Jochen Nickel
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 | |
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.jpg.webp) Nickel in 2012 | |
| Born | 10 April 1959 |
| Occupation | Actor |
| Years active | 1981–present |
Life
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
| Year | Title | Role | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1990 | Moon 44 | Scooter Bailey | |
| Spieler | Taxifahrer | ||
| 1991 | Manta – Der Film | Fahrlehrer | |
| 1992 | Happy Birthday, Turk! | Fixer | |
| North Curve | 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 | 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 | 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 | Gödeke Michels | TV film |
| 2010 | We Are the Night | Bewährungshelfer | |
| 2011 | The Crocodiles: All for One | 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 | Franks Onkel | ||
| 2018 | Warum? | Waltrauts Mann |
