Heiner Müller
- Known for
- Acting
- Born
- January 9, 1929
- Died
- December 30, 1995
- Birthplace
- Hamburg, Germany
Heiner Müller was a German dramatist, poet, writer, essayist and theatre director. His "enigmatic, fragmentary pieces" are a significant contribution to postmodern drama and postdramatic theatre.
Filmography

Hamletmachine TBA
Writer
- At Work in the Ruins of Morality
At Work in the Ruins of Morality TBA
Actor

Hamletmachine 2026
Original Concept

Robert Wilson and the Civil Wars 2026
Actor

Hamlet 2020
Author

Happy Lamento 2018
as Self (archive footage)
- Rigor Was His Mark of Quality
Rigor Was His Mark of Quality 2012
Actor

A Warlike Sense for the Beautiful Things 2011
Theatre Play
- Ich will nicht wissen, wer ich bin - Heiner Müller
Ich will nicht wissen, wer ich bin - Heiner Müller 2009
as Self (archive footage)

Der Ausländer 2004
Actor

Poem: I Set My Foot Upon the Air and It Carried Me 2003
Poem

Mão Morta Müller no Hotel Hessischer Hof 1998
Writer
- The Poet as Metaphor Slingshot
The Poet as Metaphor Slingshot 1997
Actor
- Epic Theater & Post-heroic Management
Epic Theater & Post-heroic Management 1996
Actor
- Heiner Müller in Time Flight
Heiner Müller in Time Flight 1996
Actor
- He Who Smokes Looks Cold-Blooded
He Who Smokes Looks Cold-Blooded 1996
Actor
- Queen of Hearts on Judgment Day
Queen of Hearts on Judgment Day 1995
Actor
- On the Way to a Theater of Darknesses
On the Way to a Theater of Darknesses 1995
Actor

Unter Deutschen 1995
as Self
- The Voice of the Playwright
The Voice of the Playwright 1995
Actor
- Omnivore Democracy
Omnivore Democracy 1995
Actor
- My Rendezvous with Death
My Rendezvous with Death 1995
Actor
- The World is Not Bad, but Full
The World is Not Bad, but Full 1994
Actor
- I Owe the World a Dead Person
I Owe the World a Dead Person 1994
Actor
- Under the Sign of Mars
Under the Sign of Mars 1994
Actor
- Anti-Opera
Anti-Opera 1993
Actor
- The Death of Seneca
The Death of Seneca 1993
Actor
- Plowshare of Evil
Plowshare of Evil 1993
Actor
- The Last of the Mohicans
The Last of the Mohicans 1993
Actor
- Mind, Power, Castration
Mind, Power, Castration 1993
Actor
- Frederick of Prussia
Frederick of Prussia 1992
Actor
- “Wastage” of humans / Comrade Mauser / “Victim of History”
“Wastage” of humans / Comrade Mauser / “Victim of History” 1991
Actor
- Every Frozen Structure has its Academy
Every Frozen Structure has its Academy 1991
Actor
- Rome, as Far Away as the Moon
Rome, as Far Away as the Moon 1991
Actor
- Heiner Müller on Legal Questions
Heiner Müller on Legal Questions 1990
Actor
- Some Kind of Shadow Machines Were Passing by
Some Kind of Shadow Machines Were Passing by 1990
Actor

Die Zeit ist aus den Fugen 1990
Actor
- Conversation with Heiner Müller in Garath
Conversation with Heiner Müller in Garath 1989
Actor
- Portrait of Heiner Müller for his 60th Birthday
Portrait of Heiner Müller for his 60th Birthday 1989
Actor
- Keine Hand wäscht die Andere
Keine Hand wäscht die Andere 1988
Actor

"Kino 81" - Stillness, a film magazine by film critics 1981
as Self
- Die Schlacht - Szenen aus Deutschland
Die Schlacht - Szenen aus Deutschland 1976
Writer
Credits from TMDB.