---
name: "Richard Sammel"
canonical: "https://film.one/person/richard-sammel"
fi1m_id: "richard-sammel"
imdb_id: "nm0759898"
tmdb_id: 49487
wikidata_id: "Q86336"
roles: ["Actor"]
born: "13 October 1960"
reviewed_on_fi1m: 5
average_fi1m_score: 79
average_as: "actor"
average_over: 5
updated: "2026-09-30T21:17:25.385542+00:00"
licence: "© Fi1m Ltd. Written by AI under a human editor; checked against sources before publication. Quote with attribution and a link to the canonical URL."
---

# Richard Sammel

## Identity

Richard Sammel

- **Canonical:** https://film.one/person/richard-sammel
- **Type:** Person
- **Fi1m ID:** richard-sammel
- **IMDb ID:** nm0759898
- **TMDB ID:** 49487
- **Wikidata ID:** Q86336
- **Same entity:** https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Richard_Sammel, https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q86336, https://www.imdb.com/name/nm0759898/, https://www.themoviedb.org/person/49487

Actor. Born 13 October 1960 in Heidelberg, Germany.

## Details

- **Work:** Actor
- **Born:** 13 October 1960, Heidelberg, Germany
- **Active:** 1997–present
- **Average Fi1m score:** 79, as actor, over 5 titles
- **Fi1m score by decade:** 1990s 65 (1), 2000s 89 (2), 2020s 76 (2)
- **Fi1m against the critics:** 79 to 68 across 4 titles
- **Score spread:** 3 at 80+, 2 at 60–79, 0 under 60
- **Lead roles:** 0 of 1 acting credits billed first or second
- **Genres:** Drama 4, Thriller 2, Action 1, Adventure 1, Comedy 1, War 1
- **Screen time:** 9 hours of reviewed films
- **Box office:** $1,176m across 4 films with figures
- **Elsewhere:** https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Richard_Sammel, https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q86336, https://www.imdb.com/name/nm0759898/, https://www.themoviedb.org/person/49487

## Biography

Richard Sammel is a German actor born on 13 October 1960 in Heidelberg. He began his career on stage in Hildesheim in 1981 and has since worked extensively in theatre, film and television across Europe and beyond.

He trained in music and drama in Germany, acting and directing in France, and method acting in Italy. His film credits include roles in *Life Is Beautiful* (1997), *Taxi* (1998), *Casino Royale* (2006), *Inglourious Basterds* (2009) as Sergeant Werner Rachtman, *3 Days to Kill* (2014) and *Spencer* (2021) as Prince Philip. On television he is known for *The Strain* (2014–2017) as Thomas Eichhorst and *Andor* (2022–2025) as Carro Rylanz. He received a Saturn Award nomination for best supporting actor on television for *The Strain*.

Sammel is fluent in German, English, French and Italian, and has lived in Berlin and Paris.

*Sources: en.wikipedia.org, imdb.com, the-numbers.com, de.wikipedia.org.*

## On Fi1m (5)

- *Dear England* (2026), Fi1m 80, as Thomas Tuchel — [page](https://film.one/tv/dear-england.md)
- *Spencer* (2021), Fi1m 73, as Prince Philip — [page](https://film.one/film/spencer.md)
- *Inglourious Basterds* (2009), Fi1m 92, as SGT. Rachtman — [page](https://film.one/film/inglourious-basterds.md)
- *Casino Royale* (2006), Fi1m 86, as Gettler — [page](https://film.one/film/casino-royale.md)
- *Life Is Beautiful* (1997), Fi1m 65, as German Lieutenant at Station — [page](https://film.one/film/life-is-beautiful.md)

## Complete filmography (92)

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

- *Dear England* (2026), series, as Thomas Tuchel — Fi1m 80, [page](https://film.one/tv/dear-england.md)
- *Cherubs* (2025), as Gottlieb
- *A Better Place* (2025), series, as Klaus
- *Rich Flu* (2024), as Von Willebrand
- *Pale Mountains* (2024), series, as Gerhard Kofler
- *Lex Africana* (2024), series, as Olaf Friedrich
- *All the Light We Cannot See* (2023), series, as Dr. Hauptmann
- *The Order of Time* (2023), as Viktor
- *Neneh Superstar* (2023), as Victor Max
- *Andor* (2022), series, as Carro Rylanz — Fi1m 86, [page](https://film.one/tv/andor.md)
- *Je t'aime, filme-moi !* (2022), as Tramp
- *Gate to Heaven* (2022), as Robert Sternvall
- *The Rope* (2022), series, as Bernhardt Mueller
- *Faking Hitler* (2021), series, as Rudolph Michaelis
- *Baden gegen Württemberg* (2021), as Gebhard Müller
- *Spencer* (2021), as Prince Philip — Fi1m 73, [page](https://film.one/film/spencer.md)
- *Margrete: Queen of the North* (2021), as Raberlin
- *Avant-garde* (2021), as Felix
- *Baumbacher Syndrome* (2021), as Bruno Frik
- *Peacemaker* (2020), series, as Theo Slobo
- *The Head* (2020), series, as Erik Osterland
- *The Wagner Method* (2020), series, as Le juge
- *The Name of the Rose* (2019), series, as Malachi of Hildesheim
- *Attempted Murder* (2018), series, as Wegner
- *The Conductor* (2018), as Karl Muck
- *The Delegation* (2018), as Capo Delegazione
- *Borderland* (2017), series, as Nils Morten Piil
- *Adieu Bohème* (2017), as Professeur Turrell
- *The Confessions* (2016), as Ministro tedesco
- *Outside the Box* (2015), as Sergeant Mallach
- *Shades of Guilt* (2015), series, as Staatsanwalt Wendland
- *French Dolls* (2014), as Benoît
- *Covert Operation* (2014), as Greenberg
- *Colt 45* (2014), as Major
- *Road 47* (2014), as SGT. Mayer
- *The Strain* (2014), series, as Thomas Eichorst
- *3 Days to Kill* (2014), as The Wolf
- *Beauty and the Beast* (2014), as Le tenancier
- *Der zweite Mann* (2013), as Antoine de Crassie
- *Tour de Force* (2013), as Müller
- *Roxana's Hands* (2013), as Joachim Berger
- *Company of Heroes* (2013), as Beimier
- *It Happened in Saint-Tropez* (2013), as Monsieur Künze
- *Apartment in Athens* (2012), as Captain Kalter
- *The Third Half* (2012), as Spitz
- *Letzte Spur Berlin* (2012), series, as Daniel Urlach
- *The Berlin Project* (2011), as Alexander
- *Werner - Eiskalt!* (2011), as Hermann Seidel
- *Sniper: Reloaded* (2011), as Colonel Ralf Jäger
- *Interpol* (2010), series, as Schwartz
- *13 Hours: Race Against Time* (2010), series, as Alexander Legard
- *My Words, My Lies - My Love* (2009), as Riegler
- *This Is Love* (2009), Actor
- *Inglourious Basterds* (2009), as SGT. Rachtman — Fi1m 92, [page](https://film.one/film/inglourious-basterds.md)
- *A French Village* (2009), series, as Heinrich
- *Phantom Pain* (2009), as Chief doctor
- *Dicke Liebe* (2008), as Richard
- *Ett enklare liv* (2008), as Schulman
- *Fallen from the Sky* (2008), as Hans
- *Lady Blood* (2008), as Henri Latour
- *L'Occupant* (2008), Actor
- *Inspector De Luca* (2008), series, as Silvestri
- *At a Glance* (2008), as Svensson
- *Email to Bill Gates* (2007), as Dr. Wolfgang Gardner
- *Der Kriminalist* (2006), series, as Peter Klaaßen
- *Casino Royale* (2006), as Gettler — Fi1m 86, [page](https://film.one/film/casino-royale.md)
- *OSS 117: Cairo, Nest of Spies* (2006), as Moeller
- *Le cinque giornate di Milano* (2004), series, as Weber
- *Feuer in der Nacht* (2004), as Mr. Kramer
- *Wolfpack* (2004), as Colonel Steiner
- *MA 2412 - Die Staatsdiener* (2003), Actor
- *Jean Moulin* (2002), series, as Klaus Barbie
- *Le Puits* (2002), as Jürgen
- *La victoire des vaincus* (2002), as Le capitaine
- *The Nest* (2002), as Winfred
- *Safe Conduct* (2002), as Richard Pottier
- *Largo Winch* (2001), series, as Vladimir Ilityitch Zoltak
- *The Man Who Cried* (2000), as German Officer Pianist
- *First On The Rope* (1999), series, as Alpiniste Allemand
- *Taxi* (1998), as German Gangster #1
- *Life Is Beautiful* (1997), as German Lieutenant at Station — Fi1m 65, [page](https://film.one/film/life-is-beautiful.md)
- *Anna Oz* (1996), as L'Inconnu
- *Dans un grand vent de fleurs* (1996), series, Actor
- *The Horseman on the Roof* (1995), as Franz
- *Les Miserables* (1995), as Le caporal allemand du Jura
- *Inspector Rex* (1994), series, as Johann Sedlacek
- *Naked like a fish in the water* (1994), as The Prisoner
- *Caccia alle mosche* (1993), as Riccardo
- *The Sect* (1991), as Truck Driver
- *Scene of the Crime* (1970), series, as Nikolaus Graf
- *Piccolina bella*, as Giuseppe
- *L'Automne*, as Richard

## Gallery

- ![Richard Sammel at the 2015 San Diego Comic Con International in San Diego, California.](https://film.one/media/person/323042/gallery-e3b0140ab360.jpg) Richard Sammel at the 2015 San Diego Comic Con International in San Diego, California. — Gage Skidmore, CC BY-SA 3.0, via Wikimedia Commons (https://thumb.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/0/0a/Richard_Sammel_by_Gage_Skidmore.jpg/1280px-Richard_Sammel_by_Gage_Skidmore.jpg?utm_source=commons.wikimedia.org&utm_campaign=imageinfo&utm_content=thumbnail)
- ![Richard Sammel](https://film.one/media/person/323042/gallery-62f57de8698e.jpg) Richard Sammel — Gage Skidmore, CC BY-SA 2.0, via Wikimedia Commons (https://thumb.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/6/68/Richard_Sammel_SDCC_2014.jpg/1280px-Richard_Sammel_SDCC_2014.jpg?utm_source=commons.wikimedia.org&utm_campaign=imageinfo&utm_content=thumbnail)
- ![Richard Sammel and Jonathan Hyde speaking at the 2014 San Diego Comic Con International, for "The Strain", at the San Diego Convention Center in San Diego, Cali](https://film.one/media/person/323042/gallery-289d3a342811.jpg) Richard Sammel and Jonathan Hyde speaking at the 2014 San Diego Comic Con International, for "The Strain", at the San Diego Convention Center in San Diego, Cali — Gage Skidmore, CC BY-SA 2.0, via Wikimedia Commons (https://thumb.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/2/2e/Richard_Sammel_%26_Jonathan_Hyde_SDCC_2014.jpg/1280px-Richard_Sammel_%26_Jonathan_Hyde_SDCC_2014.jpg?utm_source=commons.wikimedia.org&utm_campaign=imageinfo&utm_content=thumbnail)
- ![Richard Sammel, Jonathan Hyde and Natalie Brown speaking at the 2014 San Diego Comic Con International, for "The Strain", at the San Diego Convention Center in ](https://film.one/media/person/323042/gallery-c72b66d91c6c.jpg) Richard Sammel, Jonathan Hyde and Natalie Brown speaking at the 2014 San Diego Comic Con International, for "The Strain", at the San Diego Convention Center in  — Gage Skidmore, CC BY-SA 2.0, via Wikimedia Commons (https://thumb.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/9/97/Richard_Sammel%2C_Jonathan_Hyde_%26_Natalie_Brown_SDCC_2014.jpg/1280px-Richard_Sammel%2C_Jonathan_Hyde_%26_Natalie_Brown_SDCC_2014.jpg?utm_source=commons.wikimedia.org&utm_campaign=imageinfo&utm_content=thumbnail)

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