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- Died
- Birth nameHilmar Otto Thate
- Height5′ 7¾″ (1.72 m)
- Hilmar Thate was born on April 17, 1931 in Dölau, Saalkreis, Province of Saxony, Prussia [now Halle/Saale, Saxony-Anhalt], Germany. He was an actor, known for Veronika Voss (1982), Wege in die Nacht (1999) and Professor Mamlock (1961). He was married to Angelica Domröse and Lore. He died on September 14, 2016 in Berlin, Germany.
- SpousesAngelica Domröse(July 1976 - September 14, 2016) (his death)Lore (divorced, 1 child)
- After studying acting at the Schauspielschule in Halle, he made his stage debut at a theater in Cottbus (1949).
- Ensemble member at the German Democratic Republic's most respected theaters, the Maxim-Gorki-Theater (1952-1959), Berliner Ensemble (1959-1971) and Deutsches Theater (1971-1980). He was chosen GDR "Stage Actor of the Year" twice.
- After songwriter 'Wolf Biermann' was stripped of his citizenship by the German Democratic Republic government in 1976, Thate and his wife Angelica Domröse joined a group of artists, protesting against the decision. Four years later, they finally emigrated to West Germany.
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