{{short description|German actor}} {{Use dmy dates|date=December 2025}} {{Infobox person | name = Ottfried Fischer | image = Ottfried Fischer Nibelungen (cropped).jpg | caption = Fischer in 2009 | birth_date = {{Birth date and age|1953|11|7|df=y}} | birth_name = | birth_place = Ornatsöd, Lower Bavaria, West Germany | occupation = Actor, Kabarett artist | spouse = | years_active = 1980–2013 }} '''Ottfried Fischer''' ({{IPA|de|ˈɔtˌfʁiːt ˈfɪʃɐ|lang}}; born 7 November 1953) is a retired German actor and Kabarett artist best known for his role as Benno Berghammer in the popular German TV series ''Der Bulle von Tölz''.<ref name="handelsblatt">{{cite web |url=https://www.handelsblatt.com/magazin/nachrichten/ottfried-fischer-fuer-55-cent;1101386 |title=Ottfried Fischer für 55 Cent|publisher=Handelsblatt|date=30 June 2006|access-date=5 November 2009 }}</ref> He is a supporter of the Social Democratic Party of Germany.<ref>{{cite book|last=Holtz-Bacha|first=Christina|title=Die Massenmedien im Wahlkampf: die Bundestagswahl 2005|publisher=VS Verlag|year=2006|pages=59|isbn=978-3-531-15056-7 |url=https://books.google.com/books?id=bX7AQlvWlMkC|language=de}}</ref>
== Personal life == Fischer was born to Werner Fischer and Maria Fischer (née Wagner) on 7 November 1953 on the farm "Ornatsöd" in Untergriesbach, Lower Bavaria. He began studying law at LMU Munich but quit his studies after a short time and founded the "Münchner Hinterhoftheater" (Munich back alley theater) with some friends in 1980, where he started as a Kabarett artist and actor.<ref>{{cite book|last=Götz|first=Veruschka|author2=Hosfeld, Rolf |author3=Kotteder, Franz |title=Kulturverführer München|publisher=Metz|date=August 2005|pages=29|isbn=3-937742-08-5|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=6PJOHdklBMQC|language=de}}</ref><ref name="br1">{{cite web|url=http://www.br-online.de/kultur/kabarett/kabarett-im-bayerischen-rundfunk-DID1239119393528/ottfried-fischer-kabarett-portraet-ID1236167330974.xml|title= Ottfried Fischer |publisher=Bayerischer Rundfunk|language=de|access-date=20 November 2009}}</ref>
In 2008, Fischer informed the press that he has Parkinson's disease.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.morgenpost.de/printarchiv/leute/article162289/Ottfried_Fischer_Ich_habe_Parkinson.html|title=Ottfried Fischer: Ich habe Parkinson|last=Popovic|first=Anja|author2=Jänichen, Barbara|date=2 June 2008|publisher=Berliner Morgenpost|language=de|access-date=17 November 2009}}</ref>
== Career == thumb|upright=0.85|Fischer in 1998
=== Kabarett === In 1983, Austrian Kabarett artist Werner Schneyder invited Fischer to his television show ''Meine Gäste und ich''. In 1989, he has his first solo performance as a Kabarett artist with his program "Schwer ist leicht was". In 1994, he toured with his second program "Was tun".<ref name="br1" />
In 1990, Fischer was on ''Mitternachtsspitzen'' with Richard Rogler and since 1995 he is the host of ''Ottis Schlachthof'', a show dedicated to interviewing solo Kabarett artists and giving a platform to newcomers.<ref name="br1" />
=== Acting ===
While working as a Kabarett artist, Fischer also worked as an actor in multiple films and television series. Franz Xaver Bogner arranged his first television appearance in the series ''Zeit genug'' and in 1985 Bogner offered him the lead in the series ''Irgendwie und Sowieso'' and a part on ''Zur Freiheit''.<ref name="br1" /> Later Fischer worked on several films, including ''Ein Prachtexemplar'' (1989), ''The Nasty Girl'' (1990), ''{{Ill|Café Europa (1990 film)|de|3=Café Europa (1990)|lt=Café Europa}}'' (1990), ''Go Trabi Go'' (1991) and ''{{Interlanguage link|Superstau|de}}'' (1991).<ref name="br1" />
In 1993, Fischer acted alongside Wolfgang Fierek in ''Ein Bayer auf Rügen''. His greatest success began in 1995 when he took the lead in ''Der Bulle von Tölz''. From 1999 to 2005, he starred in ''Der Pfundskerl'' and since 2003 he is the lead actor in ''Pfarrer Braun'', a series loosely based on ''Father Brown''.
== Filmography ==
=== Films === [[File:Patrick-Moelleken.jpg|thumb|upright=0.85|Fischer with Patrick Mölleken on the set of ''Pfarrer Braun'']] {{div col}}
* ''Kampftag'' (1982) * ''Echt tu matsch'' (1983) * ''{{Interlanguage link|Kolp (film)|de|3=Kolp (Film)|lt=Kolp}}'' (1984) * ''{{ill|Three Crazy Jerks|de|Zärtliche Chaoten}}'' (1987) * ''Starke Zeiten'' (1988) * ''Schön war die Zeit'' (1988) * ''Ein Prachtexemplar'' (1989) * ''The Nasty Girl'' (1990) * ''{{Ill|Café Europa (1990 film)|de|3=Café Europa (1990)|lt=Café Europa}}'' (1990) * ''Go Trabi Go'' (1991) * ''{{Interlanguage link|Superstau|de}}'' (1991) * ''Ich schenk dir die Sterne'' (1991) * ''{{ill|All Lies (1992 film)|de|3=Alles Lüge (1992)|lt=All Lies}}'' (1992) * ''Langer Samstag'' (1992) * ''{{ill|At the Edge of Paradise|de|Das Paradies am Ende der Berge}}'' (1993) * ''Immer Ärger mit Nicole'' (1993) * ''Asterix Conquers America'' (1994) as Obelix <small>(German Dub)</small> * ''Abbuzze! Der Badesalz-Film'' (1996) * ''Workaholic'' (1996) * ''Die Superbullen'' (1997) * ''{{Interlanguage link|Ballermann 6 (film)|de|3=Ballermann 6 (Film)|lt=Ballermann 6}}'' (1997) * ''Qualtingers Wien'' (1997) * ''Drei Herren'' (1998) * ''Das große Krabbeln'' (1998) * ''Die blaue Kanone'' (1999) * ''Der Bestseller'' (2000) * ''Eine Insel zum Träumen – Koh Samui'' (2001) * ''{{ill|Andreas Hofer (2002 film)|de|Andreas Hofer – Die Freiheit des Adlers|lt=Andreas Hofer}}'' (2002) * ''Die Dickköpfe'' (2002) * ''Der Bestseller – Mord auf italienisch'' (2002) * ''Crazy Race'' (2003) * ''Crazy Race 2 – Warum die Mauer wirklich fiel'' (2003) * ''{{ill|Shark Attack in the Mediterranean|de|Hai-Alarm auf Mallorca}}'' (2003) * ''Der Bestseller – Wiener Blut'' (2004) * ''König Otto'' (2006) * ''Crazy Race 3 – Sie knacken jedes Schloss'' (2006) * ''Tödliche Verbindungen'' (2007) * ''African Race – Die verrückte Jagd nach dem Marakunda'' (2007) * ''Tage wie Jahre'' (2008) {{div col end}}
=== Television series === {{div col}} * ''Zeit genug'' (1982) * ''Familie Meier'' (1983) * ''Blam!'' (1985) * ''Irgendwie und Sowieso'' (1986) * ''Die Hausmeisterin'' (1987) * ''Zur Freiheit'' (1987) * ''Der Schwammerlkönig'' (1988) * ''Josef Filser'' (1989) * ''Die schnelle Gerdi'' (1989) * ''Ein Schloß am Wörthersee'' (1990) * ''Almenrausch und Pulverschnee'' (1993) * ''Ein Bayer auf Rügen'' (1993–1997) * ''Alle meine Töchter'' (1995) * ''Der Bulle von Tölz'' (1995–2009) * ''Beck'' (1997–1998) * ''MA 2412'' (1998) * ''Der Pfundskerl'' (2000–2003) * ''Pfarrer Braun'' (2003–2013) {{div col end}}
== Awards == *{{ill|Salzburger Stier|de}} (1986) *{{ill|Deutscher Kleinkunstpreis|de}} (with Jockel Tschiersch) (1986) *Goldener Gong (with Ruth Drexel) (1997) *Bul le Mérite by the Bund deutscher Kriminalbeamter (1998) *Goldene Romy – best actor in a TV series (1998) *Goldene Romy – best actor in a TV series (2001) *Goldene Romy – best actor in a TV series (2002) *Goldene Romy – best actor in a TV series (2004)
Additionally, in 2006 the Austrian post office created a postage stamp in his honor.<ref name="handelsblatt" />
== References == {{Reflist}}
== External links == * {{official website|https://www.ottfried-fischer.de/}} {{in lang|de}} * {{IMDb name|id=0279074|name=Ottfried Fischer}}
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