Awards
- 1983 – Goldener Gong for "Monaco Franze", together with Ruth-Maria Kubitschek and Helmut Dietl
- 1983 – "Rose des Jahres (Rose of the Year)" by tz (Munich tabloid)
- 1983 – "Stern des Jahres (Star of the Year)" by Münchner Abendzeitung
- 1987 – "Bambi"
- 1990 – "Bambi"
- 1990 – Adolf Grimme Awards for Die Hausmeisterin, together with Veronika Fitz and Cornelia Zaglmann-Willinger (author)
- 1991 – "München leuchtet" medal (for merits on Munich)
- 1992 – Siegfried Sommer Literary Awards
- 1993 – Golden Romy for "Most popular actor"
- 1997 – Bronze monument by Nicolai Tregor in Munich Schwabing
- – "Krenkl-Preis" by the Munich Social Democrats for moral courage and civil engagement
- – The Helmut-Fischer-Platz (Helmut Fischer Square) in Munich's Schwabing-West was named after him
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