About
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....
Known for
Scene of the CrimeSeries • 1970
DerrickSeries • 1974
Forsthaus FalkenauSeries • 1989
Der FahnderSeries • 1984
The Name of the RoseMovie • 1986
Weißblaue GeschichtenSeries • 1984
LöwengrubeSeries • 1989
The Odessa FileMovie • 1974
The Enigma of Kaspar HauserMovie • 1974
The Marquise of OMovie • 1976
WoyzeckMovie • 1979
Heart of GlassMovie • 1976
Scream of StoneMovie • 1991
Piratensender PowerplayMovie • 1982