Wolfgang Becker

Directing·June 22, 1954·† December 12, 2024 — 70 years old·Hemer, Germany

Wolfgang Becker was a German film director and screenwriter who also occasionally appeared as an actor, cameraman, film editor and producer. His greatest success came with the 2003 tragicomedy Good Bye, Lenin!

Known For

Good Bye, Lenin!

Run Lola Run

Me and Kaminski

Life Is All You Get

Germany ’09 – 13 Short Films About the State of the Nation

2009·5.8

The Hero of Friedrichstrasse Station

Child's Play

A Lot of Coal

Welcome to São Paulo

Ernst Lubitsch in Berlin: From Schönhauser Allee to Hollywood

2006·8.0

The Night of the Filmmakers

1995·6.3

Riviera-Story

1961·4.1

Filmography · 22

2025The Hero of Friedrichstrasse StationDirector · Co-Writer 2023Daniel Brühl: Breaking BadSelf - Filmmaker 2015Me and KaminskiDirector · Writer · Producer 2009Germany ’09 – 13 Short Films About the State of the NationDirector 2006Ernst Lubitsch in Berlin: From Schönhauser Allee to HollywoodHimself 2006Una belleza nuevaTVSelf 2005Who is Helene Schwarz?Self 2004Welcome to São PauloDirector 2003Good Bye, Lenin!Director · Screenplay 1998Run Lola RunThanks 1997Life Is All You GetFleischhof-Chef · Screenplay · Director 1995The Night of the FilmmakersSelf 1993Child's PlayEditor · Director · Writer 1991Nicht mit unsDirector 1989SturzflugCinematography 1988ButterfliesDirector 1981A Lot of CoalSparkassenangestellter 1979Bavarian Film AwardsTVSelf 1961Riviera-StoryWriter 1951German Film AwardTVSelf 1949Die seltsame Geschichte des Brandner KasparEditor 1939Menschen vom VarietéEditor