{{short description|German actor}} {{more footnotes needed|date=March 2013}} {{use dmy dates|date=February 2020}} {{Infobox person | name = Matthias Habich | image = 2018-04-25 Matthias Habich-7160.jpg | caption = Matthias Habich in April 2018 | birth_date = {{birth date and age|1940|1|12|df=y}} | birth_place = [[Danzig]], [[Nazi Germany]] (present-day Gdańsk, [[Poland]]) | death_date = | death_place = | other_names = | occupation = [[Actor]] | years_active = 1965–present | spouse = | partner = | website = | awards = }} '''Matthias Habich''' (born 12 January 1940) is a [[Germans|German]] [[actor]] who has appeared in more than 110 film and television productions since 1965. Habich was born in [[Danzig]] (present-day [[Gdańsk]], [[Poland]]) and lives in [[Paris]].
In his career, he appeared in a number of internationally recognized films. In the 2001 film ''[[Enemy at the Gates]]'' about [[Battle of Stalingrad|Stalingrad]], he played the part of General (later Field Marshal) [[Friedrich Paulus]]. In the 2004 film ''[[Downfall (2004 film)|Downfall]]'', he portrayed [[Werner Haase]]. In the 2008 Oscar-winning drama ''[[The Reader (2008 film)|The Reader]]'' he appeared as the father of the title character.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.ndr.de/kultur/buehne/Matthias-Habich-und-Udo-Samel-streiten-privat-und-auf-der-Buehne,habichsamel100.html|title=Matthias Habich und Udo Samel streiten privat und auf der Bühne|website=www.ndr.de}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.swr.de/swr2/buehne/gedichte-als-vitamine-fuer-die-seele-der-schauspieler-matthias-habich-100.html|title=Gedichte als Vitamine für die Seele – der Schauspieler Matthias HabicSchauspieler Matthias Habich: Gedichte sind Vitamine für die Seele|website=swr.online}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.derstandard.at/story/2000140573291/schauspieler-matthias-habich-bekommt-den-goetz-george-preis|title=Schauspieler Matthias Habich erhält Götz-George-Preis|website=DER STANDARD}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.stuttgarter-nachrichten.de/inhalt.matthias-habich-in-fellbach-20-jahre-kommissar-sind-nichts-fuer-mich.ee7490dc-28e1-45fc-9704-8ee1a249e33e.html|title=Matthias Habich in Fellbach: "20 Jahre Kommissar sind nichts für mich"|first=Stuttgarter Nachrichten, Stuttgart|last=Germany|website=stuttgarter-nachrichten.de}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.goettinger-tageblatt.de/kultur/regional/das-publikum-ist-ein-akteur-LKBZGAO7QXYT5QR5JRSVBQRGZM.html|title=Göttinger Kultursommer Interview mit Schauspieler Matthias Habich|first=Göttinger Tageblatt / Eichsfelder|last=Tageblatt|website=www.goettinger-tageblatt.de|date=22 June 2018 }}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|url=https://rp-online.de/panorama/fernsehen/matthias-habich-hoffentlich-bleibt-mir-das-altersheim-erspart_aid-21722283|title=Matthias Habich: "Hoffentlich bleibt mir das Altersheim erspart"|first=RP|last=ONLINE|date=30 April 2015|website=RP ONLINE}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.nw.de/kultur_und_freizeit/kultur/22277824_TV-Kritik-Das-Leben-vor-mir-Matthias-Habich-brilliert.html|title=TV-Kritik: "Das Leben vor mir" - Matthias Habich brilliert|first=Martin|last=Weber|website=Kultur: News zu Literatur, Kunst, Film & Musik}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.bild.de/regional/hamburg/hamburg-aktuell/film-legende-matthias-habich-82-kriegt-seit-zwei-jahren-keine-tv-rolle-mehr-fuer-80060420.bild.html|title=Film-Legende Matthias Habich (82) kriegt seit zwei Jahren keine TV-Rolle mehr: Für die beim Fernsehen bin ich zu alt|website=bild.de|date=13 May 2022 }}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.augsburger-allgemeine.de/panorama/interview-gott-schauspieler-matthias-habich-sterbehilfe-ist-hilfreich-id58566201.html|title="Gott"-Schauspieler Matthias Habich: "Sterbehilfe ist hilfreich"|first=Josef|last=Karg|website=Augsburger Allgemeine}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.rbb-online.de/film/mediathek/l/liebe-am-fjord-hanna.html|title=Liebe am Fjord - Abschied von Hannah|website=www.rbb-online.de}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.morgenpost.de/kultur/tv/article228120667/Ein-stiller-Star-Matthias-Habich-feiert-80-Geburtstag.html|title=Matthias Habich: Der stille Star wird 80 Jahre alt|first=Petra|last=Koruhn|date=12 January 2020|website=www.morgenpost.de}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.stuttgarter-zeitung.de/inhalt.schauspieler-matthias-habich-liest-hoelderlin-wir-deutsche-stochern-gern-im-nebel.64dc8e32-bad7-40cb-933e-60c26f075b57.html|title=Matthias Habich liest Hölderlin: "Wir Deutsche stochern gern im Nebel"|first=Stuttgarter Zeitung, Stuttgart|last=Germany|website=stuttgarter-zeitung.de}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.srf.ch/audio/100-sekunden-wissen/matthias-habich?id=10497941|title=Matthias Habich - 100 Sekunden Wissen - SRF|website=Schweizer Radio und Fernsehen (SRF)}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.mopo.de/hamburg/diese-zeit-ist-schrecklich-hamburger-schauspieler-corona-verstaerkt-die-dummheit-37577068/|title="Diese Zeit ist schrecklich": Hamburger Schauspieler: Corona verstärkt die Dummheit|first=MOPO|last=Redaktion|date=7 November 2020}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.svz.de/deutschland-welt/mecklenburg-vorpommern/galerie/goldener-ochse-an-matthias-habich-grandiose-gala-beim-filmkunstfest-schwerin-43099006|title=Grandiose Gala beim Filmkunstfest Schwerin | SVZ|first=Volker|last=Bohlmann|date=3 September 2022|website=svz.de}}</ref><ref>{{Cite news|url=https://www.faz.net/aktuell/feuilleton/fernsehen/matthias-habich-zum-siebzigsten-der-prophet-des-inneren-aufruhrs-1908631.html|title=Matthias Habich zum Siebzigsten: Der Prophet des inneren Aufruhrs|first=Andreas|last=Kilb|newspaper=Faz.net |via=www.faz.net}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.nw.de/lokal/kreis_minden_luebbecke/bad_oeynhausen/bad_oeynhausen/20836115_Andrea-Sawatzki-und-Matthias-Habich-ziehen-die-Gaeste-in-ihren-Bann.html|title=Andrea Sawatzki und Matthias Habich ziehen die Gäste in ihren Bann|first=Elke|last=Niedringhaus-Haasper|website=Bad Oeynhausen: Aktuelle News & Nachrichten}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.goettinger-tageblatt.de/kultur/regional/matthias-habich-und-der-spieler-UQXQYUNB3XKZSPAPL5KASAH56Y.html|title=Matthias Habig beim Göttinger Kultursommer|first=Göttinger Tageblatt / Eichsfelder|last=Tageblatt|website=www.goettinger-tageblatt.de|date=9 July 2018 }}</ref>{{excessive citations inline|date=March 2024}}
== Films (selection) == {{Div col|colwidth=30em}} * 1973: ''[[Die merkwürdige Lebensgeschichte des Friedrich Freiherrn von der Trenck]]'' (TV miniseries, directed by [[Fritz Umgelter]]) – [[Friedrich von der Trenck]] * 1973: ''Abenteuer eines Sommers'' (directed by Helmut Pfandler) – Michelitsch * 1974: ''{{ill|Im Vorhof der Wahrheit|de}}'' (TV film, directed by [[Fritz Umgelter]]) – Miroslav als Erwachsener * 1975: ''{{ill|Die unfreiwilligen Reisen des Moritz August Benjowski|de}}'' (TV miniseries, directed by [[Fritz Umgelter]]) – Orlov * 1975: ''[[Abenteuerlicher Simplizissimus]]'' (TV miniseries, directed by [[Fritz Umgelter]]) – Simplex * 1976: ''Fluchtgefahr'' (TV film, directed by [[Markus Imhoof]]) – Winarski * 1976: ''[[Coup de Grâce (1976 film)|Coup de Grâce]]'' (directed by [[Volker Schlöndorff]]) – Erich von Lhomond * 1977: ''{{ill|Maiden's War|de|Der Mädchenkrieg (Film)}}'' (directed by [[Bernhard Sinkel]] and [[Alf Brustellin]]) – Jan Amery * 1977: ''{{ill|Focal Point (film)|fr|3=Le Point de mire (film)|lt=Le Point de mire}}'' (directed by [[Jean-Claude Tramont]]) – Bruno * 1978: ''{{ill|Good-for-Nothing (1978 film)|de|3=Taugenichts (Film)|lt=Good-for-Nothing}}'' (directed by [[Bernhard Sinkel]]) – Leonard * 1978: ''{{ill|Ursula (film)|de|3=Ursula (Film)|lt=Ursula}}'' (TV film, directed by [[Egon Günther]]) – Zwingli * 1980: ''{{ill|Purity of Heart|de|Die Reinheit des Herzens}}'' (directed by [[Robert van Ackeren]]) * 1982: ''[[Imperative (film)|Imperative]]'' (directed by [[Krzysztof Zanussi]]) – Theologist * 1982: ''[[Jack Holborn]]'' (TV miniseries, directed by [[Sigi Rothemund]]) – Kapitän & Richter / Captain & Lord Sharingham * 1983: ''[[Embers (1983 film)|Embers]]'' (directed by [[Thomas Koerfer]]) * 1984: ''[[Les Morfalous]]'' (directed by [[Henri Verneuil]]) – Karl * 1987: ''Pink Palace, Paradise Beach'' (directed by Milan Dor) – Daniel * 1987: ''[[The Cry of the Owl (1987 German film)|The Cry of the Owl]]'' (TV film, directed by {{Ill|Tom Toelle|de}}) – Robert * 1988: ''[[The Passenger – Welcome to Germany]]'' (directed by [[Thomas Brasch]]) – Körner * 1988: ''[[Straight for the Heart (film)|Straight for the Heart]]'' (directed by [[Léa Pool]]) – Pierre Kurwenal * 1988: ''Crash'' (TV film, directed by [[Tom Toelle]]) – Richard Jansen * 1988: ''{{ill|L'Orchestre rouge|fr|L'Orchestre rouge (film)}}'' (directed by [[Jacques Rouffio]]) – Schulze-Bousen * 1989: ''Noch ein Wunsch'' (TV film, directed by [[Thomas Koerfer]]) – Martin * 1990: ''Farendj'' (directed by Sabine Prenczina) – Bruno * 1990: ''{{ill|Der Reisekamerad|de}}'' (TV film, directed by [[Ludvík Ráža]]) – Magnus * 1991: ''{{ill|Der Fall Ö.|de}}'' (directed by [[Rainer Simon]]) – Hauptmann / Teiresias * 1991: ''[[The Savage Woman (1991 film)|The Savage Woman]] (La Demoiselle sauvage)'' (directed by [[Léa Pool]]) – Élysée * 1992: ''{{ill|Princesse Alexandra|it|Alexandra (miniserie televisiva)}}'' (TV film, directed by {{ill|Denis Amar|fr}}) – Franz * 1992: ''[[Extralarge]]'' (TV series, episode: "Cannonball", directed by [[Enzo G. Castellari]]) – Dr. Shuby * 1993: ''[[The Last U-Boat]]'' (TV film, directed by [[Frank Beyer]]) – Mellenberg – General * 1994: ''[[Lauras Entscheidung]]'' (TV film, directed by [[Uwe Janson]]) – Joachim Böllinger * 1995: ''Deutschlandlied'' (TV miniseries, directed by [[Tom Toelle]]) – Konrad Schuhbeck * 1995: ''{{ill|Noir comme le souvenir|fr}}'' (directed by [[Jean-Pierre Mocky]]) – Chris Corday * 1995: ''Das zehnte Jahr'' (directed by Käthe Kratz) – Max * 1996: ''[[Slaughter of the Cock]]'' (directed by Andreas Pantzis) * 1996: ''[[Tatort]]: {{ill|Der kalte Tod (Tatort)|de|3=Tatort: Der kalte Tod|lt=Der kalte Tod}}'' (TV, directed by [[Nina Grosse]]) – Prof. Otto Sorensky * 1996: ''[[Beyond Silence (1996 film)|Beyond Silence]]'' (directed by [[Caroline Link]]) – Gregor (Clarissa's husband) * 1997: ''{{Ill|In the Name of Innocence|de|Im Namen der Unschuld}}'' (directed by Andreas Kleinert) – Kommissar Norbert Michaelis * 1997: ''[[The Rat (1997 film)|The Rat]]'' (TV film, directed by {{ill|Martin Buchhorn|de}}) – Markus Frank * 1997: ''{{ill|Das Urteil (1997 film)|de|3=Das Urteil (1997)|lt=Das Urteil}}'' (TV film, directed by [[Oliver Hirschbiegel]]) – Der Fremde * 1998: ''Sugar for the Beast'' (TV film, directed by {{ill|Markus Fischer|de|Markus Fischer (Regisseur)}}) – Dr. Kaltenbach * 1999: ''Picknick im Schnee'' (TV film, directed by {{ill|Tomy Wigand|de}}) – Johannes Breutigam<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.mdr.de/tv/programm/sendung-728526.html|title=Picknick im Schnee | MDR.DE|website=www.mdr.de}}</ref> * 1999: ''[[Klemperer – Ein Leben in Deutschland]]'' (TV series, directed by {{ill|Andreas Kleinert|de}} and [[Kai Wessel (director)|Kai Wessel]]) – Victor Klemperer * 2000: ''{{ill|Anniversaries (miniseries)|de|3=Jahrestage (Film)|lt=Anniversaries}}'' (TV miniseries, directed by [[Margarethe von Trotta]]) – Heinrich Cressphal * 2001: ''Boran'' (directed by {{Ill|Alexander Berner (film editor)|de|3=Alexander Berner|lt=Alexander Berner}}) – Boran * 2001: ''[[Enemy at the Gates]]'' (directed by [[Jean-Jacques Annaud]]) – General Paulus * 2001: ''[[Nowhere in Africa]]'' (directed by [[Caroline Link]]) – Walter Süßkind * 2003: ''{{Ill|Trenck (2002 film)|de|3=Trenck – Zwei Herzen gegen die Krone|lt=Trenck}}'' (TV film, directed by [[Gernot Roll]]) – General von Habich * 2003: ''Two Days of Hope'' (TV film, directed by [[Peter Keglevic]]) – Otto Kaminski * 2003: ''Getting a Life'' (directed by [[Vivian Naefe]]) – Michael Berkhoff * 2004: ''[[Nero (2004 film)|Nero]]'' (TV film, directed by [[Paul Marcus]]) – Seneca * 2004: ''[[Downfall (2004 film)|Downfall]]'' (directed by [[Oliver Hirschbiegel]]) – Prof. [[Werner Haase]] * 2005: ''[[Waves (2005 film)|Waves]]'' (TV film, directed by [[Vivian Naefe]]) – Rolf von Buttlär * 2005: ''{{ill|Under the Dark Sun of Africa|fr|Pas de ciel au-dessus de l'Afrique}}'' (TV film, directed by [[Roland Suso Richter]]) – Richard – Catherine's Father * 2005: ''A Witch's Kiss'' (TV film, directed by Diethard Küster) – Der Herr der Finsternis * 2005: ''[[The Call of the Toad (film)|The Call of the Toad]]'' (directed by [[Robert Gliński]]) – Alexander Reschke * 2006: ''{{Ill|Silver Wedding (film)|de|3=Silberhochzeit (Film)|lt=Silver Wedding}}'' (TV film, directed by [[Matti Geschonneck]]) – Ben * 2007: ''Afrika, mon amour'' (TV miniseries, directed by {{ill|Carlo Rola|de}}) * 2007: ''[[Caótica Ana]]'' (directed by [[Julio Medem]]) – Klaus * 2008: ''[[The Reader (2008 film)|The Reader]]'' (directed by [[Stephen Daldry]]) – Peter Berg * 2009: ''[[Tatort]]: {{ill|Neuland (Tatort)|de|3=Tatort: Neuland|lt=Neuland}}'' (TV, directed by {{ill|Manuel Flurin Hendry|de}}) – Roland Plauer * 2009: ''{{ill|Ein halbes Leben|de}}'' (TV film, directed by {{ill|Nikolaus Leytner|de}}) – Peter Grabowski * 2009: ''Der Großvater'' (Short, directed by {{ill|Nikias Chryssos|de}}) * 2009: ''{{Ill|Ceasefire (2009 film)|de|3=Waffenstillstand (Film)|lt=Ceasefire}}'' (directed by {{ill|Lancelot von Naso|de}}) – Alain Laroche * 2010: ''[[Nanga Parbat (film)|Nanga Parbat]]'' (directed by [[Joseph Vilsmaier]]) – Pfarrer * 2010: ''Barriere'' (directed by Andreas Kleinert) – Hans Meinhold * 2010: ''Last Moment'' (TV film, directed by Sathyan Ramesh) – Peter Romberg * 2010: ''Die Schwester'' (TV film, directed by [[Margarethe von Trotta]]) – Gregor Antonion * 2010: ''{{ill|Morgen musst Du sterben|de}}'' (TV film, directed by {{ill|Niki Stein|de}}) – Peter * 2011: ''[[Bloch (TV series)|Bloch]]: Der Heiland'' (TV, directed by {{ill|Franziska Meletzky|de}}) – Martin Weidner * 2011: ''{{ill|Eine halbe Ewigkeit|de}}'' (TV film, directed by {{ill|Matthias Tiefenbacher|de}}) – Harry Berg * 2012: ''{{ill|Das Kindermädchen|de|Das Kindermädchen (2012)}}'' (TV film, directed by {{ill|Carlo Rola|de}}) – Utz von Zernikow * 2012: ''{{ill|Und alle haben geschwiegen|de}}'' (TV film, directed by [[Dror Zahavi]]) – Paul * 2012: ''Liebe am Fjord – Abschied von Hannah'' (TV film, directed by {{ill|Jörg Grünler|de}}) – Henrik Agdestein * 2013: ''{{ill|The Taste of Apple Seeds|de|Der Geschmack von Apfelkernen}}'' (directed by [[Vivian Naefe]]) – Carsten Lexow * 2014: ''Die Toten von Hameln'' (TV film, directed by Christian von Castelberg) – Dr. Georg Bischoff * 2014: ''{{ill|Autumn Tingles: Speed Dating for Silver Hairs|de|Altersglühen – Speed Dating für Senioren}}'' (TV film, directed by Jan Georg Schütte) – Helge Löns * 2014: ''Where I Belong'' (directed by Fritz Urschitz) – Friedrich * 2015: ''{{ill|The Misplaced World|de|3=Die abhandene Welt|lt=The Misplaced World}}'' (directed by Margarethe von Trotta) – Paul Kromberger * 2015: ''{{Ill|A Grand Farewell|de|Ein großer Aufbruch}}'' (TV film, directed by [[Matti Geschonneck]]) – Holm Hardenberg * 2017: ''[[Berlin Syndrome (film)|Berlin Syndrome]]'' (directed by [[Cate Shortland]]) – Erich<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.slantmagazine.com/film/berlin-syndrome/|title=Review: Berlin Syndrome|first=Christopher|last=Gray|website=[[Slant Magazine]] |date=22 May 2017}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.firstpost.com/entertainment/berlin-syndrome-movie-review-one-of-the-most-unpredictable-memorable-thrillers-of-this-year-3862557.html|title=Berlin Syndrome movie review: One of the most unpredictable, memorable thrillers of this year|date=27 July 2017}}</ref> * 2020: ''[[Lassie Come Home (2020 film)|Lassie Come Home]]'' (directed by Hanno Olderdissen) – Graf von Sprengel
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