Volker Prechtel
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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.
Known for
Credits
The Name of the Rose (1986)
as Malachia
The Enigma of Kaspar Hauser (1974)
as Hiltel, the prison guard
The Odessa File (1974)
as Günther Kolb (uncredited)
Heart of Glass (1976)
as Wudy
Woyzeck (1979)
as Handwerksbursche
The Marquise of O (1976)
as Der Pfarrer
An Oral History of: The Name of the Rose (2022)
as Self (archive footage)
The Serbian Girl (1991)
Actor
Das Geheimnis (1994)
as Staudammwärter
Starke Zeiten (1988)
as Hospital Employee
Scream of Stone (1991)
as Himalaja-Bezwinger
Piratensender Powerplay (1982)
as Bailiff
Big Mäc (1985)
as Zollbeamter
Sisi/Last Minute (1991)
as Hias von Konnersreuth
Crime and Passion (1976)
as Innkeeper
Die Fernsehsaga – Eine steirische Fernsehgeschichte (1995)
as Fösi
Es begann bei Tiffany (1979)
Actor
Four Junior Detectives (1992)
as Pingling / Ritter von Zährenstein
Alles nur Tarnung (1996)
as Pfarrer
Oh Dear Harry! (1981)
as Etagenkellner
Der Jäger von Fall (1974)
as Leitner
Drei gegen Hollywood (1982)
Actor
The Abbey of Crime: Umberto Eco's 'The Name of the Rose' (1986)
as Self
Waller's Last Trip (1989)
as Karg
Der Schluckauf (1981)
Actor
Tödliche Lüge (1993)
as Georg
Pumuckl und der Blaue Klabauter (1994)
as Stammtischbruder
Blauer Himmel den ich nur ahne (1979)
as Girgl
Natascha - Todesgrüsse aus Moskau (1977)
as CIA-Agent
Lorenz im Land der Lügner (1997)
as Spitzel
Traumlage (1983)
Actor
Moritz (1992)
as Wagner
Kampftag (1982)
Actor
Tanner (1986)
as Fuhrhalter Suter
Willkommen in Kronstadt (1996)
Actor
The Frozen Heart (1979)
Actor
Der Pampelmusenmond (1989)
as Herzblau
Zimmer 36 (1988)
Actor
Die Farbe des Himmels (1979)
as Milchfahrer Elfengruber
Das größte Fest des Jahres (1991)
as Toni Lederer