Manfred Lehmann

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Born
Franz Lehmann

(1945-01-29) 29 January 1945 (age 81)
Berlin, Germany
OccupationsActor, voice actor
Yearsactive1968–present
ChildrenDascha Lehmann
Manfred Lehmann
Manfred Lehmann (2006)
Born
Franz Lehmann

(1945-01-29) 29 January 1945 (age 81)
Berlin, Germany
OccupationsActor, voice actor
Years active1968–present
ChildrenDascha Lehmann
RelativesDennis Schmidt-Foß (son-in-law)
Dalia Mya Schmidt-Foß (granddaughter)

Manfred Lehmann (born 29 January 1945 in Berlin as Franz Lehmann) is a German actor and voice actor. He is best known as the German dubbing voice of Bruce Willis and Gérard Depardieu.

Lehmann received his acting training from Edith Hildebrandt in Berlin. His first stage experience was at the Forum-Theater Berlin in 1968/69. From 1969 to 1971, he performed at the Berliner Komödie and the Schaubühne am Halleschen Ufer, from 1974 to 1977 at the Schillertheater, and in 1980 at the Grips-Theater.

Manfred Lehmann appeared in various German television productions, including multiple episodes of Tatort and Ein Fall für zwei.[1] He also appeared in international films, for example alongside Lewis Collins and Klaus Kinski in Code Name: Wild Geese (Geheimcode: Wildgänse) and Commando Leopard.[2] For the weekly ZDF consumer magazine WISO, Lehmann played the character "Detective Sommer".

Lehmann became known to a broad audience primarily through his work as a voice actor.[3] He is the standard German voice for Bruce Willis and Gérard Depardieu; additionally, he dubs Dolph Lundgren, Kurt Russell, and James Woods, among others.[4] He lent his voice to Steven Seagal once in the film The Patriot and twice to actor and comedian Bill Murray. Furthermore, he can be heard in radio and television commercials – most notably for the REWE "Award Ceremony", the hardware store chain Praktiker (with the famous slogan "20 percent off everything, except pet food"), Navigon ("Any questions?"), or Meda Kitchens – as well as in audio plays (e.g., in Jeff Wayne's musical version of The War of the Worlds) and documentaries.[5] Some of these commercials have been humorously archived on YouTube.[6]

In 2025, Lehmann successfully sued a YouTuber who used an AI-generated version of his voice.[7]

Manfred Lehmann lives in Berlin-Wilmersdorf. His daughter Dascha Lehmann, his son-in-law Dennis Schmidt-Foß, and his granddaughter Dalia Mya Schmidt-Foß are also active as voice actors.

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