Acting
Erich Redman
EN, NO, DE cinema · 28 credits
Born
10 July 1964
Died
10 August 2025 (aged 61)
Birthplace
Leninabad (now Khujand), Tajikistan
Erich Redman (born Erich Redekopp, 10 July 1964 in the USSR – died 10 August 2025 in London, England) was a Russian-born German character actor, trained at RADA, known for portraying German military figures in English-language films. His film credits include Saving Private Ryan (1998) as German #1, U-571 (2000) as the German Bosun, Charlotte Gray (2001) as a German Corporal, The Illusionist (2006) as Count Rainer, United 93 (2006) as Christian Adams, Captain America: The First Avenger (2011) as Schneider, Rush (2013) as a German Journalist, Allies (2014) as Lieutenant Colonel Kaltz, The Danish Girl (2015) as Concierge, and Overlord (2018) as Dr. Schmidt. On television he appeared in The Night Manager (2016) as Herr Strippli, Victoria (2017) as a German Priest, Avenue 5 (2020) as the N9DD Newscaster, and The Irregulars (2021) as Gustav Felkin. He also provided voice work for video games including Metal Gear Solid (German dub) and the Call of Duty series.
Known for
Filmography
Dragon Knight
as Saskaks (voice)
The Devil's Machine
as Frederick
Overlord
as Dr. Schmidt
The 12th Man
as Adam Schmitt
Chosen
as Colonel Forbach
The Danish Girl
as Concierge
Involution
as Professor
Allies
as Lieutenant Colonel Kaltz
Rush
as German Journalist
Trap for Cinderella
as Dr. Muller
Ghost Recon: Alpha
as Sokolov
Captain America: The First Avenger
as Schneider
United 93
as Christian Adams
The Illusionist
as Count Rainer
Wednesday
as Virgil
Fat Slags
as Dutch Journalist
Two Men Went To War
as German Signals Officer
Charlotte Gray
as German Corporal
U-571
as German Bosun
Digital Ghost
as Commander Stanley
Soul's Ark
as Ryle
Mosley
as Joseph Goebbels
Saving Private Ryan
as German #1
The Scarlet Tunic
as Strasser
Midnight Man
as Ilya
Demonsoul
as Richard Kurtz