{{Short description|German actor (1911–1965)}} {{Use dmy dates|date=February 2020}} {{Infobox person | image = | name = Hans Nielsen | birth_date = {{Birth date|1911|11|30|df=yes}} | birth_name = Hans Antonio Nielsen Capicenio | birth_place = [[Hamburg]], [[German Empire]] | death_date = {{Death date and age|1965|10|11|1911|11|30|df=yes}} | death_place = [[West Berlin]], [[West Germany]] | occupation = Actor | years_active = 1937–1965 }}
'''Hans Albert Nielsen''' (30 November 1911 – 11 October 1965) was a German film actor. He appeared in more than 130 films between 1937 and 1965.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.filmportal.de/person/hans-nielsen_24d9e5b3fc41451d854d6b86c772e325 |title=Hans Nielsen |work=Film Portal |access-date=12 January 2026}}</ref>
==Biography== Hans Antonio Nielsen Capicenio 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 (1938 film)|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 [[revue]]s by cabaret artist [[Günter Neumann (singer)|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 (1953 film)|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 Hunts Dr. Mabuse]]'' and a judge in ''[[The Juvenile Judge]]'', with [[Heinz Rühmann]]. He also worked with [[Curd Jürgens]] and [[Lilo Pulver]] in a film version of [[Conrad Ferdinand Meyer]]'s ''[[Gustav Adolf's 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 (1962 film)|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 (filmmaking)|dubbing]] films into German, including [[Fred Astaire]] (''[[Funny Face]]'' and ''[[Daddy Long Legs (1955 film)|Daddy Long Legs]]''); [[Gary Cooper]] (''[[Cloak and Dagger (1946 film)|Cloak and Dagger]]'', among others); [[Errol Flynn]] (''[[The Adventures of Robin Hood]]'', ''[[Adventures of Don Juan]]'', among others); [[Cary Grant]] (''[[Crisis (1950 film)|Crisis]]''); [[Rex Harrison]] (''[[Cleopatra (1963 film)|Cleopatra]]''); [[Phil Silvers]] (''[[Cover Girl (film)|Cover Girl]]''); [[David Niven]] (''[[The King's Thief]]'', among others), [[Tyrone Power]] (''[[The Mark of Zorro (1940 film)|The Mark of Zorro]]'' and ''[[Prince of Foxes (film)|Prince of Foxes]]'', among others); [[James Stewart]] (in ''[[The Philadelphia Story (film)|The Philadelphia Story]]'' and ''[[Anatomy of a Murder]]'', among others); [[Robert Taylor (American actor)|Robert Taylor]] (''[[Quo Vadis (1951 film)|Quo Vadis]])'', [[Spencer Tracy]] (''[[Malaya (film)|Malaya]]''); [[Orson Welles]] (''[[Citizen Kane]]'') and [[Trevor Howard]] (''[[The Third Man]]'').<ref>[http://www.synchronkartei.de/index.php?action=show&type=talker&id=472 List of dubbing roles] Synchron Kartei. Retrieved 23 February 2012 {{in lang|de}}</ref>
==Selected filmography== {{Div col|colwidth=25em}} * ''[[Daphne and the Diplomat]]'' (1937) – Achim Hell * ''[[Tango Notturno]]'' (1937) – Billy Sefton – Fliegeroffizier * ''[[The Mystery of Betty Bonn]]'' (1938) – Jack Winsloe – Schriftsteller * ''[[Heimat (1938 film)|Heimat]]'' (1938) – Max von Wendlowsky * ''[[Red Orchids]]'' (1938) – Antonio – Marias Bruder * ''[[Freight from Baltimore]]'' (1938) – Kurt Engström * ''[[Rubber (1938 film)|Rubber]]'' (1938) – Kapitän Murray * ''[[A Prussian Love Story]]'' (1938) – Kronprinz Friedrich Wilhelm – sein Sohn * ''[[Uproar in Damascus]]'' (1939) – Hauptmann Schulz * ''Fasching'' (1939) – Martin * ''Dein Leben gehört mir'' (1939) * ''[[Alarm at Station III]]'' (1939) – Hauptmann Karsten * ''Mein Mann darf es nicht wissen'' (1940) – Willi Ulbrich * ''[[Trenck the Pandur]]'' (1940) – Laudon * ''[[Falstaff in Vienna]]'' (1940) – Otto Nicolai * ''[[Friedrich Schiller – The Triumph of a Genius]]'' (1940) – Student Scharffenstein * ''[[Ich klage an]]'' (1941) – Dr. Höfer * ''[[The Great King]]'' (1942) – Niehoff * ''[[The Night in Venice]]'' (1942) – Dr. Nikolaus Roll, genannt Niki, Kaufmann * ''[[Titanic (1943 film)|Titanic]]'' (1943) – 1st Officer Petersen * ''[[I'll Carry You in My Arms (1943 film)|I'll Carry You in My Arms]]'' (1943) – Dr. Hermnann Hartung * ''[[Light of Heart]]'' (1943) – Professor Faber * ''[[Harald Arrives at Nine]]'' (1944) – Lawyer Dr. Tromsa * ''[[Music in Salzburg]]'' (1944) – Dr. Franz Mädler * ''Der Engel mit dem Saitenspiel'' (1944) – Bernhard Zoller * ''Dr. phil. Doederlein'' (1945) * ''Der Scheiterhaufen'' (1945) * ''[[In Those Days]]'' (1947) – Wolfgang Grunelius / 2. Geschichte * ''[[King of Hearts (1947 film)|King of Hearts]]'' (1947) – König Peter Petroni * ''[[Chemistry and Love]]'' (1948) – Dr. Alland * ''Unser Mittwochabend'' (1948) – Georg * ''Die kupferne Hochzeit'' (1948) – Otto * ''[[The Court Concert (1948 film)|Das kleine Hofkonzert]]'' (1948) – Leutnant Walter von Arneck * ''Heimliches Rendezvous'' (1949) – Schulrat * ''[[Keepers of the Night]]'' (1949) – Pfarrer Johannes Heger * ''[[Five Suspects]]'' (1950) – Kriminalrat Thomsen * ''[[Crown Jewels (film)|Crown Jewels]]'' (1950) – Willroy * ''Die Tat des Anderen'' (1951) – Schriftsteller Mönk * ''Das späte Mädchen'' (1951) – Dr. Hans Ahlgrimm * ''[[All Clues Lead to Berlin]]'' (1952) – Kriminalrat Dr. Wangen * ''[[The Blue Hour (1953 film)|The Blue Hour]]'' (1953) – Paul * ''[[Hocuspocus (1953 film)|Hocuspocus]]'' (1953) – Gerichtspräsident * ''[[The Divorcée]]'' (1953) – Lucas * ''[[Secretly Still and Quiet]]'' (1953) – Harry Vondenhoff * ''Die heilige Lüge'' (1954) * ''[[The First Kiss (1954 film)|The First Kiss]]'' (1954) – Escher * ''[[Marriage Impostor]]'' (1954) – Dr. Peter Krüger * ''Geliebtes Fräulein Doktor'' (1954) – Direktor Dr. Franke * ''[[Stopover in Orly]]'' (1955) – Eugène Boreau * ''[[My Children and I]]'' (1955) – Wilhelm Roecker * ''Roman einer Siebzehnjährigen'' (1955) – Eduard Schenk * ''[[Devil in Silk]]'' (1956) – Dr. Zacharias * ''Die wilde Auguste'' (1956) – Direktor Roland * ''Vergiß wenn Du kannst'' (1956) – Kunstmaler Bastian Weghart * ''[[Before Sundown]]'' (1956) – Dr. Steynitz, Sanitätsrat * ''Hochzeit auf Immenhof'' (1956) – Pankraz * ''[[My Brother Joshua]]'' (1956) – Der Pfarrer * ''Kleines Zelt und große Liebe'' (1956) – Karins Vater * ''[[A Heart Returns Home]]'' (1956) – Martin Thomas * ''Die liebe Familie'' (1957) – Karl Lang * ''Made in Germany'' (1957) * ''[[Queen Louise (1957 film)|Queen Louise]]'' (1957) – Hardenberg * ''Glücksritter'' (1957) – Dr. Dreher * ''Tolle Nacht'' (1957) – Mr. Vanderbilt * ''Anders als du und ich'' (1957) – Max Mertens * ''Von allen geliebt'' (1957) – Dr. Johannes Fürst * ''[[At the Green Cockatoo by Night]]'' (1957) – Eduard Reichmann, Onkel * ''{{Ill|Kein Auskommen mit dem Einkommen!|de}}'' (1957) – Helmut Jäger * ''Zwei Matrosen auf der Alm'' (1958) * ''[[Two Hearts in May]]'' (1958) – Direktor Leisemann * ''[[Heart Without Mercy]]'' (1958) – Dr. Waagemann * ''[[Confess, Doctor Corda]]'' (1958) – Lawyer Dr. Nagel * ''[[Schmutziger Engel]]'' (1958) – Direktor Schorlemmer * ''[[Man in the River]]'' (1958) – Egon Iversen * ''[[The Girl from the Marsh Croft (1958 film)|The Girl from the Marsh Croft]]'' (1958) – Amtmann Lindgren * ''[[That Won't Keep a Sailor Down]]'' (1958) – Pastor Paulsen * ''{{Ill|Der lachende Vagabund (film)|de|3=Der lachende Vagabund (Film)|lt=Der lachende Vagabund}}'' (1958) – Otto Vogelsang * ''[[I'll Carry You in My Arms (1958 film)|I'll Carry You in My Arms]]'' (1958) – Dr. Compagnuolo * ''{{Ill|Frau im besten Mannesalter|de}}'' (1959) – (uncredited) * ''[[The Scarlet Baroness]]'' (1959) – Professor Reimer * ''[[Court Martial (1959 film)|Court Martial]]'' (1959) – Dr. Wilhelmi, Defense Lawyer * ''Verbrechen nach Schulschluß'' (1959) – Landgerichtsdirektor Dr. Senftenberg * ''[[The Forests Sing Forever]]'' (1959) – Major Barre * ''[[The Blue Sea and You]]'' (1959) – Direktor Heidebrink * ''[[Love Now, Pay Later]]'' (1959) – Bernbeil, ein Industrieller * ''Heimat – Deine Lieder'' (1959) – Pauls Vater * ''[[At Blonde Kathrein's Place]]'' (1959) – Der baron * ''[[Adorable Arabella]]'' (1959) – Vater Hagemann * ''[[The Juvenile Judge]]'' (1960) – District Court President Dr. Otto Schmittler * ''[[Mistress of the World]]'' (1960) – Colonel Dagget * ''[[I Learned That in Paris]]'' (1960) – Professor Giselius * ''Die zornigen jungen Männer'' (1960) – Pflueger * ''[[Freddy and the Melody of the Night]]'' (1960) – Direktor Wendlandt * ''[[The Inheritance of Bjorndal]]'' (1960) – Major a.D. Barre * ''Mal drunter – mal drüber'' (1960) – Herr Kronsdorf * ''{{ill|Gauner-Serenade|de}}'' (1960) – Pappi * ''[[Gustav Adolf's Page]]'' (1960) – Bürgermeister Leublfing * ''[[Town Without Pity]]'' (1961) – Karl Steinhof * ''[[You Must Be Blonde on Capri]]'' (1961) – Bernard Wagner * ''[[Barbara (1961 film)|Barbara]]'' (1961) – Mikkelsen * ''[[This Time It Must Be Caviar]]'' (1961) – Narrator (voice) * ''{{ill|Ich kann nicht länger schweigen|de}}'' (1962) – Gerichtspräsident * ''[[Aurora Marriage Bureau]]'' (1962) – Dr. Burgmüller, Anwalt * ''[[The Door with Seven Locks (1962 film)|The Door with Seven Locks]]'' (1962) – Mr. Haveloc * ''[[Doctor Sibelius]]'' (1962) – Dr. Reinhardt * ''So toll wie anno dazumal'' (1962) – Brenders * ''{{Ill|Liebling, ich muß dich erschießen|de}}'' (1962) – Chefportier Jenner * ''[[The Brain (1962 film)|The Brain]]'' (1962) – Immerman * ''[[Sherlock Holmes and the Deadly Necklace]]'' (1962) – Inspector Cooper * ''[[His Best Friend (1962 film)|His Best Friend]]'' (1962) – Direktor Imhoff * ''[[Only a Woman (1962 film)|Only a Woman]]'' (1962) – Dr. Katz, Nervenarzt * ''Dr'' (1962) – Dr. Rajser * ''[[Storm Over Ceylon]]'' (1963) – Professor Ferlach * ''[[The Strangler of Blackmoor Castle]]'' (1963) – Tavish * ''[[The Indian Scarf]]'' (1963) – Mr. Tilling * ''[[Scotland Yard Hunts Dr. Mabuse]]'' (1963) – Chef von Scotland Yard * ''Die Nacht am See'' (1963) * ''[[The Phantom of Soho]]'' (1964) – Lord Harald Malhaus * ''[[Destination Death]]'' (1964) – Major a. D. Friedrich Hackländer * ''[[Old Shatterhand (film)|Old Shatterhand]]'' (1964) – Gen. Taylor (voice, uncredited) * ''Ein Frauenarzt klagt an'' (1964) – Dr. Kraus * ''[[The Monster of London City]]'' (1964) – Dorne * ''[[Bullets Don't Argue]]'' (1964) – Rev. Alvarez * ''[[The Seventh Victim (1964 film)|The Seventh Victim]]'' (1964) – Reverend Turner * ''[[100 Horsemen]]'' (1964) – Alfonso Ordoñez, alcalde * ''[[The Treasure of the Aztecs]]'' (1965) – Don Pedro Arbellez * ''[[Hotel of Dead Guests]]'' (1965) – Inspector Forbesa *''[[The Pyramid of the Sun God]]'' (1965) – Don Pedro Arbellez * ''[[Five Thousand Dollars on One Ace]]'' (1965) – Juez Keystone * ''[[The Hell of Manitoba]]'' (1965) – Mayor {{Div col end}}
==References== {{Reflist}}
==External links== *{{IMDb name|0630821|Hans Nielsen}} * [http://www.virtual-history.com/movie/person/6278/hans-nielsen Photos of Hans Nielsen] Virtual History
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