Ottfried Fischer


Ottfried Fischer is a German actor and Kabarett artist best known for his role as Benno Berghammer in the popular German TV series Der Bulle von Tölz. He is a supporter of the Social Democratic Party of Germany.

Personal life

Fischer was born to Werner Fischer and Maria Fischer on 7 November 1953 on the farm "Ornatsöd" in Untergriesbach, Lower Bavaria. He began studying law at the Ludwig-Maximilians-Universität in Munich but quit his studies after a short time and founded the "Münchner Hinterhoftheater" with some friends in 1980, where he started as a Kabarett artist and actor.
In 2008, Fischer informed the press that he has Parkinson's disease.

Kabarett

In 1983 the Austrian Kabarett artist Werner Schneyder invited him 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". 1994 he toured with his second program "Was tun".
In 1990 he 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.

Acting career

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. Later Fischer worked on several films, including Ein Prachtexemplar, The Nasty Girl, Café Europa, Go Trabi Go and .
In 1993 he acted alongside Wolfgang Fierek in Ein Bayer auf Rügen. Fischer's 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.

Awards

Additionally, in 2006 the Austrian post office created a postage stamp in his honor.

Filmography

Films