Waldemar Kobus
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.
122 acting credits
Acting · 122
Scene of the Crime
1970
DAS!
1991
Polizeiruf 110
1971
Alarm for Cobra 11: The Motorway Police
1996
A Case For Two
1981
SOKO Köln
2003
SOKO Leipzig
2001
Kölner Treff
1976
Babylon Berlin
2017
Großstadtrevier
1986
Hamburg Dockland
2007
Der Staatsanwalt
2005
Die Wache
1994
Wilsberg
1995
Letzte Spur Berlin
2012
Tigerenten Club
1996
Der letzte Bulle
2010
Die Chefin
2012
The Peppercorns
1999
Der Bergdoktor
1992
Speed Racer
2008
SK Kölsch
1999
Balko
1995
Nord Nord Mord
2011
Danni Lowinski
2010
Die Cleveren
1998
Fatherland
2026
Der Ermittler
2001
Black Book
2006
Ritas Welt
1999
SK-Babies
1996
The Magic Flute
2022
Beat
2018
Sebastian Fitzek's Therapy
2023
A Hidden Life
2019
Alles Atze
2000
Hecht & Haie
1993
Post Mortem
2007
The Captain
2018
The Zookeeper's Wife
2017
The Magic Kids: Three Unlikely Heroes
2020
Miracle at St. Anna
2008
Ladyland
2006
(T)Raumschiff Surprise - Periode 1
2004
Triff …
2017
Manitou's Canoe
2025
Heiter bis tödlich - Nordisch Herb
2011
Seneca
2023
Sternenfänger
2002
Hochzeitspolka
2010
Sonnenallee
1999
Die LottoKönige
2012
Waiter
2006
Der Kapitän
1997
Lissi and the Wild Emperor
2007
The Wild Chicks and Life
2009
Wickie and the Treasure of the Gods
2011
Wickie the Mighty Viking
2009
Decision Game
2022
The Black Brothers
2014
Victor and the Secret of Crocodile Mansion
2012
Alive and Ticking
2011
Radio Home
2016
Alles über Anna
2006
Teenosaurus Rex
2017
Die Schnüfflerin - Peggy kann's nicht lassen
2008
Rudy: The Return of the Racing Pig
2007
The Secret of the Ark
2011
Russendisko
2012
Head Under Water
2007
Four Junior Detectives
1992
Hubert und Staller – Eine schöne Bescherung
2018
Wendy - Der Film
2017
Die Stunde der Offiziere
2004
GG 19 – Deutschland in 19 Artikeln
2007
Fake
2016
Lasko - Death Train
2006
The Threepenny Opera
1995
Beloved Berlin Wall
2009
Inspector Dupin: Brittany's Surf
2014
Beautiful Bitch
2007
Nemesis
2010
Das Zimmermädchen und der Millionär
2004
Mordshunger
2008
Verrückt nach Emma
2008
Sleeping Songs
2009
Die Fahnderin
2014
Schade um das schöne Geld
2008
Hinter Kaifeck
2009
Der Athen Krimi: Trojanische Pferde
2016
Die heimlichen Blicke des Mörders
2001
Tote Hose – Kann nicht, gibt’s nicht
2005
Arnies Welt
2005
The Vow
2007
Liebe in der Warteschleife
2004
Goldjungs
2021
Alma Investigates - Tango and Death
2007
Die Bullenbraut
2005
Ein Zwilling ist nicht genug
2004
Killerjagd. Töte mich, wenn du kannst
2009
Speed Racer: Wonderful World of Racing - The Amazing Racer Family
2008
A Gentle Noise Between the Lines
2017
Fools
2003
Schlaflos in Istanbul
2014
Meet Your Star
2004
Der Freund von früher
2002
Die Österreichische Methode
2006
Eine Hand wäscht die Andere
2012
Don't Be A Stranger
—
Als der Fremde kam
2006
Die Bullenbraut 2 - Der Tod hat 17 Karat
2006
Zwei gegen zwei
2005
Der Vater meiner Schwester
2005
Das Leben der Philosophen
2006
Klabautermann
2022
Das Märchen von der Zauberflöte
2023
Ein Mann für den 13ten
2004
Jakobs Bruder
2009
Zwei Wochen für uns
2005
Sesamstrasse präsentiert: Der Schatz des Käpt'n Karotte
2015
Aus der Kurve
2015
Null Komma Null
2020