Waldemar Kobus
Acting
- Born:
- 1966-04-16
- Place of birth:
- Szczytno, Warminsko-Mazurskie, Poland
Biography
Waldemar Kobus (born 1966 in Szczytno [Ortelsburg], Poland) is a German actor. Waldemar Kobus immigrated to Germany from Poland in 1970 as an ethnic German repatriate and grew up in Düren. Following his acting training at the Otto Falckenberg School in Munich, he secured engagements at renowned theaters in Frankfurt, Bochum, Stuttgart, Zurich, Vienna, and Cologne. Since the early 1990s, he has worked regularly in film and television, with his focus shifting increasingly toward on-camera work starting in 2001. Kobus gained widespread recognition primarily through his role as the police officer Viktor Schimanek in the RTL comedy series *Alles Atze*. He garnered international attention for his portrayal of the SS officer Günther Franken in *Black Book*. He played other notable roles in films such as *Lissi und der wilde Kaiser*, *Speed Racer*, and *Valkyrie*, as well as the role of the Viking chieftain Halvar in *Vicky the Viking* and its sequel. In addition to his acting work, Kobus also performs as a popular entertainer during the Cologne Carnival. He lives in Berlin with his wife, the actress Traute Hoess.
Known For
Filmography
Fatherland
Manitou's Canoe
Sebastian Fitzek's Therapy
Das Märchen von der Zauberflöte
Seneca
The Magic Flute
Decision Game
Klabautermann
Goldjungs
Null Komma Null
The Magic Kids: Three Unlikely Heroes
A Hidden Life
Hubert und Staller – Eine schöne Bescherung
Beat
The Captain
Triff …
Babylon Berlin
Teenosaurus Rex
The Zookeeper's Wife
A Gentle Noise Between the Lines
Wendy - Der Film
Radio Home
Fake
Der Athen Krimi: Trojanische Pferde
Aus der Kurve
Sesamstrasse präsentiert: Der Schatz des Käpt'n Karotte
Inspector Dupin: Brittany's Surf
Schlaflos in Istanbul
The Black Brothers
Die Fahnderin
Eine Hand wäscht die Andere
Die LottoKönige
Letzte Spur Berlin
Russendisko
Victor and the Secret of Crocodile Mansion
Die Chefin
Heiter bis tödlich - Nordisch Herb
Wickie and the Treasure of the Gods
Alive and Ticking
The Secret of the Ark
Nord Nord Mord
Nemesis
Hochzeitspolka
Der letzte Bulle
Danni Lowinski
Beloved Berlin Wall
Killerjagd. Töte mich, wenn du kannst
Wickie the Mighty Viking
Jakobs Bruder
Hinter Kaifeck
The Wild Chicks and Life
Sleeping Songs
Die Schnüfflerin - Peggy kann's nicht lassen
Miracle at St. Anna
Schade um das schöne Geld
Mordshunger
Speed Racer
Speed Racer: Wonderful World of Racing - The Amazing Racer Family
Verrückt nach Emma
Beautiful Bitch
The Vow
Lissi and the Wild Emperor
Head Under Water
GG 19 – Deutschland in 19 Artikeln
Alma Investigates - Tango and Death
Rudy: The Return of the Racing Pig
Post Mortem
Hamburg Dockland
Die Österreichische Methode
Waiter
Black Book
Als der Fremde kam
Die Bullenbraut 2 - Der Tod hat 17 Karat
Ladyland
Lasko - Death Train
Alles über Anna
Das Leben der Philosophen
Arnies Welt
For Love or Money
Der Vater meiner Schwester
Zwei Wochen für uns
Die Bullenbraut
Der Staatsanwalt
Zwei gegen zwei
Meet Your Star
Das Zimmermädchen und der Millionär
Liebe in der Warteschleife
Die Stunde der Offiziere
(T)Raumschiff Surprise - Periode 1
Ein Mann für den 13ten
Ein Zwilling ist nicht genug
SOKO Köln
Fools
Sternenfänger
Der Freund von früher
Die heimlichen Blicke des Mörders
Der Ermittler
Leipzig Homicide
Alles Atze
The Peppercorns
Sonnenallee
Ritas Welt
SK Kölsch
Die Cleveren
Der Kapitän
SK-Babies
Alarm for Cobra 11: The Motorway Police
Tigerenten Club
Balko
Wilsberg
The Threepenny Opera
Die Wache
Hecht & Haie
Der Bergdoktor
Four Junior Detectives
DAS!
Großstadtrevier
A Case For Two
Kölner Treff
Polizeiruf 110
Scene of the Crime
Don't Be A Stranger