Hans Albin

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Hans Albin (born July 27, 1905 in Berlin , † September 5, 1988 in Munich ) was a German actor , screenwriter , film director and film producer .

Life

He started out as a racing car driver, but then trained as a tenor and as an actor at the Rudi Meinhardt Theater. From 1931 he was active as a young comedian under Heinz Hilpert on the Berlin stages. He soon found his way to film and worked, among other things, in several strips with the young Heinz Rühmann .

Albin also filmed himself and brought sporting events such as car races to theaters. He received an award at the Biennale for a documentary about the Herber / Baier ice skating couple . Albin worked as an assistant director for feature films from the end of the 1930s , including in the Rühmann film Five Million Are Looking for an Heir . In 1941 he made a short film revue with sketches by Karl Valentin and Weiß Ferdl .

After the end of the war Albin lived in Munich. In the 50s and 60s he directed several films, in which he often co-wrote the script himself and was also involved with his own production company, the Hans Albin-Film. Most of his films were hearty comedies set in Upper Bavaria.

Burial at sea in the North Sea.

Filmography

literature

  • Kay Less : The film's great personal dictionary . The actors, directors, cameramen, producers, composers, screenwriters, film architects, outfitters, costume designers, editors, sound engineers, make-up artists and special effects designers of the 20th century. Volume 1: A - C. Erik Aaes - Jack Carson. Schwarzkopf & Schwarzkopf, Berlin 2001, ISBN 3-89602-340-3 .

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personal data
SURNAME Albin, Hans
BRIEF DESCRIPTION German actor, screenwriter, film director and film producer
DATE OF BIRTH July 27, 1905
PLACE OF BIRTH Berlin
DATE OF DEATH 5th September 1988
Place of death Munich