Benedict XVI
Acting
23
Acting Credits
Biography
Pope Benedict XVI (Latin: Benedictus XVI; Italian: Benedetto XVI; German: Benedikt XVI.; born Joseph Aloisius Ratzinger, German: [ˈjoːzɛf ʔaˈlɔʏzi̯ʊs ˈʁatsɪŋɐ]; 16 April 1927 – 31 December 2022) was the head of the Catholic Church and sovereign of the Vatican City State from April 19, 2005 until his resignation on February 28, 2013. Benedict's election as pope occurred in the 2005 papal conclave that followed the death of Pope John Paul II. Benedict chose to be known by the title "pope emeritus"...
Known For
Filmography
A Farewell to Francis
2025
as Self (archive footage)
The Accused: Damned or Devoted?
2020
Francesco
2020
as Self
Benedicto XVI: el Papa Emérito
2020
as Himself
Drawn This Way
2019
as Self - Pope Emeritus (archive footage) (uncredited)
The Two Popes
2019
as Himself (archive footage)
Defender of the Faith
2019
as Self (archive footage)
Der Unbequeme - Joseph Ratzinger, der Glaube und die Welt von heute
2017
as Himself
Hostage to the Devil
2016
as Self (archive footage)
In Their Own Words
2015
as Self (archive footage)
Francis: One Year of Pontificate
2014
as Self (archive footage)
Secrets Of The Vatican
2014
as Himself (Archive)
Die Lage
2012
as Himself
Love Alien
2012
as Himself (archive footage)
Catholicism
2012
Francesco und der Papst
2011
as Himself
The Pink Wall
2011
as Self
Con Artist
2010
as Self
Pope Benedict XVI
2007
as Self
In God's Name
2007
Deliver Us from Evil
2006
as Himself (archive footage)
Franz Josef Strauß - Ein deutsches Leben
2003
as (archive footage)
Joseph Ratzinger: The Courage to Believe
1985
as Himself