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Justus von Dohnányi

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Justus von Dohnányi
A mysterious woman's escape from her harrowing captivity points investigators toward the dark truth behind an unsolved disappearance 13 years earlier.
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Justus Von Dohnanyi was born in 1960 in Lubeck (Northern Germany) as a son of the conductor Christoph von Dohnanyi; his uncle is the politician Klaus von Dohnanyi. He worked at the city theaters in Frankfurt and Zurich and at the Thalia Theater in Hamburg after studying at the Hochschule fur Musik und darstellende Kunste in Hamburg. His first appearance in the American cinema was in Jakob the Liar (1999). He was seen on the PBS presentation of Bonhoeffer: Agent of Grace (2000) as well as in the James Bond adventure The World Is Not Enough (1999). He has made many appearances on German television, mostly in TV movies. In 2001 he was awarded a Deutsche Filmspiel Award in Gold as Best Supporting Actor for his role in The Experiment (2001).
BornDecember 2, 1960
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BornDecember 2, 1960
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      • 3 wins & 5 nominations total

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    Known for

    Downfall (2004)
    Downfall
    8.2
    • General Wilhelm Burgdorf(as Justus von Dohnanyi)
    • 2004
    The Experiment (2001)
    The Experiment
    7.7
    • Berus(as Justus von Dohnànyi)
    • 2001
    Tatort (1970)
    Tatort
    7.0
    TV Series
    • Dr. Tim Nicolai
    • Dr. Wilfried Kastner
    • Karl Brockhorst
    • Regisseur
    • Sven Döring
    • Viereth
    • Wolfgang Preiss
    Pierce Brosnan, Sophie Marceau, Denise Richards, and Robert Carlyle in The World Is Not Enough (1999)
    The World Is Not Enough
    6.4
    • Captain Nikoli(as Justus Von Dohnanyi)
    • 1999

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    Actor



    • Die Schule der magischen Tiere 4
      • Schuldirektor Siegmann
      • Post-production
      • 2025



    • Justus von Dohnányi and Nils Strunk in Other People's Money (2025)
      Other People's Money
      7.7
      TV Series
      • Bernd Hausner
      • 2025
    • Iris Berben, Justus von Dohnányi, Christoph Maria Herbst, Caroline Peters, Florian David Fitz, and Janina Uhse in Der Spitzname (2024)
      Der Spitzname
      5.9
      • René König
      • 2024
    • School of Magical Animals 3 (2024)
      School of Magical Animals 3
      5.7
      • Schuldirektor Siegmann
      • 2024
    • Naila Schuberth in Dear Child (2023)
      Dear Child
      7.3
      TV Mini Series
      • Matthias Beck
      • 2023
    • 2 Freunde (2023)
      2 Freunde
      6.5
      TV Movie
      • Patrick Laubenstein
      • 2023
    • Home Sweet Home: Where Evil Lives (2023)
      Home Sweet Home: Where Evil Lives
      4.6
      • Wilhelm
      • 2023
    • Lassie - Ein neues Abenteuer (2023)
      Lassie - Ein neues Abenteuer
      5.5
      • Gerhardt
      • 2023
    • Justus von Dohnányi, Marleen Lohse, Milan Peschel, Nadja Uhl, Lilith Julie Johna, Emilia Maier, Leonard Conrads, Loris Sichrovsky, Heiko Pinkowski, and Emilia Pieske in School of Magical Animals 2 (2022)
      School of Magical Animals 2
      5.9
      • Schuldirektor Siegmann
      • 2022
    • Adina Vetter, Philipp Hauß, and Claude Heinrich in We Are Next of Kin (2022)
      We Are Next of Kin
      6.4
      • Johann Schwenn
      • 2022
    • Iris Berben, Justus von Dohnányi, Christoph Maria Herbst, Caroline Peters, Florian David Fitz, and Janina Uhse in Family Affairs (2022)
      Family Affairs
      6.1
      • René König
      • 2022
    • Justus von Dohnányi, Anke Engelke, Florian David Fitz, Torben Kessler, Thomas Loibl, and Nilam Farooq in Locked-in Society (2022)
      Locked-in Society
      6.1
      • Klaus Engelhardt
      • 2022
    • Freunde (2021)
      Freunde
      7.1
      TV Movie
      • Patrick Laubenstein
      • 2021
    • Milan Peschel, Nadja Uhl, Emilia Maier, Leonard Conrads, and Loris Sichrovsky in School of Magical Animals (2021)
      School of Magical Animals
      5.3
      • Schuldirektor Siegmann
      • 2021
    • Heute stirbt hier (K)ainer (2021)
      Heute stirbt hier (K)ainer
      6.5
      TV Movie
      • Kommissar Decker
      • 2021
    • Tom Felton, Susan Radder, Gijs Blom, and Jamie Flatters in The Forgotten Battle (2020)
      The Forgotten Battle
      7.1
      • Oberst Berghof
      • 2020

    Director



    • Desaster (2015)
      Desaster
      5.3
      • Director
      • 2015
    • Tatort (1970)
      Tatort
      7.0
      TV Series
      • Director
      • 2011–2013
    • Bis zum Ellenbogen (2007)
      Bis zum Ellenbogen
      6.3
      • Director
      • 2007

    Writer



    • Desaster (2015)
      Desaster
      5.3
      • written by
      • 2015
    • Tatort (1970)
      Tatort
      7.0
      TV Series
      • written by
      • 2013
    • Bis zum Ellenbogen (2007)
      Bis zum Ellenbogen
      6.3
      • Writer
      • 2007

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    Personal details

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    • Alternative names
      • Justus Von Dohnanyi
    • Height
      • 5′ 10¾″ (1.80 m)
    • Born
      • December 2, 1960
      • Lübeck, Schleswig-Holstein, Germany
    • Spouse
      • Maxi von Dohnanyi? - present

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      Is the grandson of Hans von Dohnanyi, one of the members of the German Resistance who was executed for treason after the July 20, 1944 plot to kill Hitler.

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