Hans Nielsen (30 November 1911 – 11 October 1965) was a German film actor. He appeared in 136 films between 1937 and 1965.
Hans Albert Nielsen was born in Hamburg, Germany. He first got an education in business, but afterward, began taking private acting lessons from Albrecht Schoenhals and Erich Ziegel. He made his stage debut in Hamburg in 1932, after which he worked in Augsburg, Kiel, Leipzig, Berlin, Munich and Düsseldorf. Many actors and performing artists fled Nazi Germany, but Nielsen remained. He made his film debut in 1937 in Daphne and the Diplomat, followed by German movies, such as Heimat (with Zarah Leander), Friedrich Schiller – The Triumph of a Genius (with Horst Caspar) and The Great King (with Otto Gebühr).
After World War II, Nielsen performed in a Kabarett group, Die Außenseiter ("The Outsider") and played in revues by cabaret artist Günter Neumann. He resumed his successful film acting career in 1947, appearing in In Those Days, a drama by Helmut Käutner. He often played roles that were good-natured, likeable and elegant, such as the presiding judge in the 1953 satire Hocuspocus with Curt Goetz; the criminal defense attorney in Confess, Doctor Corda; a police inspector with Christopher Lee in Sherlock Holmes and the Deadly Necklace; the police chief in Scotland Yard vs. Dr. Mabuse and a judge in Jugendrichter, with Heinz Rühmann. He also worked with Curd Jürgens and Lilo Pulver in film versions of Conrad Ferdinand Meyer's Gustav Adolfs Page. He also appeared in a few Karl May films and in Edgar Wallace's The Indian Scarf, Das Phantom von Soho and The Door with Seven Locks. His only Hollywood film was Town Without Pity (1961) with Kirk Douglas.
In addition to his own film roles, in 1948, Nielsen began working as a voice actor, dubbing films into German, including Fred Astaire (Funny Face and Daddy Long Legs); Gary Cooper (Cloak and Dagger, among others); Errol Flynn (The Adventures of Robin Hood, Adventures of Don Juan, among others); Cary Grant (Crisis); Rex Harrison (Cleopatra); Phil Silvers (Cover Girl); David Niven (The King's Thief, among others), Tyrone Power (The Mark of Zorro and Prince of Foxes, among others); James Stewart (in The Philadelphia Story and Anatomy of a Murder, among others); Robert Taylor (Quo Vadis), Spencer Tracy (Malaya); Orson Welles (Citizen Kane) and Trevor Howard (The Third Man).
Actor
1965
Exil (TV Movie) as
General
1965
Place Called Glory City as
Jeff
1965
Tatort (TV Movie) as
Bürgermeister
1965
Pyramid of the Sun God as
Don Pedro Arbellez
1965
Five Thousand Dollars on One Ace as
Juez Keystone
1965
Hotel der toten Gäste as
Inspector Forbesa
1965
Treasure of the Aztecs as
Don Pedro Arbellez
1965
Verhör am Nachmittag (TV Movie) as
Kriminalrat Ücker
1965
Krimi-Quiz - Amateure als Kriminalisten (TV Series) as
Mr. Brown
- Dritte Folge (1965) - Mr. Brown
1964
I cento cavalieri as
Alfonso Ordoñez, alcalde
1964
Die Verschwörung des Fiesco zu Genua (TV Movie) as
Verrina
1964
Das siebente Opfer as
Reverend Turner
1964
Bullets Don't Argue as
Rev. Alvarez
1964
Das Ungeheuer von London-City as
Inspector Dorne
1964
Ein Frauenarzt klagt an as
Dr. Kraus
1964
Herrenpartie as
Major a. D. Friedrich Hackländer
1964
Das Phantom von Soho as
Lord Harold Malhouse
1963
Der Parasit (TV Movie) as
Narbonne
1963
Dr. Mabuse vs. Scotland Yard as
Chef von Scotland Yard
1963
The Indian Scarf as
Mr. Tilling
1963
The Strangler of Blackmoor Castle as
Tavish
1963
The Death Eye of Ceylon as
Professor Ferlach
1963
Die Entscheidung des David Spencer (TV Movie)
1962
Only a Woman as
Dr. Katz, Nervenarzt
1962
Sherlock Holmes and the Deadly Necklace as
Inspector Cooper
1962
Die Flucht (TV Movie)
1962
Sein bester Freund as
Direktor Imhoff
1962
Liebling - Ich muß Dich erschießen as
Chefportier Jenner
1962
So toll wie anno dazumal as
Brenders
1962
Frauenarzt Dr. Sibelius as
Dr. Reinhardt
1962
The Door with Seven Locks as
Mr. Haveloc
1962
Marriage Bureau Aurora as
Dr. Burgmüller, Anwalt
1962
Ich kann nicht länger schweigen as
Gerichtspräsident
1961
Diesmal muss es Kaviar sein as
Erzähler (voice)
1961
Barbara - Wild wie das Meer as
Mikkelsen
1961
Blond muß man sein auf Capri as
Bernard Wagner
1961
Town Without Pity as
Karl Steinhof
1960
Gustav Adolfs Page as
Bürgermeister Leubelfing
1960
Mal drunter - mal drüber as
Herr Kronsdorf
1960
Das Erbe von Björndal as
Major a.D. Barre
1960
15 Jahre Frieden (TV Movie)
1960
Die zornigen jungen Männer as
Generaldirektor Pflüger
1960
Freddy und die Melodie der Nacht as
Direktor Wendlandt
1960
Das hab ich in Paris gelernt as
Professor Giselius
1960
Mistress of the World as
Colonel Dagget
1960
Judge and Juvenile as
District Court President Dr. Otto Schmittler
1959
Bezaubernde Arabella as
Vater Hagemann
1959
Bei der blonden Kathrein as
Der baron
1959
Heimat, deine Lieder as
Pauls Vater
1959
She Walks by Night as
Bernbeil, ein Industrieller
1959
Das blaue Meer und Du as
Direktor Heidebrink
1959
Duel with Death as
Major Barre
1959
Verbrechen nach Schulschluß as
Landgerichtsdirektor Dr. Senftenberg
1959
Ein unbeschriebenes Blatt (TV Movie) as
Commissaire Bernu
1959
Court Martial as
Dr. Wilhelmi, Verteidfiger
1959
Die feuerrote Baronesse as
Professor Reimer
1959
Frau im besten Mannesalter (uncredited)
1958
Ich werde dich auf Händen tragen as
Dr. Compagnuolo
1958
Der lachende Vagabund as
Otto Vogelsang
1958
Das haut einen Seemann doch nicht um as
Pastor Paulsen
1958
Das Mädchen vom Moorhof as
Amtmann Lindgren
1958
Der Mann im Strom as
Egon Iversen
1958
Imperfect Angel as
Direktor Schorlemmer
1958
Confess, Dr. Corda as
Rechtsanwalt Dr. Nagel
1958
Herz ohne Gnade as
Dr. Waagemann
1958
Zwei Herzen im Mai as
Direktor Leisemann
1958
Zwei Matrosen auf der Alm (uncredited)
1957
Es war einmal (Short) as
Narrator (voice)
1957
Kein Auskommen mit dem Einkommen as
Helmut Jäger
1957
Nachts im grünen Kakadu as
Eduard Reichmann, Onkel
1957
Von allen geliebt as
Dr. Johannes Fürst
1957
Bewildered Youth as
Max Mertens
1957
Weekend (TV Movie) as
David Bliss - Romanschriftsteller
1957
Das Gespenst von Canterville (TV Movie) as
Amerikanischer Gesandter Mr. Otis (voice)
1957
Tolle Nacht as
Mr. Vanderbilt
1957
Glücksritter as
Dr. Dreher
1957
Königin Luise as
Hardenberg
1957
Und das am Montagmorgen (TV Movie) as
George Kettle
1957
Made in Germany - Die dramatische Geschichte des Hauses Zeiss
1957
Die liebe Familie as
Karl Lang
1956
Ein Herz kehrt heim as
Martin Thomas
1956
Two in a Sleeping Bag as
Karins Vater
1956
Mein Bruder Josua as
Der Pfarrer
1956
Hochzeit auf Immenhof as
Pankraz
1956
Vergiß wenn Du kannst as
Kunstmaler Bastian Weghart
1956
Vor Sonnenuntergang as
Dr. Steynitz, Sanitätsrat
1956
Die wilde Auguste as
Direktor Roland
1956
Teufel in Seide as
Dr. Zacharias
1955
Roman einer Siebzehnjährigen as
Eduard Schenk
1955
Meine Kinder und ich as
Wilhelm Roecker
1955
Danger Flight 931 as
Eugène Boreau
1954
Geliebtes Fräulein Doktor as
Direktor Dr. Franke
1954
Hochstaplerin der Liebe as
Dr. Peter Krüger
1953
Tagebuch einer Verliebten as
Narrator (voice)
1953
Heimlich, still und leise as
Harry Vondenhoff
1953
Hocuspocus as
Gerichtspräsident Arden
1952
Adventure in Berlin as
Kriminalrat Dr. Wangen
1951
Das späte Mädchen as
Dr. Hans Ahlgrimm
1951
Die Tat des Anderen as
Schriftsteller Mönk
1950
City in the Fog as
Kriminalrat Thomsen
1949
Keepers of the Night as
Pfarrer Johannes Heger
1949
Heimliches Rendezvous as
Schulrat
1948
Palace Scandal as
Leutnant Walter von Arneck
1948
Die kupferne Hochzeit as
Otto
1948
Unser Mittwochabend as
Georg
1948
Chemie und Liebe as
Dr. Michael Alland
1947
Herzkönig as
König Peter Petroni
1947
Seven Journeys as
Wolfgang Grunelius / 2. Geschichte
1944
Der Engel mit dem Saitenspiel as
Bernhard Zoller
1944
Musik in Salzburg as
Dr. Franz Mädler
1944
Um neun kommt Harald as
Rechtsanwalt Dr. Tromsa
1943
Leichtes Blut as
Professor Faber
1943
Ich werde dich auf Händen tragen as
Dr. Hermnann Hartung
1943
Titanic as
1st Officer Petersen
1942
Die Nacht in Venedig as
Dr. Nikolaus Roll, genannt Niki, Kaufmann
1942
Der große König as
Niehoff
1940
Friedrich Schiller - Der Triumph eines Genies as
Student Scharffenstein
1940
Falstaff in Vienna as
Otto Nicolai
1940
Trenck, der Pandur as
Laudon
1940
Mein Mann darf es nicht wissen as
Willi Ulbrich
1939
Alarm auf Station III as
Hauptmann Karsten
1939
Dein Leben gehört mir
1939
Tumult in Damascus as
Hauptmann Schulz
1938
Preußische Liebesgeschichte as
Kronprinz Friedrich Wilhelm - sein Sohn
1938
The Green Hell as
Kapitän Murray
1938
Fracht von Baltimore as
Kurt Engström
1938
Rote Orchideen as
Antonio Dorando
1938
Magda as
Max von Wendlowsky
1938
Das Geheimnis um Betty Bonn as
Jack Winsloe - Schriftsteller
1937
Tango Notturno as
Billy Sefton - Fliegeroffizier
1937
Daphne und der Diplomat as
Achim Hell
Assistant Director
1944
Musik in Salzburg (assistant director)
Miscellaneous
1964
Old Shatterhand (voice dubbing: Charles Fawcett - uncredited)
Self
1964
Ballade (TV Series documentary) as
Self - Narrator
- 'Lederhosensaga', Hans Nielsen spricht Börries von Münchhausen (1964) - Self - Narrator
- Hans Nielsen spricht Börries von Münchhausen (1964) - Self - Narrator
1954
Aus eigener Kraft (Documentary) as
Narrator (voice)
1953
Des Feuers Macht (Documentary) as
Narrator
Archive Footage
2011
German Grusel - Die Edgar Wallace-Serie (TV Movie documentary) as
Mr. Haveloc (uncredited)
2005
Münchhausen - Ein Mythos in Agfacolor (Video documentary) as
Leutnant Walter von Arneck
1995
Otto - Die Serie (TV Series) as
Man
- Episode #1.1 (1995) - Man (uncredited)
1990
Smehotvorci (TV Mini Series documentary) - Mija, II deo (1990)
