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- Hein Riess was born on September 11, 1913 in Chemnitz, Germany. He was an actor, known for Battle of Britain (1969), Homesick for St. Paul (1963) and Pension Clausewitz (1967). He died on September 7, 1993 in Hamburg, Germany.
- As an actor, he made appearances on several German television productions and in German films including the 1963 Werner Jacobs directed drama Homesick for St. Pauli (German: Heimweh nach St. Pauli), but he is best known internationally for his performance as Reichsmarschall Hermann Göring in the film Battle of Britain (1969).
- He was previously a sailor who began work as a cabin boy on ships and then became a professional singer, mainly of sea shanties. An LP of his recordings was released and a single on Polydor Records entitled "The Story of the Pale Mary".
- According to a booklet publicizing the movie Battle of Britain (1969) , he had allegedly once met Göring himself during the war. Former fighter ace Adolf Galland who worked as a technical consultant on the film had known Göring and was impressed with his performance and said his voice was exactly like Göring's.
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