--- name: "Hans Christian Blech" canonical: "https://film.one/person/hans-christian-blech" roles: ["Actor"] born: "20 February 1915" died: "5 March 1993" reviewed_on_fi1m: 2 average_fi1m_score: 74 average_as: "actor" average_over: 2 updated: "2026-09-20T03:54:34.916225+00:00" licence: "© Fi1m Ltd. Written by AI under a human editor; checked against sources before publication. Quote with attribution and a link to the canonical URL." --- # Hans Christian Blech Actor. Born 20 February 1915 in Darmstadt, Germany. Died 5 March 1993. ## Details - **Work:** Actor - **Born:** 20 February 1915, Darmstadt, Germany - **Died:** 5 March 1993 - **Active:** 1951–1962 - **Average Fi1m score:** 74, as actor, over 2 titles - **Fi1m score by decade:** 1950s 79 (1), 1960s 68 (1) - **Elsewhere:** https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hans_Christian_Blech, https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q67723, https://www.imdb.com/name/nm0088083/, https://www.themoviedb.org/person/23694 ## Biography Hans Christian Blech (20 February 1915 – 5 March 1993) was a German character actor in film, stage and television. Born in Darmstadt, he made his English-language film debut as Sgt. Rudolf Barth, known as Tiger, in *Decision Before Dawn* (1951). He appeared in several international productions set during the Second World War, including *The Longest Day* (1962) as Maj. Werner Pluskat, *Battle of the Bulge* (1965), *Morituri* (1965) and *The Bridge at Remagen* (1969). Blech trained at the Schauspielschule des Landestheaters in Darmstadt and performed at theatres including the Münchner Kammerspiele. His other notable film roles include appearances in *Wrong Move* (1975) and *Colonel Redl* (1985). *Sources: en.wikipedia.org, filmportal.de.* ## On Fi1m (2) - *The Longest Day* (1962), Fi1m 68, as Maj. Werner Pluskat — [page](https://film.one/film/the-longest-day.md) - *Decision Before Dawn* (1951), Fi1m 79, as Sgt. Rudolf Barth - aka Tiger — [page](https://film.one/film/decision-before-dawn.md) ## Complete filmography (87) Every credit, newest first. Titles without a page can be requested for review on the HTML page. - *Die Ringe des Saturn* (1993), as Altmann - *Das große Fest* (1992), as Richard - *La Paloma fliegt nicht mehr* (1992), as Dr. Hummer - *Hungarian Requiem* (1990), Actor - *Mit den Clowns kamen die Tränen* (1990), series, as Alwin Westen - *Der achte Tag* (1990), as Dr. Svoboda - *Wer zu spät kommt – Das Politbüro erlebt die deutsche Revolution* (1990), as Erich Honecker - *Das Milliardenspiel* (1989), series, as Falk Schönwald - *The Cry of the Owl* (1987), as Dr. Knapp - *Please, Let the Flowers Live* (1986), as Langenau - *Aus familiären Gründen* (1986), as Hans Stein - *Kennwort Möwe* (1986), Actor - *Die letzte Rolle* (1986), as Peter Poller - *Via Mala* (1985), series, as Maler Lauters - *Colonel Redl* (1985), as von Roden - *Satan ist auf Gottes Seite* (1983), as C. - *Qualverwandtschaften* (1982), Actor - *The Magic Mountain* (1982), as Hofrat Behrens - *Collin* (1981), series, as Wilhelm Urack - *Polnischer Sommer* (1981), as Jagielski - *Looping* (1981), as Johnny - *See You in the Next War* (1980), as Bitter - *Meister Timpe* (1980), as Johannes Timpe - *Theodor Chindler - Die Geschichte einer deutschen Familie* (1979), series, as Theodor Chindler - *Victoria* (1979), as Tutor - *Knife in the Head* (1978), as Anleitner - *Grüß Gott, ich komm von drüben* (1978), as Biddecke - Betriebsleiter - *Winterspelt 1944* (1978), as Wenzel Hainstock - *Maiden's War* (1977), as Sellman - *Shattered Dreams* (1976), as Frank - *The Clown* (1976), as Derkum - *Don Juan in der Hölle* (1975), as The devil - *One Must Live Dangerously* (1975), as Ritter - *Van der Valk and the Scapegoat* (1975), as Berenson - *Innocents with Dirty Hands* (1975), as Judge - *Wrong Move* (1975), as Laertes - *Flesh of the Orchid* (1975), as Gyula Berekian - *Tod in Astapowo* (1974), as Tolstoi - *Das einsame Haus* (1974), as Old Man - *Das blaue Hotel* (1973), as Pat Scully - *Giordano Bruno* (1973), as Sartori - *The Scarlet Letter* (1973), as Roger Chillingworth - *Der Leuchtturm* (1972), as Chmara - *Geheimagenten* (1972), as Freddy Starke - *Das Herz aller Dinge* (1971), as Henry Scobie - *Scene of the Crime* (1970), series, as Günther Ackermann - *Der Übergang über den Ebro* (1970), as Manuel - *Cardillac* (1970), as Cardillac - *The Customer of the Off Season* (1970), as Hotel Manager - *The Bridge at Remagen* (1969), as Capt. Carl Schmidt - *Die Verfolgung und Ermordung Jean Paul Marats* (1967), as Jean Paul Marat - *König Ödipus* (1967), as Kreon - *Blick von der Brücke* (1967), as Eddie Carbone - *Woyzeck* (1966), as Franz Woyzeck - *La Voleuse* (1966), as Radek Kostrowicz - *Der schwarze Freitag* (1966), as Senator Caldwell - *Battle of the Bulge* (1965), as Conrad - *Morituri* (1965), as Donkeyman - *The Visit* (1964), as Police Captain Dobrik - *Maria Stuart* (1963), as Burgleigh - *Detective Story* (1963), as MC Leod - *Alle Macht der Erde* (1962), as Major Charles MacCorny - *The Longest Day* (1962), as Maj. Werner Pluskat — Fi1m 68, [page](https://film.one/film/the-longest-day.md) - *Die Physiker* (1962), as Johann Wilhelm Möbius - *Enclosure* (1961), as Karl Schongauer - *Heritage of Bjorndal* (1960), as Aslak - *Hexenjagd* (1960), as John Proctor - *Ich schwöre und gelobe* (1960), as Oberarzt Dr. Neugebauer - *Ruf ohne Echo* (1959), as Henri - *Der Fall Pinedus* (1959), as Dr. Johann Pinedus - *As Long as the Heart Still Beats* (1958), as Dr. Laue - *Die Bekehrung des Ferdys Pistora* (1958), as Ferdys Pistora (jung) - *Un homme se penche sur son passé* (1958), as Archer - *Der Verdammte* (1957), as Prisoner - *Schinderhannes* (1957), as Johannes Bückler - *Weil du arm bist, mußt du früher sterben* (1956), as Heinze - *08/15 at Home* (1955), as Wachtmeister Platzek - *Bandits of the Highway* (1955), as Willi Kolanski - *08/15 Part 2* (1955), as Wachtmeister Platzek - *Children, Mother, and the General* (1955), as Feldwebel mit den Orden - *Phantom of the Big Tent* (1954), as Naso the Clown - *08/15* (1954), as Wachtmeister Platzek - *Confession Under Four Eyes* (1954), as Tscheche - *The Life of Surgeon Sauerbruch* (1954), as Arbeiter Brauer - *Decision Before Dawn* (1951), as Sgt. Rudolf Barth - aka Tiger — Fi1m 79, [page](https://film.one/film/decision-before-dawn.md) - *Epilogue* (1950), as Bräutigam Martin Jarzombeck - *The Blum Affair* (1948), as Mörder Karlheinz Gabler ## Gallery - ![Hans Christian Blech](https://film.one/media/person/1236693/gallery-5ab4395dcca3.jpg) Hans Christian Blech — Daniel Yorck, CC BY 3.0, via Wikimedia Commons (https://thumb.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/b/b3/Blech_hans-christian1990.jpg/1280px-Blech_hans-christian1990.jpg?utm_source=commons.wikimedia.org&utm_campaign=imageinfo&utm_content=thumbnail) - ![Hans-Christian Blech in einer Aufnahme des Berliner Fotografen Werner Bethsold. (1986)](https://film.one/media/person/1236693/gallery-bd1aba3b0600.jpg) Hans-Christian Blech in einer Aufnahme des Berliner Fotografen Werner Bethsold. (1986) — Die Permission des Bildautors wurde am 15.8.2016 als pdf an Wikipedia gemailt., CC BY-SA 4.0, via Wikimedia Commons (https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/1/1d/Hans-Christian_Blech.jpg?utm_source=commons.wikimedia.org&utm_campaign=imageinfo&utm_content=thumbnail_unscaled) - ![Hans Christian Blech](https://film.one/media/person/1236693/gallery-5b58b7732bfc.jpg) Hans Christian Blech — Image via TMDB ## Awards ### Other awards — 2 won - Bavarian TV Awards 1992: Bavarian TV Awards (won) - Johann Heinrich Merck Honour 1983: Johann Heinrich Merck Honour (won) *From Wikidata, which records wins more completely than nominations.* --- © Fi1m Ltd. Written by AI under a human editor; checked against sources before publication. Quote with attribution and a link to the canonical URL. Canonical: https://film.one/person/hans-christian-blech