{{short description|German actor}} {{Infobox person | name = Hans Clarin | image = | image_size = | alt = | caption = | birth_name = Hans-Joachim Schmid | birth_date = {{Birth date|1929|9|14|df=yes}} | birth_place = [[Wilhelmshaven]], Germany | death_date = {{Death date and age|2005|8|28|1929|9|14|df=yes}} | death_place = [[Aschau im Chiemgau]], Germany | resting_place = | resting_place_coordinates = | citizenship = | education = | alma_mater = | occupation = Actor | years_active = 1952–2005 | known_for = | notable_works = | spouse = | partner = | children = | parents = | relatives = | awards = {{plainlist| * ''[[Staatsschauspieler]]'' (Bavaria), 1961 * [[Order of Merit of the Federal Republic of Germany|Federal Order of Merit]] (1994) * [[Bavarian Order of Merit]] (1997) }} | signature = | signature_alt = | signature_size = | website = | footnotes = }} '''Hans Clarin''' (14 September 1929 – 28 August 2005) was a German actor. He became a well-known [[voice actor]] of characters in children audio plays, particularly the [[kobold]] ''[[Pumuckl]]'' (including its TV and cinematic film adaptations), the German voice of [[René Goscinny]] and [[Albert Uderzo]]'s diminutive [[Gauls|Gaulish]] hero [[Asterix (character)|Asterix]] (in circa 30 German audioplay adaptations of the ''Asterix'' comic books, produced and published 1986-1992 under the [[Europa (record label)|Europa]] label), and the ghost ''[[:de:Hui Buh|Hui Buh]]''.
==Biography== Clarin was born Hans-Joachim Schmid in [[Wilhelmshaven]], and grew up in [[Frankfurt am Main]]. After graduation he studied acting in Munich from 1948 to 1950. He made his début appearance in 1950 in [[Franz Grillparzer]]'s play ''Weh dem, der lügt'' ("Woe to him who lies"). From 1952 until 1967 he was employed by the Bavarian State Theatre in Munich, where he appeared in plays such as ''A Midsummer Night's Dream'', ''[[Leonce and Lena]]'', ''[[Woyzeck]]'' and ''The Blue Angel'', and gained a reputation as a [[character actor]] who excelled in both comic and dramatic roles, as well as musicals and opera.<ref name="bayerisches-fernsehen">{{cite journal |first=Gabriele Scharf |last=Stand |date=7 September 2009 | title=Staatsschauspieler Hans Clarin |url=http://www.br.de/fernsehen/bayerisches-fernsehen/sendungen/chiemgauer-volkstheater/ensemble/hans-clarin-biografie-schauspieler100.html |journal=[[Bayerisches Fernsehen]] |accessdate=9 May 2014 |language=de}}</ref>
He made his first appearance on film in 1952, playing the title role in ''Zwerg Nase'', based on a [[fairy tale]] by [[Wilhelm Hauff]]. He went on to appear in over 100 television and feature films, including ''[[The Haunted Castle (1960 film)|The Haunted Castle]]'' (1960), ''[[The Indian Scarf]]'' (1963) and ''[[Pippi Longstocking (1969 film)|Pippi Longstocking]]'' (1969).<ref name="bayerisches-fernsehen"/>
On television, he gained popularity through roles in the series ''[[Weißblaue Geschichten]]'' (1985), ''Fest im Sattel'' (1988), ''[[Rivalen der Rennbahn]]'' (1989), ''[[Peter und Paul]]'' (1992), ''Titus, der Satansbraten'' (1997), as well as making appearances in the long running crime series ''[[Ein Fall für zwei]]'', ''[[Der Alte (television series)|Der Alte]]'' and ''[[Tatort]]''. Between 1995 and 2000 he appeared in five productions by the [[Chiemgauer Volkstheater]].<ref name="bayerisches-fernsehen"/>
Clarin was also a voice artist, [[Dubbing (filmmaking)|dubbing]] the voice for "Kookie" Kookson in the US series ''[[77 Sunset Strip]]'', and playing the title role in the children's audio series ''Hui Buh'' and ''Pumuckl''.<ref name="bayerisches-fernsehen"/>
On 28 August 2005 Clarin died aged 75, in his adopted hometown of [[Aschau im Chiemgau]], of heart failure.<ref name="erinnerung">{{cite web | url=http://www.portal-der-erinnerung.de/2005/08/28/hans-clarin/ | title=Hans Clarin, Schauspieler | work=portal-der-erinnerung.de | date=28 August 2005 | accessdate=9 May 2014 | language=de }}{{Dead link|date=August 2025 |bot=InternetArchiveBot |fix-attempted=yes }}</ref>
==Awards and honours== Clarin was made a Bavarian ''[[Staatsschauspieler]]'' ("State Actor") in 1961, and was awarded the [[Order of Merit of the Federal Republic of Germany|Federal Order of Merit]] in 1994 and the [[Bavarian Order of Merit]] in 1997.<ref name="bayerisches-fernsehen"/> In May 2006 the ''Bahnhofsplatz'' in Aschau im Chiemgau was renamed ''Hans-Clarin-Platz'' in his honour.<ref>{{cite web | url=http://www.aschau.de/de/hans-clarin-platz-2 | title=Hans-Clarin-Platz | work=aschau.de | date=2009 | accessdate=9 May 2014|language=de}}</ref>
==Personal life== Clarin was married three times; first to Irene Reiter, with whom he had three daughters. With his second wife, Margarethe, [[Freiin]] von Cramer-Klett, he had a son Philip and a daughter Anne. In 1995 Clarin married his third wife Christa Maria, [[Gräfin]] von Hardenberg.<ref name="erinnerung"/>
==Selected filmography== * ''[[The Last Illusion]]'' (1949) * ''[[Dear Miss Doctor]]'' (1954), as Cicero * ''[[Fireworks (1954 film)|Fireworks]]'' (1954) * ''[[Doctor Solm]]'' (1955), as Benvenuto Berding * ''[[The Spessart Inn]]'' (1958), as Peter * ''[[Arms and the Man (1958 film)|Arms and the Man]]'' (1958) * ''[[The Girl with the Cat's Eyes]]'' (1958), as Stückchen * ''[[The Beautiful Adventure (1959 film)|The Beautiful Adventure]]'' (1959), as Polyte * ''[[The Haunted Castle (1960 film)|The Haunted Castle]]'' (1960), as Prince Kalaka * ''[[Stage Fright (1960 film)|Stage Fright]]'' (1960) as Himself * ''[[Flying Clipper (1962 film)|Flying Clipper]]'' (1962) – Narrator * ''[[Max the Pickpocket]]'' (1962), as Fred * ''[[The Indian Scarf]]'' (1963), as Lord Edward Lebanon * ''[[Mark of the Tortoise]]'' (1964), as Harry Mason * ''[[Room 13 (1964 film)|Room 13]]'' (1964) * ''[[24 Hours to Kill]]'' (1965), as Elias * ''[[Angel Baby (1968 film)|Angel Baby]]'' (1968), as Count * ''[[Pippi Longstocking (1969 film)|Pippi Longstocking]]'' (1969), as Dunder-Karlsson * ''[[A Woman Needs Loving]]'' (1969), Psychiatrist * ''{{Ill|Die Jugendstreiche des Knaben Karl|de}}'' (1977), as Hairdresser * ''{{ill|Es begann bei Tiffany|de}}'' (1979, TV film), as Waldo Meyer * ''{{ill|Meister Eder und sein Pumuckl (film)|de|3=Meister Eder und sein Pumuckl (Film)|lt=Meister Eder und sein Pumuckl}}'' (1982), as Pumuckl (voice) * ''[[Meister Eder und sein Pumuckl (TV series)|Meister Eder und sein Pumuckl]]'' (1982–1999, TV series), as Pumuckl (voice) * ''[[Mandara (TV series)|Mandara]]'' (1983, TV miniseries) as Lodders * ''{{ill|A Touch of Danger (film)|de|Tagebuch für einen Mörder|lt=A Touch of Danger}}'' (1988, TV film), as Mr. Wadilow * ''[[Hochwürden erbt das Paradies]]'' (1993, TV film), as Gustav * ''{{Interlanguage link multi|Pumuckl und der blaue Klabauter|de}}'' (1994), as Pumuckl (voice) * ''{{Ill|Pinky and the Million Dollar Pug|de|Pinky und der Millionenmops}}'' (2001), as Jonathan Morgan * ''{{Ill|Hui Buh: The Goofy Ghost|de|Hui Buh – Das Schlossgespenst}}'' (2006), as Castellan
==Works== * {{Cite book |first=Hans |last=Clarin |title=Durchgeblättert |trans-title=Leafed Through |publisher=Knaus |location=Berlin |year=1995 |isbn=3-8135-4005-7 }} (Autobiography)
==References== {{reflist}}
==External links== * {{IMDb name|id=0163583|name=Hans Clarin}} * [http://www.pumucklhomepage.de/clarin.html Biografie of Hans Clarin] {{in lang|de}}
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