Hans Zesch-Ballot
Hans Zesch-Ballot (born May 20, 1896 in Dresden as Hans Georg Ziesche , † September 1, 1972 in Munich ) was a German actor and director .
Life
Zesch-Ballot made his stage debut as an actor in 1919 in a production of Wilhelm Stücklens Straße nach Steinach at the Dessau court theater . This was followed by engagements at German-speaking theaters in Berlin, Vienna, Munich and Hamburg, as well as numerous stage guest performances.
In 1930 he made his feature film debut in Anatole Litvak's comedy Dolly Makes A Career (with Dolly Haas in the title role). In his film and television career spanning more than 40 years and over 100 productions, Zesch-Ballot almost exclusively played prominent supporting and batch roles in films of various genres.
He took part in comedies like once the dear Lord be (with Hans Moser ), adventure films like The Tiger of Eschnapur , war films like Luis Trenker's Condottieri , propaganda films like Paul Wegener's A man wants to Germany and ... rides for Germany (with Willy Birgel ), Dramas such as Falk Harnack's Der 20. Juli (in the role of Lieutenant General Erich Hoepner ), Helmut Käutner's Night on the Streets , Witness from Hell (with Irene Papas ), science fiction films such as Ein Mann geht durch die Wand (with Heinz Rühmann ) and crime films such as On the day when the rain came and the Edgar Wallace adaptation The Riddle of the Red Orchid , in which he replaced Siegfried Schürenberg as Sir John .
In addition, Zesch-Ballot took on guest appearances in television series such as Das Kriminalmuseum and Graf Yoster did the honors .
Filmography
- 1930: Dolly makes a career
- 1932: Dashed the bill
- 1934: A man wants to go to Germany
- 1934: Vacation from me
- 1934: Love and the first railroad
- 1935: The bird dealer
- 1935: My life for Maria Isabell
- 1936: The Tsar's courier
- 1936: The Emperor of California
- 1936: Vogelöd Castle
- 1936: Forest winter
- 1936: traitor
- 1936: It's about my life
- 1936: 90 minutes stop
- 1936: The night with the Kaiser
- 1937: Condottieri
- 1937: They talk about Jacqueline
- 1937: Tango Notturno
- 1937: As once in May
- 1938: The tiger of Esnapur
- 1938: Fools in the Snow
- 1938: The Impossible Mr. Pitt
- 1938: Northern Lights
- 1938: The night of the decision
- 1938: Freight from Baltimore
- 1939: Rio headquarters
- 1939: Three wonderful days
- 1939: woman without a past
- 1939: The police radio reports
- 1940: imperfect love
- 1940: Affair
- 1941: … rides for Germany
- 1941: Cheer up, Johannes!
- 1941: Wedding three times
- 1941: The main thing is happy
- 1942: Be the Lord for once
- 1942: A train leaves
- 1942: Attack on Baku
- 1943: When the young wine blooms
- 1943: The dark day
- 1944: Buchholz family
- 1944: Passion marriage
- 1945: The tavern for eternal love
- 1945: The man in the saddle (WP: 2000)
- 1948: The Sons of Mr. Gaspary
- 1949: We are looking for Majora
- 1950: marriage to Erika
- 1950: The Rabanser case
- 1950: The third from the right
- 1951: The late girl
- 1951: Primanerinnen
- 1952: On the streets at night
- 1953: The bars were blown
- 1953: The power of fire
- 1953: The Empress of China
- 1955: July 20th
- 1955: Rose Monday
- 1958: Dr. Crippen is alive
- 1958: The girl from the Moorhof
- 1959: The Other ( Durbridge Six Part )
- 1959: The day the rain came
- 1959: A man walks through the wall
- 1960: the hero of my dreams
- 1960: gas light (television play)
- 1961: The man from over there
- 1961: The refugee
- 1962: The riddle of the red orchid
- 1962: Freddy and the song of the South Seas
- 1962: paper mill
- 1963: Lady Frederick
- 1963: The Crime Museum (TV series) - The Needle
- 1964: Das Kriminalmuseum (TV series) - The fountain pen
- 1964: The Crime Museum - The timetable (TV series)
- 1964: The comedy nobility - development aid
- 1964: The man next door
- 1965: Witness from Hell
- 1965: The night courier reports (TV series) - fairytale profit
- 1966: Conan Doyle and the Edalji case
- 1966: The years given away
- 1967: Country doctor Dr. Brock (TV series) - Epidemic Risk
Radio plays
- 1953: Just Scheu , Ernst Nebhut : An angel named Schmitt . (Paul Gerlach) Director: Otto Kurth , NWDR .
- 1961: Georges Simenon : Maigret and his scruples . Processing: Gert Westphal . Director: Heinz-Günter Stamm , BR . The Audio Verlag 2005. ISBN 978-3898133906 .
Web links
- Hans Zesch-Ballot in the Internet Movie Database (English)
- Hans Zesch-Ballot at filmportal.de
personal data | |
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SURNAME | Zesch-Ballot, Hans |
ALTERNATIVE NAMES | Ziesche, Hans Georg (maiden name) |
BRIEF DESCRIPTION | German actor and director |
DATE OF BIRTH | May 20, 1896 |
PLACE OF BIRTH | Dresden |
DATE OF DEATH | 1st September 1972 |
Place of death | Munich |