Volker Prechtel
Acting
Volker Prechtel (born August 9, 1941, in Hopfen am See; died August 7, 1997, in Gröbenzell) was a German theater, film, and television actor. Prechtel initially studied pedagogy and worked as a schoolteacher for several years before finding his way to professional acting through amateur theater stages. With his striking face and distinctive nose, he became a sought-after character actor in film and television, appearing in more than one hundred productions. Prechtel was also a regular presence on the theater stage. He performed at venues including the Münchner Kammerspiele, the Münchner Volkstheater, the Freie Volksbühne Berlin, and the Münchner Theater für Kinder. He achieved international recognition in 1986 for his role as the monk Malachias in *The Name of the Rose*, based on the novel by Umberto Eco. In that film, he acted alongside Sean Connery and Helmut Qualtinger. Additionally, he appeared as a public bus driver in the crime series *Der König*. Volker Prechtel died in 1997—two days before his 56th birthday—from complications related to cancer.
The Enigma of Kaspar Hauser
as Hiltel, the prison guard
Age 33 (now 55)
Four Junior Detectives
as Pingling / Ritter von Zährenstein
Age 50 (now 55)
An Oral History of: The Name of the Rose
as Self (archive footage)
Age 80 (now 55)
Die Fernsehsaga – Eine steirische Fernsehgeschichte
as Fösi
Age 53 (now 55)
Pumuckl und der Blaue Klabauter
as Stammtischbruder
Age 52 (now 55)
Four Junior Detectives
as Pingling / Ritter von Zährenstein
Age 50 (now 55)
The Abbey of Crime: Umberto Eco's 'The Name of the Rose'
as Self
Age 45 (now 55)
Natascha - Todesgrüsse aus Moskau
as CIA-Agent
Age 35 (now 55) The Enigma of Kaspar Hauser
as Hiltel, the prison guard
Age 33 (now 55)
Die Fernsehsaga – Eine steirische Fernsehgeschichte
as Fösi
Age 55
Eine Schmugglergeschichte - Die Legende des Tabak-Peter
Gathering insights...
IMDB
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