Matthias Habich (born 12 January 1940) is a German actor who has appeared in more than 110 film and television productions since 1965. Habich was born in Danzig (present-day Gdańsk, Poland) and lives in Paris. In the 2001 film Enemy at the Gates about Stalingrad, he played the part of General (later Field Marshal) Friedrich Paulus. In the 2004 film Downfall, he portrayed Werner Haase. Films (selection) 1973: Die merkwürdige Lebensgeschichte des Friedrich Freiherrn von der Trenck (TV miniseries, directed by Fritz Umgelter) – Friedrich von der Trenck 1973: Abenteuer eines Sommers (directed by Helmut Pfandler) – Michelitsch 1974: (TV film, directed by Fritz Umgelter) – Miroslav als Erwachsener 1975: (TV miniseries, directed by Fritz Umgelter) – Orlov 1975: (TV miniseries, directed by Fritz Umgelter) – Simplex 1976: Fluchtgefahr (TV film, directed by Markus Imhoof) – Winarski 1976: Coup de Grâce (directed by Volker Schlöndorff) – Erich von Lhomond 1977: (directed by Bernhard Sinkel and Alf Brustellin) – Jan Amery 1977: (directed by Jean-Claude Tramont) – Bruno 1978: (directed by Bernhard Sinkel) – Leonard 1978: (TV film, directed by Egon Günther) – Zwingli 1980: (directed by Robert van Ackeren) 1982: Imperative (directed by Krzysztof Zanussi) – Theologist 1982: Jack Holborn (TV miniseries, directed by Sigi Rothemund) – Kapitän & Richter / Captain & Lord Sharingham 1983: Embers (directed by Thomas Koerfer) 1984: Les Morfalous (directed by Henri Verneuil) – Karl 1987: Pink Palace, Paradise Beach (directed by Milan Dor) – Daniel 1987: The Cry of the Owl (TV film, directed by ) – Robert 1988: The Passenger – Welcome to Germany (directed by Thomas Brasch) – Körner 1988: Straight for the Heart (directed by Léa Pool) – Pierre Kurwenal 1988: Crash (TV film, directed by Tom Toelle) – Richard Jansen 1988: (directed by Jacques Rouffio) – Schulze-Bousen 1989: Noch ein Wunsch (TV film, directed by Thomas Koerfer) – Martin 1990: Farendj (directed by Sabine Prenczina) – Bruno 1990: (TV film, directed by Ludvík Ráža) – Magnus 1991: (directed by Rainer Simon) – Hauptmann / Teiresias 1991: The Savage Woman (La Demoiselle sauvage) (directed by Léa Pool) – Élysée 1992: (TV film, directed by ) – Franz 1992: Extralarge (TV series, episode: "Cannonball", directed by Enzo G. Castellari) – Dr. Shuby 1993: The Last U-Boat (TV film, directed by Frank Beyer) – Mellenberg – General 1994: Lauras Entscheidung (TV film, directed by Uwe Janson) – Joachim Böllinger 1995: Deutschlandlied (TV miniseries,