 | Wim Wenders, Desperado (2020) as Self (archive footage) |
 | A Hidden Life (2019) as Richter |
 | Vinterrejse (2019) as George Goldsmith |
 | Der nackte König - 18 Fragmente über Revolution (2019) as Narrator German (voice) |
 | The Witness (2019) as Nikola Radin |
 | Der Trafikant (2018) as Sigmund Freud |
 | The House That Jack Built (2018) as Verge |
 | Fortuna (2018) as Brother Jean |
 | The Party (2017) as Godfried |
 | In Zeiten des abnehmenden Lichts (2017) as Wilhelm Powileit |
 | Un juif pour l'exemple (2016) as Arthur Bloch |
 | Heidi (2015) as Alpöhi |
 | Remember (2015) as Rudy Kurlander #1 |
 | Amnesia (2015) as Bruno |
 | Giovanni Segantini - Magie des Lichts (2015) as Voice of Segantini |
 | Kraftidioten (2014) as Papa |
 | The Counselor (2013) as Diamond Dealer |
 | Michael Kohlhaas (2013) as The Governor |
 | Night Train to Lisbon (2013) as Older Jorge O'Kelly |
 | Sport de filles (2012) as Franz Mann |
| | Das Geheimnis unseres Waldes (2011) as Narrator |
 | Unknown (2011) as Ernst Jürgen |
 | Satte Farben vor Schwarz (2011) as Fred |
 | Der grosse Kater (2010) as Kater |
 | Das Ende ist mein Anfang (2010) as Tiziano Terzani |
 | Giulias Verschwinden (2009) as John |
 | Η Σκόνη του Χρόνου (2008) as Jacob |
 | Der Baader Meinhof Komplex (2008) as Horst Herold |
 | Ein starker Abgang (2008) as Heinz Kilian |
| | Copacabana (2008) as Herbert Schubert |
| | Von einem der auszog - Wim Wenders' frühe Jahre (2008) as Self |
 | The Reader (2008) as Professor Rohl |
 | Youth Without Youth (2007) as Professor Stanciulescu |
 | バルトの楽園 (2006) as Kurt Heinrich |
 | Vitus (2006) as Grandfather |
| | Have No Fear: The Life of Pope John Paul II (2005) as Cardinal Stefan Wyszynski |
| | Pablo G. del Amo, un montador de ilusiones (2005) as Peter |
 | Der Untergang (2004) as Adolf Hitler |
 | The Manchurian Candidate (2004) as Delp |
 | Bruno Ganz - Ein europäischer Schauspieler (2004) as Himself |
 | Luther (2003) as Johann von Staupitz |
| | Wings of Desire: The Angels Among Us (2003) as Self |
 | Epsteins Nacht (2002) as Adam Rose |
| | La forza del passato (2002) as Bogliasco |
| | Faust – Der Tragödie erster Teil (2001) as Faust |
 | Pane e tulipani (2000) as Fernando Girasoli |
| | WerAngstWolf (2000) |
 | Μια αιωνιότητα και μια μέρα (1998) as Alexandros |
 | Gegen Ende der Nacht (1998) as Fehleisen |
| | St.Stephan – Der lebende Dom (1997) as Narrator (German Version) |
 | Tödliches Schweigen (1997) as Hans Plache |
 | Saint-Ex (1996) as Antoine de Saint-Exupéry |
 | Il Grande Fausto (1995) as Biagio Cavanna |
 | Lumière et compagnie (1995) |
 | Brandnacht (1993) as Peter Keller |
 | In weiter Ferne, so nah! (1993) as Damiel |
 | The Last Days of Chez Nous (1992) as J.P. |
 | L'Absence (1992) |
| | Prague (1992) |
 | La domenica specialmente (1991) as Vittorio |
 | Börn náttúrunnar (1991) as Engill |
| | Erfolg (1991) as Jacques Tüverlin |
 | Undergångens arkitektur (1989) as German narrator |
 | Strapless (1989) as Raymond Forbes |
 | Bankomatt (1989) as Bruno |
 | The Legendary Life of Ernest Hemingway (1988) as Ezra Pound |
 | Un amore di donna (1988) as Franco Bassani |
 | Der Himmel über Berlin (1987) as Damiel |
 | Väter und Söhne (1986) as Heinrich Beck |
 | Ein Widerspruch - Die Ursache bin ich selbst (1986) as Narrator |
 | El río de oro (1986) as Peter |
| | De ijssalon (1985) as Gustav |
| | System ohne Schatten (1983) as Faber |
 | Dans la ville blanche (1983) as Paul |
| | Logik des Gefühls (1982) |
| | Krieg und Frieden (1982) |
 | Die Fälschung (1981) as Georg Laschen |
 | Ręce do góry (1981) |
 | Der Erfinder (1981) as Jakob Nüssli |
 | La storia vera della signora dalle camelie (1981) as Count Perregaux |
| | Oggetti smarriti (1981) as Werner |
 | 5% de Risque (1980) |
| | Retour à la bien-aimée (1979) as Dr Kern |
 | Nosferatu - Phantom der Nacht (1979) as Jonathan Harker |
 | The Making of Nosferatu (1979) as Himself |
| | Schwarz und weiß wie Tage und Nächte (1978) as Thomas Rosemund |
 | Messer im Kopf (1978) as Hoffmann |
 | The Boys from Brazil (1978) as Professor Bruckner |
 | Die linkshändige Frau (1978) as Bruno |
 | Der amerikanische Freund (1977) as Jonathan Zimmermann |
 | Die Wildente (1976) as Gregers Werle |
 | Die Marquise von O... (1976) as Der Graf |
 | Lumière (1976) as Heinrich Grun |
| | Sommergäste (1976) as Jakov Shalimov |
| | Prinz Friedrich von Homburg (1973) as Prinz Friedrich Arthur von Homburg |
| | Die Mutter (1971) |
| | Eine große Familie (1970) as Heinz Hallasch |
| | Im Dickicht der Städte (1968) as George Garga |
| | Die Schlacht bei Lobositz (1968) as Ulrich Braeker |
| | Der sanfte Lauf (1967) as Bernhard Krahl |
| | Die Unberatenen (1966) |
| | Frühlings Erwachen (1966) as Moritz Stiefel |
| | Der Spaßvogel (1964) as Johnny |
| | Chikita (1962) as Jazzfan |
 | Es Dach überem Chopf (1962) as Fred Weber |
 | Der Herr mit der schwarzen Melone (1960) as Kammerdiener |
