Udo Lindenberg
Udo Gerhard Lindenberg is a German rock musician, writer, and painter. After beginning his career as a drummer in the late 1960s with bands and musicians such as the City Preachers and Peter Herbolzheimer, he increasingly focused on singing and writing his own songs starting in the early 1970s. As one of the first rock musicians to present lyrics in German, he helped pave the way for the breakthrough of German-language rock music. Since then, Lindenberg has continuously evolved into a leading and defining figure in the German music scene, and his recordings have frequently achieved gold status. With his 34th studio album, *Stark wie Zwei* (Strong as Two), he topped the German charts for the first time in his career in 2008, at the age of 62. In the 1980s, alongside his musical endeavors, Lindenberg increasingly dedicated himself to the subject of inner-German relations. Despite his considerable efforts, however, he was denied the opportunity to perform in the GDR with his band, the Panikorchester—with the exception of a heavily monitored performance held in 1983 before a hand-picked FDJ audience at the Palace of the Republic in East Berlin. A tour that had already been scheduled for 1984 was subsequently cancelled by the GDR leadership. Later, a high-profile exchange of gifts took place: in 1987, Lindenberg presented Erich Honecker with a leather jacket, received a *Schalmei* (shawm) in return, and finally gifted Honecker an electric guitar on the occasion of the latter's first visit to the Federal Republic of Germany. Since the 1990s, Lindenberg has also gained recognition as a painter. His first exhibition in 1996 was followed by numerous others—including the 2005 exhibition *Keine Panik. Udo Lindenbergs bunte Republik* (No Panic: Udo Lindenberg’s Colorful Republic) at the Haus der Geschichte (House of History) in Bonn. His works have garnered increasing attention and are now held in various collections, including that of the German Federal Chancellery. In 2010, the Federal Ministry of Finance issued two special postage stamps designed by the Ministry itself. Udo Lindenberg has received numerous awards for his body of work. He has lived primarily in Hamburg since 1968. Since July 2016, he has been an honorary citizen of his birthplace, Gronau (Westphalia).
93 acting credits · 2 directing credits
Acting · 93
Scene of the Crime
1970
ZIBB
2003
Leute heute
1997
Die Harald Schmidt Show
1995
NDR Talk Show
1979
Wetten, dass..?
1981
Bambi
1948
ZDF-Fernsehgarten
1986
Beckmann
1999
3 nach 9
1974
Goldene Kamera
1984
Die Drehscheibe
1964
Die ultimative Chartshow
2003
Die ZDF-Hitparade
1969
Boulevard Bio
1991
Disco
1971
Through the Night with...
2002
Verstehen Sie Spaß?
1980
Titel, Thesen, Temperamente
1967
Das aktuelle Sportstudio
1963
ECHO-Verleihung
1992
Stars in the Ring
1959
Ein Kessel Buntes
1972
Ein Herz für Kinder
1998
Goldene Henne
1995
Menschen
1982
Please Turn the Page
1977
Auf los geht's los
1977
Okay
1979
Musik aus Studio B
1961
NDR Kultur – Das Journal
2002
Tag des deutschen Schlagers
1981
Hamburg Journal
2011
Our Best
2003
Na sowas!
1982
Musik Convoy
1984
Bio’s Bahnhof
1978
Na siehste!
1987
Geld oder Liebe
1989
Am laufenden Band
1974
Je später der Abend
1973
Zwischenmahlzeit
1963
WWF Club
1980
Bei Bio
1983
Goldener Löwe
1984
live - die ZDF-talkshow
1987
1Live Talk mit Frau Heinrich
2011
Bananas
1981
Plattenküche
1976
7 Dwarves: The Forest Is Not Enough
2006
Lindenberg! Mach dein Ding
2020
5 nach 10
1981
Telezirkus
1981
Head Full of Honey
2014
Soundtrack Deutschland
2015
Matussek trifft
2010
Rockpop in Concert
1978
Nena feat. Nena - Live
2003
Stuckrads Homestory
2014
Udo Lindenberg: Stärker als die Zeit - Live
2016
UDO Rebell. Rockstar. Ikone.
2026
Tabaluga und die Zeichen der Zeit
2012
Udo Lindenberg: MTV Unplugged Live aus dem Hotel Atlantic
2011
Panic Time
1980
Udo Lindenberg - MTV Unplugged 2 - Live vom Atlantik
2018
Der Generalmanager oder How to Sell a Tit Wonder
2006
Udo Lindenberg: Volle Fahrt voraus - Begegnungen auf dem Lindischen Ozean
2019
Atlantic Affairs
2002
Totgesagte leben länger
2008
Mein Name ist Otto
2024
Die Wahrheit über Extrabreit
1983
Liane
1996
Udo Lindenberg & Das Panikorchester - 50 Jahre Rock'n'Roll in der bunten Republik
2023
Super
1984
Westernhagen: MTV Unplugged
2016
Hermann Hesse – Superstar
2012
Otto - Die Doku
2018
Ronny's Pop Show - Neue Deutsche Welle
2004
The Seduction of Angels
2000
Kurt Weill
2002
Udo Lindenberg - Stark wie zwei
2008
Lass uns 'n Wunder sein. Auf der Suche nach Rio Reiser
2009
Er war Superstar - Falco
2017
25 Jahre Brings - Das Jubiläumskonzert
2016
Panische Nächte
1978
Die Akte Lindenberg - Udo und die DDR
2010
Neuland Suite
1985
Lindstärke 10
1983
Udo Lindenberg - Keine Panik und immer mittendrin
2021
Udo Lindenberg & Das Panikorchester: Ich mach mein Ding - Die Show
2013
Sonderzug nach Pankow
2015
Udo Lindenberg: Stärker als die Zeit
2016
Panische Zeiten - Udo Lindenberg rockt den Osten
2014