Overview

• Michaelis gained nationwide recognition as Kriminaldirektor Stefan Bitomsky in Tatort opposite Maria Furtwängler.
• He was a prolific dubbing artist, serving as the German voice of Sean Bean in Game of Thrones and Wesley Snipes in the Blade films.
• His on-screen roles spanned Polizeiruf 110, SOKO Wismar and In aller Freundschaft, with a recent appearance in Wilson Gonzalez Ochsenknecht’s Späti.
• René Dawn-Claude announced his death on Instagram, highlighting their many collaborations and his impact on colleagues.
• No official statement has been issued by Michaelis’s family and the cause of death remains undisclosed.