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Rolf Zacher

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Rolf Zacher
Zacher in 2010
Born(1941-03-28)28 March 1941
Berlin, Germany
Died3 February 2018(2018-02-03) (aged 76)
Hamburg, Germany
OccupationActor
Years active1961–2017
SpouseGisela Schmidt (divorced)
Children1

Rolf Zacher (28 March 1941 – 3 February 2018) was a German actor.[1]

Life and career

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Zacher appeared in about 190 films and television shows between 1961 and 2016, often in illustrious or eccentric character roles. He starred in the 1971 film Jaider, der einsame Jäger, which was entered into the 21st Berlin International Film Festival.[2]

He won the Deutscher Filmpreis for portraying a criminal in Reinhard Hauff's film drama Slow Attack [de] (1980). A film critic once called Zacher the "best small-time criminal of German cinema".[3]

In 2016, Zacher appeared in Ich bin ein Star – Holt mich hier raus!, the German version of I'm a Celebrity...Get Me Out of Here!, but had to leave after eight days for medical reasons.[4] He died at a nursing home in Büdelsdorf on 3 February 2018 at the age of 76.[5]

Selected filmography

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Year Title Role Director Notes
1967 Kuckucksjahre [de] Hans George Moorse
1968 Tamara [de] Kuno Bricks Hansjürgen Pohland [de]
Der Griller [de] Franz Kaffer George Moorse TV film
Morning's at Seven Peter Kurt Hoffmann
Liebe und so weiter Ben Schmidt George Moorse
Der Partyphotograph [de] Anton Pauli Hans Dieter Bove Written by Wolfgang Menge
Cantando a la vida Martin Angelino Fons
1969 When Sweet Moonlight Is Sleeping in the Hills Peter Wolfgang Liebeneiner
1970 o.k. Rowan Michael Verhoeven
1971 Lenz [de] Christoph Kaufmann George Moorse
Jaider, der einsame Jäger Baptist Meyer Volker Vogeler
1972 Liebe so schön wie Liebe Rolf Klaus Lemke [de]
The Sensuous Three Prado Robert van Ackeren
1976 Dear Fatherland Be at Peace [de] Oskar Knargenstein Roland Klick
1977 Petty Thieves Franz Michael Fengler
1980 Slow Attack [de] Henry Kirscher Reinhard Hauff Deutscher Filmpreis
1982 The Magic Mountain Wehsal Hans W. Geißendörfer
Woman with the Red Hat [ja] Tatsumi Kumashiro
1983 The Heartbreakers [de] Lisa's father Peter F. Bringmann [de]
Joyride [de] Chris Binz Manfred Stelzer [de]
1984 Anna's Mother [de] Ulrich Burkhard Driest
Angelo und Luzy Angelo TV series, 6 episodes
Knock on the Wrong Door [de] Thomas Gabriela Zerhau [de]
A Kind of Anger Piet Maas Uli Edel TV film
1986 Heidenlöcher Wolfram Paulus
1987 Gambit [de] Christoph Steinbrenner Peter F. Bringmann [de] TV film
Smaragd Rudi Popp Veith von Fürstenberg [de] TV film
1988 The Case of Mr. Spalt [de] Schnellwindt René Perraudin [de]
The Venus Trap [de] Dr. Steiner Robert van Ackeren
Der Sommer des Falken [de] Marek Czerny Arend Agthe [de]
1989 C*A*S*H: A Political Fairy Tale [de] Harry Norbert Kückelmann
1992 Rising to the Bait Zwirner Vadim Glowna
1996 We Free Kings Gaspare Sergio Citti
2002 Maximum Speed [de] Volker Schlegel Sigi Rothemund TV film
2004 Guys and Balls Karl Sherry Hormann
2009 Lulu and Jimi Daddy Cool Oskar Roehler
2010 The Hairdresser Joe Doris Dörrie
Jew Suss: Rise and Fall Erich Engel Oskar Roehler
2013 Sources of Life Erwin Oskar Roehler

References

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  1. ^ "Rolf Zacher". Film Portal. Retrieved 4 February 2018.
  2. ^ "Jaider, der einsame Jäger". Film Affinity. Retrieved 4 February 2018.
  3. ^ Der Westen: Schauspieler Rolf-Dieter Zacher mit 76 Jahren gestorben, derwesten.de; accessed 28 February 2018.(in German)
  4. ^ ONLINE, RP (22 January 2016). "Rolf Zacher hat das Dschungelcamp verlassen". RP ONLINE.
  5. ^ Rolf Zacher ist tot - In der Rolle des Ganoven, spiegel.de; accessed 28 February 2018.(in German)
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