Hans Clarin

Hans Clarin was a German actor. He became a wellknown voice actor of characters in children audio plays, particularly the kobold Pumuckl , the German voice of Ren Goscinny and Albert Uderzos diminutive Gaulish hero Asterix , and the ghost Hui Buh.

Clarin was born HansJoachim Schmid in Wilhelmshaven, and grew up in Frankfurt am Main. After graduation he studied acting in Munich from 1948 to 1950. He made his dbut appearance in 1950 in Franz Grillparzers play Weh dem, der lgt . From 1952 until 1967 he was employed by the Bavarian State Theatre in Munich, where appeared in plays like A Midsummer Nights Dream, Leonce and Lena, Woyzeck and The Blue Angel, and gained a reputation as a character actor who excelled in both comic and dramatic roles, as well as musicals and opera.

Source: Wikipedia