Erich Redman
Biography
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.
Movies 28
Saving Private Ryan
as German #1
1998
Captain America: The First Avenger
as Schneider
2011
Rush
as German Journalist
2013
Overlord
as Dr. Schmidt
2018
The Danish Girl
as Concierge
2015
The Illusionist
as Count Rainer
2006
U-571
as German Bosun
2000
United 93
as Christian Adams
2006
The 12th Man
as Adam Schmitt
2017
Dragon Knight
as Saskaks (voice)
2022
Ghost Recon: Alpha
as Sokolov
2012
Charlotte Gray
as German Corporal
2001
Fat Slags
as Dutch Journalist
2004
Chosen
as Colonel Forbach
2016
Two Men Went To War
as German Signals Officer
2002
The Devil's Machine
as Frederick
2019
Allies
as Lieutenant Colonel Kaltz
2014
Midnight Man
as Ilya
1997
Trap for Cinderella
as Dr. Muller
2013
Mosley
as Joseph Goebbels
1998
The Somme: From Defeat to Victory
as Hassler
2006
The Scarlet Tunic
as Strasser
1998
How to Kill Your Neighbour
as Zukov
2009
Demonsoul
as Richard Kurtz
1995
Digital Ghost
as Commander Stanley
2000
Soul's Ark
as Ryle
1999
Wednesday
as Virgil
2006
Involution
as Professor
2015
