Biography

Lambert Hamel was born on June 7, 1940 in Ludwigshafen, Germany. He was an actor, known for The Good Shepherd (2006), Der Idiot (1968) and Vater wider Willen (1995). He died on February 13, 2026 in München, Bayern, Deutschland.

He has a daughter with Irene Clarin, daughter of actor Hans Clarin.

After graduating from high school, Hamel initially took German studies, philosophy, and theatre studies from 1960 to 1962, at the universities of Heidelberg and Cologne. He then completed acting training at the Westphalian Drama School Bochum.

Hamel acted in numerous film and television productions as well as reading audio books and dubbing.

While he was still training, director Oscar Fritz Schuh brought him to the Deutsche Schauspielhaus Hamburg, where he made his debut in 1963 in Molière's The Imaginary Invalid.

From 1973 to 2001, he was a permanent ensemble member at the Münchner Kammerspiele, before returning to the Bavarian State Theater for the 2001/02 season.