Hans Christian Blech (20 February 19155 March 1993) was a German film, stage and television character actor who found success in both Germany and Hollywood. He made his English film debut in the 1951 picture ''

Decision Before Dawn ''Decision Before Dawn'' is a 1951 American war film directed by Anatole Litvak, starring Richard Basehart, Oskar Werner, and Hans Christian Blech. It tells the story of the American Army using potentially unreliable German prisoners of war to g ...

''. In this and many of his other Hollywood films, he played a German soldier. He had a prominent role in the 1962 World War 2 blockbuster film, '' The Longest Day''. He served in the German Army and fought on the Eastern Front in

World War II World War II or the Second World War, often abbreviated as WWII or WW2, was a world war that lasted from 1939 to 1945. It involved the vast majority of the world's countries—including all of the great powers—forming two opposing ...

, where he may have acquired his facial scars. Another possible origin of his scars was a car accident on the Darmstadt Luisenplatz when Blech was 14 years old.

Partial filmography

*'' Blum Affair'' (1948), as Karlheinz Gabler *''

The Orplid Mystery ''The Orplid Mystery'' or ''Epilogue'' (german: Epilog: Das Geheimnis der Orplid) is a 1950 West German thriller film directed by Helmut Käutner and starring Horst Caspar, Bettina Moissi, and O.E. Hasse. The film did not perform well at the box ...

'' (1950), as Martin Jarzombeck, Bräutigam *''

'' (1951), as Sgt. Rudolf Barth aka Tiger *'' Sauerbruch – Das war mein Leben'' (1954), as Brauer * '' Confession Under Four Eyes'' (1954), as Tscheche *'' 08/15'' (1954), as Wachtmeister Platzek *'' The Phantom of the Big Tent'' (1954), as Naso, Clown mit Puppe *'' Children, Mother, and the General'' (1955), as Feldwebel mit den Orden *' (1955), as Wachtmeister Platzek *''

Bandits of the Autobahn ''Bandits of the Autobahn'' (german: Banditen der Autobahn) is a 1955 West German crime film directed by Géza von Cziffra and starring Eva Ingeborg Scholz, Hans Christian Blech and Paul Hörbiger.Generic Histories of German Cinema: Genre and I ...

'' (1955), as Willi Kollanski *' (1955), as Wachtmeister Platzek *' (1956), as Heinze *''Un homme se penche sur son passé'' (1958), as Archer *' (1958), as Dr. Laue *' (1960), as Oberarzt Dr. Neugebauer *''

The Inheritance of Bjorndal ''The Inheritance of Bjorndal'' (German: ''Das Erbe von Björndal'') is a 1960 Austrian drama film directed by Gustav Ucicky and starring Maj-Britt Nilsson, Brigitte Horney and Ellen Schwiers.von Dassanowsky p.176 It is the sequel to the 1959 fi ...

'' (1960), as Aslak, Gunvor's Husband *''

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'' (1961), as Karl *'' The Longest Day'' (1962), as Major

Werner Pluskat Werner Pluskat (1912 11 June 2002) was a major, commanding the 1st Battalion of the 352nd Artillery Regiment of the German 352nd Infantry Division during the Allied invasion in Normandy. He was credited in the movie '' The Longest Day'', a ...

*'' The Visit'' (1964), as Captain Dobrik *'' Morituri'' (1965), as Donkeyman *''

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'' (1965), as Conrad *'' La Voleuse'' (1966), as Radek Kostrowicz *''

The Bridge at Remagen ''The Bridge at Remagen'' is a 1969 DeLuxe Color war film in Panavision starring George Segal, Ben Gazzara and Robert Vaughn. The film, which was directed by John Guillermin, was shot in Czechoslovakia. It is based on the nonfiction book ''The ...

'' (1969), as Capt. Carl Schmidt *''

Cardillac ''Cardillac'', Op. 39, is an opera by Paul Hindemith in three acts and four scenes. Ferdinand Lion wrote the libretto based on characters from the short story ''Das Fräulein von Scuderi'' by E. T. A. Hoffmann. Performance history The first per ...

'' (1969), as Cardillac *''

The Customer of the Off Season ''The Customer of the Off Season'' ( he, אורח בעונה מתה Ore'ach B'Onah Metah) is a 1970 Israeli drama film directed by Moshé Mizrahi. It was entered into the 20th Berlin International Film Festival. Cast * Claude Rich as Customer * ...

'' (1970), as Hotel Manager *'' The Scarlet Letter'' (1973), as Roger Chillingworth *'' Giordano Bruno'' (1973), as Sartori *''Le Hasard et la Violence'' (1974) (uncredited) *'' La Chair de l'orchidée'' (1975), as Gyula Berekian *'' The Wrong Move'' (1975), as Laertes *'' Innocents with Dirty Hands'' (1975), as Judge *' (1975), as Ritter *'' The Clown'' (1976), as Derkum *' (1976), as Frank *''

Grete Minde ''Grete Minde'' is an 1880 German novel by Theodor Fontane Theodor Fontane (; 30 December 1819 – 20 September 1898) was a German novelist and poet, regarded by many as the most important 19th-century German-language realist author. He publish ...

'' (1977), as Gigas *' (1977), as Sellman *''

Knife in the Head A knife ( : knives; from Old Norse 'knife, dirk') is a tool or weapon with a cutting edge or blade, usually attached to a handle or hilt. One of the earliest tools used by humanity, knives appeared at least 2.5 million years ago, as evidenced ...

'' (1978), as Anleitner *''

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'' (1979), as Wenzel Hainstock *' (1979, TV miniseries), as Theodor Chindler *''

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'' (1979), as Tutor *'' See You in the Next War'' (1980), as Bitter *' (1981), as Johnny *' (1981, TV film), as Wilhelm Urack *'' The Magic Mountain'' (1982), as Hofrat Behrens *''Satan ist auf Gottes Seite'' (1983, TV film), as C. *''

Colonel Redl ''Colonel Redl'' (german: Oberst Redl (original title); hu, Redl ezredes) is a 1985 biographical drama film by Hungarian director István Szabó. The plot, set in the period before World War I, follows the rise of Alfred Redl, an officer in the ...

'' (1985), as von Roden *'' Via Mala'' (1985, TV miniseries), as Maler Lauters *' (1986, TV film), as Langenau *'' The Cry of the Owl'' (1987, TV film), as Dr. Knapp *''The Play with Billions'' (1989, TV film), as Falk Schönwald *''Mit den Clowns kamen die Tränen'' (1990, TV miniseries), as Alwin Westen *''Magyar rekviem'' (1990), as Tanár úr *' (1990), as Svoboda *' (1990, TV film), as

Erich Honecker Erich Ernst Paul Honecker (; 25 August 1912 – 29 May 1994) was a German communist politician who led the German Democratic Republic (East Germany) from 1971 until shortly before the fall of the Berlin Wall in November 1989. He held the posts ...

*' (1991), as Pfarrer Nothsack *' (1992, TV film), as Richard

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* * 1915 births 1993 deaths German male film actors German male stage actors German male television actors German Army personnel of World War II Actors from Darmstadt People from the Grand Duchy of Hesse 20th-century German male actors German expatriate male actors in the United States {{Germany-screen-actor-stub