Christian Berkel
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Christian Berkel is the sort of actor with a career measured in decades rather than seasons. For much of the audience, Christian Berkel is Proprietor Eric from 'Inglourious Basterds', whatever else the credits say. 'The Man from U.N.C.L.E.' is a second title with real reach. The distance between the first credit and the most recent is about 49 years.
Christian Berkel
46 Movies
27 Series
Christian Berkel is the sort of actor with a career measured in decades rather than seasons. For much of the audience, Christian Berkel is Proprietor Eric from 'Inglourious Basterds', whatever else the credits say. 'The Man from U.N.C.L.E.' is a second title with real reach. The distance between the first credit and the most recent is about 49 years.
Movies
Plays Proprietor Eric
Inglourious Basterds
2009
Plays Udo
The Man from U.N.C.L.E.
2015
Plays Prof. Dr. Ernst-Günter Schenck
Downfall
2004
Plays Albrecht Ritter Mertz von Quirnheim
Valkyrie
2008
Plays Mortuary Director
Flightplan
2005
Plays General Käutner
Black Book
2006
Plays Robert
Elle
2016
Plays Robert Steinhoff, Prisoner Nr. 38
The Experiment
2001
Plays Otto Preminger
Trumbo
2015
Plays Captain Eichholz
Miracle at St. Anna
2008
Plays Louis Ziffer
The Magic Kids: Three Unlikely Heroes
2020
Plays Hoffmann
Flame & Citron
2008
Plays Weich
Rossini
1997
Plays Alfred Greven
Safe Conduct
2002
Plays Vinkelmeyer
Leningrad
2009
Plays Lang
Soundless
2004
Plays Student
The Serpent's Egg
1977
Plays Bertram Dinkler
Sportabzeichen für Anfänger
2021
Plays Michael Dithardt
Ein gefährliches Angebot
2016
Plays Rudolf
Guys & Balls
2004
Plays Eduard 'Ted' Fröhlich
Helen, Fred und Ted
2006
Plays Sania
The Blond Boy from the Casbah
2023
Plays Mark
What Doesn't Kill Us
2018
Plays Erik Behr
Black Box
2023
Plays Ernst Udet
Elly Beinhorn: Solo Flight
2014
Plays Interviewer
Enfant Terrible
2020
Plays Dr. Küster
Buddy
2013
Plays Philip
Anti-Social
2015
Plays Jakob Wagner
Der andere Junge
2007
Plays Christoph
Scheidung für Anfänger
2018
Plays Herr Hegemann
Dreamgirls
2015
Plays Simon Wiesenthal
A Retribution
2022
Plays David Böttcher
The Last Employee
2011
Plays Magnus Mittendorf
Trügerische Sicherheit
2022
Producer
Plays Andreas
Querschuss
2024
Plays Fritz Shimon Haber
Haber
2008
TV Shows
Plays Hauptkommissar Bruno Schumann
Der Kriminalist
2006
Plays Richard Diemer
Beat
2018
Plays Roland Murnau
Hijack
2023
Plays Heinrich von Gems
Die verlorene Tochter
2020
Plays Minister Hardenberg
Furia
2021
Plays Felix Dennison
Der Bastard
1989
Plays Steffen Marquardt
Criminal: Germany
2019
Plays Heinrich Bockelmann
The Man with the Bassoon
2011
Plays Jonathan Roth
Redemption Road
2017
Plays Helmut Schmidt
Die Sturmflut
2006
Plays Eduard 'Ted' Fröhlich
Helen, Fred und Ted
2006
Plays Uwe Pfandler
Scene of the Crime
1970
Plays Walter Neumann
Die Kommissarin
1994
Plays Sebastian van Leuyen
Doppelter Einsatz
1994
Plays Maiwald
Rosa Roth
1994
Plays Alfons Kleiber
Die Cleveren
1998
Plays Alex Sierich
Derrick
1974
Plays Hans Leinen
Der letzte Zeuge
1998
Plays Mano Deller
The Old Fox
1977
Plays Bernd Marquart
A Case For Two
1981
Plays Gerhard Brock
Ein starkes Team
1994
Plays Max Ortheil
Polizeiruf 110
1971
Plays Lefevre
A.S. Gefahr ist sein Geschäft
1995
Plays Thomas Engler
Bella Block
1993
Plays Gregor Schell
Inspector Rex
1994
Plays Amor
NSU German History X
2016
Plays Erich Kupka
In Wahrheit
2017
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The Blond Boy from the Casbah
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Block 10
Dr. Maximilian Samuel
2026
Film
Querschuss
Andreas
2024
Film
The Blond Boy from the Casbah
Sania
2023
Film
Black Box
Erik Behr
2023
Film
Hijack
Roland Murnau · 7 episodes
2023–
TV
Unser Verein: "Eisern Union!"
Narrator (voice)
2022
Film
A Retribution
Simon Wiesenthal
2022
Film
Trügerische Sicherheit
Magnus Mittendorf
2022
Film
Furia
Minister Hardenberg · 5 episodes
2021–
TV
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Frequently Asked Questions
How old is Christian Berkel and where are they from?
Christian Berkel is 68 years old, born on October 28, 1957 in Berlin, West Germany [now Germany].
What are the most famous roles of Christian Berkel?
Christian Berkel is best known for roles in Inglourious Basterds, The Man from U.N.C.L.E., Downfall.
How many movies has Christian Berkel been in?
Over a 49-year career (since 1977), Christian Berkel has appeared in 45 movies and 27 TV shows.
What was Christian Berkel's first movie?
The career of Christian Berkel began with Maiden's War (1977).
What is Christian Berkel's most recent movie or series?
Christian Berkel's most recent release is Assenheimers Promitalk, which premiered on July 19, 2025.
What TV shows has Christian Berkel appeared in?
On television, Christian Berkel has appeared in Hijack, Inspector Rex, Scene of the Crime, Furia.
Does Christian Berkel have any upcoming projects?
Yes, Christian Berkel's upcoming work includes: Block 10 (2026).
Christian Berkel
1957-10-28 · Berlin, West Germany [now Germany]
Christian Berkel (born October 28, 1957) is a German actor.
Berkel was born in Berlin, Germany. His father was a military doctor.
From the age of 14 he lived in Paris where he took drama lessons with Jean-Louis Barrault and Pierre Berlin. He then trained at the German Film and Television Academy in Berlin and appeared on stage in Augsburg, Düsseldorf, Munich, Vienna and at the Schiller Theatre, Berlin.
He has appeared in many German television productions and secured a major role in the Academy Award-nominated film Downfall as Doctor Ernst-Günther Schenck. He has followed this with significant roles in the Paul Verhoeven directed Dutch movie Black Book and the big budget United States movies Flightplan, Valkyrie (in which he portrayed Colonel Albrecht Mertz von Quirnheim) and the Academy Award-nominated Inglourious Basterds.
He lives in Berlin with the actress Andrea Sawatzki, with whom he has two sons. He is also fluent in French and English.Christian Berkel, licensed under CC-BY-SA, full list of contributors on Wikipedia.