Hans Edward Kruse OS (6 January 1930 – 2 October 2021)[1] was a Samoan civil servant, actor, and rugby player.
[2] He was educated at Marist Brothers Primary School in Mulivai, Sacred Heart College, Auckland, and Thailand University.
[clarification needed][2] As a young man he acted in the films Return to Paradise[3] and Pacific Destiny.
[4] In 1963 he captained the Samoa national rugby union team at the 1963 South Pacific Games.
[7] In the private sector, he established a tobacco factory and Samoa Breweries.