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Biography
Burghart Klaußner was born on September 13, 1949 in Berlin, Germany. He is an actor, known for The Edukators (2004), The White Ribbon (2009) and The People vs. Fritz Bauer (2015). He is married to Jenny. They have two children.
Awards & recognition
- Officer's Cross of the Order of Merit of the Federal Republic of Germany · 2021
- German Film Award
- European Film Award — Best Actor · 2016 · nominated
Filmography20 titles

The Day of the Jackal
2024as Manfred Fest
2024as Manfred Fest

The Crown
2016as Kurt Hahn
2016as Kurt Hahn

The White Ribbon
2009as The Pastor
2009as The Pastor

The Reader
2008as Judge
2008as Judge

Good Bye Lenin!
2003as Alex's Father
2003as Alex's Father

The Silent Revolution
2018as Minister of National Education Lange
2018as Minister of National Education Lange

Bridge of Spies
2015as Harald Ott
2015as Harald Ott

The Edukators
2004as Justus Hardenberg
2004as Justus Hardenberg

Diplomacy
2014as Captain Werner Ebernach
2014as Captain Werner Ebernach

Løvekvinnen
2016as Johannes Joachim
2016as Johannes Joachim

The People Vs. Fritz Bauer
2015as Fritz Bauer
2015as Fritz Bauer

13 Minutes
2015as Nebe
2015as Nebe

The Zigzag Kid
2012as Felix Glick
2012as Felix Glick

Night Train to Lisbon
2013as Judge Prado
2013as Judge Prado

The Silence
2010as Krischan Mittich
2010as Krischan Mittich

Freddy/Eddy
2016as Dr. Weiss
2016as Dr. Weiss

Yella
2007as Dr. Gunthen
2007as Dr. Gunthen

Polizeiruf 110
1971as Prof. Ulrich Oppmann
1971as Prof. Ulrich Oppmann

Scene of the Crime
1970as Alain Bader
1970as Alain Bader

Young Goethe in Love
2010as Vater Buff
2010as Vater Buff