emma Bading, and Tilman Döbler in Wir sind die Rosinskis (2016)
      Wir sind die Rosinskis
      5.7
      TV Movie
      • Heiner
      • 2016
    • Zwei verlorene Schafe (2016)
      Zwei verlorene Schafe
      6.3
      TV Movie
      • Herr Fricke
      • 2016
    • Frauenherzen: The Series (2015)
      Frauenherzen: The Series
      TV Series
      • Harri
      • 2015
    • Milan Peschel, Matthias Schweighöfer, Paula Hartmann, and Arved Friese in The Manny (2015)
      The Manny
      5.6
      • Bauleiter (as Micha Schweighöfer)
      • 2015
    • Inspektor Jury - Der Tote im Pub (2014)
      Inspektor Jury - Der Tote im Pub
      5.5
      TV Movie
      • Dick Scoggs
      • 2014
    • Löwenzahn (1981)
      Löwenzahn
      8.0
      TV Series
      • Victor Lebowski
      • 2013
    • Milan Peschel, Matthias Schweighöfer, and Nadja Uhl in The Break Up Man (2013)
      The Break Up Man
      5.6
      • Oberkommissar Micha
      • 2013
    • Die Weber (2012)
      Die Weber
      TV Movie
      • Schmied Wittig
      • 2012
    • Nemez (2012)
      Nemez
      6.2
      • Prof. Kleber
      • 2012

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    • Alternative names
      • Micha Schweighöfer
    • Born
      • February 29, 1952
      • Borna, German Democratic Republic
    • Spouse
      • Gitta Schweighöfer? - 1984 (divorced, 2 children)
    • Children
      • Matthias Schweighöfer

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