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Hein Riess (11 September 1913 – September 1993) was a German actor and
Retrieved 20 June 2016 As an actor, he made appearances on several German television productions and in German films including the 1963
in: ''St. Petersburg Times'' from 14 April 1968 and said his voice was exactly like Göring's. Riess died of heart failure a few days before his 80th birthday. Hein Riess at Hamburger abendblatt (German language) at Internet archive
Retrieved 19 June 2016
Hein Riess (11 September 1913 – September 1993) was a German actor and folk
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Riess was born in Hamburg-Eilbek
(former Eilbeck) is a quarter of the German city of Hamburg and part of the Wandsbek borough. It originated as a small village on the outskirts of Hamburg and was eventually incorporated when the city expanded. In 2020 the population was 22,235.
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. He was previously a sailor who began work as a cabin boy on ships and then became a professional singer, mainly of sea shanties
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. An LP of his recordings was released and a single on Polydor Records
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entitled "The Story of the Pale Mary".Hein Riess at The Austrian ChartsRetrieved 20 June 2016 As an actor, he made appearances on several German television productions and in German films including the 1963
Werner Jacobs
Werner Jacobs (1909–1999) was a German film director and film editor, editor. He was born in Berlin on the 24 April 1909. He is best known for his contributions to Modebummel (1951), Der Stern von Santa Clara (1958) and André und Ursula (1955). ...
directed drama ''Homesick for St. Pauli
''Homesick for St. Pauli'' (german: Heimweh nach St. Pauli) is a 1963 Cinema of Germany, German drama film directed by Werner Jacobs and starring Freddy Quinn, Josef Albrecht and Ullrich Haupt (actor, born 1915), Ullrich Haupt. It was based on a m ...
'' (German: ''Heimweh nach St. Pauli''), but he is best known internationally for his performance as ''Reichsmarschall
(german: Reichsmarschall des Großdeutschen Reiches; ) was a rank and the highest military office in the ''Wehrmacht'' specially created for Hermann Göring during World War II. It was senior to the rank of , which was previously the highes ...
'' Hermann Göring
Hermann Wilhelm Göring (or Goering; ; 12 January 1893 – 15 October 1946) was a German politician, military leader and convicted war criminal. He was one of the most powerful figures in the Nazi Party, which ruled Germany from 1933 to 1 ...
in the film ''Battle of Britain
The Battle of Britain, also known as the Air Battle for England (german: die Luftschlacht um England), was a military campaign of the Second World War, in which the Royal Air Force (RAF) and the Fleet Air Arm (FAA) of the Royal Navy defende ...
'' (1969). According to a booklet publicising the movie, he had allegedly once met Göring himself during the war.Battle of Britain film publicity booklet "Hankin p. 48." Former fighter ace Adolf Galland
Adolf Josef Ferdinand Galland (19 March 1912 – 9 February 1996) was a German Luftwaffe general and flying ace who served throughout the Second World War in Europe. He flew 705 combat missions, and fought on the Western Front and in the Defen ...
who worked as a technical consultant on the film had known Göring and was impressed with his performance''Battle of Britain reincarnates Goering''in: ''St. Petersburg Times'' from 14 April 1968 and said his voice was exactly like Göring's. Riess died of heart failure a few days before his 80th birthday. Hein Riess at Hamburger abendblatt (German language) at Internet archive
Retrieved 19 June 2016
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* 1913 births 1993 deaths German male film actors German male stage actors German male television actors German folk singers Male actors from Hamburg 20th-century German male actors 20th-century German male singers {{Germany-singer-stub