Horst Janson

(1935-2025)

German film and television actor

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Hella Janson

married since 10 July 1982
(for 43 years and 1 month)

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Horst Janson (4 October 1935 – 28 January 2025) was a German actor. To English-speaking audiences, he is best remembered for roles as captains in the films Escape from East Berlin (1962), a German submarine captain in Murphy's War (1971), the lead role of Captain Kronos in the swash-buckling Hammer Film production Captain Kronos – Vampire Hunter (1974), the German ship captain-lieutenant in the German West African-set war adventure film Shout at the Devil (1976), and a German captain in the war film Breakthrough (1979). On German television he appeared in many films and series, including as the title character in 13 episodes of Der Bastian (1973), and more than 200 episodes of Sesamstraße (Sesame Street) between 1980 and 1985.

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Born	4 October 1935 Mainz-Kastel, Germany
Died	25 January 2025 (aged 89) Grünwald, Bavaria, Germany
Zodiac	Libra
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Monika Lundi 1942-2025 · German actress · m. 1973; div. 1976 info edit

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Sarah-Jane info 1st child with Hella Janson Female b. 1984 · Age: 41 · 1984- · Celebrity Baby

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Laura info 2nd child with Hella Janson Female b. 1986 · Age: 39 · 1986- · Celebrity Baby

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