Which actor plays Dr. Kurt Hahn in season 2 of The Crown?

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Burghart Klaußner plays Dr. Kurt Hahn in season 2 of The Crown.

Hahn appears in the season's ninth episode, “Paterfamilias,” which focuses on Prince Charles's time at Gordonstoun school in Scotland. In the drama, Hahn is portrayed as the school's demanding founder and as an influential figure in the educational environment that shaped Charles's adolescence.

Kurt Hahn was a German-Jewish educator who founded Salem School in Germany and later helped establish Gordonstoun in 1934 after fleeing Nazi persecution. His educational philosophy stressed character, resilience, service, and outdoor challenge. The Crown dramatizes Charles's difficult experience at Gordonstoun, although the show's depiction of the school and the prince's memories has been debated. Klaußner is a German actor known for work in film, television, and theatre.

Source: Wikipedia · fact-checked Sept. 2026

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