Rolf Zacher (28 March 1941 – 3 February 2018) was a German actor.
Life and career
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
''Jaider, der einsame Jäger'' ("Jaider, the lonely hunter") is a 1971 Bavarian Western film directed by Volker Vogeler. It was entered into the 21st Berlin International Film Festival. It was the film debut of Gottfried John, in which his s ...
'', which was entered into the
21st Berlin International Film Festival.
He won the
Deutscher Filmpreis
The German Film Award (), also known as Lola after its prize statuette, is the national film award of Germany. It is presented at an annual ceremony honouring cinematic achievements in the German film industry. Besides being the most important ...
for portraying a criminal in
Reinhard Hauff's film drama ' (1980). A film critic once called Zacher the "best small-time criminal of German cinema".
In 2016, Zacher appeared in ''
Ich bin ein Star – Holt mich hier raus!
''Ich bin ein Star – Holt mich hier raus!'', also known colloquially as the ''Dschungelcamp'' (''Jungle Camp''), is a German reality television show, based on the British reality television show '' I'm a Celebrity...Get Me Out of Here!''. Th ...
'', the German version of ''
I'm a Celebrity...Get Me Out of Here!'', but had to leave after eight days for medical reasons. He died at a nursing home in
Büdelsdorf
Büdelsdorf ( da, Bydelstorp) is a town in the district of Rendsburg-Eckernförde, in Schleswig-Holstein, Germany. It is situated on the river Eider and the Kiel Canal, approx. north of Rendsburg, and west of Kiel, just off the motorway.
...
on 3 February 2018 at the age of 76.
Rolf Zacher ist tot - In der Rolle des Ganoven
spiegel.de; accessed 28 February 2018.
Selected filmography
References
External links
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1941 births
2018 deaths
20th-century German male actors
21st-century German male actors
German autobiographers
German male film actors
German male television actors
Male actors from Berlin
German male non-fiction writers
German Film Award winners
Ich bin ein Star – Holt mich hier raus! participants