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Volker Prechtel
Biography
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.
Personal Info
Known For
Acting
Birthday
August 9, 1941
Day of Death
August 7, 1997
Age at Death
55 years old
Place of Birth
Hopfen am See, Bavaria, Germany
Popularity Score
0.5
Filmography
An Oral History of: The Name of the Rose
Self (archive footage)
2022Movie
Lorenz im Land der Lügner
Spitzel
1997Movie
Alles nur Tarnung
Pfarrer
1996Movie
Willkommen in Kronstadt
1996Movie
Die Fernsehsaga – Eine steirische Fernsehgeschichte
Fösi
1996TV
Die Fernsehsaga – Eine steirische Fernsehgeschichte
Fösi
1995Movie
Pumuckl und der Blaue Klabauter
Stammtischbruder
1994Movie
Das Geheimnis
Staudammwärter
1994Movie
Der König
Pichler
1994TV
Air Albatros
1994TV
Tödliche Lüge
Georg
1993Movie
Four Junior Detectives
Pingling / Ritter von Zährenstein
1992Movie
Moritz
Wagner
1992Movie
Scream of Stone
Himalaja-Bezwinger
1991Movie
The Serbian Girl
1991Movie
Das größte Fest des Jahres
Toni Lederer
1991Movie
Sisi/Last Minute
Hias von Konnersreuth
1991Movie
Der Pampelmusenmond
Herzblau
1989Movie
Waller's Last Trip
Karg
1989Movie
Forsthaus Falkenau
Toni Lederer
1989TV
Löwengrube
Waldhauser
1989TV
Starke Zeiten
Hospital Employee
1988Movie
Zimmer 36
1988Movie
The Name of the Rose
Malachia
1986Movie
Tanner
Fuhrhalter Suter
1986Movie
The Abbey of Crime: Umberto Eco's 'The Name of the Rose'
Self
1986Movie
Big Mäc
Zollbeamter
1985Movie
Der Fahnder
Wirt
1984TV
Weißblaue Geschichten
1984TV
Traumlage
1983Movie
Piratensender Powerplay
Bailiff
1982Movie
Drei gegen Hollywood
1982Movie
Kampftag
1982Movie
Der Andro-Jäger
Polizist Heinmann
1982TV
Tarabas
1982TV
Der Schluckauf
1981Movie
Oh Dear Harry!
Etagenkellner
1981Movie
Der Gerichtsvollzieher
Eisverkäufer Hans
1981TV
Anderland
Postkutscher
1980TV
Woyzeck
Handwerksbursche
1979Movie
Blauer Himmel den ich nur ahne
Girgl
1979Movie
Die Farbe des Himmels
Milchfahrer Elfengruber
1979Movie
The Frozen Heart
Sargmacher
1979Movie
Es begann bei Tiffany
1979Movie
Sachrang
Heckenberger
1978TV
Eine Schmugglergeschichte - Die Legende des Tabak-Peter
1978TV
Natascha - Todesgrüsse aus Moskau
CIA-Agent
1977Movie
Geheimtip für Tommy
1977TV
Heart of Glass
Wudy
1976Movie
Crime and Passion
Innkeeper
1976Movie
The Marquise of O
Der Pfarrer
1976Movie
Nonstop Nonsens
Sheriff
1975TV
The Enigma of Kaspar Hauser
Hiltel, the prison guard
1974Movie
Der Jäger von Fall
Leitner
1974Movie
The Odessa File
Günther Kolb (uncredited)
1974Movie
Derrick
Ingenieur
1974TV
Scene of the Crime
Landpolizist
1970TV