Joachim Hansen (28 June 1930 – 13 September 2007) was a German

actor An actor or actress is a person who portrays a character in a performance. The actor performs "in the flesh" in the traditional medium of the theatre or in modern media such as film, radio, and television. The analogous Greek term is (), li ...

. He was best known for film roles in the 1960s and 1970s in which he often portrayed

Nazi Nazism ( ; german: Nazismus), the common name in English for National Socialism (german: Nationalsozialismus, ), is the far-right totalitarian political ideology and practices associated with Adolf Hitler and the Nazi Party (NSDAP) in ...

officers and

World War II World War II or the Second World War, often abbreviated as WWII or WW2, was a world war that lasted from 1939 to 1945. It involved the vast majority of the world's countries—including all of the great powers—forming two opposin ...

German officials. Of nearly sixty five film credits, Hansen's most notable roles include ''

Der Stern von Afrika ''Der Stern von Afrika'' () is a 1957 black-and-white German war film portraying the combat career of a World War II Luftwaffe fighter pilot Hans-Joachim Marseille. The film stars Joachim Hansen and Marianne Koch and was directed by Alfred Weid ...

'' as

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in '' The Eagle Has Landed'', and ''

Generaloberst A ("colonel general") was the second-highest general officer rank in the German ''Reichswehr'' and ''Wehrmacht'', the Austro-Hungarian Common Army, the East Germany, East German National People's Army and in their respective police services. ...

Alfred Jodl Alfred Josef Ferdinand Jodl (; 10 May 1890 – 16 October 1946) was a German ''Generaloberst'' who served as the chief of the Operations Staff of the '' Oberkommando der Wehrmacht'' – the German Armed Forces High Command – throughout World ...

in ''

The Winds of War ''The Winds of War'' is Herman Wouk's second book about World War II (the first being ''The Caine Mutiny''). Published in 1971, ''The Winds of War'' was followed up seven years later by ''War and Remembrance''; originally conceived as one volume, ...

'' and ''

War and Remembrance ''War and Remembrance'' is a novel by Herman Wouk, published in October 1978 as the sequel to Wouk's ''The Winds of War'' (1971). ''The Winds of War'' covers the period 1939 to 1941, and ''War and Remembrance'' continues the story of the extended ...

'' mini-series. Hansen was born in

Frankfurt (Oder) Frankfurt (Oder), also known as Frankfurt an der Oder (), is a city in the German state of Brandenburg. It has around 57,000 inhabitants, is one of the easternmost cities in Germany, the fourth-largest city in Brandenburg, and the largest German ...

and died in

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Selected filmography

* '' Ludwig II: Glanz und Ende eines Königs'' (1955) - Erzherzog Karl von Österreich, Kaiserin Elisabeths Bruder (uncredited) * ''

'' (1957) -

* '' Escape from Sahara'' (1958) - Kurt Gerber * '' Laila'' (1958) - Anders Lind * ' (1958) - Lorenz Ophofen * '' Stalingrad: Dogs, Do You Want to Live Forever?'' (1959) - Oberleutnant Gerd Wisse * ''

The Forests Sing Forever ''The Forests Sing Forever'' (German: ''Und ewig singen die Wälder'') is a 1959 Austrian drama film directed by Paul May and starring Gert Fröbe, Hansjörg Felmy and Joachim Hansen. It was followed by a 1960 sequel '' The Inheritance of Bjor ...

'' (1959) - Young Dag * ' (1959) - Heinz Horbach * ' (1959) - Reporter Wolfgang Löhde * '' The High Life'' (1960) - Le jeune automobiliste * '' Der Satan lockt mit Liebe'' (1960) - Robert * ''

The Inheritance of Bjorndal ''The Inheritance of Bjorndal'' (German: ''Das Erbe von Björndal'') is a 1960 Austrian drama film directed by Gustav Ucicky and starring Maj-Britt Nilsson, Brigitte Horney and Ellen Schwiers.von Dassanowsky p.176 It is the sequel to the 1959 fi ...

'' (1960) - Dag * ''

When the Heath Is in Bloom ''When the Heath Is in Bloom'' (german: Wenn die Heide blüht) is a 1960 West German drama film directed by Hans Deppe and starring Joachim Hansen, Walter Richter, and Peter Carsten. The film's art direction was by Willi Herrmann. It was shot a ...

'' (1960) - Rolf * ''Ordered to Love'' (1961) - Oberleutnant Klaus Steinbach * ''

Via Mala Viamala or Via Mala ( Romansh: literally, "bad path") is a narrow gorge along the river Hinterrhein between Zillis-Reischen and Thusis in the Canton of Graubünden, Switzerland, as well as the ancient and notorious pathway which traverses ...

'' (1961) - Andreas von Richenau * ''

Ramona ''Ramona'' is a 1884 American novel written by Helen Hunt Jackson. Set in Southern California after the Mexican–American War, it portrays the life of a mixed-race Scottish– Native American orphan girl, who suffers racial discrimination and ...

'' (1961) - Steinberg * ' (1962) - Insp. Robert Finch * ''

Das Mädchen und der Staatsanwalt ''Das Mädchen und der Staatsanwalt'' ("The Girl and the Prosecutor") is a 1962 German drama film directed by Jürgen Goslar and starring Wolfgang Preiss, Götz George and Elke Sommer. Cast * Wolfgang Preiss as Staatsanwalt Soldan * Elke Somm ...

'' (1962) - Patient * ''

Between Shanghai and St. Pauli ''Between Shanghai and St. Pauli'' (German: ''Zwischen Schanghai und St. Pauli'', Italian: ''I rinnegati di Capitan Kidd'') is a 1962 West German-Italian crime adventure film directed by Roberto Bianchi Montero and Wolfgang Schleif and starring ...

'' (1962) - Jochen * ''Trompeten der Liebe'' (1962) - Pfarrer Johannes Röll * '' Kali Yug: Goddess of Vengeance'' (1963) - Lt. Collins * ' (1963) - Lt. Collins * ''

The Cavern The Cavern Club is a nightclub on Mathew Street, Liverpool, England. The Cavern Club opened in 1957 as a jazz club, later becoming a centre of the rock and roll scene in Liverpool in the late 50s and early 1960s. The club became closely asso ...

'' (1964) - German Sergeant * ''Frozen Alive'' (1964) - Tony Stein * '' Black Eagle of Santa Fe'' (1965) - Captain Jackson * '' Diamond Walkers'' (1965) - Peter Wade * '' Die letzten Drei der Albatros'' (1965) - Lieutenant Hannes Carstens * ''

Z7 Operation Rembrandt ''Z7 Operation Rembrandt'' (german: Rembrandt 7 antwortet nicht..., it, Mark Donen - Agente Zeta 7, es, Z-7, operación Rembrandt) is a 1966 German-Italian-Spanish Eurospy film written and directed by Giancarlo Romitelli and starring Lang Jeffr ...

'' (1966) - Pierre * '' Is Paris Burning?'' (1966) - Commandant prison de Fresnes * ''

Mission Stardust ''Mission Stardust'' ( it, ...4...3...2...1...Morte) is a 1967 science fiction film based on the early novels of the popular German '' Perry Rhodan'' series by K.H. Scheer and Walter Ernsting. Plot In a quest to find a source of radioactive ma ...

'' (1967) - Dr. Manoli * ''

Assignment K ''Assignment K'' is a 1968 British neo noir thriller film directed by Val Guest in Techniscope and starring Stephen Boyd, Camilla Sparv, Michael Redgrave, Leo McKern, Robert Hoffmann and Jeremy Kemp. The film was based on the 1964 novel '' Dep ...

'' (1968) - Heinrich Herschel * ' (1968) - Peter * ' (1969) - Fabian von Weyden * ''

The Bridge at Remagen ''The Bridge at Remagen'' is a 1969 DeLuxe Color war film in Panavision starring George Segal, Ben Gazzara and Robert Vaughn. The film, which was directed by John Guillermin, was shot in Czechoslovakia. It is based on the nonfiction book ''The ...

'' (1969) - Capt. Otto Baumann * '' Our Doctor is the Best'' (1969) - Professor Frederik Janssen * ''

Underground Underground most commonly refers to: * Subterranea (geography), the regions beneath the surface of the Earth Underground may also refer to: Places * The Underground (Boston), a music club in the Allston neighborhood of Boston * The Underground (S ...

'' (1970) - Hessler * '' The Butterfly Affair'' (1971) - Freddy * ' (1971, TV film) -

Claus von Stauffenberg Colonel Claus Philipp Maria Justinian Schenk Graf von Stauffenberg (; 15 November 1907 – 21 July 1944) was a German army officer best known for his failed attempt on 20 July 1944 to assassinate Adolf Hitler at the Wolf's Lair. Despite ...

* ' (1972) * ''

World on a Wire ''World on a Wire'' (german: Welt am Draht) is a 1973 German science fiction television serial, starring Klaus Löwitsch and directed by Rainer Werner Fassbinder. Shot in 16 mm, it was made for German television and originally aired in 1973 in ...

'' (1973, TV film) - Hans Edelkern * ' (1974, TV film) - Torvald Helmer * ' (1974) - Bernard * '' Le vieux fusil'' (1975) - L'officier S.S. * '' A Woman at Her Window'' (1976) - Stahlbaum * '' The Eagle Has Landed'' (1976) - SS-Gruppenführer * '' The Boys from Brazil'' (1978) - Fassler * '' Goetz von Berlichingen of the Iron Hand'' (1979) - Kaiserlicher Hauptmann * '' Breakthrough'' (1979) - Capt. Kistner * ' (1979) - Ullrich * ' (1985) - Oberst Günter Priem

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* 1930 births 2007 deaths People from Frankfurt (Oder) People from the Province of Brandenburg German male film actors 20th-century German male actors {{Germany-film-actor-stub