Andreas Schmidt (actor)
{{Short description|German actor and director}}
{{Infobox person
| name = Andreas M. Schmidt
| image = 2016-04-26 Andreas Schmidt by Sandro Halank.jpg
| caption = Schmidt in April 2016
| birth_date = {{Birth date|1963|11|23|df=yes}}
| birth_place = Finnentrop, West Germany
| death_date = {{Death date and age|2017|09|28|1963|11|23|df=yes}}
| death_place = Berlin, Germany
| occupation = Actor, theatre director
| years_active = 1987–2017
| spouse = Jennifer Schmidt
| children = 1
}}
Andreas M. Schmidt (23 November 1963 – 28 September 2017) was a German screen actor and theatre director. During his thirty-year career, he appeared in over 130 film and television productions.
Biography
Born in Heggen, Finnentrop, Schmidt grew up in the Märkisches Viertel in West Berlin. He was a singer and guitarist in the rock band Lillies große Liebe in the 1980s.{{Cite web|url=http://www.stern.de/kultur/film/interview-andreas-schmidt--das-war-folter-fuer-mich--3087526.html|title=Interview Andreas Schmidt: "Das war Folter für mich"|work=Stern|date=21 April 2008|accessdate=1 October 2017|language=German}} His first acting role was in the 1987 film {{Interlanguage link|Bang! You're Dead! (1987 film)|de|3=Peng! Du bist tot!|lt=Bang! You're Dead!}}. Schmidt received three nominations at the Deutscher Filmpreis, winning once in 2009. Notable film appearances by Schmidt include Sommer vorm Balkon (2005), The Counterfeiters (2007), The Moon and Other Lovers (2008) and Henri 4 (2010).{{Cite web|url=http://www.filmportal.de/person/andreas-schmidt_c33ff5600fc34c68b817d1ae2bfdeab0|title=Andreas Schmidt|work=filmportal.de|accessdate=1 October 2017|language=German}} He also had roles in television programs such as Tatort, Der Kriminalist and Polizeiruf 110.{{Cite web|url=https://www.morgenpost.de/kultur/article212089825/Zum-Tod-von-Andreas-Schmidt-Ein-echtes-Berliner-Original.html|title=Zum Tod von Andreas Schmidt: Ein echtes Berliner Original|work=Berliner Morgenpost|date=29 September 2017|accessdate=2 October 2017|language=German|author=Zander, Peter}} In addition, he directed theatre.
Schmidt lived in Kreuzberg, Berlin with his family. He died of cancer on 28 September 2017, at the age of 53. He was survived by his American wife, Jennifer, and their son (born 2008).{{Cite web|url=http://www.focus.de/kultur/kino_tv/im-alter-von-53-jahren-schauspieler-andreas-schmidt-gestorben_id_7655048.html|title=Nach längerer Krankheit: Schauspieler Andreas Schmidt mit 53 Jahren gestorben|work=Focus|date=29 September 2017|accessdate=1 October 2017|language=German}}
Selected filmography
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- {{ill|Bang! You're Dead! (1987 film)|de|3=Peng! Du bist tot!|lt=Bang! You're Dead!}} (1987) - Möhre (uncredited)
- {{ill|Linie 1 (film)|de|3=Linie 1 (Film)|lt=Linie 1}} (1988) - Humphrey
- Stille Betrüger (1989) - Georg
- The Rose Garden (1989) - Vladimir
- {{ill|Der doppelte Nötzli|de}} (1990)
- Schwarzfahrer (1993) .... Passenger with Walkman
- Life Is All You Get (1997) .... Mieter mit Schrank
- Plus-minus null (1998) .... Alex
- Kai Rabe gegen die Vatikankiller (1998) .... F / X Mann
- Gangster (1999) .... Erbse
- Crazy (2000) .... Ricardo
- Conamara (2000) .... Axel
- Planet Alex (2001) .... Harald
- {{ill|Heidi M.|de}} (2001) .... Erich
- Viktor Vogel – Commercial Man (2001) .... Alfi
- 99euro-films (2001) .... (segment "Ein Mann boxt sich durch")
- Julies Geist (2001) .... Hans
- Pigs Will Fly (2002) .... Laxe
- Auszeit (2002) .... Donald
- Eierdiebe (2003) .... Polizeibeamter Zwei
- Alltag (2003) .... Waffenschieber
- Yugotrip (2004) .... Pförtner 2
- {{ill|Farland (film)|de|3=Farland|lt=Farland}} (2004) .... Imbissbesitzer Hans
- {{Ill|Am I Sexy?|de|Bin ich sexy?}} (2004) .... Winnie Marzewski
- Guys and Balls (2004) .... Jürgen
- Folge der Feder! (2004) .... Police Officer 1
- Summer in Berlin (2005) .... Ronald
- {{ill|No Sweat (2005 film)|de|3=Im Schwitzkasten|lt=No Sweat}} (2005) .... Toni Neer
- {{ill|Neandertal (film)|de|3=Neandertal (Film)|lt=Neandertal}} (2006) .... Rudi
- Gefangene (2006) .... Vasile
- The Counterfeiters (2007) .... Zilinski
- Rudy: The Return of the Racing Pig (2007) .... Spacko
- {{ill|Krauts, Doubts & Rock 'n' Roll|de|Fleisch ist mein Gemüse (Film)}} (2008) .... Gurki
- The Moon and Other Lovers (2008) .... Siggi
- Henri 4 (2010) .... Guillaume du Bartas
- Eines Tages... (2010) .... Stefan Ranft
- {{ill|A Family of Three|de|Tage, die bleiben}} (2011) .... Iggy
- {{ill|A Good Summer|de|Ein guter Sommer}} (2011) .... Andi Komorowski
- Faust (2011) .... Valentin's Friend
- {{Ill|The Adventures of Huck Finn (2012 film)|de|3=Die Abenteuer des Huck Finn|lt=The Adventures of Huck Finn}} (2012) .... Sklaventreiber Bill
- {{ill|Deckname Luna|de}} (2012) .... Schoen
- Wetlands (2013) .... Freund der Eltern
- {{Ill|Banklady|de|Banklady (Film)}} (2013) .... Uwe
- Sputnik (2013) .... Herr Karl
- {{ill|To Life!|de|Auf das Leben!}} (2014) .... Prof. Werner
- Ente gut! (2016) .... Frank Weiss
- {{Ill|Timm Thaler oder Das verkaufte Lachen|de|Timm Thaler oder Das verkaufte Lachen (Film)}} (2017) .... Belial
- The Invisibles (2017) .... Hans Winkler (final film role)
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References
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External links
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- {{IMDb name|0772805}}
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Category:Deaths from cancer in Germany
Category:German male film actors
Category:German male television actors
Category:German theatre directors
Category:Male actors from Berlin
Category:People from Olpe (district)
Category:People from Reinickendorf
Category:Male actors from North Rhine-Westphalia
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