Born in Munich!

1. Jeri Ryan

Jeri Ryan was born Jeri Lynn Zimmerman on February 22, 1968 in Munich, West Germany, to Gerhard Florian Zimmerman, a Master Sergeant in the United States Army, and his wife Sharon, a social worker. She and her older brother Mark grew up on several military bases, including Kansas, Maryland, Hawaii,...

2. Curd Jürgens

Actor | The Spy Who Loved Me

Curd Jürgens (commonly billed as "Curt Jurgens" in anglophone countries) was one of the most successful European film actors of the 20th Century. He was born Curd Gustav Andreas Gottlieb Franz Jürgens on December 13, 1915, in Solln, Bavaria, in Hohenzollern Imperial Germany, a subject of Kaiser ...

3. Michael Herbig

Actor | Der Schuh des Manitu

Michael 'Bully' Herbig studied photography and is well known in the German comedy scene as a writer, director and producer. In addition to his morning radio show 'Langemann und die Morgencrew' from 1992 to 1995, he also made 800 episodes of the comedy radio show 'Die Bayern Cops'. He has appeared ...

4. Wolfgang Reitherman

Director | The AristoCats

Wolfgang Reitherman was a German-born American animator who was one of Disney's Nine Old Men.

He began working for Disney in 1933, along with future Disney legends Ward Kimball and Milt Kahl. The three worked together on a number of classic Disney shorts.

Reitherman directed several Disney animated ...

5. Karl Valentin

Actor | Donner, Blitz und Sonnenschein

Karl Valentin, whose real name is Valentin Ludwig Fey, began an apprenticeship as a carpenter in 1897 after attending a private school. Two years later he met Gisela Royes, his future wife. Two daughters were born from this union. Between 1899 and 1901, Valentin worked as a journeyman carpenter. ...

6. Moritz Bleibtreu

Actor | Knockin' on Heaven's Door

Moritz Bleibtreu is a German actor born on August 13, 1971 in Munich growing up in Hamburg. He first appears in children's television series Neues aus Uhlenbusch (1977) at the age of six. His breakthrough was the role called "Abdul" in the movie Knockin' on Heaven's Door (1997). He also became ...

7. Rick Kavanian

Actor | Der Schuh des Manitu

Rick Kavanian was born on January 26, 1971 in Munich, Germany. He is an actor and writer, known for Manitou's Shoe (2001), (T)Raumschiff Surprise - Periode 1 (2004) and Bully & Rick (2004).

8. Gedeon Burkhard

Actor | Inglourious Basterds

Born in Munich in 1969, Gedeon was raised bilingual (English & German). He was sent to boarding school in England at the age of 8 and transferred to American high school at the age of 12. Gedeon starred in his first movie (Aunt Maria) when he was 10, his second lead role followed one year later in ...

9. Helmut Fischer

Actor | Monaco Franze - Der ewige Stenz

Helmut Fischer was born on November 15, 1926 in Munich, Germany. He was an actor and director, known for Monaco Franze - Der ewige Stenz (1983), Die Hausmeisterin (1987) and Strong Times (1988). He was married to Utta Martin. He died on June 14, 1997 in Riedering, Bavaria, Germany.

10. Liesl Karlstadt

Actress | Feuerwerk

Liesl Karlstadt was born on December 12, 1892 in Munich, Bavaria, Germany. She was an actress and writer, known for Fireworks (1954), Der Sonderling (1929) and Reise in die Vergangenheit (1943). She died on July 27, 1960 in Garmisch-Partenkirchen, Bavaria, Germany.

11. Walter Sedlmayr

Actor | Theodor Hierneis oder Wie man ehem. Hofkoch wird

Walter Sedlmayr was loved by his audience very much, but nobody knew the real Sedlmayr. He always kept his privat life very private, and it was revealed after his death that he was homosexual. He couldn't come out as a homosexual for different reasons, but the main reason was surely his reputation ...

12. Christian Tramitz

Actor | (T)Raumschiff Surprise - Periode 1

Christian Tramitz was born on July 13, 1955 in Munich, Bavaria, West Germany. He is an actor and writer, known for (T)Raumschiff Surprise - Periode 1 (2004), Manitou's Shoe (2001) and Hubert ohne Staller (2011). He has been married to Anette Tramitz since July 2004. They have two children. He was ...

13. Joseph Vilsmaier

Director | Stalingrad

Joseph Vilsmaier was born on January 24, 1939 in Munich, Bavaria, Germany. He was a cinematographer and director, known for Stalingrad (1993), The Harmonists (1997) and Brother of Sleep (1995). He was married to Dana Vávrová and Hanna Vilsmaier. He died on February 11, 2020 in Munich, Bavaria, ...

14. Christine Neubauer

Actress | Im Tal des Schweigens

Christine Neubauer was born on June 24, 1962 in Munich, Bavaria, West Germany. She is an actress and writer, known for Im Tal des Schweigens (2004), Löwengrube (1989) and Hannas Entscheidung (2012). She was previously married to Lambert Dinzinger.

15. Ulrich Noethen

Actor | Der Untergang

Ulrich Noethen was born on November 18, 1959 in Munich, Germany. He is an actor, known for Downfall (2004), Das Sams (2001) and Das fliegende Klassenzimmer (2003). He was previously married to Friederike Wagner.

16. Maxl Graf

Actor | Isar 12

Maxl Graf was born on September 25, 1933 in Munich, Germany. He was an actor, known for Isar 12 (1961), Inspektion Lauenstadt (1976) and Karl Valentins Lachparade (1971). He was married to Olga Georgine. He died on March 18, 1996 in Munich, Bavaria, Germany.

17. Beppo Brem

Actor | Quax, der Bruchpilot

Beppo Brem was a German comedian, stage and film actor. His father was a stone mason. Beppo Brem studied to become a cabinet maker and his first job to work for the Munich Kammerspiele as a stage carpenter. There he got a job on stage as an extra. After that he took acting lessons. From 1925 to ...

18. Willy Astor

Actor | Café Meineid

Willy Astor was born on September 6, 1961 in Munich, Bavaria, Germany. He is an actor, known for Café Meineid (1990), Kaiserschmarrndrama (2021) and Kanal fatal (1986).

19. Andreas Giebel

Actor | Polizeiruf 110

Andreas Giebel was born on June 4, 1958 in Munich, Bavaria, West Germany. He is an actor and writer, known for Police Call 110 (1971), München 7 (2004) and Die Rosenheim-Cops (2002). He is married to Karin. They have four children.

20. Gustl Bayrhammer

Actor | Meister Eder und sein Pumuckl

Gustl Bayrhammer was born on February 12, 1922 in Munich, Germany. He was an actor, known for Master Eder and His Pumuckl (1982), O.K. (1970) and Tatort (1970). He was married to Irmgard Henning. He died on April 24, 1993 in Krailling, Bavaria, Germany.

21. Toni Berger

Actor | Zwei Münchner in Hamburg

Toni Berger was born on March 27, 1921 in Munich, Germany. He was an actor, known for Zwei Münchner in Hamburg (1989), Zur Freiheit (1987) and Unsere Schule ist die Beste (1994). He was married to Gertraud. He died on January 29, 2005 in Munich, Bavaria, Germany.

22. Sascha Hehn

Actor | Das Traumschiff

His career started in 1959 with the movie "Hubertus Jagd" with Willy Fritsch. He appeared in many TV movies until he started in Cologne his first Theatre play "Der Tod im Apfelbaum". He did also a lot of dubbing for foreign TV series like: "Riffle man", "Flipper", "Die kleinen Strolche" etc. Later ...

23. Silvia Seidel

Actress | Anna

Silvia Seidel was born on September 23, 1969 in Munich, Bavaria, West Germany. She was an actress, known for Anna (1987), Halfway Across the Galaxy and Turn Left (1993) and Storm of Love (2005). She died on July 31, 2012 in Munich, Bavaria, Germany.

24. Carlamaria Heim

Actress | Meinungsverschiedenheiten

Carlamaria Heim was born on March 2, 1932 in Munich, Germany. She was an actress, known for Meinungsverschiedenheiten (1968), Münchner Geschichten (1974) and Das Brot des Bäckers (1976). She was married to Joachim Hackethal. She died on April 9, 1984 in Munich, Bavaria, West Germany.

25. Therese Giehse

Actress | Black Moon

Therese Giehse realized her passion for the theatre and acting at an early age. Though her family tried to change her mind about the theater she made her way to the stage anyway. She had a very intense friendship with the famous German writer Thomas Mann and his children Erika and Klaus. Klaus ...

26. Ross Hill

Actor | Renegade

Ross Hill was born on April 11, 1973 in Munich, Germany. He was an actor, known for They Call Me Renegade (1987), The World of Don Camillo (1984) and Aktuelle Schaubude (1957). He died on January 15, 1990 in Stockbridge, Massachusetts, USA.

27. Fritz Wepper

Actor | Cabaret

Fritz Wepper was born on August 17, 1941 in Munich, Germany. He was an actor, known for Cabaret (1972), Der Kommissar (1969) and For Heaven's Sake (2002). He was married to Susanne Kellermann and Angela von Morgen. He died on March 25, 2024 in Gmund am Tegerseen, Bavaria, Germany.

28. Oliver Berben

Producer | Er ist wieder da

Oliver Berben was born on August 29, 1971 in Munich, Germany. He is a producer and writer, known for Look Who's Back (2015), Carnage (2011) and Bewegte Männer (2003). He has been married to Katrin Kraus since November 2014. They have one child.

29. Florian David Fitz

Actor | Jesus liebt mich

Florian David Fitz was born on November 20, 1974 in Munich, Bavaria, West Germany. He is an actor and writer, known for Jesus Loves Me (2012), The Most Beautiful Day (2016) and Oskars Kleid (2022).

30. Florian Karlheim

Actor | München 7

Florian Karlheim was born on December 24, 1976 in Munich, Bavaria, West Germany. He is an actor, known for München 7 (2004), The Unheard Woman (2016) and Tatort (1970).

31. Gerhard Polt

Actor | Kehraus

Gerhard Polt was born on May 7, 1942 in Munich, Bavaria, Germany. He is an actor and writer, known for Kehraus (1983), Fast wia im richtigen Leben (1979) and Germanikus (2004). He has been married to Christine Polt since 1971.

32. Jimi Blue Ochsenknecht

Actor | Die Wilden Kerle 5

Jimi Blue Ochsenknecht was born on December 27, 1991 in Munich, Germany. He is an actor, known for Die Wilden Kerle 5 (2008), Die Wilden Kerle: Alles ist gut, solange du wild bist! (2003) and Die Wilden Kerle 4 (2007).

33. Wilson Gonzalez

Actor | King of Stonks

Wilson Gonzales Ochsenknecht was born on 18th March 1990 in Germany, as the oldest child of the German actor Uwe Ochsenknecht and the German actress Natascha Ochsenknecht. He has a younger brother named Jimi Blue Ochsenknecht and a little sister. Like his brother he started acting very early and ...

34. Mavie Hörbiger

Actress | Der Boden unter den Füßen

Mavie Hörbiger was born in Munich as the daughter of a night club owner and a model. She is one of the youngest members of one of the greatest acting families in the world. Her grandfather Paul Hörbiger played a key role in Orson Welles' "The Third Man". Mavie began her acting career at age sixteen...

35. Elyas M'Barek

Actor | Fack ju Göhte

Elyas M'Barek was born on May 29, 1982 in Munich, Bavaria, Germany. He is an actor, known for Suck Me Shakespeer (2013), Who Am I (2014) and The Wave (2008).

36. Erich Hallhuber Sr.

Actor | Tatort

Erich Hallhuber Sr. was born on February 20, 1929 in Munich, Germany. He was an actor, known for Tatort (1970), Der Komödienstadel (1959) and Zur Sache, Lena! (2008). He died on November 28, 2015 in Munich, Bavaria, Germany.

37. Erich Hallhuber

Actor | Café Meineid

Erich Hallhuber was born on July 14, 1951 in Munich, Germany. He was an actor and director, known for Café Meineid (1990), Regina auf den Stufen (1990) and Auf dem Nockherberg (1982). He died on September 17, 2003 in Munich, Bavaria, Germany.

38. Joe Stöckel

Director | Der verkaufte Großvater

Joe Stöckel was born on September 27, 1894 in Munich, Germany. He was an actor and director, known for Der verkaufte Großvater (1942), S.A.-Mann Brand (1933) and Der arme Millionär (1939). He died on June 14, 1959 in Munich, Germany.

39. Francis Fulton-Smith

Actor | Oktoberfest: Beer & Blood

The son of a German mother and an English Father - who happened to be a jazz musician - Francis Fulton-Smith was born in Munich, Germany, in 1966. He wanted to be an actor since he was five years old, and so, when the time came, attended the Acting school Otto Falckenberg in Munich. After several ...

40. Joseph Hannesschläger

Actor | Die Rosenheim-Cops

Joseph Hannesschläger was born on June 2, 1962 in Munich, Bavaria, West Germany. He was an actor, known for Die Rosenheim-Cops (2002), Forsthaus Falkenau (1989) and Sinan Toprak ist der Unbestechliche (2001). He was married to Bettina Geyer. He died on January 20, 2020 in Munich, Germany.

41. Marianne Koch

Actress | Per un pugno di dollari

After the birth of her two children, Marie Aumüller married Rudolf Koch. Her children took the name of their stepfather. Although the marriage of Rudolf and Marie Koch was short-lived, the children did not know the identity of their biological father, Rudolf Schindler, a well-known ...

42. Elfie Pertramer

Actress | Die rote Mariann' von Tirol

Elfie Pertramer was born on November 18, 1924 in Munich, Germany. She was an actress and writer, known for Die rote Mariann' von Tirol (1970), Keine Angst vor Hexen (1965) and Schwarzwaldfahrt aus Liebeskummer (1974). She was married to Franz Ausböck and Herr Fischer. She died on November 16, 2011 ...

43. Wolfgang Fischer

Actor | Irgendwie und sowieso

Wolfgang Fischer was born on August 28, 1941 in Munich, Germany. He is an actor and writer, known for Irgendwie und sowieso (1986), Café Meineid (1990) and Tatort (1970).