Hans Otto

Hans Otto was a German stage actor. He came to prominence at a relatively young age. From the world of theatre, one of the greatest admirers of his talents, on and off the stage, was Bertolt Brecht. Towards the end of 1933 he was murdered by Nazi paramilitaries, becoming one of the Hitler government's first victims from the world of the arts. At the time of his murder he had been a member of the Communist Party for almost ten years.