Christian Berkel
Biography
Christian Berkel (born October 28, 1957) is a German actor. Berkel was born in Berlin, Germany. His father was a military doctor. From the age of 14 he lived in Paris where he took drama lessons with Jean-Louis Barrault and Pierre Berlin. He then trained at the German Film and Television Academy in Berlin and appeared on stage in Augsburg, Düsseldorf, Munich, Vienna and at the Schiller Theatre, Berlin. He has appeared in many German television productions and secured a major role in the Academy Award-nominated film Downfall as Doctor Ernst-Günther Schenck. He has followed this with significant roles in the Paul Verhoeven directed Dutch movie Black Book and the big budget United States movies Flightplan, Valkyrie (in which he portrayed Colonel Albrecht Mertz von Quirnheim) and the Academy Award-nominated Inglourious Basterds. He lives in Berlin with the actress Andrea Sawatzki, with whom he has two sons. He is also fluent in French and English. Description above from the Wikipedia article Christian Berkel, licensed under CC-BY-SA, full list of contributors on Wikipedia.
Known For
Scene of the Crime
1970
Scene of the Crime
1970
Scene of the Crime
1970
Scene of the Crime
1970
Scene of the Crime
1970
ZIBB
2003
Volle Kanne
1999
DAS!
1991
Markus Lanz
2008
Morgenmagazin
1992
The Old Fox
1977
The Old Fox
1977
Filmography
Scene of the Crime
as Uwe Pfandler · 1970
Scene of the Crime
as Erik Steinbeck · 1970
Scene of the Crime
as Rainer Wenisch · 1970
Scene of the Crime
as Alfred Waller · 1970
Scene of the Crime
as Doc Decker · 1970
ZIBB
as Self · 2003
Volle Kanne
as Self · 1999
DAS!
as Self · 1991
Markus Lanz
as Self · 2008
Morgenmagazin
as Self · 1992
The Old Fox
as Mano Deller · 1977
The Old Fox
as Thilo Müller · 1977
The Old Fox
as Hans Fänger · 1977
The Old Fox
as Werner Kuziemsky · 1977
The Old Fox
as Erik Falter · 1977
The Old Fox
as Peter Aulan · 1977
The Old Fox
as Hausmann · 1977
The Old Fox
as Peter Larsen · 1977
The Old Fox
as Harry Westphal · 1977
NDR Talk Show
as Self · 1979
SOKO München
· 1978
Kölner Treff
as Self · 1976
MDR um 4
as Self · 2014
The Johannes B. Kerner Show
as Self · 1998
Wer weiß denn sowas?
as Self · 2015
Wer weiß denn sowas?
· 2015
Polizeiruf 110
as Max Ortheil · 1971
Riverboat
as Self · 1992
maybrit illner
as Self · 1999
Derrick
as Alex Sierich · 1974
Derrick
as Lussmann · 1974
Derrick
as Jürgen Klose · 1974
Derrick
as Dixi · 1974
Derrick
as Andy Stein · 1974
Derrick
as Rolf Laduhn · 1974
Derrick
as Psychopath · 1974
Derrick
as Manfred Kessler · 1974
ZDF-Mittagsmagazin
as Self · 1989
A Case For Two
as Bernd Marquart · 1981
Wetten, dass..?
as Self · 1981
Menschen der Woche
as Self · 2000
Zimmer frei!
as Self · 1996
alfredissimo! Kochen mit Bio
as Self · 1994
Dalli Dalli
as Self · 1971
Inspector Rex
as Gregor Schell · 1994
Bambi
as Self · 1948
Inglourious Basterds
as Proprietor Eric · 2009
Quizduell-Olymp
as Self · 2015
Hijack
as Roland Murnau · 2023
Ein starkes Team
as Gerhard Brock · 1994
Ringlstetter
as self · 2016
Goldene Kamera
as Self · 1984
Klein gegen Groß - Das unglaubliche Duell
as Self · 2011
Der Kriminalist
as Hauptkommissar Bruno Schumann · 2006
Quizduell
as Self · 2014
Im Dialog
as self · 1997
Verstehen Sie Spaß?
as Self · 1980
Der letzte Zeuge
as Hans Leinen · 1998
Der letzte Zeuge
as Helmut Gittel · 1998
Grill den Henssler
as Self · 2013
Thadeusz
as self · 2005
Doppelter Einsatz
as Sebastian van Leuyen · 1994
The Man from U.N.C.L.E.
as Udo · 2015
Die Kommissarin
as Walter Neumann · 1994
NDR Kultur – Das Journal
as Self · 2002
MDR um 11
as Self · 2017
Bella Block
as Thomas Engler · 1993
Klamroths Konter
as Self · 2016
Die Cleveren
as Alfons Kleiber · 1998
Downfall
as Prof. Dr. Ernst-Günter Schenck · 2004
Furia
as Minister Hardenberg · 2021
Gero von Boehm begegnet...
as Self · 2002
Talk aus Berlin
as Self · 2018
Valkyrie
as Albrecht Ritter Mertz von Quirnheim · 2008
Abendshow
as Self · 2017
Günther Jauch
as Self · 2011
Rosa Roth
as Maiwald · 1994
Ein Herz für Kinder
as Self · 1998
Gottschalk Live
as Self · 2012
The Experiment
as Robert Steinhoff, Prisoner Nr. 38 · 2001
Fröhlich lesen
as Self · 2005
Flightplan
as Mortuary Director · 2005
Im Leben von …
as Self · 2012
A.S. Gefahr ist sein Geschäft
as Lefevre · 1995
In Wahrheit
as Erich Kupka · 2017
Criminal: Germany
as Steffen Marquardt · 2019
NSU German History X
as Amor · 2016
Elle
as Robert · 2016
Black Book
as General Käutner · 2006
Dickes B
as Self · 2007
Das Literarische Quartett
as Self · 2015
Trumbo
as Otto Preminger · 2015
Hecht & Haie
as Dr. Frenkel · 1993
Ein unvergeßliches Wochenende
· 1993
Beat
as Richard Diemer · 2018
Flame & Citron
as Hoffmann · 2008
Bastard
as Felix Dennison · 1989
Assenheimers Promitalk
as Self · 2025
Roche & Böhmermann
as Self · 2012
Miracle at St. Anna
as Captain Eichholz · 2008
Kommissar Klefisch
as Terboven · 1990
Die Gerichtsreporterin
as Dr. Wegener · 1994
The Serpent's Egg
as Student · 1977
The Magic Kids: Three Unlikely Heroes
as Louis Ziffer · 2020
Voices of Liberation
as Self · 2022
Der Mann ohne Schatten
as Bruno Kuhlin · 1996
Air Albatros
· 1994
Die Superpauker
as Self · 2016
Helen, Fred und Ted
as Eduard 'Ted' Fröhlich · 2006
Star-Biathlon
as Self · 2005
Die Sturmflut
as Helmut Schmidt · 2006
Hier spricht Berlin
as Self · 2019
Redemption Road
as Jonathan Roth · 2017
Safe Conduct
as Alfred Greven · 2002
Die verlorene Tochter
as Heinrich von Gems · 2020
Leningrad
as Vinkelmeyer · 2009
Rossini
as Weich · 1997
Realm of the Volga
as Narrator · 2019
The Man with the Bassoon
as Heinrich Bockelmann · 2011
Ein Taxi für zwei
as Gregor Basil · 2025
Steckbriefe
as Gerhard Hartung · 1982
Hitler's Final Days: The Movie 'Downfall'
as Self · 2005
Simones Entscheidung
· 1997
Enfant Terrible
as Interviewer · 2020
Das schöne irre Judenmädchen
as Friedrich, Graf von Schwerin · 1984
Soundless
as Lang · 2004
Gute Referenzen
· 1994
Ein Herz für Laura
· 1995
Black Box
as Erik Behr · 2023
Buddy
as Dr. Küster · 2013
Helen, Fred und Ted
as Eduard 'Ted' Fröhlich · 2006
The Blond Boy from the Casbah
as Sania · 2023
Erste Liebe
as Rolf Drost · 2002
Eine Jugendliebe
as Wolfgang · 1977
Blondine sucht Millionär fürs Leben
as Dietrich · 2000
The Devil Kissed from Behind
· 1993
California Dreaming - Modern Architecture In The Golden State
as Self - Presenter · 2022
Entführen für Anfänger
as Adam Lansky · 2024
Anti-Social
as Philip · 2015
Das dunkle Nest
as Pfarrer Dr. Gabriel Reinberg · 2011
Gates of Fire
as Dr. Sander · 1996
What Doesn't Kill Us
as Mark · 2018
Das Schicksal der Lilian H.
as Josef · 1993
Der Vater meiner Schwester
as Dr. Klaus Merbold · 2005
Ein gefährliches Angebot
as Michael Dithardt · 2016
A Retribution
as Simon Wiesenthal · 2022
Feuer in der Nacht
as Karl Winkler · 2004
Paradise Is a Trap
as Rudi · 1999
Guys & Balls
as Rudolf · 2004
Sportabzeichen für Anfänger
as Bertram Dinkler · 2021
Totenengel - Van Leeuwens zweiter Fall
as Dr. van der Meer · 2013
Verzweiflung
· 2000
Triptych
Unser Verein: "Eisern Union!"
as Narrator (voice) · 2022
Wind von Südost
as Gernot · 1985
Spur eines Zweifels
as Jens Kolberg · 1995
Tod auf Amrum
as Rolf Spiekermann · 1998
Eine Frage des Gewissens
as Martin Beltz · 2006
Vickys Alptraum
as John · 1998
Mutter, ich will nicht sterben!
as Walter Gebhard · 1994
Stille Nacht, Heilige Nacht
as Richard · 1999
Scheidung für Anfänger
as Christoph · 2018
Maiden's War
as Karol Djudko · 1977
Drei Frauen und (k)ein Mann
as Patrick Lajonne · 1995
Business as Usual - Der Prophet fliegt mit
as Pilot · 2014
Dreamgirls
as Herr Hegemann · 2015
Your Best Years
as Arzt · 1999
Elly Beinhorn: Solo Flight
as Ernst Udet · 2014
Mogadischu
as Bundeskanzler Helmut Schmidt · 2008
Münchhausens letzte Liebe
as Wilhelm · 1988
Sweet Little Sixteen
as Thomas Reiner · 1999
Ich, der Boss
as Victor Mazza · 1995
Halt mich fest!
as Axel · 2000
Der andere Junge
as Jakob Wagner · 2007
Trügerische Sicherheit
as Magnus Mittendorf · 2022
New Year's Eve
as The Young Man · 1978
The Last Employee
as David Böttcher · 2011
Haber
as Fritz Shimon Haber · 2008
Single sucht Nachwuchs
· 1998
Block 10
as Dr. Maximilian Samuel · 2026
Frau Jenny Treibel
as Leopold Treibel · 1982
Die Akte Oppenheimer - Und ewig grüßt der Antisemit
as Self · 2022
Querschuss
as Andreas · 2024
Wallenstein
as Schwedischer Hauptmann · 1987
Hexenküsse
as Herbert Zauner · 2005
Der Unbestechliche
as Harald Kittler · 2002
Lautlose Schritte
as Simon Sundermann · 1996
Lea Katz - Die Kriminalpsychologin: Einer von uns
as Stelzer · 1997