Hans Krause, known by his stage name Hansi Kraus (born 26 June 1952 in

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), is a German

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Career

Hans Krause was only 12 years old when he was discovered by German film producer

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Hans Krause sounds too

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n to play a character created by

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n author Ludwig Thoma, so Seitz decided to use the screenname "Hansi Kraus". His first role was playing the Bavarian boy "Ludwig" in a film adaption of

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's autobiographical stories. Due to his success the film ' was followed by four installments. Besides these and other films he also starred a series of seven feature films about a young prankster called "Pepe Nietnagel". Some 25 years later, he again assumed the role of the now grown-up Pepe Nietnagel in the TV series

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. In his films as a

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he worked already regularly with a great many stars (including for example

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and

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) and he has worked successfully as an actor ever since. As an adult he worked in main as a stage and television actor. He is the father of actress Miriam Krause.

Filmography

Kraus' filmography includes:

External links

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Hans Kraus at Crew United
{{DEFAULTSORT:Kraus, Hansi 1952 births Living people People from Gliwice German male child actors German male film actors German male television actors 20th-century German male actors 21st-century German male actors