Volker Prechtel
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.
Filmography
An Oral History of: The Name of the Rose
as Self (archive footage)
An Oral History of: The Name of the Rose
as Self (archive footage)
Alles nur Tarnung
as Pfarrer
Alles nur Tarnung
as Pfarrer
Willkommen in Kronstadt
Willkommen in Kronstadt
Die Fernsehsaga – Eine steirische Fernsehgeschichte
as Fösi
Die Fernsehsaga – Eine steirische Fernsehgeschichte
as Fösi
Pumuckl und der Blaue Klabauter
as Stammtischbruder
Pumuckl und der Blaue Klabauter
as Stammtischbruder
Das Geheimnis
as Staudammwärter
Das Geheimnis
as Staudammwärter
Tödliche Lüge
as Georg
Tödliche Lüge
as Georg
Moritz
as Wagner
Moritz
as Wagner
Four Junior Detectives
as Pingling / Ritter von Zährenstein
Four Junior Detectives
as Pingling / Ritter von Zährenstein
Das größte Fest des Jahres
as Toni Lederer
Das größte Fest des Jahres
as Toni Lederer
Sisi/Last Minute
as Hias von Konnersreuth
Sisi/Last Minute
as Hias von Konnersreuth
The Serbian Girl
The Serbian Girl
Der Pampelmusenmond
as Herzblau
Der Pampelmusenmond
as Herzblau
Waller's Last Trip
as Karg
Waller's Last Trip
as Karg
Zimmer 36
Zimmer 36
Starke Zeiten
as Hospital Employee
Starke Zeiten
as Hospital Employee
The Abbey of Crime: Umberto Eco's 'The Name of the Rose'
as Self
The Abbey of Crime: Umberto Eco's 'The Name of the Rose'
as Self
The Name of the Rose
as Malachia
The Name of the Rose
as Malachia
Tanner
as Fuhrhalter Suter
Tanner
as Fuhrhalter Suter
Big Mäc
as Zollbeamter
Big Mäc
as Zollbeamter
Traumlage
Traumlage
Drei gegen Hollywood
Drei gegen Hollywood
Piratensender Powerplay
as Bailiff
Piratensender Powerplay
as Bailiff
Kampftag
Kampftag
Der Schluckauf
Der Schluckauf
Oh Dear Harry!
as Etagenkellner
Oh Dear Harry!
as Etagenkellner
Die Farbe des Himmels
as Milchfahrer Elfengruber
Die Farbe des Himmels
as Milchfahrer Elfengruber
Woyzeck
as Handwerksbursche
Woyzeck
as Handwerksbursche
Es begann bei Tiffany
Es begann bei Tiffany
Blauer Himmel den ich nur ahne
as Girgl
Blauer Himmel den ich nur ahne
as Girgl
Natascha - Todesgrüsse aus Moskau
as CIA-Agent
Natascha - Todesgrüsse aus Moskau
as CIA-Agent
Heart of Glass
as Wudy
Heart of Glass
as Wudy
The Marquise of O
as Der Pfarrer
The Marquise of O
as Der Pfarrer
The Odessa File
as Günther Kolb (uncredited)
The Odessa File
as Günther Kolb (uncredited)
Der Jäger von Fall
as Leitner
Der Jäger von Fall
as Leitner