Name
Harald Schmidt
Known For
Acting
Birthday
1957-08-18 (69 years old)
Place of Birth
Neu-Ulm, Bavaria, West Germany [now Germany]
Biography
Harald Franz Schmidt is a German actor, comedian, television presenter, and author, best known as the host of two popular German late-night shows.
The son of refugees who fled the Sudetenland (now the Czech Republic) in 1945, Schmidt spent his youth in the Swabian town of Nürtingen. Due to his strict Catholic upbringing, he became actively involved in the Roman Catholic Church, serving as a choirmaster and playing the organ.
At the age of 21, Schmidt moved to Stuttgart, where he attended drama school for three years. Subsequently, he gained stage experience at the *Städtische Bühne* (Municipal Theater) in Augsburg. His first role was that of the Second Mamluk in Lessing’s *Nathan the Wise*. In 1984, Schmidt became a lyricist for the cabaret ensemble *Kom(m)ödchen* in Düsseldorf, and in 1986, he was named "Best Up-and-Coming Cabaret Artist." That same year, he toured Germany with his own solo show.
Television soon took notice of the talented young comedian, and in 1988, Schmidt hosted his first TV program, *MAZ ab*. This was followed by shows such as *Psst!* and *Schmidteinander*. He experienced the greatest boost of his career in 1992, when he took over as host of the popular Saturday-night show *Verstehen Sie Spaß?*. Schmidt was awarded the Adolf Grimme Prize—Germany’s most prestigious television award—the first of many such honors to follow. Just one year later, he was named "Entertainer of the Year" and received both the Bambi and the *Goldene Kamera* awards.
Known For
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- 2005 About the Looking for and the Finding of Love as Psychotherapeut
- 1995 Nich' mit Leo as Bishop
- 1999 Late Show as Conrad 'Conny' Scheffer
- 2000 Best of Harald Schmidt - Respektlos und Rezeptfrei
- 2011 Stopped on Track as Himself
- 2012 Zettl as Conny Scheffer
- 2024 Beckenbauer as Self - Interviewee
- 2004 7 Zwerge - Männer allein im Wald as Jester Candidate
- 2010 Die Bremer Stadtmusikanten as Rooster (voice)
- 2017 The Legend of Timm Thaler: or The Boy Who Sold His Laughter as Racecourse speaker
- 2016 Schreckenstein Castle as Graf Schreckenstein
- 1998 Die Samsas
- 2016 Rosamunde Pilcher: Ein Doktor und drei Frauen as lord Hurrleton
- 1999 Die Musterknaben 2 as Himself
- 2007 Frei:Gespielt - Mehmet Scholl - Über das Spiel hinaus as Himself
- 2025 Gruschel mich! Die studiVZ-Story as Self (archive footage)
- 1987 Klassentreffen ( 1 episode ) as Self
- 2003 Lesen! Mit Elke Heidenreich ( 1 episode ) as Self
- 2007 Schmidt & Pocher ( 42 episodes ) as Self - Host
- 1995 Die Harald Schmidt Show ( 1369 episodes ) as Self - Host
- 1981 Das Traumschiff ( 2 episodes ) as Oskar de Navetta
- 1991 DAS! ( 1 episode )
- 2008 Ein Abend für.. ( 1 episode ) as Self
- 1998 Sabine Christiansen ( 2 episodes ) as Self
- 1981 Wetten, dass..? ( 4 episodes ) as Self
- 1999 Gisbert ( 6 episodes )
- 1988 Alles Nichts Oder?! ( 1 episode ) as Self
- 2020 Kurzstrecke mit Pierre M. Krause ( 1 episode ) as Self
- 2009 SOKO Stuttgart ( 1 episode ) as Prof. Dr. Lukas Gotthardt
- 1999 German Television Award ( 2 episodes ) as Self
- 2020 Kurzstrecke mit Pierre M. Krause ( 1 episode )
- 2020 Sträter ( 1 episode ) as Self - Guest
- 1999 Kuli & Co. ( 1 episode ) as Self
- 1997 Leute heute ( 2 episodes ) as Self
- 1997 Talk 2000 ( 1 episode ) as Self
- 1998 Das McSchmidt-Studio ( 35 episodes ) as Self
- 1991 Die Mike Krüger Show ( 1 episode ) as Self
- 2022 One Mic Stand ( 1 episode ) as Self - Coach
- 1979 Die Pyramide ( 1 episode ) as Self
- 1980 Verstehen Sie Spaß? ( 16 episodes ) as Self - Host
- 2009 Nuhr im Ersten ( 2 episodes ) as Self
- 1990 Schmidteinander ( 50 episodes ) as Moderator
- 1989 Blauer Panther ( 1 episode ) as Self
- 1990 Romy Award ( 2 episodes ) as Self
- 1984 Goldene Kamera ( 2 episodes ) as Self
- 1948 Bambi ( 1 episode ) as Self - Laudation
- 1948 Bambi ( 3 episodes ) as Self
- 1948 Bambi ( 2 episodes ) as Self - Moderator
- 2011 Schawinski ( 1 episode ) as Self
- 1964 Grimme Award ( 3 episodes ) as Self
- 1995 Prix Pantheon ( 1 episode ) as himself
- 1983 Telestar ( 2 episodes ) as Self
- 1999 Volle Kanne ( 3 episodes ) as Self
- 2007 Der Sonntags-Stammtisch ( 8 episodes ) as Self
- 2003 Menschen bei Maischberger ( 1 episode ) as Self
- 1994 alfredissimo! Kochen mit Bio ( 2 episodes ) as Self
- 2000 Menschen der Woche ( 1 episode ) as Self
- 2015 Gysi & Schmidt ( 1 episode )
- 2015 Gysi & Schmidt ( 9 episodes ) as Self
- 1981 Das Traumschiff ( 22 episodes ) as Oskar Schifferle
- 1991 Boulevard Bio ( 2 episodes ) as Self
- 2000 Münchner Runde ( 2 episodes )
- 2003 Was liest du? ( 1 episode ) as Self
- 1995 Lebens-Künstler ( 1 episode ) as Self
- 1991 DAS! ( 1 episode ) as Self
- 1999 Beckmann ( 3 episodes ) as Self
- 1963 Zur Person ( 1 episode ) as Self
- 2004 Kulturplatz ( 1 episode ) as Self
- 2014 Der Meisterfälscher ( 1 episode ) as Self
- 1982 Menschen ( 2 episodes ) as Self
- 1999 Ottis Schlachthof ( 1 episode ) as himself
- 2010 Erlesen ( 1 episode ) as self
- 2000 Abendschau ( 1 episode ) as Self
- 1981 Musikantenstadl ( 1 episode ) as Self
- 1987 Nachtcafé ( 2 episodes ) as Self
- 1990 Pssst ... ( 91 episodes ) as Self - Host
- 1988 Mitternachtsspitzen ( 1 episode ) as Self
- 2007 WegGefährten ( 1 episode ) as self
- 1995 Schmidteinander - Das Beste ( 8 episodes )
- 2016 Ringlstetter ( 1 episode ) as Self
- 2020 Gredig direkt ( 1 episode ) as Self
