Ludwig Haas (16 April 1933 – 4 September 2021) was a German television actor. He is best known for portraying ''Dr. Ludwig Dressler'' in the

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German television series ''

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Personal life

Haas was born in

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, Germany. He was married to Marianne Simon-Haas. They had one daughter together, Franca Simon, and lived in Einfeld in

and

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Partial filmography

*1975–1992: ''

Tatort ("Crime Scene") is a German-language police procedural television series that has been running continuously since 1970 with 30 feature-length episodes per year, making it the longest-running German TV drama. Developed by the German public-se ...

'' - Prof. Wimmer / Leiter der BKA-Außenstelle Bonn / Richter *1979: ''

The Willi Busch Report ''The Willi Busch Report'' () is a 1979 German drama film directed by Niklaus Schilling. It competed in the Un Certain Regard section at the 1980 Cannes Film Festival. Cast * Tilo Prückner - Willi Busch * Kornelia Boje - Rose-Marie Roth * Dor ...

'' *1981–1987: ''

Ein Fall für zwei ''A case for two'' (German: ''Ein Fall für zwei'') is a German television series, which premiered on 11 September 1981 on ZDF. The series, set in Frankfurt, features two main characters who solve crimes: a defense attorney and a private investi ...

'' (TV Series) - Wunderlich / Herr Schlagheck *1984: ''Echt tu matsch'' *1985: ''Big Mäc'' - Rektor *1985: ''Die Einsteiger'' - Manager *1985: ''Georgenberg'' *1985: ''Die Küken kommen'' *1985–2020: ''

'' (TV Series) - Dr. Ludwig Dressler (final appearance) *1986: ''

The Assault ''The Assault'' (original title in Dutch: ''De aanslag'') is a 1982 novel by Dutch author Harry Mulisch. Random House published an English translation by Claire Nicolas White in 1985. It covers 35 years in the life of the lone survivor of a nig ...

'' - General von Braunstein *1986–1988: ''

Der Fahnder ''Der Fahnder'' is a German television crime drama series which was aired between 1984 and 2005. In the Netherlands, the series was broadcast by the VARA from 3 October 1985. Plot The first title character of the series was the investigator ...

'' (TV Series) - Dr. Braun / Möllner *1987: ' - Hotel manager *1987: ''Das Mädchen mit den Feuerzeugen'' - Hotelmanager *1987–1991: ''

The Old Fox ''Der Alte'' ("The Old One" or "The Old Fox") is a German crime drama series created by Helmut Ringelmann. It premiered on 11 April 1977 on ZDF. Since 1978 the series is part of the Friday Crime Night of the network. It depicts the crime-solvi ...

'' (TV Series) - Dr. Ballhorn *1988: ' (TV Movie) - Dave Hamley *1988: '' The Great Escape II: The Untold Story'' (TV Movie) -

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*1989: ''

Forsthaus Falkenau ''Forsthaus Falkenau'' is a German television series. See also * List of German television series External links * 1980s German television series 1990s German television series 2000s German television series 1989 German television series ...

'' (TV Series) - Herr Malzach *1989–1992: ''

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'' (TV Series) - Kramer / Notarzt *1990: '' Voll daneben'' – Gags with Diether Krebs *1992: ''

Shining Through ''Shining Through'' is a 1992 American World War II drama film which was released to United States cinemas on January 31, 1992, written and directed by David Seltzer and starring Michael Douglas and Melanie Griffith, with Liam Neeson, Joely Ric ...

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*1992: ' - Fuchsmühl *1993: ''

Unser Lehrer Doktor Specht (Our teacher Doctor Specht) is a series of family author Kurt Bartsch, directors Werner Masten (episodes 1-57), Vera Loebner (episodes 58-63) and Karin Hercher (episodes 64-70), shooting starting in 1991 in Germany. The episodes had a length o ...

'' (TV Series) - Stadtrat Paulick *1993: ''Pétain'' -

Hitler Adolf Hitler (20 April 1889 – 30 April 1945) was an Austrian-born German politician who was the dictator of Nazi Germany from 1933 until Death of Adolf Hitler, his suicide in 1945. Adolf Hitler's rise to power, He rose to power as the lea ...

*1993: '' Texas – Doc Snyder hält die Welt in Atem'' - von Zitzewitz *1995: '' Entführung aus der Lindenstraße'' (TV Movie) - Walther Planck *1997: ''

Stubbe – Von Fall zu Fall ''Stubbe – Von Fall zu Fall'' (at the beginning only called ''Von Fall zu Fall'' and sometimes only called ''Stubbe'') is a German crime detective television series starring Wolfgang Stumph as detective Stubbe. It is being broadcast on ZDF, the ...

'' (TV Series) - Wirt *1997–1998: ''

Die Wache ''Die Wache'' is a German weekly police procedural show that was broadcast from 1994 until 2006 by RTL Television. Set in a fictional police station in Cologne, it was modelled on the British series ''The Bill ''The Bill'' is a British pol ...

'' (TV Series) - Nikolaus Baron von Laubenthal *1998: ''

Wolffs Revier is a German crime drama television series broadcast from 1992 to 2006, about chief inspector of police Andreas Wolff, who works in Berlin's homicide department. The series, which won a Grimme-Preis award, consists of 173 episodes in 13 season ...

'' (TV Series) - Kaminski *1999: ''

SK Kölsch ''SK Kölsch'' was German television series produced in Cologne, which was broadcast on Sat.1 from 1999 to 2006. See also *List of German television series The following is a list of television series produced in Germany: Current Drama * ...

'' (TV Series) - Hans Dorfmeister *2001: '' Drehkreuz Airport'' (TV Series)

References

External links

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Bio at Lindenstraße website
1933 births 2021 deaths German male television actors German male film actors People from Eutin People from the Province of Schleswig-Holstein Male actors from Schleswig-Holstein {{Germany-tv-actor-stub