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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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  1. 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.

  2. 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

Best known for

The films on Netflix they are best known for, with the part played in each.

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  1. I Confess1953 Crime, Drama, Thrilleras Otto Keller

    IMDb rating 7.226K votes

  2. State of Siege1972 Crime, Drama, Mysteryas Carlos Ducas

    IMDb rating 7.76.8K votes

  3. Decision Before Dawn1951as Col. Oberst von Ecker

    IMDb rating 7.23.4K votes

  4. The Last Laugh1924as Small Role

    IMDb rating 8.017K votes

  5. The Big Lift1950as Stieber

    IMDb rating 6.42.0K votes

  6. Betrayed1954as Col. Helmuth Dietrich

    IMDb rating 6.11.5K votes

  7. Three Rooms in Manhattan1965as Hourvitch

    IMDb rating 6.4620 votes

  8. Above Us the Waves1955as Captain of the Tirpitz

    IMDb rating 6.61.9K votes

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.

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Awards

Three awards and honors from 1951 to 1974, one of them major.

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O.E. Hasse's awards and nominations, grouped by award
YearAwardFilmResult
Berlin Film Festival
1951Berliner KunstpreisWon
Other honors
1974Commander's Cross of the Order of Merit of the Federal Republic of GermanyWon
1973Ernst Reuter MedalWon

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