Personal Info

Known For

Acting

Known Credits

115

Gender

Male

Birthday

1940-01-12 (85 years old)

Place of Birth

Gdańsk, Poland

Also Known As

Matthias Habich

Biography

Matthias Habich (born 12 January 1940) is a German actor who has appeared in more than 110 film and television productions since 1965. Habich was born in Danzig (present-day Gdańsk, Poland) and lives in Paris. In his career, he appeared in a number of internationally recognized films. In the 2001 film Enemy at the Gates about Stalingrad, he played the part of General (later Field Marshal) Friedrich Paulus. In the 2004 film Downfall, he portrayed Werner Haase. In the 2008 Oscar-winning drama The Reader he appeared as the father of the title character. Source: Article "Matthias Habich" from Wikipedia in English, licensed under CC-BY-SA.

Known For

Acting

Beyond Silence

1996

Beyond Silence

as

Gregor

Enemy at the Gates

2001

Enemy at the Gates

as

General Paulus

Downfall

2004

Downfall

as

Prof. Dr. Werner Haase

Nowhere in Africa

2001

Nowhere in Africa

as

Süßkind

Chaotic Ana

2007

Chaotic Ana

as

Klaus

Silberhochzeit

2006

Silberhochzeit

as

Ben

Coup de Grâce

1976

Coup de Grâce

as

Erich von Lhomond

The Call of the Toad

2005

The Call of the Toad

as

Alexander Reschke

Half a Life

2009

Half a Life

as

Peter Grabowski

Black for Remembrance

1995

Black for Remembrance

as

Chris Corday

The Judgement

1997

The Judgement

as

Fremder

Straight for the Heart

1988

Straight for the Heart

as

Pierre Kurwenal

Kein Himmel über Afrika

2005

Kein Himmel über Afrika

as

Richard

Duo

1990

Duo

as

Ambrosius

Farendj

1990

Farendj

as

Bruno

À deux pas du paradis

1992

À deux pas du paradis

as

Die Rättin

1997

Die Rättin

as

Markus Frank

Und alle haben geschwiegen

2013

Und alle haben geschwiegen

as

Paul

The Savage Woman

1991

The Savage Woman

as

Elysée

The Passenger – Welcome to Germany

1988

The Passenger – Welcome to Germany

as

Körner

The Taste of Apple Seeds

2013

The Taste of Apple Seeds

as

Carsten Lexow

O Janovi a podivuhodném příteli

1991

O Janovi a podivuhodném příteli

as

Magnus

Morgen musst du sterben

2010

Morgen musst du sterben

as

Peter

The Last U-Boat

1993

The Last U-Boat

as

Mellenberg - General

Im Vorhof der Wahrheit

1974

Im Vorhof der Wahrheit

as

Miroslav als Erwachsener

Eine halbe Ewigkeit

2012

Eine halbe Ewigkeit

as

Harry Berg

Die Toten von Hameln

2014

Die Toten von Hameln

as

Dr. Georg Bischoff

The Reader

2008

The Reader

as

Peter Berg

Ceasefire

2009

Ceasefire

as

Alain

Ursula

1978

Ursula

as

Zwingli

Die merkwürdige Lebensgeschichte des Friedrich Freiherrn von der Trenck

1973

Die merkwürdige Lebensgeschichte des Friedrich Freiherrn von der Trenck

as

Friedrich von der Trenck

Der Mädchenkrieg

1977

Der Mädchenkrieg

as

Jan Amery

Getting a Life

2003

Getting a Life

as

Michael Berkhoff

The Cry of the Owl

1987

The Cry of the Owl

as

Robert

Waves

2005

Waves

as

Rolf von Buttlär

Good-for-Nothing

1978

Good-for-Nothing

as

Leonard

Deutschlandlied

1995

Deutschlandlied

as

Konrad Schuhbeck

Altersglühen - Speed Dating für Senioren

2014

Altersglühen - Speed Dating für Senioren

as

Helge Löns

Abenteuer eines Sommers

1973

Abenteuer eines Sommers

as

Michelitsch

L'olandese scomparso

1974

L'olandese scomparso

as

Prof. Eric Vansee

A Witch's Kiss

2005

A Witch's Kiss

as

Der Herr der Finsternis

Letzter Moment

2010

Letzter Moment

as

Peter Romberg

Where I Belong

2014

Where I Belong

as

Friedrich

Das Gewinnerlos

2015

Das Gewinnerlos

as

Georg Freudenreich

The Misplaced World

2015

The Misplaced World

as

Paul Kromberger

Sein gutes Recht

2015

Sein gutes Recht

as

Max Büttner

Imperative

1982

Imperative

as

Theologist

Ich bin unschuldig - Ärztin im Zwielicht

1995

Ich bin unschuldig - Ärztin im Zwielicht

as

Juergen Liebig

Babyraub - Kinder fremder Mächte

1998

Babyraub - Kinder fremder Mächte

as

Horst Glockner

In the Name of Innocence

1997

In the Name of Innocence

as

Kommissar Norbert Michaelis

Berlin Syndrome

2017

Berlin Syndrome

as

Erich Werner

Picknick im Schnee

1999

Picknick im Schnee

as

Johannes Breutigam

Undine

1965

Undine

as

Sister

2010

Sister

as

Gregor Antonion

Purity of Heart

1980

Purity of Heart

as

Ein großer Aufbruch

2015

Ein großer Aufbruch

as

Holm Hardenberg

Noch ein Wunsch

1989

Noch ein Wunsch

as

Martin

Lauras Entscheidung

1994

Lauras Entscheidung

as

Joachim Böllinger

Matthiesens Töchter

2015

Matthiesens Töchter

as

Matthiesen

Der Fall Ö.

1991

Der Fall Ö.

as

Hauptmann / Teiresias

What Maisie Knew

1993

What Maisie Knew

as

Bertrand

Boran

2002

Boran

as

Boran

Barriere

2010

Barriere

as

Hans Meinhold

Nero

2004

Nero

as

Seneca

Abschied von Hannah

2012

Abschied von Hannah

as

Henrik Agdestein

The Vultures

1984

The Vultures

as

Karl Brenner

Der Großvater

2009

Der Großvater

as

Großvater

Das Klavier

1972

Das Klavier

as

Arthur Rödlich

Neugierig wie ein Kind

1974

Neugierig wie ein Kind

as

Trenck - Zwei Herzen gegen die Krone

2003

Trenck - Zwei Herzen gegen die Krone

as

General von Habich

Two Days of Hope

2003

Two Days of Hope

as

Otto Kaminski

Das zehnte Jahr

1995

Das zehnte Jahr

as

Max

Die Konvention Belzebir

1968

Die Konvention Belzebir

as

Balembrun

Zucker für die Bestie

1998

Zucker für die Bestie

as

Dr. Kaltenbach

Davids Rache

1997

Davids Rache

as

Christian

Der Prototyp

1975

Der Prototyp

as

Wolf D. Steiner

Das Leben vor mir

2018

Das Leben vor mir

as

Cornelius

Die Entführung aus dem Serail

1991

Die Entführung aus dem Serail

as

Fluchtgefahr

1974

Fluchtgefahr

as

Nanga Parbat

2010

Nanga Parbat

as

Pfarrer

Embers

1983

Embers

as

Albert Korb

Narcissus and Goldmund

2020

Narcissus and Goldmund

as

Burgherr

Lassie - Eine abenteuerliche Reise

2020

Lassie - Eine abenteuerliche Reise

as

Graf von Sprengel

Conni & Co 2 - Das Geheimnis des T-Rex

2017

Conni & Co 2 - Das Geheimnis des T-Rex

as

Ingo Jonas

Pink Palace, Paradise Beach

1990

Pink Palace, Paradise Beach

as

Daniel

Playing God

2020

Playing God

as

Richard Gärtner

Princess

2021

Princess

as

Josef (old)

Scene of the Crime

Scene of the Crime

as

Prof. Sorensky

Anwalt Abel

Anwalt Abel

as

Staatsanwalt Reuss

Klemperer – Ein Leben in Deutschland

Klemperer – Ein Leben in Deutschland

as

Victor Klemperer

Jack Holborn

Jack Holborn

as

Kapitän Sharingham, Richter Sharingham

Bloch

Bloch

as

Martin Weidner

Schöne Ferien

Schöne Ferien

as

Wolf Blankenburg

Bella Block

Bella Block

as

Henning Harmsen

SOKO Kitzbühel

SOKO Kitzbühel

as

Franz Koch

Scene of the Crime

Scene of the Crime

as

Roland Plauer

Des Christoffel von Grimmelshausen abenteuerlicher Simplizissimus

Des Christoffel von Grimmelshausen abenteuerlicher Simplizissimus

as

Simplex

Die merkwürdige Lebensgeschichte des Friedrich Freiherrn von der Trenck

Die merkwürdige Lebensgeschichte des Friedrich Freiherrn von der Trenck

as

Friedrich von der Trenck

Scene of the Crime

Scene of the Crime

as

Maximilian Heinrich

German Television Award

German Television Award

as

Self

Der Forellenhof

Der Forellenhof

as

Jahrestage

Jahrestage

as

Heinrich Cressphal

Rechtsanwalt Vernau

Rechtsanwalt Vernau

as

Utz von Zernikow

Imperium: Nero

Imperium: Nero

as

Seneca

Afrika, mon amour

Afrika, mon amour

as

Dr. Franz Lukas

Il giovane Garibaldi

Il giovane Garibaldi

as

Grimme Awards Ceremony

Grimme Awards Ceremony

as

Self

Deutscher Filmpreis

Deutscher Filmpreis

as

Self

Detective Extralarge

Detective Extralarge

as

Kölner Treff

Kölner Treff

as

Self

The Johannes B. Kerner Show

The Johannes B. Kerner Show

as

Self

Die unfreiwilligen Reisen des Moritz August Benjowski

Die unfreiwilligen Reisen des Moritz August Benjowski

as

Orlow

Jack Holborn

Jack Holborn

as

Capitaine Sheringham / Lord Sheringham

Schuld und Unschuld

Schuld und Unschuld

as

Friedrich Fischer

Princesse Alexandra

Princesse Alexandra

as

Franz

Production

Crew

Directing