Actor
Born Dec 23, 1918 · Hamburg, Germany
Active 2002–2015 · Awards: Orden wider den tierischen Ernst, Financial Times Person of the Year, Theodor Heuss Award, honorary doctor of Harvard University, doctor honoris causa from the Paris-Sorbonne University, honorary citizen of Hamburg, honorary citizenship, honorary citizen of Bonn
Helmut Heinrich Waldemar Schmidt (23 December 1918 – 10 November 2015) was a German politician and member of the Social Democratic Party of Germany (SPD), who served as the chancellor of West Germany from 1974 to 1982.