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Ulrich Mühe was listed as a theatre director, stage actor and film actor. Ulrich Mühe was born in Grimma, Saxony, Germany on June 20, 1953. Death is recorded on July 22, 2007, at the age of 54. Schooling on record includes University of Music and Theatre Leipzig. Recorded honors include Kainz Medal, Bavarian TV Awards (2005), European Film Award for Best Actor (2006) and 1 more.
My Take
Ulrich Muhe gave one of the great screen performances of this century and barely got to enjoy it. As the Stasi captain in The Lives of Others, he made surveillance itself feel like a moral crisis, all interior, almost no big gestures. The film won the foreign-language Oscar and he took the European Film Award for Best Actor. The painful coda is that he died of stomach cancer in 2007, the year after that triumph, at only 54. Knowing he had lived under the real East German system gives his quiet, watchful Wiesler a weight no amount of acting technique alone could fake. A haunting talent, gone far too soon.
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1. Profile
- Name (English)
- Ulrich Mühe
- Name (Japanese)
- ウルリッヒ・ミューエ
- Reading
- うるりっひ・みゅーえ
- Born
- June 20, 1953 – July 22, 2007
- Origin
- Grimma, Saxony, Germany
- Occupation
- theatre director / stage actor / film actor / television actor / speaker
- Zodiac / Chinese zodiac
- Gemini / Snake
2. Background
- University
- University of Music and Theatre Leipzig
Awards & achievements
- Kainz Medal
- 2005 Bavarian TV Awards
- 2006 European Film Award for Best Actor
- 2000 Berliner Bär
3. Links
4. About this entry
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Only publicly available facts are listed; non-public or unconfirmed items are omitted. Base data was compiled from Wikidata from June 2026 onward; ages are recalculated daily and deaths are checked against Wikidata on an ongoing basis. English text is machine-assisted (facts translated by Sonnet, "My Take" written by Opus 4.8). The Japanese page is the source of record.
Frequently asked questions
When was Ulrich Mühe born?
Ulrich Mühe was born on June 20, 1953.
When did Ulrich Mühe die?
Ulrich Mühe died on July 22, 2007, aged 54.
Where was Ulrich Mühe from?
Ulrich Mühe was from Grimma, Saxony, Germany.
What did Ulrich Mühe do?
Ulrich Mühe worked as theatre director, stage actor, film actor, television actor, speaker.
Where did Ulrich Mühe study?
Ulrich Mühe attended University of Music and Theatre Leipzig.
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