Ulrich Matthes (born 9 May 1959) is a German actor. He is best known for having played Joseph Goebbels in the 2004 film Downfall.

Ulrich Matthes
Ulrich Matthes (2015)
Born (1959-05-09) 9 May 1959 (age 65)
Occupations
  • Actor
  • voice actor
Years active1969–present
Notable workDownfall, The Ninth Day

Life and work

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Matthes was born in West Berlin and educated at the Evangelisches Gymnasium zum Grauen Kloster. He studied acting in the early 1980s in Berlin under Else Bongers. In the 2004 movie Downfall he plays Joseph Goebbels. In the 2004 movie The Ninth Day, he plays Fr. Henri Kremer, a Catholic priest imprisoned at Dachau. He is also the standard German voice for Kenneth Branagh along with Martin Umbach.

In 2019, Matthes served on the jury that chose Pauline Curnier Jardin as winner of the Preis der Nationalgalerie.[1]

Awards

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Film

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Television

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Personal life

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In February 2021, Matthes came out as gay.[6]

In April 2023, Matthes was one of the 22 guests at the ceremony in which former Chancellor Angela Merkel was decorated with the Grand Cross of the Order of Merit for special achievement by President Frank-Walter Steinmeier at Schloss Bellevue in Berlin..[7]

References

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  1. ^ Alex Greenberger (3 March 2019), Preis der Nationalgalerie, Prestigious German Art Award, Names 2019 Nominees ARTnews.
  2. ^ "Ulrich Matthes in: Förderpreis für Literatur der Landeshauptstadt Düsseldorf". Archived from the original on 2016-06-06. Retrieved 2013-10-01.
  3. ^ "Ulrich Matthes". Goldene Kamera (in German). Retrieved 1 March 2015.[permanent dead link]
  4. ^ Antanoviča, Agnija (13 October 2016). "Feature film Mellow Mud and documentary Under the Sun win Lielais Kristaps awards". LETA. Archived from the original on 29 November 2016. Retrieved 29 November 2016.
  5. ^ "Rede: Ordensverleihung an Ulrich Matthes". Der Bundespräsident (in German). 22 May 2022. Retrieved 1 December 2022.
  6. ^ «Wir sind schon da». in: SZ-Magazin, 4 February 2021.
  7. ^ Miriam Rathje (17 April 2023), Ohne Merz, aber mit Klinsmann: Das ist die Gästeliste für Angela Merkels Ordensverleihung Der Tagesspiegel.
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