Jochen Nickel (born 10 April 1959) is a German actor.[1][2] He has appeared in more than 160 films and TV series since 1988.

Jochen Nickel
Nickel in 2012
Born (1959-04-10) 10 April 1959 (age 65)
OccupationActor
Years active1981–present

Life

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Nickel, a trained road builder, came to the stage in 1981 and was a member of the theater group Theaterpathologisches Institut in Hattingen and Lünen until 1987. He gave his television debut in 1988 in the Breakfast for Enemies by Norbert Kerkhey and Jochen Baier. In 1993 he was seen in Joseph Vilsmaiers anti-war film Stalingrad as Unteroffizier Rohleder. In the same year, Nickel had a supporting role in Schindler's List as Hauptscharführer Wilhelm Kunde. Numerous roles in film and television followed, where he often played the role of villains, robbers or striking Ruhrpott characters, but also comedic roles are not uncommon.

He was in a relationship with Sonja Kirchberger from 2001 to 2012 and lives in Witten.

Filmography

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Year Title Role Notes
1990 Moon 44 Scooter Bailey
Spieler Taxifahrer
1991 Manta – Der Film [de] Fahrlehrer
1992 Happy Birthday, Turk! [de] Fixer
North Curve [de] Trainer
1993 Stalingrad Cpl. Manfred 'Rollo' Rohleder
Making Up! Party Tier (Party Animal)
The Last Border Beggar
Schindler's List Hauptscharführer Wilhelm Kunde
1994 The High Crusade Soldier in Love / Saracen
1995 One of My Oldest Friends Manuel
Der Leihmann Rocker
Brother of Sleep Köhler Michel
Heaven or Bust [de] Lennox
1996 The Killer's Mother Lu Mehlig
Gefährliche Orte – Bombenleger
Durchgebraten Lukas
1997 Still Movin Willy Freeze
Comedian Harmonists Hehler
Trickser Bingo TV film
Frankfurt Millennium Mannie
1998 Trains'n'Roses Lothar
1999 Gomez – Kopf oder Zahl
Bang Boom Bang Franky
Absolute Giganten Snake
Gangster Kubel
Waschen, schneiden, legen Trucker
2000 Highway Society [fi] Popo
Double Pack Horst
In July Leo
2001 Planet Alex Geschäftsmann
Honolulu Horst
Leo & Claire Paul Steinheil
Auf Herz und Nieren Fialka
Mindstorm Hans Martina
2002 Elephant Heart Axel Stemper
2003 Der Fluch des schwarzen Schwans Oliver
NeuFundLand Robert
2004 Edelweiss Pirates Josef Hoegen
Super Monkey Doctor
2005 Wahrheit oder Pflicht Bernd Schmelzer
Felix – Ein Hase auf Weltreise Yeti / Butler Voice
2006 A Pirate's Heart [de] Gödeke Michels TV film
2010 We Are the Night Bewährungshelfer
2011 The Crocodiles: All for One [de] Vater Frank
Werner – Eiskalt! Herbert
2013 Dear Courtney Knochen
The Beautiful Spy Walther Luthmann TV film
2014 Bocksprünge Barmann
2016 Gut zu Vögeln Merlins Papa
Radio Heimat [de] Franks Onkel
2018 Warum? Waltrauts Mann

References

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  1. ^ "Schauspieler Jochen Nickel: Darum lebt er vegan". 8 July 2016.
  2. ^ "Jochen Nickel - Infos und Filme".
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