Ulrich Tukur
Biography
Ulrich Tukur is a German actor and musician. Born in Viernheim and raised near Hannover, he finished school in 1977 and then studied acting in Stuttgart from 1980, graduating in 1983 after already playing Willi Graf in Michael Verhoeven's film Die Weiße Rose as a student. His stage breakthrough came in 1984, when Peter Zadek cast him in Joshua Sobol's play Ghetto in Berlin, and he was a company actor at Hamburg's Deutsches Schauspielhaus from 1985 to 1995, playing roles such as Marc Anton in Julius Caesar and Hamlet. German theater critics named him actor of the year in 1986, and from 1995 to 2003 he directed the Hamburger Kammerspiele. He is known on screen for The White Ribbon, Solaris, North Face and Séraphine, and he won the Deutscher Filmpreis for The Lives of Others (2006) and for John Rabe (2009). He also founded the band Ulrich Tukur & the Rhythmus Boys.
69years old
Turns 70 on July 29in 289 days
- Born Viernheim
- Star sign: LeoThe sign runs July 23 to August 22
Movie Career
- Films
- 17
- Career span
- 30 years1994 to 2024
Genres
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First role
Tukur was still a student when he acted in his first movie. He played Willi Graf in Die Weiße Rose, which Michael Verhoeven directed.
Big break
Tukur's career took off in 1984 when director Peter Zadek cast him at the Freie Volksbühne Berlin in Joshua Sobol's play Ghetto.
Early training
Tukur developed an interest in acting and in 1980 began studying the craft at the Staatliche Hochschule für Musik und Darstellende Kunst in Stuttgart.
Behind the camera
Tukur ran the Hamburger Kammerspiele theater as its director from 1995 to 2003, a job he shared with Ulrich Waller.
Beyond film
Tukur formed a dance band in 1995. Its name is "Ulrich Tukur & the Rhythmus Boys," and its other members were Kalle Mews, Ulrich Mayer and Günther Märtens.
Ulrich Tukur movies on Netflix
Best known for
The films on Netflix they are best known for, with the part played in each.
- The Lives of Others2006 Drama, Mystery, Thrilleras Oberstleutnant Anton Grubitz
IMDb rating 8.4447K votes
Most often with
Costa-Gavras directed two of these films, Florian Gallenberger two. Sebastian Koch appears in three of them, more than any other actor. Pick a number on the chart or a name in the list to see the films they share.
Films together
Sebastian Koch's page
Justus von Dohnányi's page
Rainer Bock's page
Martin Brambach's page
Also two films together6 more actors
- Thomas ThiemeRommel (2012) and The Lives of Others (2006)
- Serge LarivièreSéraphine (2008) and The Ax (2005)
- Susanne LotharAmen. (2002) and Bonhoeffer: Agent of Grace (2000)
- Michael KranzRommel (2012) and The White Ribbon (2009)
- Ulrich MüheThe Lives of Others (2006) and Amen. (2002)
- Hubertus HartmannRommel (2012) and The Lives of Others (2006)
When several people share the same number of films, the ones with the most films on Netflix are in the chart.
Box office
What Ulrich Tukur's films earned in cinemas worldwide.
Combined worldwide box office
$259 million
8 of the 17 films have a worldwide figure.
Of the 17 films: 8 worldwide figure; 3 us gross only; 3 never in cinemas; 3 figure not found.
- 8Worldwide figure
- 3US gross only
- 3Never in cinemas
- 3Figure not found
Top grosser
Highest grossing
The eight biggest films earned 100% of the total. The bars are drawn to scale.
- 1$109M42.0% of the total
- 2$78M29.9% of the total
- 3$30M11.6% of the total
- 4$14M5.6% of the total
- 5$12M4.5% of the total
- 6$6.8M2.6% of the total
- 7$5.0M1.9% of the total
- 8$4.9M1.9% of the total
Awards
Three awards and honors from 2010 to 2024.
| Year | Award | Film | Result |
|---|---|---|---|
| Other honors | |||
| 2024 | Askania Award for Best Actor | Won | |
| 2015 | Helmut Käutner Prize | Won | |
| 2010 | Lower Saxony State Prize | Won | |
Online
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