Ulrich Mühe

Overview

Ulrich Mühe was a German film, television, and theater actor renowned for his role as Captain Gerd Wiesler in the Oscar-winning film "The Lives of Others" (2006). His performance earned him the Best Actor award at the 2006 European Film Awards. Before his film success, Mühe was a prominent stage actor in East Germany, notably at the Deutsches Theater in East Berlin. He was also known for his political activism, publicly opposing Communist rule in East Germany during the Alexanderplatz demonstration on November 4, 1989. After German reunification, he continued to work extensively in theater, film, and television, including the series "Der letzte Zeuge" (1998-2007). Mühe was married to actresses Jenny Gröllmann and later Susanne Lothar, and had five children, including actress Anna Maria Mühe. He passed away in 2007.
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In The Lives of Others (2006), he plays an agent of the Staatssicherheit, East Germany's main security and intelligence organization. The role had particular resonance for him, as he was under surveillance by the Stasi, being a noted theater actor. In a tie-in book promoting the film, he claimed that his ex-wife Jenny Gröllmann was registered as an informant during their marriage. Nevertheless, she denied those allegations until her death.
He and other activists initiated the demonstrations against the East German communist regime in Berlin (November 1989).
Tom Cruise attended, together with noted German stars such as Katja Riemann or Otto Sander, a commemoration at the Schaubühne in Berlin, honoring his work and life (2 September 2007).
Shortly before his death, he was awarded honorary citizenship of his hometown Grimma (2007).
Father of Anna Maria Mühe, together with Jenny Gröllmann.

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