Paul Esser

Paul Esser (24 April 1913 – 20 January 1988) was a German stage and television actor and voice actor. He is remembered for playing the lead role in the Sender Freies Berlin version of the detective series Tatort. Esser was born in Geldern-Kapellen and died in Tenerife.

Selected filmography

The Gasman (1941) Liebesgeschichten (1943) - Oskar - 20 Jahre Rotation (1949) - Hans Behnke Der Kahn der fröhlichen Leute (1950) - Heinrich, Musiker The Merry Wives of Windsor (1950) - Sir John Falstaff (Johannes Spenser) Heart of Stone (1950) - Ezechiel Man of Straw (1951) - Regierungspräsident von Wulckow Homesick for You (1952) - Otto Klemke Christina (1953) - Fritz Ohlsen, Knecht The Immortal Vagabond (1953) - Florian A Life for Do (1954) - Onkel Karl Prisoners of Love (1954) - Max Hoheit lassen bitten (1954) - Bauunternehmer Kehlbach Island of the Dead (1955) - Fritz Kahlmayer Son Without a Home (1955) - Ludwig Steiner Your Life Guards (1955) - Oberst Urlaub auf Ehrenwort (1955) - Offc. Paul Hartmann Johannisnacht (1956) - Verwalter Lamm Das Hirtenlied vom Kaisertal (1956) - Der Pfarrer Different from You and Me (1957) - Kommissar The Spessart Inn (1957) - Friedrich Roeckel Precocious Youth (1957) - Herr Messmann The Spessart Inn (1958) - Corporal The Gambler (1958) Restless Night (1958) - Zahlmeister Der Schinderhannes (1958) - Schmied Schauwecker For Love and Others (1959) - Hauptwachtmeister Siegel (Episode Hamburg) The Beautiful Adventure (1959) - Olivon Two Times Adam, One Time Eve (1959) - Rat Granberg Abschied von den Wolken (1959) - Monsignore Scarpi Ein Herz braucht Liebe (1960) Yes, Women are Dangerous (1960) - Kapitän Friedrichsen (1960) - Obergefreiter Karl The Haunted Castle (1960) - Toni, a ghost The Endless Night (1963) - J. M. Schreiber Wochentags immer (1963) - Onkel Das Haus auf dem Hügel (1964) - Inspektor Antoine Creux Not Reconciled (1965) Glorious Times at the Spessart Inn (1967) - Mönch La moglie giapponese (1968) - Ferrante If It's Tuesday, This Must Be Belgium (1969) - German Sergeant Pippi Longstocking (1969, TV Series) - Blom Pippi Longstocking (1969) - Bloom (1969) - Richter (uncredited) (1969) - Max Pippi Goes on Board (1969) - Blom What Is the Matter with Willi? (1970) - Motzmann Daughters of Darkness (1971) - Hotel clerk Our Willi Is the Best (1971) - Herr Kaiser Emil i Lönneberga (1971) - Doktorn Nya hyss av Emil i Lönneberga (1972) - Doktorn (1973) Tatort (1971-1974, TV Series) - Gastkommissar Kasulke The Roaring Fifties (1983) - Senator Hilton