Johann Buddenbrook — Buddenbrooks Character Profile

About Johann Buddenbrook

Patriarch of the family firm. Demands his children prioritize business welfare over personal happiness. After financial losses and his daughter's marital failure, he transfers control to his son Thomas before his death.

Johann Buddenbrook — Character Profile

Character Facts

Played by

Armin Mueller-Stahl

Appears in

Buddenbrooks (2008)

Role

Protagonist

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• Antonia Buddenbrook (Jessica Schwarz)
• Christian Buddenbrook (August Diehl)
• Thomas Buddenbrook (Mark Waschke)
• Gerda Buddenbrook (Léa Bosco)
• Konsulin Bethsy Buddenbrook (Iris Berben)
• Bendix Grünlich (Justus von Dohnányi)
• Hermann Hagenström (Fedja van Huêt)
• Morten Schwarzkopf (Alexander Fehling)
• Anna (Maja Schöne)
• Hanno Buddenbrook (Raban Bieling)
• Alois Permaneder (Martin Feifel)
• Konsul Lebrecht Kröger (Elert Bode)