Ludwig Haas

Ludwig Haas (16 April 1933 – 4 September 2021) was a German television actor. He is best known for portraying Dr. Ludwig Dressler in the WDR German television series Lindenstraße, since the very first episode in 1985.

Personal life
Haas was born in Eutin, Schleswig-Holstein, Germany. He was married to Marianne Simon-Haas. They had one daughter together, Franca Simon, and lived in Einfeld in Schleswig-Holstein and Mallorca.

Partial filmography



 * 1975–1992: Tatort - Prof. Wimmer / Leiter der BKA-Außenstelle Bonn / Richter
 * 1979: The Willi Busch Report
 * 1981–1987: Ein Fall für zwei (TV Series) - Wunderlich / Herr Schlagheck
 * 1984: Echt tu matsch
 * 1985: Big Mäc - Rektor
 * 1985: Die Einsteiger - Manager
 * 1985: Georgenberg
 * 1985: Die Küken kommen
 * 1985–2020: Lindenstraße (TV Series) - Dr. Ludwig Dressler (final appearance)
 * 1986: The Assault - General von Braunstein
 * 1986–1988: Der Fahnder (TV Series) - Dr. Braun / Möllner
 * 1987: Three Crazy Jerks - Hotel manager
 * 1987: Das Mädchen mit den Feuerzeugen - Hotelmanager
 * 1987–1991: The Old Fox (TV Series) - Dr. Ballhorn
 * 1988: A Touch of Danger (film) (TV Movie) - Dave Hamley
 * 1988: The Great Escape II: The Untold Story (TV Movie) - Adolf Hitler
 * 1989: Forsthaus Falkenau (TV Series) - Herr Malzach
 * 1989–1992: Derrick (TV Series) - Kramer / Notarzt
 * 1990: Voll daneben – Gags with Diether Krebs
 * 1992: Shining Through - Adolf Hitler
 * 1992: The Parrot (film) - Fuchsmühl
 * 1993: Unser Lehrer Doktor Specht (TV Series) - Stadtrat Paulick
 * 1993: Pétain - Hitler
 * 1993: Texas – Doc Snyder hält die Welt in Atem - von Zitzewitz
 * 1995: Entführung aus der Lindenstraße (TV Movie) - Walther Planck
 * 1997: Stubbe – Von Fall zu Fall (TV Series) - Wirt
 * 1997–1998: Die Wache (TV Series) - Nikolaus Baron von Laubenthal
 * 1998: Wolffs Revier (TV Series) - Kaminski
 * 1999: SK Kölsch (TV Series) - Hans Dorfmeister
 * 2001: Drehkreuz Airport (TV Series)