Ulrich Thein

{{short description|German actor}}

{{Use dmy dates|date=July 2020}}

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| name = Ulrich Thein

| birth_date = {{Birth date|1930|4|7|df=yes}}

| birth_place = Brunswick, Germany

| death_date = {{death date and age|1995|6|21|1930|4|7|df=yes}}

| death_place = Berlin, Germany

| occupation = Actor, film director, screenwriter

| yearsactive = 1953–1995

| spouse = Jana Brejchová

}}

Ulrich Thein (7 April 1930 – 21 June 1995) was a German actor, film director and screenwriter.{{cite web|url=https://www.filmportal.de/en/person/ulrich-thein_efc121b0737a6c3fe03053d50b3736f2 |title=Ulrich Thein |work=Film Portal |access-date=18 December 2020}} He appeared in more than 40 films and television shows between 1953 and 1995. He won the award for Best Actor at the 11th Moscow International Film Festival in 1979 for his role in Anton the Magician.{{cite web |url=http://www.moscowfilmfestival.ru/miff34/eng/archives/?year=1979 |title=11th Moscow International Film Festival (1979) |access-date=17 January 2013 |work=MIFF |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140403102012/http://www.moscowfilmfestival.ru/miff34/eng/archives/?year=1979 |archive-date=3 April 2014 }} He directed the 1982 film Romance with Amelie, which was entered into the 32nd Berlin International Film Festival.{{cite web |url=http://www.berlinale.de/en/archiv/jahresarchive/1982/02_programm_1982/02_Programm_1982.html |title=Berlinale: 1982 Programme |access-date=14 November 2010 |work=berlinale.de}} His written legacy is in the archives of the Academy of Arts in Berlin.{{Cite web |title=easydb.archive |url=https://archiv.adk.de/bigobjekt/2275 |access-date=2023-11-13 |website=archiv.adk.de}}