
Saving Private Ryan
German #1

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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.
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28 acting credits · Includes cameos and other appearances where listed.

German #1

Schneider

German Journalist

Count Rainer

Dr. Schmidt

Concierge

Christian Adams

German Bosun

Adam Schmitt

Saskaks (voice)

German Corporal

Sokolov

German Signals Officer

Dr. Muller

Colonel Forbach

Lieutenant Colonel Kaltz

Dutch Journalist

Frederick

Ilya

Joseph Goebbels

Richard Kurtz

Strasser

Ryle

Commander Stanley

Virgil

Professor