▁and ▁professional ▁b anning ▁many ▁actors ▁faced ▁on ▁account ▁of ▁his ▁association ▁with ▁Hans i ▁Burg . ▁Nevertheless , ▁German ▁" h ero es " ▁were ▁considered ▁und es irable ▁by ▁the ▁occupation ▁government ▁that ▁wanted ▁to ▁promote ▁their ▁own . ▁This ▁account ed ▁for ▁a ▁major ▁break ▁in ▁his ▁career ▁and ▁made ▁him ▁hard ▁to ▁cast . ▁Event ually ▁he ▁found ▁an ▁opening ▁with ▁respect ful ▁wisdom - with - age ▁type ▁character ▁parts ▁with ▁some ▁public ▁acc laim , ▁but ▁with ▁these ▁never ▁again ▁enjoyed ▁the ▁huge ▁st ard om ▁of ▁the ▁ 1 9 3 0 s ▁and ▁early ▁ 1 9 4 0 s . ▁By ▁the ▁early ▁ 1 9 5 0 s , ▁his ▁age ▁finally ▁showed ▁and ▁his ▁powerful ▁presence ▁and ▁fresh ness ▁was ▁almost ▁gone . ▁This ▁was ▁promoted ▁by ▁his ▁increasing ▁alco hol ism ▁during ▁the ▁ 1 9 5 0 s . ▁Yet ▁he ▁remained ▁active ▁in ▁mov ies ▁until ▁the ▁very ▁end . ▁ ▁Death ▁ ▁Hans ▁Al bers ▁col lapsed ▁during ▁a ▁the ater ▁performance ▁with ▁massive ▁internal ▁ble eding ▁and ▁died ▁three ▁months ▁later ▁on ▁ 2 4 ▁July ▁ 1 9 6 0 ▁at ▁a ▁san ator ium ▁in ▁K emp fen hausen ▁near ▁Lake ▁St arn berg ▁at ▁the ▁age ▁of ▁ 6 8 . ▁He ▁was ▁cre m ated ▁and ▁subsequently ▁buried ▁at ▁the ▁Oh ls dorf ▁C emetery ▁in ▁Hamburg , ▁the ▁city ▁of ▁his ▁birth . ▁ ▁Leg acy ▁ ▁Al bers ' ▁name ▁will