---
name: "Richy Müller"
canonical: "https://film.one/person/richy-muller"
fi1m_id: "richy-muller"
imdb_id: "nm0618291"
tmdb_id: 2341
wikidata_id: "Q105559"
roles: ["Actor"]
born: "26 September 1955"
reviewed_on_fi1m: 1
average_as: "actor"
average_over: 1
updated: "2026-10-05T02:40:21.829688+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."
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# Richy Müller

## Identity

Richy Müller

- **Canonical:** https://film.one/person/richy-muller
- **Type:** Person
- **Fi1m ID:** richy-muller
- **IMDb ID:** nm0618291
- **TMDB ID:** 2341
- **Wikidata ID:** Q105559
- **Same entity:** https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Richy_M%C3%BCller, https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q105559, https://www.imdb.com/name/nm0618291/, https://www.themoviedb.org/person/2341

Actor. Born 26 September 1955 in Mannheim, Germany.

## Details

- **Work:** Actor
- **Born:** 26 September 1955, Mannheim, Germany
- **Also known as:** Hans-Jürgen Müller
- **Elsewhere:** https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Richy_M%C3%BCller, https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q105559, https://www.imdb.com/name/nm0618291/, https://www.themoviedb.org/person/2341

## Streaming the US now

- **Netflix:** [*xXx*](https://film.one/film/xxx.md) (52)

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## Biography

Richy Müller is a German actor, also credited as Hans-Jürgen Müller. He was born on 26 September 1955 in Mannheim.

Müller trained as a toolmaker and attended the Schauspielschule Bochum for two years. He achieved his breakthrough in 1979 with the television trilogy *Die große Flatter*. He is known for his long-running role as Hauptkommissar Thorsten Lannert in the SWR episodes of the crime series *Tatort* since 2008.

His film credits include *The State I Am In* (2000), *xXx* (2002) as Milan Sova, *Four Minutes* (2006) and *Poll* (2010).

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

## On Fi1m (1)

- *xXx* (2002), Fi1m 52, as Milan Sova — [page](https://film.one/film/xxx.md)

## Complete filmography (103)

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

- *Vergebung* (2023), as Thorsten Lannert
- *Anna und ihr Untermieter - Wenn du träumst von der Liebe* (2023), as Godehard Wendling
- *Videobeweis* (2022), as Thorsten Lannert
- *Skylines* (2019), series, as Raimund
- *So viel Zeit* (2018), as Thomas
- *Schöne heile Welt* (2018), as Willi
- *Zaun an Zaun* (2017), as Wolfgang
- *Tarzan - Das Musical* (2017), as Clayton (Guest Appearance)
- *Anne und der König von Dresden* (2017), as Gregor König
- *Vampire Sisters 3: Journey to Transylvania* (2016), as Ali Bin Schick
- *Vampire Sisters 2: Bats in the Belly* (2014), as Ali Bin Schick
- *Burning Souls* (2014), as Johannes Junius
- *Ein todsicherer Plan* (2014), as Klaus Roth
- *The Black Brothers* (2014), as Pater Roberto
- *Spieltrieb* (2013), as Lehrer Höfi
- *Willkommen im Club* (2013), as Thilo Wagner
- *Break Up Man* (2013), as Günter Schmitz
- *Vampire Sisters* (2012), as Ali Bin Schick
- *The Pursuit of Unhappiness* (2012), as Hans Luboschinski
- *Vanished* (2011), as Alfred Walch
- *The Poll Diaries* (2010), as Mechmershausen
- *Schatten der Gerechtigkeit* (2009), as Edgar Feindt
- *Der Froschkönig* (2008), as Eiserner Heinrich
- *Treasure Island* (2007), series, as Black Dog
- *Ein verlockendes Angebot* (2007), as Georg Stolzenberg
- *GSG 9 - Ihr Einsatz ist ihr Leben* (2007), series, as Karl Römer
- *Another Word and I'll Mary You!* (2007), as Frank Kolakowski
- *Der Kriminalist* (2006), series, as Manuel Stiegler
- *Not All Were Murderers* (2006), as Karl Hotze
- *Blackout - Die Erinnerung ist tödlich* (2006), series, as Robert Voss
- *Four Minutes* (2006), as Kowalski
- *The Cloud* (2006), as Albert Koch
- *Rose unter Dornen* (2006), as Alfred Steepenbreck
- *KRIMI.DE* (2005), series, as Hauptkommissar Torsten Lannert
- *Am Tag als Bobby Ewing starb* (2005), as Eckardt
- *Die Kirschenkönigin* (2004), series, as Franz Weidler
- *Alone* (2004), as Wolfgang
- *Farland* (2004), as Axel
- *Zwischen Nacht und Tag* (2004), as Achim Maerz
- *I'll Be Seeing You* (2004), as Bernie
- *Unsre Mutter ist halt anders* (2003), as Max
- *Tigermännchen sucht Tigerweibchen* (2003), as Rüdiger Mauskopf
- *Poem: I Set My Foot Upon the Air and It Carried Me* (2003), as Speaker - Ich Kann Dir Die Welt Nicht Zu Füssen Legen
- *xXx* (2002), as Milan Sova — Fi1m 52, [page](https://film.one/film/xxx.md)
- *Das Duo* (2002), series, as Thomas Grube
- *Liebe und Verrat* (2002), as Dieter Rehberg
- *99€ Films* (2001), Actor
- *The State I Am In* (2001), as Hans
- *Fandango - Members Only* (2000), as Lupo
- *Gierig* (2000), as Gary
- *Stunde des Wolfs* (2000), as Hans Grosche
- *Rote Glut* (2000), as Adam Vegener
- *Frauen lügen besser* (2000), as Thomas
- *Ein großes Ding* (1999), as Hans-Georg Pauler
- *The Sex Thief* (1998), as Polizist
- *Die Cellistin* (1998), as Dr. Georg Ellis
- *Back in Trouble* (1997), as Toilettenmann Willi
- *The Pharmacist* (1997), as Dieter Krosmansky
- *The German Bronx* (1997), series, as Barbesitzer
- *Life Is All You Get* (1997), as Theo
- *Der Mordsfilm* (1997), series, as Martin Kelm
- *Cuba Libre* (1996), as Tom
- *Irren ist männlich* (1996), as Johannes
- *Sexy Sadie* (1996), as Blinder Mechaniker
- *The Superwife* (1996), as Papai
- *Tod im Paradies* (1996), as Gregor
- *Das Wunschkind* (1995), as Hannes
- *Jury Trial* (1995), series, as Martin Kelm
- *Svens Geheimnis* (1995), as Wolfgang Fischer
- *One of My Oldest Friends* (1995), as Michael
- *Die Kommissarin* (1994), series, as Rick Skoda
- *Doppelter Einsatz* (1994), series, as Jens Beck, MEK-Einsatzleiter, Stepinski
- *Die Stadtindianer* (1994), series, as Nobbi
- *Einsatz für Lohbeck* (1994), series, as Turbo
- *Unschuldsengel* (1994), as Alex
- *RTL Samstag Nacht* (1993), series, Actor
- *The Denunciation* (1993), as Walter Bethke
- *Three Shake-a-Leg Steps to Heaven* (1993), as Yuri Komorowsky
- *The Wonderbeats* (1991), Actor
- *Rosamunde* (1990), as Bruno
- *The Voice* (1989), as Willi
- *Eurocops* (1988), series, Actor
- *Justitias kleine Fische* (1988), series, as Herr Krückeberg
- *Die Männer vom K3* (1988), series, as Alexander Gundel
- *Der Junge mit dem Jeep* (1986), as Alf
- *Pogo 1104* (1984), series, as Edgar Mack
- *Der Sohn des Bullen* (1984), as Oliver
- *Der Fahnder* (1984), series, as Mathias 'Mattes' Finke
- *The Noah's Ark Principle* (1984), as Billy Hayes
- *The Man on the Wall* (1982), as Helmut
- *Es muß nicht immer Mord sein* (1982), series, as Tramper
- *Kamikaze '89* (1982), as Nephew
- *Krimistunde* (1982), series, as Mickey
- *Sei zärtlich, Pinguin* (1982), Actor
- *Das Traumschiff* (1981), series, as Klaus Möller
- *Who's Going Crazy Here, Doctor?* (1981), as Page Tony
- *A Case For Two* (1981), series, as Grabowski
- *Jetzt und alles* (1981), as Marcel Tiss
- *Die Seiltänzer* (1980), series, as Kai Kriegel
- *The Great Runaway* (1979), series, as Richy
- *The Old Fox* (1977), series, as Jurek Baumann, Bruno Franke, Jürgen Dubinsky
- *Derrick* (1974), series, as Kinser, Johannes Lipper / Privatdetektiv, Ralf Kranz
- *Scene of the Crime* (1970), series, as Martin Mollenhauer, Harry, Thorsten Lannert

## Gallery

- ![„Geheimniskrämer“ mit Martin Klempnow und seinen Gästen. Aufzeichnung des Westdeutschen Rundfunks im Studio Köln-Bocklemünd vom 26. Januar 2018 Foto: Richy Müll](https://film.one/media/person/5593722/gallery-4c97390c4e3b.jpg) „Geheimniskrämer“ mit Martin Klempnow und seinen Gästen. Aufzeichnung des Westdeutschen Rundfunks im Studio Köln-Bocklemünd vom 26. Januar 2018 Foto: Richy Müll — Raimond Spekking, CC BY-SA 4.0, via Wikimedia Commons (https://thumb.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/a/ad/Geheimniskr%C3%A4mer_-_2018-01-26-2044.jpg/1280px-Geheimniskr%C3%A4mer_-_2018-01-26-2044.jpg?utm_source=commons.wikimedia.org&utm_campaign=imageinfo&utm_content=thumbnail)
- ![Richy Müller](https://film.one/media/person/5593722/gallery-65ef870e6573.jpg) Richy Müller — Raimond Spekking, CC BY-SA 4.0, via Wikimedia Commons (https://thumb.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/a/a4/Geheimniskr%C3%A4mer_-_2018-01-26-2056.jpg/1280px-Geheimniskr%C3%A4mer_-_2018-01-26-2056.jpg?utm_source=commons.wikimedia.org&utm_campaign=imageinfo&utm_content=thumbnail)
- ![Jens Hübschen (links) interviewt die beiden Tatortkommissare Richy Müller (mitte) und Felix Klare (rechts). Das Foto entstand beim SWR Sommerfestival 2016 in Ma](https://film.one/media/person/5593722/gallery-2a09f9303964.jpg) Jens Hübschen (links) interviewt die beiden Tatortkommissare Richy Müller (mitte) und Felix Klare (rechts). Das Foto entstand beim SWR Sommerfestival 2016 in Ma — René Kirchhoff, CC BY-SA 4.0, via Wikimedia Commons (https://thumb.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/2/2b/Interview_zur_Tatortpremiere_beim_SWR_Sommerfestival_2016_in_Mainz.jpg/1280px-Interview_zur_Tatortpremiere_beim_SWR_Sommerfestival_2016_in_Mainz.jpg?utm_source=commons.wikimedia.org&utm_campaign=imageinfo&utm_content=thumbnail)
- ![Richy Müller (2012)](https://film.one/media/person/5593722/gallery-110249cd2ae4.jpg) Richy Müller (2012) — Michael Mayer from Berlin, Germany, CC BY 2.0, via Wikimedia Commons (https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/0/00/Richy_M%C3%BCller_%286992902034%29.jpg?utm_source=commons.wikimedia.org&utm_campaign=imageinfo&utm_content=thumbnail_unscaled)
- ![Richy Müller](https://film.one/media/person/5593722/gallery-9f467812d8cf.jpg) Richy Müller — Image via TMDB
- ![German actor Richy Müller arriving at the premiere of True Grit during the Berlin Film Festival 2011](https://film.one/media/person/5593722/gallery-7e7513da1e28.jpg) German actor Richy Müller arriving at the premiere of True Grit during the Berlin Film Festival 2011 — Siebbi, CC BY 3.0, via Wikimedia Commons (https://thumb.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/5/5f/Richy_M%C3%BCller_%28Berlin_Film_Festival_2011%29.jpg/1280px-Richy_M%C3%BCller_%28Berlin_Film_Festival_2011%29.jpg?utm_source=commons.wikimedia.org&utm_campaign=imageinfo&utm_content=thumbnail)

## Awards

### Other awards — 2 won

- Order of Merit of Baden-Württemberg 2017: Order of Merit of Baden-Württemberg (won)
- German Film Award for Best Supporting Actor 2011: German Film Award for Best Supporting Actor (won), for *The Poll Diaries*

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

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