Herbert Köfer
German actor, voice actor and TV presenter (1921-2021) · Germany · On the map · Actors · Died at 100
Herbert Köfer was a German actor and television presenter. He was the first German TV news presenter for the East German Deutscher Fernsehfunk, and also presented the station's last news before the reunification of Germany. His first theatre engagement was in 1940, and he kept acting until the age of 100.
Herbert Köfer is read about 87 times a day, in 10 languages.
A typical day, 30 days to 25 June 2026
The middle day of the days counted, so one week of news cannot move it. The line under it is the last 60 days, one point a day.
Something wrong?A life in dates
Krauses ZukunftFilm, 2021Fannys Vater2015
Wer weiß denn sowas?Series2012
Heiter bis tödlich - Akte ExSeries, Theo Pieper2007
Hamburg DocklandSeries, Arno Wittler2005
Bettgeflüster & BabyglückFilm, Heinz Lehmann2003ZIBBSeries1999Volle KanneSeries1998
In All FriendshipSeries, Anton1995Goldene HenneSeries
Die BratpfannenstoryFilm, 1995Friedrich Riemer1993Immer wieder SonntagSeries1991
DAS!Series1983
Frühstück im BettFilm, Ernst Martin1981
Martin XIII.Film, Martin XI.1978
Einer muß die Leiche seinFilm, Dieter Gotthardt1975
FischzügeFilm, Dr. Goldewin1974
… verdammt, ich bin erwachsenFilm, Schuster Jubke1971
Polizeiruf 110Series, Schramm
KLK Calling PTZ - The Red OrchestraFilm, 1971Schnabel1968
Hauptmann Florian von der MühleFilm, Medicus1967
Frau Venus und ihr TeufelFilm, Heinrich1965
Der ReserveheldFilm1964
Lutt Matten and the White SeashellFilm1959
Ehesache LorenzFilm, Verkaufsstellenleiter1921Born17 February 1921People around Herbert
Close ties
Günter Reisch Directed Nelken in Aspik and The Punch Bowl
Fred Delmare Also in Walter Defends Sarajevo (1972)
Helga Göring Also in Denk bloß nicht, ich heule (1965)
Rolf Herricht Also in Der Reserveheld (1965)
Gerry Wolff Also in Naked Among Wolves and Tecumseh
Peter Dommisch Also in Der Reserveheld (1965)
Irma Münch Also in Familie Neumann and Der Teufelskreis
Günter Schubert Also in Tecumseh and Nelken in Aspik
Helmut Schreiber Also in Tecumseh and Shots Under the Gallows
Carmen-Maja Antoni Also in Denk bloß nicht, ich heule (1965)
Winfried Glatzeder Also in Tecumseh and Nelken in Aspik- Horst Seemann Directed Hochzeitsnacht im Regen (1967)
Hannjo Hasse Also in Walter Defends Sarajevo (1972)
Hans Kratzert Directed Tecumseh and Hans Röckle und der Teufel- Gerd E. Schäfer Also in Hands Up or I'll Shoot (2009)
Rolf Hoppe Also in Frau Venus und ihr Teufel (1967)
Ernst-Georg Schwill Also in The Punch Bowl (1959)
Horst Kube Also in Tecumseh and The Punch Bowl
Horst Schulze Also in Jungfer, Sie gefällt mir (1969)
Werner Dissel Also in Denk bloß nicht, ich heule (1965)
Peter Reusse Also in Denk bloß nicht, ich heule (1965)
Rudolf Ulrich Also in Tecumseh and Schwarzer Samt
Hans Klering Also in Reserved for the Death and Lot's Wife
Harry Hindemith Also in Der Teufelskreis (1956)
Also in Deutsch
Filmography 40
163 credits on file
Television 24
Media & music
Awards
About this person
Köfer played an SS-Hauptsturmführer in the 1963 film Nackt unter Wölfen. He was known for detective series such as Polizeiruf 110 and comic roles. He founded his own troupe, Köfers Komödiantenbühne, in 2003, and published memoirs.
