Jürgen Heinrich

Jürgen Heinrich born August 20 1945 in Groß Godems is a German actor voice actor and director After World War II Jürgen Heinrich was raised by his mother the politician Emma Heinrich as his father was presumed missing in action Following an apprenticeship as a steel shipbuilder he began studying acting at the Theaterhochschule Leipzig in 1965 While still a student he was cast in the DEFA production Abschied Farewell and subsequently appeared in numerous film and television productions throughout the GDR era In 1982 Heinrich left the SED Socialist Unity Party of Germany in protest against the Soviet invasion of Afghanistan As a result he was blacklisted from his profession and supported himself for several years through odd jobs before being forced to emigrate to West Berlin in 1985 There he was engaged by theaters such as the Schiller Theater and appeared in films including Der Himmel über Berlin Wings of Desire and Ein Richter für Berlin A Judge for Berlin He also took on guest roles in television series such as Tatort Der Alte and Praxis Bülowbogen Heinrich achieved nationwide fame starting in 1992 through his starring role as Chief Inspector Andreas Wolff in the series Wolffs Revier For this series he and the production team were awarded the Adolf Grimme Prize Later he also made his directorial debut on the show Alongside his acting career Heinrich has worked as a voice actor for many years He has lent his German voice to actors such as Fred Dryer in the series Hunter as well as James Belushi William Hurt Samuel L Jackson and James Cromwell Jürgen Heinrich has been married since the 1970s and resides in Berlin His children Fabian Heinrich and Katja Heinrich are also active as actors