Manfred Lehmann is a highly esteemed German actor and voice actor, born on 29 January 1945 in Berlin. He began his career with acting training under Edith Hildebrandt in Berlin, followed by extensive stage experience at several prominent Berlin theaters from the late 1960s through the 1970s. He also built a substantial career as an on-screen actor, appearing in numerous popular German television series such as Tatort, Ein Fall für zwei, and Drei Damen vom Grill, as well as in international film productions.

However, Lehmann is best known to the broader public for his prolific voice acting work. For decades, he has been the official German dubbing voice for several major Hollywood stars, most iconically Bruce Willis and Gérard Depardieu. He has also regularly lent his voice to actors like Dolph Lundgren, Kurt Russell, and James Woods. His distinctive delivery of Bruce Willis's line "Yippie Ya Yei, Schweinebacke" in the Die Hard films became a hallmark of his work and German pop culture. Beyond film dubbing, his powerful and recognizable voice has been featured extensively in radio and television commercials, audio plays, and documentaries.

In the realm of anime and animation, Manfred Lehmann has contributed his voice to the German-language versions of several productions. Notably, he voiced the role of 002 / Jet Link in the film Cyborg 009 Gekijō Ban: Chō Ginga Densetsu. His other anime credits include providing a voice for the series Samurai Pizza Cats.

Lehmann's achievements in his field are marked by his decades-long consistency and his status as the definitive voice for some of the biggest names in film for German audiences. His legacy is also carried on within his family; his daughter Dascha Lehmann and son-in-law Dennis Schmidt-Foß are both established voice actors. In 2025, he successfully sued a YouTuber for the unauthorized use of an AI-generated version of his voice, underscoring the value and distinctiveness of his vocal identity.