Acting
Volker Prechtel
Born Aug 9, 1941 · Hopfen am See, Bavaria, Germany · Died Aug 7, 1997
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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Acting
An Oral History of: The Name of the Rose
2022
Alles nur Tarnung
1996
Comedy
Pumuckl und der Blaue Klabauter
1994
Animation · Family · Comedy
Tödliche Lüge
1993
Thriller · TV Movie
Four Junior Detectives
1992
Family · Action · Adventure
Das größte Fest des Jahres
1991
Family · Comedy · Romance
Scream of Stone
1991
Adventure · Drama
Sisi/Last Minute
1991
Drama
The Serbian Girl
1991
Drama
Löwengrube
1989
Drama · Crime · War & Politics
Waller's Last Trip
1989
Drama
Forsthaus Falkenau
1989
Drama · Family
Zimmer 36
1988
Drama
Starke Zeiten
1988
Comedy
The Name of the Rose
1986
Drama · Thriller · Mystery
Tanner
1986
Drama
Big Mäc
1985
Adventure · Comedy
Weißblaue Geschichten
1984
Family
Der Fahnder
1984
Crime
Der Andro-Jäger
1982
Sci-Fi & Fantasy
Tarabas
1982
Drei gegen Hollywood
1982
TV Movie · Comedy
Piratensender Powerplay
1982
Comedy
Der Schluckauf
1981
Drama
Oh Dear Harry!
1981
Comedy
Woyzeck
1979
Drama
Es begann bei Tiffany
1979
Comedy
Blauer Himmel den ich nur ahne
1979
Comedy
The Frozen Heart
1979
Sachrang
1978
Family
Natascha - Todesgrüsse aus Moskau
1977
Action · Thriller
Heart of Glass
1976
Drama
The Marquise of O
1976
History · Drama
Crime and Passion
1976
Crime · Drama · Thriller
Nonstop Nonsens
1975
Comedy
The Enigma of Kaspar Hauser
1974
Drama · History
Derrick
1974
Drama · Crime
The Odessa File
1974
Thriller
Der Jäger von Fall
1974
Drama
Scene of the Crime
1970
Drama · Crime