Friedrich Haase (1 November 1827 – 17 March 1911) was a prominent German actor and theatre director. He was born in Berlin, the son of a valet to King Frederick William IV, who was his godfather.^[1]

Haase trained under Ludwig Tieck and made his first appearance in 1846 in Weimar. He later performed in Prague (1849–1851), under Eduard Devrient in Karlsruhe (1852–1855), and Saint Petersburg (1860–1866).^[1] He also toured the United States.

He was manager of the court theatre in Coburg, and was manager of the Stadttheater in Leipzig (today Oper Leipzig), from 1870 to 1876.^[2] After returning to Berlin, Haase founded the Deutsches Theater.^[1] He was awarded the prestigious Iffland-Ring in 1878 by Theodor Döring and much the legend of the ring's origin goes back to Haase.^[3]

Haase retired from the stage in 1898.^[1] The street Haase Straße in Berlin-Friedrichshain is named after him.

• Was ich erlebte 1846–1896. Berlin: Bong 1897 (autobiography)

• Paul von Ebart: Friedrich Haase als Leiter des Koburg-Gothaischen Hoftheaters. Including excerpts from Haase's letters. In: Deutsche Revue 1912, March

•  This article incorporates text from a publication now in the public domain: Chisholm, Hugh, ed. (1911). "Haase, Friedrich". Encyclopædia Britannica. Vol. 12 (11th ed.). Cambridge University Press. p. 782.

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