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name: "Justus von Dohnányi"
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born: "2 December 1960"
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# Justus von Dohnányi

Actor. Born 2 December 1960 in Lübeck, Germany.

## Details

- **Work:** Actor
- **Born:** 2 December 1960, Lübeck, Germany
- **Also known as:** Justus von Dohnàny, Justus von Dohnanyi

## Biography

Justus von Dohnányi is a German actor. He was born on 2 December 1960 in Lübeck and trained at the Hochschule für Musik und Theater Hamburg. He began his career on stage, appearing at theatres in Hamburg, Zürich and Frankfurt, before moving into television and film.

He is known for his portrayal of General Wilhelm Burgdorf in the 2004 film *Downfall*. Other film roles include Captain Nikoli in *The World Is Not Enough* (1999), Berus in *The Experiment* (2001), for which he received the Lola for Best Supporting Actor, Viktor Stahl in *The Monuments Men* (2014) and Dreimann in *Woman in Gold* (2015). He has also appeared in television series such as *Dear Child* (2023). He is the son of conductor Christoph von Dohnányi and actress Renate Zillessen.

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

## On Fi1m (1)

- *Downfall* (2004), Fi1m 81, as General der Infanterie Wilhelm Burgdorf — [page](https://film.one/film/downfall.md)

## Also known for

- *The Monuments Men* (2014), Viktor Stahl
- *The World Is Not Enough* (1999), Captain Nikoli
- *Woman in Gold* (2015), Dreimann
- *The Experiment* (2001), Berus
- *The Forgotten Battle* (2021), Oberst Berghof
- *Jakob the Liar* (1999), Preuss
- *Dear Child* (2023), Matthias Beck
- *Amen.* (2002), Baron von Otter

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