| Hans Joby | |
| Birth Date: | 3 August 1884 |
| Birth Place: | Kronstadt, Austria-Hungary |
| Death Place: | Los Angeles, California, United States |
| Occupation: | Actor |
| Yearsactive: | 1920–1944 |
Hans Joby (3 August 1884 - 30 April 1943)[1] was an Austrian film actor. He appeared in 63 films between 1920 and 1944. He was also billed as "Captain John Peters", and often played aristocratic Prussian-types, memorably in Laurel and Hardy's silent short Double Whoopee. He was born in Kronstadt, Austria-Hungary (now Braşov, Romania) and died in Los Angeles, California.[2]