Thomas Kretschmann

Also known as Kretschmann

German actor

Film & TV

Acting · Dessau, German Democratic Republic [now Germany]

Thomas Kretschmann (born September 8, 1962) is a German actor best known for playing Leutnant Hans Von Witzland in the 1993 film Stalingrad, Hauptmann Wilm Hosenfeld in The Pianist, Hermann Fegelein in Der Untergang, and Captain Englehorn in the 2005 remake of King Kong. Description above from the Wikipedia article Thomas Kretschmann, licensed under CC-BY-SA, full list of contributors on…

Known for

Samo Lives2026
Fall for Me — Nick2025
Putin2025
American Star — Thomas2024
Upgraded — Arnold Grant2024
Infinity Pool — Thresh2023
Deliver Us — Father Saul2023
The Making of Indiana Jones and the Dial of Destiny — Self2023
Gran Turismo — Patrice Capa2023
Last Sentinel — Hendrichs2023

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Music · MusicBrainz

Type: Person
Gender: Male
Origin: Germany

Discogs

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Listeners · Last.fm

Listeners: 2
Total plays: 22

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Recent publications · Crossref

5 total works indexed

Analysis of Relative Gene Expression Data Using Real-Time Quantitative PCR and the 2−ΔΔCT Method
· 2001 · cited 160,837x
The PRISMA 2020 statement: an updated guideline for reporting systematic reviews
· 2021 · cited 77,549x
U-Net: Convolutional Networks for Biomedical Image Segmentation
· 2015 · cited 57,553x
STAR: ultrafast universal RNA-seq aligner
· 2012 · cited 49,734x
UCSF Chimera—A visualization system for exploratory research and analysis
· 2004 · cited 43,775x

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Key facts

Born: ( 1962-09-08 ) 8 September 1962 (age 63) , Dessau , Bezirk Halle , East Germany
Occupations: Actor, screenwriter, producer
Years active: 1985–present
Partner: Brittany Rice (2011–present)

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Wikidata facts

Image: Thomas Kretschmann in March 2012.jpg
Number of children: 3

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date of birth: 1962-09-08
Commons category: Thomas Kretschmann
name in native language: Thomas Kretschmann
start of work period: 1988-00-00

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Article

Thomas Kretschmann ( pronounced [ˈtoːmas ˈkʁɛtʃman]; born 8 September 1962) is a German actor who has appeared in many European and American films. His notable roles include Lieutenant Hans von Witzland in Stalingrad (1993), Hauptmann Wilm Hosenfeld in The Pianist (2002), Hermann Fegelein in Downfall (2004), Captain Englehorn in King Kong (2005), Major Otto Remer in Valkyrie (2008), the voice of Professor Z in Cars 2 (2011), and the journalist Jürgen Hinzpeter in A Taxi Driver (2017). He also portrayed Baron Wolfgang von Strucker in the Marvel Cinematic Universe films Captain America: The Winter Soldier (2014) and Avengers: Age of Ultron (2015).

Kretschmann has twice been nominated for the Deutscher Fernsehpreis for Best Actor. He is also a European Film Award and Nika Award nominee.