Hans H. Steinberg is a German film, television, and stage actor, best known for his short role as Karl Koller in the film ''Downfall''.

Life

Steinberg trained as an actor at the West Coast Actors Studio in

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. In 1993, Steinberg appeared in the series

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and from this time on appeared in series such as

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, Marienhof,

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and Sturm der Liebe, as well as in movies for TV and cinema. In the film ''Downfall'', he played the short role of

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Karl Koller. Steinberg is also active as a stage actor, in the season 2009/2010 his role in Schiller's drama

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was Maximilian von Moor. Before that he worked from 1983 to 1987 in the TIK-Theater in Munich and then went on tour with various pieces. He also played in the Karl May Games in Bad Segeberg in 1993 and 1994. In the summer of 2014, Hans H. Steinberg participated in the

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in Ralswiek on the island of Rügen. Steinberg lives in

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and speaks fluent German and English. He likes playing golf, horse riding, and tennis, and can play the guitar and piano.

Filmography

Film

*1959: ''Bevor der Blitz einschlägt'' *1987: ''Stadtrand'' *1988: ''Schade Josie'' *1990: ''The Indian'' *1993: ' *1999: ''Almost'' *2004: '' Downfall'' - General Koller *2004: '' Off Beat'' - Einsatzleiter Feuerwehr *2011: ''The Evidence'' (Short) - Person *2014: ''Die Verantwortlichen'' *2015: ''Monopoly'' *2019: ''Die Goldfische'' - Herr Kowalczyk

Television

*1991: ''Hafendetektiv'', ARD *1992: ''Sterne des Südens'', ARD *1993: ''Blank Meier Jensen'', ARD *1993: ''

'', ARD *1994: ''Berlin Break'', RTL *1994: ''Notärztin'',

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*1995: ''Die Wache'', RTL *1996: ''

Aus heiterem Himmel ''Aus heiterem Himmel (Out of the Blue)'' is a German comedy television series, broadcast between 1995 and 1999. The series was created by Hannah Hollinger and is about a comic author Tobias and his boat-building friend Christopher who inhabit ...

'',

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*1996: ''

'', ZDF *1997: ''Aus heiterem Himmel'', ZDF *1998: ''Mobbing Girls'', ARD *1999: ''

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'', NDR *2000: ''Der Doc'', SAT 1 *2000: ''Absolut das Leben'', ARD *2001: ''So schnell Du kannst'', ZDF *2003: ''Rosenheim Cops'', ZDF *2004: ''Klinikum Berlin Mitte'', RTL *2006: ''SOKO 5113'', ZDF *2007: ''Lilly Schönauer'', ZDF *2007: ''Die Frauen der Parkallee'', ZDF *2008: ''Soko 5113'', ZDF *2009:/2008 ''Marienhof'', ARD *2010: ''Sturm der Liebe'', ARD *2012: ''Der Kaktus'', ARD/ORF *2013: ''Die Chefin'', ZDF *2015: ''Schon geerbt'', ARD/Degeto *2016: ''Zwei Tänzer für Isolde'', ARD/Degeto *2016: ''Das Ende der Romanows'', ZDF *2017: ''

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'', ZDF

Links

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References

1950 births Male actors from Munich Living people German male film actors German male television actors German male stage actors {{Germany-tv-actor-stub