O.E. Hasse
Biography
O. E. Hasse was a German actor and director whose career began on the stage and later expanded into international film. Born in Obersitzko, he first acted in school at Kolmar. He left law studies after three semesters for the acting school run by Max Reinhardt at the Deutsches Theater in Berlin. After appearances in Thale and Breslau, he acted at Munich's Kammerspiele from 1930 to 1939 and first directed there. In 1939 he relocated to the German Theatre in Prague, where he adopted the shorter name O.E. After World War II he became a famous German film actor, appearing in Hitchcock's I Confess (1953) and alongside Clark Gable and Lana Turner in Betrayed (1954). He was on the 1959 Berlin International Film Festival jury and dubbed German voices for Charles Laughton, Humphrey Bogart, Spencer Tracy, and Clark Gable. Awards included the Berliner Kunstpreis in 1951 and the Ernst-Reuter-Plakette in 1973. He died in 1978.
75years old at death
- Born Obrzycko
- Died Berlin
- Star sign: CancerThe sign runs June 21 to July 22
- Otto Eduard Hasse (birth name)
Movie Career
- Films
- 8
- Career span
- 48 years1924 to 1972
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About the name
In 1939, Hasse went to the German Theatre in Prague, and there he shortened his name to O.E. rather than Otto Eduard.
First role
While he was still in high school at Kolmar, Hasse gained his first stage experiences together with Berta Drews, who was his classmate.
O.E. Hasse movies on Netflix
State of Siegeas Carlos Ducas
Three Rooms in Manhattanas Hourvitch
Above Us the Wavesas Captain of the Tirpitz
Betrayedas Col. Helmuth Dietrich
I Confessas Otto Keller
Decision Before Dawnas Col. Oberst von Ecker
The Big Liftas Stieber
The Last Laughas Small Role
Best known for
The films on Netflix they are best known for, with the part played in each.
Worked with
O.E. Hasse shares two films with Theodore Bikel, and one with each of the others. Pick a number on the chart or a name in the list to see the films they share.










Films together
Theodore Bikel2 films together, 1954 to 1955
Theodore Bikel's page Above Us the Waves1955IMDb rating 6.6Hasse as Captain of the TirpitzBikel as German Officer
Betrayed1954IMDb rating 6.1Hasse as Col. Helmuth DietrichBikel as German Sergeant
Montgomery Clift2 films together, 1950 to 1953
Montgomery Clift's page I Confess1953IMDb rating 7.2Hasse as Otto KellerClift as Father Michael Logan
The Big Lift1950IMDb rating 6.4Hasse as StieberClift as Danny MacCullough
Robert De Niro1 film together, 1965
Robert De Niro's page Three Rooms in Manhattan1965IMDb rating 6.4Hasse as HourvitchNiro as Client at the Diner
Clark Gable1 film together, 1954
Clark Gable's page Betrayed1954IMDb rating 6.1Hasse as Col. Helmuth DietrichGable as Col. Pieter Deventer
John Mills1 film together, 1955
John Mills's page Above Us the Waves1955IMDb rating 6.6Hasse as Captain of the TirpitzMills as Commandant Fraser
Karl Malden1 film together, 1953
Karl Malden's page I Confess1953IMDb rating 7.2Hasse as Otto KellerMalden as Inspector Larrue
Alfred HitchcockDirector, 1 film, 1953
All films by Alfred Hitchcock I Confess1953IMDb rating 7.2Hasse as Otto Keller
F.W. MurnauDirector, 1 film, 1924
All films by F.W. Murnau The Last Laugh1924IMDb rating 8.0Hasse as Small Role
Costa-GavrasDirector, 1 film, 1972
All films by Costa-Gavras State of Siege1972IMDb rating 7.7Hasse as Carlos Ducas
Awards
Three awards and honors from 1951 to 1974, one of them major.
| Year | Award | Film | Result |
|---|---|---|---|
| Berlin Film Festival | |||
| 1951 | Berliner Kunstpreis | Won | |
| Other honors | |||
| 1974 | Commander's Cross of the Order of Merit of the Federal Republic of Germany | Won | |
| 1973 | Ernst Reuter Medal | Won | |
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