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Frank Straass(1924-2009)

  • Actor
  • Voice Actor - Dubbing
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Frank Straass was born on 16 December 1924 in Emmendingen, Germany. He was an actor, known for The 39 Steps (1959), Bürgerkrieg in Russland (1967) and Cliff Dexter (1966). He died on 28 September 2009 in Hamburg, Germany.
BornDecember 16, 1924
DiedSeptember 28, 2009(84)
BornDecember 16, 1924
DiedSeptember 28, 2009(84)
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Known for

Kenneth More in The 39 Steps (1959)
The 39 Steps
6.6
  • Voice Actor - Dubbing(German)
  • 1959
Bürgerkrieg in Russland
8.2
TV Mini Series
  • General Lawr Georgijewitsch Kornilow
Hans von Borsody in Cliff Dexter (1966)
Cliff Dexter
8.6
TV Series
  • Pistolenmann
Intercontinental Express (1964)
Intercontinental Express
8.7
TV Series
  • Schaffner(as Frank Strass)

Credits

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Actor

  • Heimatgeschichten (1994)
    Heimatgeschichten
    6.0
    TV Series
    • 1998
  • Evelyn Hamann's Geschichten aus dem Leben (1993)
    Evelyn Hamann's Geschichten aus dem Leben
    6.5
    TV Series
    • Rezeptionist (segment "Im Schleudergang")
    • 1995
  • Magnus Härenstam in Fredrikssons fabrikk (1990)
    Fredrikssons fabrikk
    6.5
    TV Series
    • Herr Steiner
    • 1992
  • Uschi Glas and Elmar Wepper in Zwei Münchner in Hamburg (1989)
    Zwei Münchner in Hamburg
    6.3
    TV Series
    • Personalchef
    • 1991
  • Tage der Angst
    TV Movie
    • der Selbstmörder
    • 1990
  • Howalds Fall (1990)
    Tatort
    7.0
    TV Series
    • Bast
    • Dr. Karlsen
    • Oberkirchenrat Dr. Jülich
    • 1971–1989
  • De hvite bussene
    6.8
    TV Movie
    • Professor
    • SS Officer
    • 1988
  • Kjersti Holmen, Sven Nordin, and Tomas von Brömssen in Röd snö (1985)
    Röd snö
    7.6
    TV Mini Series
    • Curt Hiegel
    • 1985
  • Ein Fall für TKKG (1985)
    Ein Fall für TKKG
    5.6
    TV Series
    • Harry Smith
    • 1985
  • Nebenwirkungen
    TV Movie
    • 1984
  • Auf einem langen Weg
    TV Series
    • (1984)
    • 1984
  • Geheimsender 1212
    TV Movie
    • 1983
  • Die Pawlaks - Eine Geschichte aus dem Ruhrgebiet
    6.9
    TV Series
    • Johinnloh (as Frank Straas)
    • 1982
  • Fleksnes fataliteter (1972)
    Fleksnes fataliteter
    8.4
    TV Series
    • Tysk turist
    • 1982
  • Die Fischer von Moorhövd
    6.4
    TV Series
    • Erster Tourist
    • 1982

Voice Actor - Dubbing

  • Kenneth More in The 39 Steps (1959)
    The 39 Steps
    6.6
    • Kennedy (German)
    • 1959

Personal details

  • Alternative names
    • Frank Stass
  • Height
    • 5′ 10½″ (1.79 m)
  • Born
    • December 16, 1924
    • Emmendingen, Germany
  • Died
    • September 28, 2009
    • Hamburg, Germany

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