Hannjo Hasse (31 August 1921 – 5 February 1983) was an East German actor.

Biography

Hasse began studying acting in 1938, and attended Lily Ackermann's Institute for Stage Artists' Education in Berlin. At 1941, he was drafted for the

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, and later to the Army. After the end of the

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and his release from captivity, Hasse returned to

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, where he spent another six months to complete his drama training. He made his debut on stage in the Nordhausen Theater, where he was also employed as a dramaturgue. Later, he also worked in theaters in

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and

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, before settling in the

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in Potsdam, in which he was a member of the regular cast between 1954 and 1962. Afterwards, he moved to Berlin's

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, and then to the Deutsches Theater. Hasse played a wide range of supporting characters, from

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to the Fledermaus. Hasse made his first appearance on screen already during 1951, playing a minor role in ''

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''. From the late 1950s, he focused mainly on cinema and television work. Although his earlier stage roles were mostly comical in nature, he depicted sinister characters almost solely: Renate Seydel, who interviewed him in 1966, commented that he was the most perennial villain in the actors' cast of

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and

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. He portrayed greedy pioneers who seek to dispossess Native Americans in many of East Germany's

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pictures. He is also remembered for depicting SD Colonel von Dietrich in the Yugoslav

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'' or

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officer in the Czechoslovak film '' Higher Principle''. In addition to those entertainment films, he also portrayed historical antagonists in several bleaker pictures dealing with recent past, like Alfred Naujocks in ''

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'',

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in '' Sokolovo'' and

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affair. Hasse told Seydel that he considered those roles as having educational value, in order to "demonstrate the full horror of Fascism" to younger viewers. Hasse was awarded the

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on 7 May 1971.Erika Tschernig, Monika Kollega, Gudrun Müller. ''Unsere Kultur: DDR-Zeittafel, 1945–1987''. Dietz Verlag (1989). . Page 197. He is buried in the .

Selected filmography

*1951: ''

'' – Mann (uncredited) *1954: ''Gefährliche Fracht'' – Sekretär von Harms *1954: '' Stärker als die Nacht'' *1954: '' Ernst Thälmann - Sohn seiner Klasse'' *1955: ''Ham wa nich!'' *1956: ''

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'' – Herr *1956: ''Der Hauptmann von Köln'' *1957: ''

Wo Du hin gehst ''Wo Du hin gehst'' is an East German film. It was released in 1957. Cast * Wolfgang Stumpf: Jakob Rhode * Gisela Trowe: Thea Ricci * Raimund Schelcher: Albert * Gerry Wolff: Samuel * Johannes Knittel: René * Josef Kamper: Lutzer * Alexander Pap ...

'' – Adjutant *1958: ''Cerný prapor'' – Wolf *1959: ''

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'' – 2. Steuermann *1959: '' Sterne'' – Captain *1959: '' Bevor der Blitz einschlägt'' *1959: '' Weißes Blut'' – Dr. Kopf *1959: ''Kabale und Liebe'' *1960: ''Einer von uns'' – Catteau *1960: ''Seilergasse 8'' *1960: ''Leute mit Flügeln'' – SS-Offizier *1960: '' Vyšší princip'' – vrchní komisar Worlitzek *1961: ''

Der Fall Gleiwitz ''The Gleiwitz Case'' (german: Der Fall Gleiwitz) is an East Germany, East German war film directed by Gerhard Klein. It was released in 1961. The plot was reconstructed exactly according to the statements of SS-Man Alfred Naujocks before British ...

'' – Alfred Naujocks *1961: ''Gewissen in Aufruhr'' (TV Mini-Series) – Oberst Rolf Steiner *1961: ''

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'' – Harry Riebauer (voice, uncredited) *1962: ''Freispruch mangels Beweises'' – Prosecutor Fuhrmann *1962: ''Polnocná omsa'' – Brecker *1962: '' An französischen Kaminen'' – Major Siebert *1963: ''Nebel'' – Mr. Edwards *1963: ''

Reserviert für den Tod ''Reserved for the Death'' (german: Reserviert für den Tod) is an East German film. It was released in 1963. Plot Former East German engineer Erich Becker had been lured to West Germany by promises of a high reward. Now residing in Stockholm, h ...

'' – Hauptmann Donath *1964: ''Preludio 11'' – Barro (voice) *1964: ''

Das Lied vom Trompeter ''Das Lied vom Trompeter'' is an East German film. It was released in 1964. Cast * Horst Jonischkan: Fritz Weineck * Erik Veldre: Paul Hepner * Doris Abeßer: Käthe Mielfe * Ezard Haußmann: Georg Füllbrink * Jürgen Frohriep: Walter Ebersd ...

'' – Pietzker *1966: '' Die Söhne der großen Bärin'' – Pitt *1966: ''

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'' – (german version, voice) *1966: ''Schwarze Panther'' – Leon *1966: ''

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'' – Sanitter *1967: ''Smrt za oponou'' – nemecký policista Hans Kreibe *1967: '' Die gefrorenen Blitze'' – SD Officer Zech *1967: '' Das Mädchen auf dem Brett'' – Klemm *1968: ''

Spur des Falken ''Spur des Falken'' is an East German film. It was released in 1968. The film was followed by a sequel, '' Weiße Wölfe'' (1969). Cast * Gojko Mitić: Weitspähender Falke * Hannjo Hasse: Joe Bludgeon * Barbara Brylska: Catherine Emerson * La ...

'' – Bludgeon *1968: ''Mohr und die Raben von London'' – Mr. Cross *1968: ''Der Mord, der nie verjährt'' – Kapitänleutnant Pflugk-Hartung *1969: ''Lebende Ware'' – Adolf Eichmann *1969: ''Nebelnacht'' – Dr. Egbert Nikolai *1969: '' The Bridge'' – SS-Standartenführer Hoffmann *1970: '' Liberation I: The Fire Bulge'' – General Fieldmarshal

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*1970: '' Liberation II: Breakthrough'' – General Fieldmarshal

*1970: ''Tödlicher Irrtum'' – Lee Garrett *1971: '' KLK Calling PTZ - The Red Orchestra'' – Ein Deutscher *1971: '' Liberation III: Direction of the Main Blow'' – General Fieldmarshal

*1972: ''

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'' – SS-Standartenführer Von Dietrich *1972: '' Ukradená bitva'' – von Seydlitz *1972: ''Nakovalnya ili chuk'' – Nebe *1973: ''

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'' – Andreas Osiander – editor *1973: ''Die Hosen des Ritters von Bredow'' – Geheimer Rat von Lindenberg *1973: ''Unterm Birnbaum'' – Justizrat Vowinkel *1974: ''Das Geheimnis des Ödipus'' (TV Movie) – Oberfeldwebel *1974: ''

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'' – Der Herr aus Washington *1974: ''Wie füttert man einen Esel'' – Vertreter Hasse *1974: ''Zum Beispiel Josef'' – Ausbilder in der Legion *1974: ''

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'' – Oberkontrolleur *1974: ' – Captain Consadine *1975: ''Front bez flangov'' – General von Horn *1975: '' Sokolovo'' –

*1975: ''Atentat u Sarajevu'' *1975–1979: ''

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'' (TV Series) – Van Straaten / Cliff *1976: ''Hostess'' – Fiatbesitzer *1976: ''Beethoven – Tage aus einem Leben'' – Fürst Karl Lichnowski *1977: ''Der kleine Zauberer und die große Fünf'' – Der Drachen (voice) *1977: ''Auftrag – Überleben'' (TV Movie) – Willi *1977: ''Wer reißt denn gleich vor’m Teufel aus'' – Hofmarschall *1978: – General von Horn *1978: ''Fleur Lafontaine'' – Arzt *1979: ''Einfach Blumen aufs Dach'' – DHZ-Direktor *1980: '' Archiv des Todes'' (TV Series) – Major Zirrgiebel *1980: ''Die Schmuggler von Rajgrod'' – von Thunsdorff *1980: ''Der Baulöwe'' – Herr Paul *1980: ''Yunost Petra'' *1980: ''Levins Mühle'' – Rittmeister von Lojewski *1980: ''Svítalo celou noc'' – Mjr. Krombach *1981: ''Peters Jugend'' *1982: ''Front v tylu vraga'' – General von Horn *1983: 'Martin Luther''

References

External links

* {{DEFAULTSORT:Hasse, Hannjo 1921 births 1983 deaths Actors from Bonn People from the Rhine Province German Army personnel of World War II German male stage actors German male film actors German male television actors Recipients of the Art Prize of the German Democratic Republic 20th-century German male actors Reich Labour Service members German prisoners of war in World War II