{{short description|German actor}} {{Use dmy dates|date=January 2020}} {{Infobox person | image = | name = Hans Paetsch | birth_date = {{Birth date|1909|12|7|df=yes}} | birth_place = Altmünsterol, Germany (now Montreux-Vieux, France) | death_date = {{Death date and age|2002|2|3|1909|12|7|df=yes}} | death_place = Hamburg, Germany | occupation = Actor | years_active = 1939–2002 }}

'''Hans Paetsch''' (7 December 1909 &ndash; 3 February 2002) was a German actor.<ref name="FP">{{Cite web|url=http://www.filmportal.de/person/hans-paetsch_db04e5dc80ab40a1809e663af42287c7 |title=Hans Paetsch |accessdate=31 December 2017 |work=Film Portal}}</ref> He appeared in 52 films between 1939 and 2002. He is most notable for his voice acting, especially as a narrator of fairy tales and audio dramas.

==Selected filmography== {{Div col|colwidth=30em}} * ''New Year's Eve on Alexanderplatz'' (1939) - Rudi Lingenfelder * ''Mein Mann darf es nicht wissen'' (1940) - Fritz Korn * ''Blutsbrüderschaft'' (1941) - Kommunist * ''Happiness is the Main Thing'' (1941) - Unverheiratetet Kollege (uncredited) * ''Comrades'' (1941) - Leutnant von Flemming * ''Ein Zug fährt ab'' (1942) - Journalist Dr. Teßmer * ''Fünftausend Mark Belohnung'' (1942) - Dr. Fritz Vogt * ''Sieben Briefe'' (1944) - Kriminalkommissar (uncredited) * ''Insolent and in Love'' (1948) - Ober * ''Law of Love'' (1949) - Junker Graf Oynhausen * ''The Lie'' (1950) * ''Made in Germany'' (1957) - Der Großherzog * ''The Heart of St. Pauli'' (1957) - Käpt'n Martens * ''The Man Who Sold Himself'' (1959) - Steinmaker * ''Stalingrad: Dogs, Do You Want to Live Forever?'' (1959) - Biologe * ''Of Course, the Motorists'' (1959) - Polizeipräsident * ''The Blue Moth'' (1959) - Richter * ''The Buddenbrooks'' (1959) - Arnoldsen * ''The Woman by the Dark Window'' (1960) - Dr. Mertens * ''Yes, Women are Dangerous'' (1960) - William Bancroft * ''Im Namen einer Mutter'' (1960) - Vorsitzender * ''The Ambassador'' (1960) * ''{{ill|Officer Factory (1960 film)|de|3=Fabrik der Offiziere (1960)|lt=Officer Factory}}'' (1960) * ''The Dead Eyes of London'' (1961) - Gordon Stuart * ''Murder Party'' (1961) - Kriminalkommissar Ullmann * ''Barbara'' (1961) - Inselvogt Harme * ''The Puzzle of the Red Orchid'' (1962) - Lord Arlington * ''The Inn on the River'' (1962) - Rechtsanwalt * ''Durchbruch Lok 234'' (1963) - Professor Pollnow * ''Teufel im Fleisch'' (1964) - Mann (narrator, uncredited) * ''Mark of the Tortoise'' (1964) - Sir Cyrus Bradley * ''Sir Roger Casement'' (1968, TV Series) - Edward Grey * ''Maximilian von Mexiko'' (1970, TV Series) - Papst Pius IX. * ''The Eddie Chapman Story'' (1971, TV film) - Botschraftsrat * ''Das Erbe der Guldenburgs'' (1987-1990, TV Series) - Dr. Hollander * ''{{ill|Wer zu spät kommt – Das Politbüro erlebt die deutsche Revolution|de}}'' (1990, TV Movie) - Horst Sindermann * ''Das serbische Mädchen'' (1991) * ''The Magic Voyage'' (1992) - Narrator (German version, narrator) * ''Otto – Der Liebesfilm'' (1992) - Gott (narrator, uncredited) * ''Sommer der Liebe'' (1992) - Erzähler (narrator) * ''Sieben Monde'' (1998) - Präparator / Preparator * ''Run Lola Run'' (1998) - Erzähler (narrator, uncredited) * ''{{Ill|Hui Buh: The Goofy Ghost|de|Hui Buh – Das Schlossgespenst}}'' (2006) - Narrator (uncredited) (final film role) {{Div col end}}

==References== {{reflist}}

==External links== *{{IMDb name|0655962|Hans Paetsch}}

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