Frank Straass

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Hans Herbert Baumann , pseudonym: Frank Straass (born December 16, 1924 in Emmendingen ) is a German journalist , writer , actor , radio play and voice actor .

education

Straass completed an apprenticeship as a foreign trade clerk. He then took acting lessons in Villingen and Mannheim . Initially, however, he worked as a radio operator in the Navy and from 1948 in the mine clearance service.

theatre

In the same year he also appeared as an actor at the Theater der Jugend of the Südwest Badische Volksbühne Mannheim. In the years that followed, Straass played at various stages such as theater 53 in Hamburg, the Hamburg Art Theater , and at the Theater im Zimmer . From 1963 to 1971 he was a member of the ensemble at the Deutsches Schauspielhaus , and in the following season at the Hamburg State Opera . Theater guest performances have taken Straass to the New Theater of Youth in Mannheim, the Stadttheater Lüneburg, the Landesbühne Schleswig-Holstein, the Schauspiel Cuxhaven, the Nordmark-Landestheater Schleswig and the Theater am Niederrhein in Cleve. For many years Straass was part of the permanent ensemble of the Altonaer Theater in Hamburg, where he worked in many roles as an actor and also as a director.

Movie and TV

In addition to his stage work, Straass took on more and more roles in film and television productions. He played in crime films such as the Edgar Wallace adaptations The Riddle of the Red Orchid and The Inn on the Thames as well as the Jerry Cotton thrillers Shots from the Violin Case and The Brooklyn Murderer's Club , TV games such as Egon Monks One Day - Report from a German Concentration camp and Wolfgang Staudte's The Captain Behrens case , but also in various Scandinavian productions such as the Norwegian-Swedish crime series Röd snö . In addition, he took on numerous guest roles in television series and series such as Tatort , Stahlnetz , Hamburg Transit , Percy Stuart , Polizeifunk ruft , Cliff Dexter , Hafenpolizei and Ein Fall für TKKG .

Radio play and dubbing

In addition, Straass worked extensively as a speaker for radio play and dubbing . He has spoken in numerous roles in children's and youth productions from well-known labels such as EUROPA , maritim and Karussell . As a voice actor, he lent his voice to Edward Asner and Ford Rainey in his recurring role in the sitcom King of Queens .

writer

In addition, Straass worked as a journalist and writer. He wrote articles for daily newspapers, radio plays for NDR , plays and novels, some of which he published under the pseudonyms "John Landeck", "JE Wells" and "Frank Straass", and some under his real name Hans-Herbert Baumann.

Works (selection)

  • 1955: Curtain up for Jutta
  • 1957: Symphony of a Love, Erika novel No. 417
  • 1968: In the land of the living dead

radio play

In 1970 the NDR produced its dialect radio play Dat Wunnermittel . Under the direction of Hans Tügel spoke at the time:

The playing time of this still preserved radio play is 53,40 minutes.

Filmography (selection)

Radio plays (selection)

  • 1965: The Dragon Slayer - Director: Hans Bernd Müller ( NDR / SWF )
  • 1965: The ghost ship in Dagger Bay - Director: Otto Kurth (NDR)
  • 1966: Secret of a night fire , carousel
  • 1966: Secret of a missing necklace , carousel
  • 1979: The Black Seven outdoes itself , Carousel
  • 1979: Black seven (6): Up the black seven , carousel
  • 1981: Detective Columbus & Son (8): There are many witnesses in character assassination , maritime
  • 1983: Edgar Wallace and the Nightelmoore case: only seven steps to the crypt , carousel
  • 1984: Tim & Struppi (9): Coal on board , Ariola
  • 1984: Tim & Struppi (10): Tim and the Picaros , Ariola
  • 1986: Tim & Struppi (13): Pharaoh's cigars , Ariola
  • 1986: Tim & Struppi (14): The blue lotus , Ariola
  • 1987: Tim & Struppi (20): The black island , Ariola
  • 1987: Scotland Yard (16): The self-service poison , carousel
  • 1988: Heimlich & Co. (2): Dangerous photos , carousel
  • 1989: The little vampire on the farm , Europe
  • 2000: The Knickerbocker Gang (12): Der Geisterreiter , Ravensburger
  • 2003: The star gate (3): The forbidden star , maritime
  • 2003: The black series 4: The magnetizer , maritime
  • 2004: Sherlock Holmes (1): The house by the copper beeches , maritime
  • 2004: Sherlock Holmes (2): The blue carbuncle , maritime

literature

  • Herbert A. Frenzel , Hans Joachim Moser (ed.): Kürschner's biographical theater manual. Drama, opera, film, radio. Germany, Austria, Switzerland. De Gruyter, Berlin 1956, DNB 010075518 .
  • Who's Who in Photo, Film & TV . Verlag für Prominentenenzyklopädien, Zurich 1979, p. 290.

Web links

Individual evidence

  1. ↑ Who is Who in Photo, Film & Television , p. 290.
personal data
SURNAME Straass, Frank
ALTERNATIVE NAMES Baumann, Hans Herbert (real name)
BRIEF DESCRIPTION German writer, actor, radio play speaker and voice actor
DATE OF BIRTH December 16, 1924
PLACE OF BIRTH Emmendingen