Waldemar Kobus

Waldemar Kobus born 1966 in Szczytno Ortelsburg Poland is a German actor Waldemar Kobus immigrated to Germany from Poland in 1970 as an ethnic German repatriate and grew up in Düren Following his acting training at the Otto Falckenberg School in Munich he secured engagements at renowned theaters in Frankfurt Bochum Stuttgart Zurich Vienna and Cologne Since the early 1990s he has worked regularly in film and television with his focus shifting increasingly toward oncamera work starting in 2001 Kobus gained widespread recognition primarily through his role as the police officer Viktor Schimanek in the RTL comedy series Alles Atze He garnered international attention for his portrayal of the SS officer Günther Franken in Black Book He played other notable roles in films such as Lissi und der wilde Kaiser Speed Racer and Valkyrie as well as the role of the Viking chieftain Halvar in Vicky the Viking and its sequel In addition to his acting work Kobus also performs as a popular entertainer during the Cologne Carnival He lives in Berlin with his wife the actress Traute Hoess