Hein Riess (11 September 1913 – September 1993) was a German actor and

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singer. Riess was born in Hamburg-Eilbek. He was previously a sailor who began work as a cabin boy on ships and then became a professional singer, mainly of

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. An LP of his recordings was released and a single on

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entitled ''The Story of the Pale Mary''.Hein Riess at The Austrian Charts
Retrieved 20 June 2016 As an actor, he made appearances on several German television productions and in German films including the 1963

Werner Jacobs Werner Jacobs (1909–1999) was a German film director and film editor, editor. He was born in Berlin on the 24 April 1909. He is best known for his contributions to Modebummel (1951), Der Stern von Santa Clara (1958) and André und Ursula (1955). ...

directed drama '' Homesick for St. Pauli'' (German: ''Heimweh nach St. Pauli''), but he is best known internationally for his performance as ''

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in the film ''

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'' (1969). According to a booklet publicising the movie, he had allegedly once met Göring himself during the war.Battle of Britain film publicity booklet "Hankin p. 48." Former fighter ace

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who worked as a technical consultant on the film had known Göring and was impressed with his performance''Battle of Britain reincarnates Goering''
in: ''St. Petersburg Times'' from 14 April 1968 and said his voice was exactly like Göring's. Riess died of heart failure at age 79. Hein Riess at Hamburger abendblatt (German language) at Internet archive
Retrieved 19 June 2016

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* 1913 births 1993 deaths German male film actors German male stage actors German male television actors German folk singers Male actors from Hamburg 20th-century German male actors 20th-century German male singers {{Germany-singer-stub