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. Volker Prechtel(1941년생, Hopfen am See, Bavaria, Germany) 는 배우로, 대표작으로 장미의 이름, 유리의 심장, Das serbische Mädchen가 있으며, 그 외에도 Tatort, Derrick, Forsthaus Falkenau, Weißblaue Geschichten, Der Fahnder, Löwengrube, 오뎃사 화일, Der König, Der Andro-Jäger, Anderland, 하늘은 스스로 돕는 자를 돕지 않는다, An Oral History of: The Name of the Rose 등 다양한 작품에 출연했다. (오뜨랑에서 실시간으로 번역된 한글 프로필도 확인할 수 있어요) 2022년 An Oral History of: The Name of the Rose에 출연했다. 1996년 Alles nur Tarnung에서 Pfarrer 역을 맡았다. 1994년 Pumuckl und der Blaue Klabauter에서 Stammtischbruder 역을 맡았다.