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.
The Name of the Rose
as Malachia
Woyzeck
as Handwerksbursche
The Odessa File
as GĂŒnther Kolb (uncredited)
Zimmer 36
The Enigma of Kaspar Hauser
as Hiltel, the prison guard
Der Schluckauf
Alles nur Tarnung
as Pfarrer
Four Junior Detectives
as Pingling / Ritter von ZĂ€hrenstein
Piratensender Powerplay
as Bailiff
Die Fernsehsaga â Eine steirische Fernsehgeschichte
as Fösi
The Abbey of Crime: Umberto Eco's 'The Name of the Rose'
as Self
Scream of Stone
as Himalaja-Bezwinger
Heart of Glass
as Wudy
The Serbian Girl
An Oral History of: The Name of the Rose
as Self (archive footage)
Sisi/Last Minute
as Hias von Konnersreuth
Willkommen in Kronstadt
Big MĂ€c
as Zollbeamter
Starke Zeiten
as Hospital Employee
Waller's Last Trip
as Karg
The Marquise of O
as Der Pfarrer
Es begann bei Tiffany
Der JĂ€ger von Fall
as Leitner
Oh Dear Harry!
as Etagenkellner
Kampftag
Crime and Passion
as Innkeeper
Das gröĂte Fest des Jahres
as Toni Lederer
Natascha - TodesgrĂŒsse aus Moskau
as CIA-Agent
Drei gegen Hollywood
Lorenz im Land der LĂŒgner
as Spitzel
Traumlage
Die Farbe des Himmels
as Milchfahrer Elfengruber
Der Pampelmusenmond
as Herzblau
Das Geheimnis
as StaudammwÀrter
Pumuckl und der Blaue Klabauter
as Stammtischbruder
Tödliche LĂŒge
as Georg
Blauer Himmel den ich nur ahne
as Girgl
The Frozen Heart
Moritz
as Wagner
Tanner
as Fuhrhalter Suter