Paul Edwin Roth (1918–1985) was a German

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. Roth made his screen debut in the

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And the Heavens Above Us ''And the Heavens Above Us'' (german: Und über uns der Himmel) is a 1947 German drama film directed by Josef von Báky and starring Hans Albers, Paul Edwin Roth and Lotte Koch. It was part of the post-war series of rubble films.Bergfelder, Tim ...

'' (1947).Shandley p.211 He was a regular in West Germany films and television during the post-war years. He was also a notable

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, dubbing a number of international stars (particularly American and British) for the German market.

Selected filmography

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'' (1947) - Werner Richter * '' Our Daily Bread'' (1949) - Harry Webers * ''

Ingrid – Die Geschichte eines Fotomodells ''Ingrid – Die Geschichte eines Fotomodells'' ( en, link=yes, Ingrid – The Story of a Fashion Model) is a German comedy film from 1955, directed by Géza von Radványi, written by Gerda Corbett, starring Johanna Matz, Paul Hubschmid and Lou ...

'' (1955) * ''

Children, Mother, and the General ''Children, Mother, and the General'' (german: Kinder, Mütter und ein General, and also released as ''Sons, Mothers, and a General'') is a 1955 West German war film directed by László Benedek and starring Hilde Krahl, Therese Giehse and E ...

'' (1955) * ''

Confess, Doctor Corda ''Confess, Doctor Corda'' (german: Gestehen Sie, Dr. Corda) is a 1958 West German crime film directed by Josef von Báky and starring Hardy Krüger, Elisabeth Müller and Lucie Mannheim. It is considered to be a film noir, one of a number made in ...

'' (1958) - Dr. Schimmer * ''

For Love and Others ''For Love and Others'' (original German title: ''Unser Wunderland bei Nacht'') is a 1959 German anthology film, directed by Jürgen Roland, Hans Heinrich and Reinhard Elsner. The film stars Monika Peitsch, Angelika Meissner and Paul Esser. Bett ...

'' (1959) - Otto Lürmann * ' (1960) - Sachverständiger * ' (1960) - Oberfeldrichter Wirrmann * ''

The Miracle of Father Malachia ''The Miracle of Father Malachia'' (german: Das Wunder des Malachias) is a 1961 West German black-and-white film directed by Bernhard Wicki and starring Horst Bollmann. The film is based on the 1931 novel '' Father Malachy's Miracle'' by Bruce Ma ...

'' (1961) - Secretary of the Bishop * '' The Longest Day'' (1962) - Col. Schiller (uncredited) * ''Irrungen - Wirrungen'' (1966) - Sprecher * ''

4 Schlüssel ''4 Schlüssel'' is a German crime film directed by Jürgen Roland. It was released in 1966. Cast * as Alexander Ford *Walter Rilla as Bankdirektor Eduard Rose * as Silvia Rose *Hanns Lothar as Richard Hiss *Hellmut Lange as Thilo *Joseph Offe ...

'' (1966) - Konrad von Brenken * ' (1966, TV miniseries) - Peter Masterson * ''

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'' - Dr. Watson * ''

The Bordello ''The Bordello'' (german: Das Freudenhaus) is a 1971 West German drama film directed by Alfred Weidenmann and starring Karin Jacobsen, Herbert Fleischmann and Gisela Peltzer.Goble p.770 Cast * Karin Jacobsen as Rosi * Herbert Fleischmann as Leo ...

'' (1971) - Herr Silberstein * ''

Und Jimmy ging zum Regenbogen ''Und Jimmy ging zum Regenbogen'' (English: ''And Jimmy Went to the Rainbow's Foot'' ) is a movie by Alfred Vohrer based on the novel '' The Caesar Code'' by Johannes Mario Simmel. It was filmed in Vienna and Munich in autumn 1970 and released in ...

'' (1971) - Dr. Karl Friedjung * ''Zoff'' (1972) * '' The Stuff That Dreams Are Made Of'' (1972) - Oswald Seerose * ''Die Hinrichtung'' (1976) * ''Drei Bürger zum Geburtstag'' (1979) * ''Drei Schwedinnen auf der Reeperbahn'' (1980) - Jens-Uwe * ''Seitenstechen'' (1985) - Norbert's father * ''Zirkuskinder'' (1985) - Pfarrer Erhardt (final film role)

References

Bibliography

* Shandley, Robert R. ''Rubble Films: German Cinema in the Shadow of the Third Reich''. Temple University Press, 2001.

External links

* 1918 births 1985 deaths German male television actors German male stage actors German male film actors Male actors from Hamburg 20th-century German male actors {{Germany-screen-actor-stub