Paul Edwin Roth Explained

Paul Edwin Roth (1918–1985) was a German stage, television and film actor. Roth made his screen debut in the rubble film And the Heavens Above Us (1947).^[1] He was a regular in West Germany films and television during the post-war years. He was also a notable voice actor, dubbing a number of international stars (particularly American and British) for the German market.

Selected filmography

• And the Heavens Above Us (1947) - Werner Richter
• Our Daily Bread (1949) - Harry Webers
• Ingrid – Die Geschichte eines Fotomodells (1955)
• Children, Mother, and the General (1955)
• Confess, Doctor Corda (1958) - Dr. Schimmer
• For Love and Others (1959) - Otto Lürmann
• (1960) - Sachverständiger
• (1960) - Oberfeldrichter Wirrmann
• The Miracle of Father Malachia (1961) - Secretary of the Bishop
• The Longest Day (1962) - Col. Schiller (uncredited)
• Irrungen - Wirrungen (1966) - Sprecher
• 4 Schlüssel (1966) - Konrad von Brenken
• (1966, TV miniseries) - Peter Masterson
• Sherlock Holmes - Dr. Watson
• The Bordello (1971) - Herr Silberstein
• Und Jimmy ging zum Regenbogen (1971) - Dr. Karl Friedjung
• Zoff (1972)
• The Stuff That Dreams Are Made Of (1972) - Oswald Seerose
• Die Hinrichtung (1976)
• Drei Bürger zum Geburtstag (1979)
• Drei Schwedinnen auf der Reeperbahn (1980) - Jens-Uwe
• Seitenstechen (1985) - Norbert's father
• Zirkuskinder (1985) - Pfarrer Erhardt (final film role)

Bibliography

• Shandley, Robert R. Rubble Films: German Cinema in the Shadow of the Third Reich. Temple University Press, 2001.

Notes and References

1. Shandley p.211