Waldemar Kobus
Actor
- Born
- April 16, 1966 (age 60) · Szczytno, Warminsko-Mazurskie, Poland
Waldemar Kobus (born 1966 in Szczytno [Ortelsburg], Poland) is a German actor.
Waldemar Kobus immigrated to Germany from Poland in 1970 as an ethnic German repatriate and grew up in Düren. Following his acting training at the Otto Falckenberg School in Munich, he secured engagements at renowned theaters in Frankfurt, Bochum, Stuttgart, Zurich, Vienna, and Cologne. Since the early 1990s, he has worked regularly in film and television, with his focus shifting increasingly toward on-camera work starting in 2001.
Read moreShow less
Kobus gained widespread recognition primarily through his role as the police officer Viktor Schimanek in the RTL comedy series *Alles Atze*. He garnered international attention for his portrayal of the SS officer Günther Franken in *Black Book*. He played other notable roles in films such as *Lissi und der wilde Kaiser*, *Speed Racer*, and *Valkyrie*, as well as the role of the Viking chieftain Halvar in *Vicky the Viking* and its sequel.
In addition to his acting work, Kobus also performs as a popular entertainer during the Cologne Carnival. He lives in Berlin with his wife, the actress Traute Hoess.
Known for
Speed Racer
May 7, 2008
The Zookeeper's Wife
March 24, 2017
Black Book
September 14, 2006
A Hidden Life
August 27, 2019
(T)Raumschiff Surprise - Periode 1
July 14, 2004
The Captain
February 2, 2018
Miracle at St. Anna
September 15, 2008
Lissi and the Wild Emperor
October 24, 2007
Manitou's Canoe
August 14, 2025
Wickie the Mighty Viking
September 9, 2009
The Magic Flute
September 30, 2022
Sonnenallee
October 7, 1999
Acting81
- 2026Fatherland as Mayor of Frankfurt
- 2025Manitou's Canoe as Mr. Lucas
- 2023Das Märchen von der Zauberflöte as Sarastro
- 2023Seneca
- 2022The Magic Flute as Mr. Suessmayr
- 2022Klabautermann
- 2021Goldjungs as Iwan Herstatt
- 2020Null Komma Null as Guest
- 2020The Magic Kids: Three Unlikely Heroes as Brückentroll
- 2019A Hidden Life as Stein