Hans Joby

Hans Joby
Born	(1884-08-03)3 August 1884 Kronstadt, Austria-Hungary
Died	30 April 1943(1943-04-30) (aged 58) Los Angeles, California, United States
Occupation	Actor
Years active	1920–1944

Hans Joby (3 August 1884 – 30 April 1943) 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.

Selected filmography

• Ranson's Folly (1926)
• The Student Prince in Old Heidelberg (1927)
• The Enemy (1927)
• A Dog of the Regiment (1927)
• The Scarlet Lady (1929)
• Double Whoopee (1929)
• Sons O'Guns (1936)
• I Met Him in Paris (1937)

External links

• Hans Joby at IMDb