1941-08-09 Hopfen am See, Bavaria, Germany
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.
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An Oral History of: The Name of the Rose | Self (archive footage) | 2022-07-25 |
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Lorenz im Land der Lügner | Spitzel | 1997-04-10 |
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Alles nur Tarnung | Pfarrer | 1996-11-14 |
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Willkommen in Kronstadt | 1996-04-24 | |
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Die Fernsehsaga – Eine steirische Fernsehgeschichte | Fösi | 1995-01-01 |
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Pumuckl und der Blaue Klabauter | Stammtischbruder | 1994-03-24 |
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Das Geheimnis | Staudammwärter | 1994-01-09 |
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Tödliche Lüge | Georg | 1993-09-16 |
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Moritz | Wagner | 1992-11-09 |
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Ein Fall für TKKG: Drachenauge | Pingling / Ritter von Zährenstein | 1992-04-02 |
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Sisi und der Kaiserkuß | Hias von Konnersreuth | 1991-09-19 |
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Das serbische Mädchen | 1991-01-31 | |
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Das größte Fest des Jahres | Toni Lederer | 1991-12-26 |
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Cerro Torre: Schrei aus Stein | Himalaja-Bezwinger | 1991-10-03 |
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Wallers letzter Gang | Karg | 1989-04-13 |
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Der Pampelmusenmond | Herzblau | 1989-10-25 |
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Zimmer 36 | 1988-05-30 | |
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Starke Zeiten | Hospital Employee | 1988-05-12 |
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Die Abtei des Verbrechens - Umberto Ecos „Der Name der Rose“ wird verfilmt | Self | 1986-10-11 |
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Der schwarze Tanner | Fuhrhalter Suter | 1986-01-11 |
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The Name of the Rose | Malachia | 1986-09-24 |
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Big Mäc | Zollbeamter | 1985-04-26 |
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Traumlage | 1983-01-01 | |
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Drei gegen Hollywood | 1982-02-20 | |
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Piratensender Powerplay | Bailiff | 1982-01-14 |
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Kampftag | 1982-01-01 | |
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Ach du lieber Harry | Etagenkellner | 1981-02-26 |
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Der Schluckauf | 1981-12-24 | |
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Es begann bei Tiffany | 1979-04-30 | |
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Blauer Himmel den ich nur ahne | Girgl | 1979-02-05 |
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Das gefrorene Herz | 1979-01-15 | |
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Die Farbe des Himmels | Milchfahrer Elfengruber | 1979-05-27 |
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Woyzeck | Handwerksbursche | 1979-05-25 |
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Natascha - Todesgrüsse aus Moskau | CIA-Agent | 1977-05-13 |
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Herz aus Glas | Wudy | 1976-11-12 |
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Ace Up My Sleeve | Innkeeper | 1976-02-06 |
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Die Marquise von O... | Der Pfarrer | 1976-05-19 |
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Jeder für sich und Gott gegen alle | Hiltel, the prison guard | 1974-11-01 |
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The Odessa File | Günther Kolb (uncredited) | 1974-10-17 |
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Der Jäger von Fall | Leitner | 1974-10-09 |
