Jürgen Heinrich

Birthday: 1945-08-20
Birthplace: Groß Godems, Germany
Gender: Male
Owned By: Unowned

Jürgen Heinrich (born August 20, 1945, in Groß Godems) is a German actor, voice actor, and director.

After World War II, Jürgen Heinrich was raised by his mother, the politician Emma Heinrich, as his father was presumed missing in action. Following an apprenticeship as a steel shipbuilder, he began studying acting at the Theaterhochschule Leipzig in 1965. While still a student, he was cast in the DEFA production *Abschied* (Farewell) and subsequently appeared in numerous film and television productions throughout the GDR era.

In 1982, Heinrich left the SED (Socialist Unity Party of Germany) in protest against the Soviet invasion of Afghanistan. As a result, he was blacklisted from his profession and supported himself for several years through odd jobs before being forced to emigrate to West Berlin in 1985. There, he was engaged by theaters such as the Schiller Theater and appeared in films including *Der Himmel über Berlin* (Wings of Desire) and *Ein Richter für Berlin* (A Judge for Berlin). He also took on guest roles in television series such as *Tatort*, *Der Alte*, and *Praxis Bülowbogen*.

Heinrich achieved nationwide fame starting in 1992 through his starring role as Chief Inspector Andreas Wolff in the series *Wolffs Revier*. For this series, he and the production team were awarded the Adolf Grimme Prize. Later, he also made his directorial debut on the show.

Alongside his acting career, Heinrich has worked as a voice actor for many years. He has lent his German voice to actors such as Fred Dryer in the series *Hunter*, as well as James Belushi, William Hurt, Samuel L. Jackson, and James Cromwell.

Jürgen Heinrich has been married since the 1970s and resides in Berlin. His children, Fabian Heinrich and Katja Heinrich, are also active as actors.

Credits

	Year	Title	Character
	2025-01-29	La farfalla impazzita	Erich Priebke
	2024-10-11	The Best for Last	Kurt Hanke
	2024-03-28	Inspector Dupin: Brittany's Glory	Jules Marchand
	2022-03-25	Freundschaft auf den zweiten Blick	Elmar Kern
	2020-07-02	Takeover	Günther
	2020-03-15	9 Days Awake	Hans-Peter Stehfest
	2018-09-29	Die Affäre Borgward	Wilhelm Kaisen
	2017-11-19	Rosamunde Pilcher: Wenn Fische lächeln	Cape Pescoe
	2016-10-27	Climbing Paradise
	2015-09-21	Tod auf der Insel	Karl Hansen
	2014-03-28	Meine Mutter, meine Männer	Roman
	2012-01-17	Wolff - Kampf im Revier	Andreas Wolff
	2011-09-11	Ein mörderisches Geschäft	Werner Altkirch
	2011-03-09	Am Kreuzweg	Bischof Gisbert Robenius
	2011-01-26	Lügen haben linke Hände	Herr Timmermann
	2010-10-04	Tod einer Schülerin	Holger Weiss
	2010-05-19	Masserberg	Chefarzt Dr. Studer
	2010-04-04	Prinz und Bottel	Daddo Prinz
	2010-04-02	Haltet die Welt an	Bernd Kückeberg
	2010-03-15	Die Grenze	Franz Geri
	2009-11-10	Das Echo der Schuld	Jack Walker
	2009-10-20	Der Mann aus der Pfalz	Horst Teltschik
	2009-09-29	Hand in Hand	Friedrich Laurens
	2007-07-27	An die Grenze	Hauptmann Dobbs
	2007-05-29	Suddenly Gina	Bundesfinanzminister Klaus Vorschmidt
	2001-01-02	Ich schenk dir meinen Mann 2	Artur Vonstein
	1999-12-27	Das Schloß meines Vaters	Wolf Apel
	1999-11-17	Ombre	Luis / De Girot / Yuri
	1999-09-09	Hinter dem Regenbogen	Vater
	1998-01-01	Ich schenk dir meinen Mann	Artur
	1995-03-19	Das Schwein - Eine deutsche Karriere
	1993-07-23	Das Haus im Ginster	Professor
	1992-01-01	Landschaft mit Dornen	Rolf
	1991-09-04	Rückkehr ins Leben	Wolfgang Thom
	1990-01-01	Liebe und Maloche
	1989-11-02	Follow Me	Emigrant
	1988-05-06	Judgment in Berlin	Uri Andreyev
	1987-09-23	Wings of Desire	In the Old Apartments
	1983-05-27	The Scout	Soldat Thomas Hicks
	1982-08-16	Fire Below Deck	Langer
	1981-12-26	Trumpeter Anton	Vater Eisenberg
	1979-12-26	Marta, Marta	Manfred
	1979-08-30	Schatzsucher	Jonny
	1978-11-10	Sabine Wulff	Atsche
	1978-06-28	Hiev up	Smutje Eduard
	1977-12-24	You and Nothing and Berlin	Dieter Körber
	1977-02-04	The Little Magician and the Big Bad Mark	Vater Schneidewind
	1976-02-13	Bird Waking Weather	Johannes
	1974-09-20	Zum Beispiel Josef	Josef Neumann
	1971-01-14	Do You Know Urban?	Latowski
	1968-10-10	Farewell	Hartinger