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 (1963) - J. M.