Waldemar Kobus

Known for ActingBorn 1966-04-16 (age 60)Szczytno, Warminsko-Mazurskie, Poland

Waldemar Kobus (born 1966 in Szczytno [Ortelsburg], Poland) is a German actor. Waldemar Kobus immigrated to Germany from Poland in 1970 as an ethnic German repatriate and grew up in Düren. Following his acting training at the Otto Falckenberg School in Munich, he secured engagements at renowned theaters in Frankfurt, Bochum, Stuttgart, Zurich, Vienna, and Cologne. Since the early 1990s, he has worked regularly in film and television, with his focus shifting increasingly toward on-camera work starting in 2001. Kobus gained widespread recognition primarily through his role as the police officer Viktor Schimanek in the RTL comedy series *Alles Atze*. He garnered international attention for his portrayal of the SS officer Günther Franken in *Black Book*. He played other notable roles in films such as *Lissi und der wilde Kaiser*, *Speed Racer*, and *Valkyrie*, as well as the role of the Viking chieftain Halvar in *Vicky the Viking* and its sequel. In addition to his acting work, Kobus also performs as a popular entertainer during the Cologne Carnival. He lives in Berlin with his wife, the actress Traute Hoess.Read more

Movies & web series

Der Freund von früher

The Threepenny Opera

Die Stunde der Offiziere

Die LottoKönige

Mordshunger

Die Bullenbraut

Der Vater meiner Schwester

Zwei gegen zwei

Hecht & Haie

Babylon Berlin

Wilsberg

Fatherland

Black Book

The Zookeeper's Wife

Der letzte Bulle

A Hidden Life

The Captain

Die Cleveren

Alles Atze

Sebastian Fitzek's Therapy

Heiter bis tödlich - Nordisch Herb

Hubert und Staller – Eine schöne Bescherung

Speed Racer: Wonderful World of Racing - The Amazing Racer Family

Tigerenten Club

Inspector Dupin: Brittany's Surf

Decision Game

The Peppercorns

Beat

Wendy - Der Film

Das Zimmermädchen und der Millionär

Manitou's Canoe

The Black Brothers

Nord Nord Mord

Sonnenallee

The Secret of the Ark

Die Österreichische Methode

Alarm for Cobra 11: The Motorway Police

Kölner Treff

Ein Zwilling ist nicht genug

The Magic Flute

Alive and Ticking

Beloved Berlin Wall

Speed Racer

SOKO Köln

Victor and the Secret of Crocodile Mansion

Die Chefin

Waiter

Radio Home