Cast
Volker Prechtel
Acting
Cast
Volker Prechtel
Known for
Acting
Born
1941-08-09
From
Hopfen am See, Bavaria, Germany
Died
1997-08-07
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 MĂŒnchner Kammerspiele, the MĂŒnchner Volkstheater, the Freie VolksbĂŒhne Berlin, and the MĂŒnchner Theater fĂŒr 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 1997âtwo days before his 56th birthdayâfrom complications related to cancer.
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7.5
MOVIE1986
The Name of the Rose
as Malachia
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10.0
MOVIE1991
The Serbian Girl
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6.6
MOVIE1974
The Odessa File
as GĂŒnther Kolb (uncredited)
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10.0
MOVIE1994
Das Geheimnis
as StaudammwÀrter
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7.3
MOVIE1974
The Enigma of Kaspar Hauser
as Hiltel, the prison guard
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7.0
MOVIE1976
Crime and Passion
as Innkeeper
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5.5
MOVIE1991
Sisi/Last Minute
as Hias von Konnersreuth
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6.3
MOVIE1991
Scream of Stone
as Himalaja-Bezwinger
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6.7
MOVIE1976
The Marquise of O
as Der Pfarrer
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2.0
MOVIE2022
An Oral History of: The Name of the Rose
as Self (archive footage)
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6.6
MOVIE1979
Woyzeck
as Handwerksbursche
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5.4
MOVIE1982
Piratensender Powerplay
as Bailiff
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5.2
MOVIE1979
The Frozen Heart
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4.0
MOVIE1985
Big MĂ€c
as Zollbeamter
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6.1
MOVIE1981
Oh Dear Harry!
as Etagenkellner
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6.7
MOVIE1986
The Abbey of Crime: Umberto Eco's 'The Name of the Rose'
as Self
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10.0
MOVIE1995
Die Fernsehsaga â Eine steirische Fernsehgeschichte
as Fösi
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6.3
MOVIE1989
Waller's Last Trip
as Karg
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5.6
MOVIE1992
Four Junior Detectives
as Pingling / Ritter von ZĂ€hrenstein
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6.6
MOVIE1976
Heart of Glass
as Wudy
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4.8
MOVIE1979
Es begann bei Tiffany
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8.0
MOVIE1996
Willkommen in Kronstadt
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4.0
MOVIE1996
Alles nur Tarnung
as Pfarrer
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6.3
MOVIE1994
Pumuckl und der Blaue Klabauter
as Stammtischbruder
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9.0
MOVIE1997
Lorenz im Land der LĂŒgner
as Spitzel
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6.5
MOVIE1977
Natascha - TodesgrĂŒsse aus Moskau
as CIA-Agent
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4.3
MOVIE1993
Tödliche LĂŒge
as Georg
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5.5
MOVIE1988
Starke Zeiten
as Hospital Employee
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9.0
MOVIE1982
Kampftag
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6.3
MOVIE1974
Der JĂ€ger von Fall
as Leitner
MOVIE1991
Das gröĂte Fest des Jahres
as Toni Lederer
MOVIE1982
Drei gegen Hollywood
MOVIE1981
Der Schluckauf
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10.0
MOVIE1989
Der Pampelmusenmond
as Herzblau
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9.0
MOVIE1983
Traumlage
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9.0
MOVIE1986
Tanner
as Fuhrhalter Suter
MOVIE1979
Die Farbe des Himmels
as Milchfahrer Elfengruber
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8.0
MOVIE1979
Blauer Himmel den ich nur ahne
as Girgl
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7.0
MOVIE1992
Moritz
as Wagner
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9.0
MOVIE1988