Reiner Schöne
Reiner Schöne (born 19 January 1942) is a German actor, known for television roles as Dukhat in the series Babylon 5, Esoqq in the Star Trek: The Next Generation episode "Allegiance", and Kolitar in the series Sliders, as well as film roles that include Karl Freytag in the Clint Eastwood thriller The Eiger Sanction, Shinnok in Mortal Kombat Annihilation, and Green Goblin and Optimus Prime in the German dubs of the live-action Spider-Man and Transformers film series respectively.
Reiner Schöne

Siebbi · Hans-Peter Hallwachs, Sylvia Leifheit, Reiner Schöne · CC BY 3.0
- Name
- Reiner Schöne
- Born
- 19 January 1942
- Birthplace
- Fritzlar, Germany
- Occupation
- Actor
- Nationality
- Germany
- Fields
- acting · music · singing
- Languages
- German
Reference Check
Propose documentary evidence for Reiner Schöne. A contribution is never written directly as fact: identity, source, rights and evidence gates still decide.
Sign in to contribute
World of VALÉORINE
Documentary connections
Only confirmed graph relationships appear here. Images are shown only when their identity and reuse rights both pass the documentary gate.
Documentary evidence
Documentary basis
Authority files
wikidata · Q69653 · wikipedia · Reiner Schöne
VALÉORINE Encyclopedia
The documentary record
Statements marked “Documentary record” are set in the article beside the passage they confirm. Each is read from the authority records of the institutions named here; select “Prove” to see the record it was read from, where in that record, and when.
Institutions cited
Deutsche Nationalbibliothek
Complete reading chain (JSON)In this article
Key facts
Key facts
• Name — Reiner Schöne • Born — 19 January 1942 • Birthplace — Fritzlar, Germany • Occupation — Actor • Years Active — 1957–present
Documentary record
Reiner Schöne (born 19 January 1942) is recorded as a composer, musician, actor, singer and author. The birth of Reiner Schöne is recorded on 19 January 1942 in Fritzlar.
Partial filmography
Partial filmography
• Wir lassen uns scheiden (1968) - Körner • 12 Uhr mittags kommt der Boß (1969) - Barmixer Lundas • Return of Sabata (1971) - Clyde / Lieutenant • Zwei himmlische Dickschädel (1974) - Vilmos • The Eiger Sanction (1975) - Karl Freytag • Change (1975 film) (1975) - Blasius Okopenki • Anita Drögemöller und die Ruhe an der Ruhr (1976) - Horobin • Der Winter, der ein Sommer war (1976, TV miniseries) - Hoym, Bandit • Goetz von Berlichingen of the Iron Hand (1979) - Franz von Sickingen • Return to Treasure Island (1986, TV series) - Van Der Brecken • The Rebellion of the Hanged (1986 film) (1986) • Amerika (1987, TV miniseries) - Major Helmut Gurtman • The Gunfighters (1987, TV film) - Dutch Everett • The Handmaid's Tale (1990) - Luke • Star Trek: The Next Generation - "Allegiance" (1990, TV series episode) - Esoqq • MacGyver: "The Wall" (1990, TV series episode) - Helmut Weiss • Nobody's Children (1994) - Sorin Dornescu • Crash Dive (1997) - Richter • Babylon 5: Atonement (1997, TV series episode) - Dukhat • Mortal Kombat Annihilation (1997) - Shinnok • Babylon 5: In the Beginning (1998, TV film based on the TV series) - Dukhat • Sliders (1998, TV series) - Kolitar • Bombs Under Berlin (1999, TV film) - Killer • Wasted in Babylon (1999) - Roman • Otto – Der Katastrofenfilm (2000) - Kapitän Lackner • Stones of Light (2001, TV film) - Cyrus van Hooten • Ice Planet (2001) - Senator Jeremy Uvan • Null Uhr 12 (2001) - Kommissar • Pretend You Don't See Her (2002, TV film) - Jimmy Greco • Detective Lovelorn and the Revenge of the Pharaoh (2002) - Pharaoh Thutmosis • Traumschiff Surprise – Periode 1 (2004) - Senator Bean • This Far from Paradise (film) (2005, TV film) - Max McHenry • Snowman's Land (2010) - Berger • Devil's Kickers (2010) - Opa Rudi • Priest (2011) - Minister • The Fourth State (2012) - Sokolow • The Child (2012 film) (2012) - Frederik Losensky • Der Minister (2013) - Doctoral advisor • A Heavy Heart (2015) - Specht
Voice Acting, Dubbing
Voice Acting, Dubbing
• Atlantis: The Lost Empire (2001) - Commander Rourke (German version) • Spider-Man (2002) - Norman Osborn / Green Goblin (German version) • Spider-Man 2 (2004) - Norman Osborn / Green Goblin (German version) • Star Wars: Episode III – Revenge of the Sith (2005) - Darth Vader (German version) • Spider-Man 3 (2007) - Norman Osborn / Green Goblin (German version) • Transformers (2007) - Optimus Prime (German version) • Transformers: Revenge of the Fallen (2009) - Optimus Prime (German version) • Iron Man 2 (2010) - Ivan Vanko / Whiplash (German version) • Transformers: Dark of the Moon (2011) - Optimus Prime (German version) • Transformers: Age of Extinction (2014) - Optimus Prime (German version) • Transformers: The Last Knight (2017) - Optimus Prime (German version) • Bumblebee (2018) - Optimus Prime (German version) • Spider-Man: No Way Home (2021) - Norman Osborn / Green Goblin (German version)
Literature
Scholarly footprint
A count of publications is evidence of attention, not of standing, and is given here only as a measure.
Text attribution
Licensing
Text attribution
Part of the biographical narrative on this page reuses licensed material. Its origin, revision and licence are recorded here.
The biographical narrative on this page is based on the Wikipedia article Reiner Schöne, revision 1368009355 (EN edition), by its contributors. VALÉORINE has edited that text and built its own documentary record around it. The reused material is available under CC BY-SA 4.0, and this page's reuse of it is offered under the same licence. Everything else on this page — the chronology, the holdings, the evidence, the plates and the connections — is VALÉORINE's own record. Sources and licences.
Notes from the source article
Cited by Wikipedia
Notes from the source article
These works are cited by the source article, in its own numbering. They are recorded as its citations, not as sources VALÉORINE has verified.
- 1., abgerufen am 15. Januar 2022
- 2.Munzinger 00000033570 Reiner Schöne 27. Juni 2026
- 3.PresseBox (c) 2002–2021. Hörspielpremiere: vier Phasen – maximale Spannung, Wolfy-Office, Pressemitteilung – PresseBox. 2019-06-17.
- 4.Markentransformation: Wie sich die Baumarktkette Toom von Obi, Hornbach und Co. abheben möchte MEEDIA. 2019-10-10.
- 5.Biografie – Massiv in Mensch.
- 6.„Ich fall auch mal auf die Nase“ Schauspieler Reiner Schöne (Tele 5: ‘Sabata kehrt zurück’, Dienstag, 11.09., 22.05 Uhr) in einem exklusiven Tele 5-Interview …. presseportal.de. 2007-09-07.
- 7.Buchpräsentation: Sebastian Fitzek wird im Delphi Kino wie ein Popstar gefeiert. morgenpost.de. 2010-06-04.
- 8.Thomas Röbke. Reiner Schöne über späte Vaterfreuden. Senioren Ratgeber. 2015-09-18.
- 9.Des Teufels langer Atem (4 Teile).
- 10.Titel-Beschreibungen @ www.hoerspiele.de Die Prüfung – 1 – Vaterliebe (Wolfy-Office).
- 11.Die Prüfung – Justiz (3) (2020).
- 12.ARD-Hörspieldatenbank (Der zweite Schlaf (1. Teil der dreiteiligen Fassung), HR/Der Hörverlag 2020)
- 13.Hoerspiele.de.
References
Citations
References
Each reference names the institution holding it, so a reader may go to the document itself.
reference work
Secondary witnessreference work
Secondary witness
The Encyclopedia exists whether or not anything is for sale. Corrections are recorded rather than overwritten, and every version of this record is kept. Published 14 August 2026.
Elsewhere in Music memorabilia
44,023 published records in this field, each with its sources named.
- Reinbert EversPerson
- Reine Colaço Osorio-SwaabPerson
- Reine FlachotPerson
- Reiner BredemeyerPerson
- Reiner SüßPerson
- Reinette L'OranaisePerson
- Reinforced RecordsOrganisation
- Reinhard GlemnitzPerson
Best supported in this field
For owners
Own a work by Reiner Schöne?
A specialist will read what you send and tell you what the house can establish, what it cannot, and whether the object is suited to sale. There is no charge and no obligation. The object stays with you throughout; nothing is shipped to us unless it is arranged in writing beforehand.