# Hans Clarin

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German actor

Hans Clarin Born Hans-Joachim Schmid (1929-09-14)14 September 1929 Wilhelmshaven, Germany Died 28 August 2005(2005-08-28) (aged 75) Aschau im Chiemgau, Germany Occupation Actor Years active 1952–2005 Awards Staatsschauspieler (Bavaria), 1961 Federal Order of Merit (1994) Bavarian Order of Merit (1997)

**Hans Clarin** (14 September 1929 – 28 August 2005) was a German actor. He became a well-known [voice actor](/source/Voice_actor) of characters in children audio plays, particularly the [kobold](/source/Kobold) *[Pumuckl](/source/Pumuckl)* (including its TV and cinematic film adaptations), the German voice of [René Goscinny](/source/Ren%C3%A9_Goscinny) and [Albert Uderzo](/source/Albert_Uderzo)'s diminutive [Gaulish](/source/Gauls) hero [Asterix](/source/Asterix_(character)) (in circa 30 German audioplay adaptations of the *Asterix* comic books, produced and published 1986-1992 under the [Europa](/source/Europa_(record_label)) label), and the ghost *[Hui Buh](https://de.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hui_Buh)*.

## Biography

Clarin was born Hans-Joachim Schmid in [Wilhelmshaven](/source/Wilhelmshaven), and grew up in [Frankfurt am Main](/source/Frankfurt_am_Main). After graduation he studied acting in Munich from 1948 to 1950. He made his début appearance in 1950 in [Franz Grillparzer](/source/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](/source/Leonce_and_Lena)*, *[Woyzeck](/source/Woyzeck)* and *The Blue Angel*, and gained a reputation as a [character actor](/source/Character_actor) who excelled in both comic and dramatic roles, as well as musicals and opera.[1]

He made his first appearance on film in 1952, playing the title role in *Zwerg Nase*, based on a [fairy tale](/source/Fairy_tale) by [Wilhelm Hauff](/source/Wilhelm_Hauff). He went on to appear in over 100 television and feature films, including *[The Haunted Castle](/source/The_Haunted_Castle_(1960_film))* (1960), *[The Indian Scarf](/source/The_Indian_Scarf)* (1963) and *[Pippi Longstocking](/source/Pippi_Longstocking_(1969_film))* (1969).[1]

On television, he gained popularity through roles in the series *[Weißblaue Geschichten](/source/Wei%C3%9Fblaue_Geschichten)* (1985), *Fest im Sattel* (1988), *[Rivalen der Rennbahn](/source/Rivalen_der_Rennbahn)* (1989), *[Peter und Paul](/source/Peter_und_Paul)* (1992), *Titus, der Satansbraten* (1997), as well as making appearances in the long running crime series *[Ein Fall für zwei](/source/Ein_Fall_f%C3%BCr_zwei)*, *[Der Alte](/source/Der_Alte_(television_series))* and *[Tatort](/source/Tatort)*. Between 1995 and 2000 he appeared in five productions by the [Chiemgauer Volkstheater](/source/Chiemgauer_Volkstheater).[1]

Clarin was also a voice artist, [dubbing](/source/Dubbing_(filmmaking)) the voice for "Kookie" Kookson in the US series *[77 Sunset Strip](/source/77_Sunset_Strip)*, and playing the title role in the children's audio series *Hui Buh* and *Pumuckl*.[1]

On 28 August 2005 Clarin died aged 75, in his adopted hometown of [Aschau im Chiemgau](/source/Aschau_im_Chiemgau), of heart failure.[2]

## Awards and honours

Clarin was made a Bavarian *[Staatsschauspieler](/source/Staatsschauspieler)* ("State Actor") in 1961, and was awarded the [Federal Order of Merit](/source/Order_of_Merit_of_the_Federal_Republic_of_Germany) in 1994 and the [Bavarian Order of Merit](/source/Bavarian_Order_of_Merit) in 1997.[1] In May 2006 the *Bahnhofsplatz* in Aschau im Chiemgau was renamed *Hans-Clarin-Platz* in his honour.[3]

## Personal life

Clarin was married three times; first to Irene Reiter, with whom he had three daughters. With his second wife, Margarethe, [Freiin](/source/Freiin) von Cramer-Klett, he had a son Philip and a daughter Anne. In 1995 Clarin married his third wife Christa Maria, [Gräfin](/source/Gr%C3%A4fin) von Hardenberg.[2]

## Selected filmography

- *[The Last Illusion](/source/The_Last_Illusion)* (1949)

- *[Dear Miss Doctor](/source/Dear_Miss_Doctor)* (1954), as Cicero

- *[Fireworks](/source/Fireworks_(1954_film))* (1954)

- *[Doctor Solm](/source/Doctor_Solm)* (1955), as Benvenuto Berding

- *[The Spessart Inn](/source/The_Spessart_Inn)* (1958), as Peter

- *[Arms and the Man](/source/Arms_and_the_Man_(1958_film))* (1958)

- *[The Girl with the Cat's Eyes](/source/The_Girl_with_the_Cat's_Eyes)* (1958), as Stückchen

- *[The Beautiful Adventure](/source/The_Beautiful_Adventure_(1959_film))* (1959), as Polyte

- *[The Haunted Castle](/source/The_Haunted_Castle_(1960_film))* (1960), as Prince Kalaka

- *[Stage Fright](/source/Stage_Fright_(1960_film))* (1960) as Himself

- *[Flying Clipper](/source/Flying_Clipper_(1962_film))* (1962) – Narrator

- *[Max the Pickpocket](/source/Max_the_Pickpocket)* (1962), as Fred

- *[The Indian Scarf](/source/The_Indian_Scarf)* (1963), as Lord Edward Lebanon

- *[Mark of the Tortoise](/source/Mark_of_the_Tortoise)* (1964), as Harry Mason

- *[Room 13](/source/Room_13_(1964_film))* (1964)

- *[24 Hours to Kill](/source/24_Hours_to_Kill)* (1965), as Elias

- *[Angel Baby](/source/Angel_Baby_(1968_film))* (1968), as Count

- *[Pippi Longstocking](/source/Pippi_Longstocking_(1969_film))* (1969), as Dunder-Karlsson

- *[A Woman Needs Loving](/source/A_Woman_Needs_Loving)* (1969), Psychiatrist

- *[Die Jugendstreiche des Knaben Karl](https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Die_Jugendstreiche_des_Knaben_Karl&action=edit&redlink=1) [[de](https://de.wikipedia.org/wiki/Die_Jugendstreiche_des_Knaben_Karl)]* (1977), as Hairdresser

- *[Es begann bei Tiffany](https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Es_begann_bei_Tiffany&action=edit&redlink=1) [[de](https://de.wikipedia.org/wiki/Es_begann_bei_Tiffany)]* (1979, TV film), as Waldo Meyer

- *[Meister Eder und sein Pumuckl](https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Meister_Eder_und_sein_Pumuckl_(film)&action=edit&redlink=1) [[de](https://de.wikipedia.org/wiki/Meister_Eder_und_sein_Pumuckl_(Film))]* (1982), as Pumuckl (voice)

- *[Meister Eder und sein Pumuckl](/source/Meister_Eder_und_sein_Pumuckl_(TV_series))* (1982–1999, TV series), as Pumuckl (voice)

- *[Mandara](/source/Mandara_(TV_series))* (1983, TV miniseries) as Lodders

- *[A Touch of Danger](https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=A_Touch_of_Danger_(film)&action=edit&redlink=1) [[de](https://de.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tagebuch_f%C3%BCr_einen_M%C3%B6rder)]* (1988, TV film), as Mr. Wadilow

- *[Hochwürden erbt das Paradies](/source/Hochw%C3%BCrden_erbt_das_Paradies)* (1993, TV film), as Gustav

- *[Pumuckl und der blaue Klabauter](https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Pumuckl_und_der_blaue_Klabauter&action=edit&redlink=1) [[de](https://de.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pumuckl_und_der_blaue_Klabauter)]* (1994), as Pumuckl (voice)

- *[Pinky and the Million Dollar Pug](https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Pinky_and_the_Million_Dollar_Pug&action=edit&redlink=1) [[de](https://de.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pinky_und_der_Millionenmops)]* (2001), as Jonathan Morgan

- *[Hui Buh: The Goofy Ghost](https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Hui_Buh:_The_Goofy_Ghost&action=edit&redlink=1) [[de](https://de.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hui_Buh_%E2%80%93_Das_Schlossgespenst)]* (2006), as Castellan

## Works

- Clarin, Hans (1995). *Durchgeblättert* [*Leafed Through*]. Berlin: Knaus. [ISBN](/source/ISBN_(identifier)) [3-8135-4005-7](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Special:BookSources/3-8135-4005-7). (Autobiography)

## References

1. ^ [***a***](#cite_ref-bayerisches-fernsehen_1-0) [***b***](#cite_ref-bayerisches-fernsehen_1-1) [***c***](#cite_ref-bayerisches-fernsehen_1-2) [***d***](#cite_ref-bayerisches-fernsehen_1-3) [***e***](#cite_ref-bayerisches-fernsehen_1-4) Stand, Gabriele Scharf (7 September 2009). ["Staatsschauspieler Hans Clarin"](http://www.br.de/fernsehen/bayerisches-fernsehen/sendungen/chiemgauer-volkstheater/ensemble/hans-clarin-biografie-schauspieler100.html). *[Bayerisches Fernsehen](/source/Bayerisches_Fernsehen)* (in German). Retrieved 9 May 2014.

1. ^ [***a***](#cite_ref-erinnerung_2-0) [***b***](#cite_ref-erinnerung_2-1) ["Hans Clarin, Schauspieler"](http://www.portal-der-erinnerung.de/2005/08/28/hans-clarin/). *portal-der-erinnerung.de* (in German). 28 August 2005. Retrieved 9 May 2014.[*[permanent dead link](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wikipedia:Link_rot)*]

1. **[^](#cite_ref-3)** ["Hans-Clarin-Platz"](http://www.aschau.de/de/hans-clarin-platz-2). *aschau.de* (in German). 2009. Retrieved 9 May 2014.

## External links

- [Hans Clarin](https://www.imdb.com/name/nm0163583/) at [IMDb](/source/IMDb_(identifier))

- [Biografie of Hans Clarin](http://www.pumucklhomepage.de/clarin.html) (in German)

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