Joe Bausch (Hermann-Joseph Bernhard Anton Maria Bausch-Hölterhoff; * 19. April 1953 in Ellar) is a German MD, author, actor and speaker of audio books.
Bausch-Hölterhoff was born in the Westerwald as son of a farmer, later studied theatre sciences, politicc, germanistics and law, in 1985 he got his medical degree.
During his studies he founded a theatre group “TPI – theatre pathologic institute” and wrote the librettos of Mister Buffo nach Dario Fo, Mein Traum …, Hotel der verlorenen Träume, Und sie legten den Blumen Handschellen an nach Fernando Arrabal.
He also acted in the Prinzregententheater Bochum.
Joes first appearance in the German criminal series “Tatort” in “Manila” underlined the problems of Philippinian children living in the streets. He and his colleagues founded the association “Tatort – Straßen der Welt” which is engaged for children´s rights world-wide.
Having worked in the jail hospital of Werl he wrote som books about his experiences (see gallery).