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name: "Hans-Jürgen Schatz"
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tmdb_id: 553499
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roles: ["Actor"]
born: "10 October 1958"
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updated: "2026-10-07T11:09:33.172877+00:00"
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# Hans-Jürgen Schatz

## Identity

Hans-Jürgen Schatz

- **Canonical:** https://film.one/person/hans-jurgen-schatz
- **Type:** Person
- **Fi1m ID:** hans-jurgen-schatz
- **IMDb ID:** nm0770221
- **TMDB ID:** 553499
- **Wikidata ID:** Q98097
- **Same entity:** https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hans-J%C3%BCrgen_Schatz, https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q98097, https://www.imdb.com/name/nm0770221/, https://www.themoviedb.org/person/553499

Actor. Born 10 October 1958 in Berlin, Germany.

## Details

- **Work:** Actor
- **Born:** 10 October 1958, Berlin, Germany
- **Elsewhere:** https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hans-J%C3%BCrgen_Schatz, https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q98097, https://www.imdb.com/name/nm0770221/, https://www.themoviedb.org/person/553499

## Biography

Hans-Jürgen Schatz is a German actor born on 10 October 1958 in Berlin. After studying Germanistik and Theatre Studies, he began his career with stage work at theatres including the Hebbel-Theater in Berlin and the Theater am Dom in Cologne, followed by film and television roles from the early 1980s.

He gained national recognition for his portrayal of Wilfried Wiegand in Edgar Reitz’s *Heimat – Eine deutsche Chronik* (1984) and for playing Max Kühn across 90 episodes of the ARD series *Der Fahnder* (1984–1993). He later appeared in the ZDF comedies *Salto Postale* (1993–1996) and *Salto Kommunale* (1998–2001) as Maximilian Mäßig. Schatz has also worked extensively as a narrator and reciter, receiving the Preis der deutschen Schallplattenkritik and the ECHO Klassik award, and was awarded the Bundesverdienstkreuz am Bande.

*Sources: imdb.com, de.wikipedia.org, filmportal.de.*

## On Fi1m (1)

- *Heimat* (1984), Fi1m 91, as Wilfried Wiegand — [page](https://film.one/tv/heimat.md)

## Complete filmography (50)

Every credit, newest first. Titles without a page can be requested for review on the HTML page.

- *Salto Speziale* (2006), series, as Max Mäßig
- *Jetzt erst recht!* (2005), series, as Gotthilf Reimer
- *Pfarrer Braun* (2003), series, as Klaus Pausewang
- *Bombs Under Berlin* (1999), as Polizei-Historiker
- *Der Clown* (1998), series, as Schulz
- *Salto Kommunale* (1998), series, as Maximilian Mäßig
- *Champagner und Kamillentee* (1997), as Dr.Weiss
- *Unser Charly* (1995), series, as Hans Gervinius, Waldemar Reck
- *Rosamunde Pilcher: Schlafender Tiger* (1995), as Rodney Ackland
- *Aus heiterem Himmel* (1995), series, as Ingo Baumgartner
- *Für alle Fälle Stefanie* (1995), series, as Hubertus Böhme, Dr. Nils Fischer
- *Bitte habt euch wieder lieb* (1995), as Enno Morell
- *Halali oder Der Schuß ins Brötchen* (1995), as Gottfried Stapenhorst
- *Begegnungen der anderen Art* (1995), Actor
- *Tag der Abrechnung - Der Amokläufer von Euskirchen* (1994), as Richter
- *Immenhof* (1994), series, as Dr.Schwabe, Dr. Schwabe
- *Die Skrupellosen - Hörigkeit des Herzens* (1993), Actor
- *Salto Postale* (1993), series, as Maximilian Mäßig
- *Wolffs Revier* (1992), series, as Robert Altmann, Torsten
- *Himmelsschlüssel* (1991), as Sven Keller
- *Sicher ist sicher* (1991), series, as Ottental
- *Alles im Griff* (1990), as Dr. Garleff
- *The Rose Garden* (1989), as Hrudek
- *Beim nächsten Mann wird alles anders* (1989), as Fernsehmechaniker
- *In guten Händen* (1988), as Albert
- *Of Pure Blood* (1986), as Bank Manager
- *Was zu beweisen war* (1986), as Screenwriter
- *Liebling Kreuzberg* (1986), series, as Stationsarzt
- *Bankgeheimnisse* (1986), as Herr Wiesner
- *Die Schwarzwaldklinik* (1985), series, as Ackermann
- *Stadttheater* (1985), Actor
- *Ein Heim für Tiere* (1985), series, as Dieter
- *Der Lehrer und andere Schulgeschichten* (1984), Actor
- *Der Fahnder* (1984), series, as Max Kühn
- *Heimat* (1984), series, as Wilfried Wiegand — Fi1m 91, [page](https://film.one/tv/heimat.md)
- *August der Starke* (1984), as Kronprinz
- *Der Lord und das Kätzchen* (1983), Actor
- *The White Rose* (1982), as Studentenführer
- *Goldene Zeiten - Bittere Zeiten* (1981), series, as Jochen Rodeweil
- *Der Fall Maurizius* (1981), series, as Rosenau
- *A Case For Two* (1981), series, as Herr Köhler
- *Ringstraßenpalais* (1980), series, as Walter Klopf
- *Fabian* (1980), as Nazi
- *Lulu* (1980), as Alwa Schoen
- *Kreuzberger Liebesnächte* (1980), as Hubert
- *Nachbarn und andere nette Menschen* (1979), Actor
- *Flamme empor* (1979), as Fritz
- *Breakthrough* (1979), as Schulze
- *SOKO München* (1978), series, Actor
- *Derrick* (1974), series, as Ulrich Steinitz, Ulrich Korin, Erich Wobeck

## Awards

### Other awards — 2 won

- Cross of the Order of Merit of the Federal Republic of Germany 2007: Cross of the Order of Merit of the Federal Republic of Germany (won)
- Echo Klassik – Classical Music for Children 1999: Echo Klassik – Classical Music for Children (won)

*From Wikidata, which records wins more completely than nominations.*

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