Hans Albers
Acting
Biography
From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia Hans Philipp August Albers (September 22, 1891 – July 24, 1960) was a German actor and singer. He was the single biggest male movie star in Germany between 1930 and 1945 and one of the most popular German actors of the twentieth century. Description above from the Wikipedia article Hans Albers, licensed under CC-BY-SA, full list of contributors on Wikipedia.
Born: September 22, 1891
Place of Birth: Hamburg, Germany
Known For
Der tolle Bomberg
Nights on the Road
An aging truck driver finds smuggled money and becomes involved with a hijacking crowd.
Gold
Using an atomic reactor, two scientists try to create gold.
The Blue Angel
Prim professor Immanuel Rath finds some of his students ogling racy photos of cabaret performer Lola Lola and visits a local club, The Blue Angel, in an attempt to catch them there. Seeing Lola perform, the teacher is filled with lust, eventually resigning his position at the school to marry the young woman. However, his marriage to a coquette -- whose job is to entice men -- proves to be more difficult than Rath imagined.
Asphalt
Starring Betty Amann in her most famous leading role, Joe May's Asphalt is a luxuriously produced German Expressionist classic where tragic liaisons and fatal encounters are shaped alongside the constant roar of Berlin traffic.
Port of Freedom
Singing sailor Hannes, who now entertains the crowd at St. Pauli's Hippodrome after years at sea, promises his dying brother that he will take care of his ex-girlfriend Gisa. Taking Gisa to Hamburg to live with him, Hannes quickly falls in love with her, but soon has to face Gisa's affection for another man, Willem.
The Man Who Was Sherlock Holmes
Two dubious characters disguise themselves as Holmes and Watson to gain attention and end up chasing counterfeiters and stolen stamps.
...and the Sky Above Us
Hans Albers plays returning war veteran Hans Richter who has trouble finding work. With nowhere else to turn, Richter gets involved with black market activities. This so disgusts Richter's son, blind ex-soldier Edwin (Paul Edwin Roth), that the boy literally disowns his father. Hans eventually mends his ways, but not before several other devastating setbacks.
The Yellow Flag
An adventurer, Peter Diercksen, travels to South America to guide an expedition into the jungle. However, when the ship is quarantined he believes he has a serious disease. He does not accompany the trip, which runs into major problems.
Hans in Every Street
A bold crime caper about muckraking journalist Hans Steindecker, who happens to witness a spectacular murder. Shortly afterwards, he makes the acquaintance of Nelly who desperately wants to leave the country and asks for Steindecker′s assistance. Without giving a second thought, he agrees, and only after Nelly has disappeared does he realize that the young woman duped him.
Filmography
as Self (archive footage)
as Various Roles (archive footage)
as Dr. Zilinsky
as Josef Krapp
as Paul Hinrichs
as Otto Friedrich Dennert
as himself
as Kapitän Jonny Jensen
as Baron Gisbert von Bomberg
as Lorenzo
as Generaldirektor Mathias Clausen
as Karl Knesebeck
as Hannes Wedderkamp
as er selbst
as Jonny / General Oronta
as Käpt'n Bay-Bay
as Fernlastfahrer Heinrich Schlüter
as Blaubart
as Dr. Heinrich Blank
as Dr. Johannes Jensen
as Hans Richter
as Hannes Kröger
as Baron Münchhausen
as Dr. Carl Peters
as Franz von der Trenck
as Percival Pattersson
as Oliver Montstuart / Nicholsen
as Sergeant Mecki Berry
as Fernand
as Peter Diercksen - ehemaliger Flieger
as Sherlock Holmes / Morris Flint
as Capt. Kellersperg
as Andrei Antonovitch Wolodkin
as Rittmeister Michael von Prack
as Pierre
as Peer Gynt
as Werner Holk
as Arneth
as Ein gewisser Herr Gran
as Hannes Eckmann
as Flieger Ellissen
as Heini Gildemeister
as Quick, Music Clown
as Hans Kühnert
as Hans Röder
as Kapitän Craddock
as Franz
as Hans Steindecker, Reporter
as Sgt. Harry Cross
as Mazeppa
as Verbrecher
as Gauner
as Diener von Marl
as Erster Dieb
as Eric Hahn
as Spencer
as Offizier
as René
as Dr. Greber
as Aristide Trasymopolus
as Baron Armand
as Baron Etville
as Oberheizer Tim Kreuger
as Graf Balthasar Selztal
as Gordon
as Hochstapler
as Hammer
as Fritz Bellmann
as Kurt von Randow
as Demetrius
as Tricotin
as Herzog von Riverolles
as Baron
as Hans von Rotfels
as Graf Symon Barinowsky