Actor Hans Peter Hallwachs deceased
Culture
The German actor and radio play speaker Hans Peter Hallwachs, who also takes part in the Salzburg Festival, is dead. He died in Berlin on December 16 and was 84 years old, as his family has now announced. Between 2013 and 2016 Hallwachs was the “believe” in Salzburg’s Jedermann.
Hallwachs is one of the busiest character actors on German television, but he was almost always seen in supporting roles. He acted alone in 16 “Tatort” thrillers on ARD, including the very first episode “Taxi to Leipzig”. Hallwachs had 13 appearances in the ZDF series “Der Alte”.
Dive into secondary roles quickly
His career began in the 1960s. In the Erich Kästner film “Fabian” (1980), the Berliner played the title role. TV viewers also know his face from the ARD series “Mord mit Aussicht”, where he played the father of Sophie Haas (Caroline Peters).
He also took part in “The Great Bellheim” (1993). In 2020 he could still be seen in a new autumn of the ZDF series “Letzte Spur Berlin”. At the Graz theater he played Albert Einstein in Daniel Kehlmann’s Ghosts in Princeton.
Prominent radio play voice
Hallwachs’ voice has cult status among radio play fans. Among other things, he can be heard in many Raymond Chandler settings of the 1980s. His leading role in Edward Boyd’s “Five Fingers Make a Hand” from 1969 is also considered a classic of West German crime radio plays.
“He always played leading roles for us, throughout a long, fulfilling life,” says an obituary from his family circle.