John Pauls-Harding

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John Pauls-Harding (born October 19, 1922 in Berlin , † 1988 in Munich ) was a German actor , cabaret artist , director and voice actor .

biography

After graduating from high school, he studied acting and directing in Berlin. He then appeared as a cabaret artist and director on several cabaret stages, z. B. in the cabaret of comedians in Berlin and in the bonbonniere in Munich. As a theater actor he played a. a. at the Münchner Kammerspiele .

Pauls-Harding made his feature film debut in Erich Engel's comedy Our Miss Doctor as early as 1940 . He played under the direction of Josef von Báky in the drama Annelie and under the direction of Kurt Hoffmann in I will carry you on your hands , next to Curd Jürgens in A little summer melody and next to Heinz Rühmann in Quax in Africa , but also in propaganda films such as My life for Ireland and Karl Ritter's Stukas .

After the Second World War he only took part in a few film productions, including a. alongside Zarah Leander in Cuba Cubana and as "Vagabund Hannes" in the tragic comedy Das Fräulein und der Vagabund .

Pauls-Harding shifted his artistic focus from 1946 to the area of ​​the synchronization of film and television productions. As a voice actor, he lent his voice a. a. John Derek ( the man who wanted to rule ), Jean Marais (among others the doctor and the girl and travel without hope ), Carl Möhner ( Rififi ), Frank Sinatra ( damned for all eternity ), Terry-Thomas (among others our man in Rio and even the little ones want to go up ), and Peter van Eyck ( The last stage ).

He was also a dubbing director for the German versions of numerous films such as B. Lullaby for a Corpse (with Bette Davis ), the Woody Allen comedies Der Stadtneurotiker and Radio Days , Tootsie (with Dustin Hoffman ) and television series such as Bonanza and Time Tunnel .

Occasionally he also appeared as a speaker in radio plays, such as in 1959 in the only Paul Temple production of Bavarian Radio , namely in Paul Temple and the Conrad case .

Pauls-Harding was in a relationship with Wicky Strohmeyer from 1963 until his death. The two have a son. Henning Stegelmann lives in Hamburg. Like his father, he works as a dubbing author and director.

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SURNAME Pauls-Harding, John
BRIEF DESCRIPTION German actor, cabaret artist, director and voice actor
DATE OF BIRTH October 19, 1922
PLACE OF BIRTH Berlin
DATE OF DEATH 1988
Place of death Munich