Volker Prechtel
- Known for
- Acting
- Born
- August 9, 1941
- Died
- August 7, 1997
- Birthplace
- Hopfen am See, Bavaria, Germany
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 2022
as Self (archive footage)
- Lorenz im Land der Lügner
Lorenz im Land der Lügner 1997
as Spitzel
Alles nur Tarnung 1996
as Pfarrer
- Willkommen in Kronstadt
Willkommen in Kronstadt 1996
Actor
- Die Fernsehsaga – Eine steirische Fernsehgeschichte
Die Fernsehsaga – Eine steirische Fernsehgeschichte 1995
as Fösi
Pumuckl und der Blaue Klabauter 1994
as Stammtischbruder
- Das Geheimnis
Das Geheimnis 1994
as Staudammwärter
Tödliche Lüge 1993
as Georg
- Moritz
Moritz 1992
as Wagner
Four Junior Detectives 1992
as Pingling / Ritter von Zährenstein
Das größte Fest des Jahres 1991
as Toni Lederer
Scream of Stone 1991
as Himalaja-Bezwinger
Sisi/Last Minute 1991
as Hias von Konnersreuth
The Serbian Girl 1991
Actor
- Der Pampelmusenmond
Der Pampelmusenmond 1989
as Herzblau
Waller's Last Trip 1989
as Karg
Zimmer 36 1988
Actor
Starke Zeiten 1988
as Hospital Employee
- The Abbey of Crime: Umberto Eco's 'The Name of the Rose'
The Abbey of Crime: Umberto Eco's 'The Name of the Rose' 1986
as Self
The Name of the Rose 1986
as Malachia
Tanner 1986
as Fuhrhalter Suter
Big Mäc 1985
as Zollbeamter
- Traumlage
Traumlage 1983
Actor
Drei gegen Hollywood 1982
Actor
Piratensender Powerplay 1982
as Bailiff
- Kampftag
Kampftag 1982
Actor
Der Schluckauf 1981
Actor
Oh Dear Harry! 1981
as Etagenkellner
- Die Farbe des Himmels
Die Farbe des Himmels 1979
as Milchfahrer Elfengruber
Woyzeck 1979
as Handwerksbursche
Es begann bei Tiffany 1979
Actor
Blauer Himmel den ich nur ahne 1979
as Girgl
The Frozen Heart 1979
as Sargmacher
Natascha - Todesgrüsse aus Moskau 1977
as CIA-Agent
Heart of Glass 1976
as Wudy
The Marquise of O 1976
as Der Pfarrer
Crime and Passion 1976
as Innkeeper
The Enigma of Kaspar Hauser 1974
as Hiltel, the prison guard
The Odessa File 1974
as Günther Kolb (uncredited)
Der Jäger von Fall 1974
as Leitner
Credits from TMDB.