Acting
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
Film · 2022
Lorenz im Land der Lügner
Film · 1997
Alles nur Tarnung
Film · 1996
Willkommen in Kronstadt
Film · 1996
Die Fernsehsaga – Eine steirische Fernsehgeschichte
Series · 1996
Die Fernsehsaga – Eine steirische Fernsehgeschichte
Film · 1995
Pumuckl und der Blaue Klabauter
Film · 1994
Das Geheimnis
Film · 1994
Der König
Series · 1994
Air Albatros
Series · 1994
Tödliche Lüge
Film · 1993
Four Junior Detectives
Film · 1992
Moritz
Film · 1992
Scream of Stone
Film · 1991
The Serbian Girl
Film · 1991
Das größte Fest des Jahres
Film · 1991
Sisi/Last Minute
Film · 1991
Der Pampelmusenmond
Film · 1989
Waller's Last Trip
Film · 1989
Forsthaus Falkenau
Series · 1989
Löwengrube
Series · 1989
Starke Zeiten
Film · 1988
Zimmer 36
Film · 1988
The Name of the Rose
Film · 1986
Tanner
Film · 1986
The Abbey of Crime: Umberto Eco's 'The Name of the Rose'
Film · 1986
Big Mäc
Film · 1985
Der Fahnder
Series · 1984
Weißblaue Geschichten
Series · 1984
Traumlage
Film · 1983
Piratensender Powerplay
Film · 1982
Drei gegen Hollywood
Film · 1982
Kampftag
Film · 1982
Der Andro-Jäger
Series · 1982
Tarabas
Series · 1982
Der Schluckauf
Film · 1981
Oh Dear Harry!
Film · 1981
Der Gerichtsvollzieher
Series · 1981
Anderland
Series · 1980
Woyzeck
Film · 1979
Blauer Himmel den ich nur ahne
Film · 1979
Die Farbe des Himmels
Film · 1979
The Frozen Heart
Film · 1979
Es begann bei Tiffany
Film · 1979
Sachrang
Series · 1978
Eine Schmugglergeschichte - Die Legende des Tabak-Peter
Series · 1978
Natascha - Todesgrüsse aus Moskau
Film · 1977
Geheimtip für Tommy
Series · 1977
Heart of Glass
Film · 1976
Crime and Passion
Film · 1976
The Marquise of O
Film · 1976
Nonstop Nonsens
Series · 1975
The Enigma of Kaspar Hauser
Film · 1974
Der Jäger von Fall
Film · 1974
The Odessa File
Film · 1974
Derrick
Series · 1974
Scene of the Crime
Series · 1970
Scene of the Crime
Series · 1970
Scene of the Crime
Series · 1970