Werner Abrolat (15 August 1924 – 24 August 1997) was a German actor who was active in both Germany and in several international co-productions.

Werner Abrolat
Werner Abrolat as Slim, Member of Indio's Gang in For a Few Dollars More (1965)
Born
Werner Abrolat

(1924-08-15)15 August 1924
Died24 August 1997(1997-08-24) (aged 73)
Other namesWerner Aprelat
OccupationActor
Years active1949–1997

After a long career at provincial theatres in West-Germany, Abrolat appeared in a number of Spaghetti Westerns in the mid-1960s (notably the 1965 Sergio Leone film For a Few Dollars More where he played a member of Indio's gang). Work on German TV included guest roles on the West German crime drama series Tatort.

In the early 1970s he contributed to a number of films as a voice actor, e.g providing the voice for the character of Tjure in Vicky the Viking. He played the police commissioner in 00 Schneider – Jagd auf Nihil Baxter (1994).[1] From the mid-1970s, he mostly appeared in German films and on German television until his death in 1997.

Filmography

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Year Title Role Note
1949 Love '47
1965 For a Few Dollars More Slim (Indio's Gang) Uncredited
1966 Die Liebesquelle John
The Trap Snaps Shut at Midnight Krot
1968 Engelchen [de] TV-Announcer and Creditor Voice
Otto ist auf Frauen scharf Major Kroll
Rinaldo Rinaldini [de] Cintio TV series, 13 episodes
1969 Up the Establishment Aufdringlicher Herr auf Orgie
The Castle of Fu Manchu Melnik
1970 Student of the Bedroom Aggressiver Mann im Zoo Uncredited
The Bloody Judge Inquisitor Matt Uncredited
We'll Take Care of the Teachers Polizist – Alkoholkontrolle
Seventeen and Anxious [de] Uncredited
Sensational Janine Horak
De 5 i fedtefadet Johnny
1971 Hurray We Are Bachelors Again [de] Hotel Manager Uncredited
Josefine Mutzenbacher II – Meine 365 Liebhaber Kammerdiener / Lechner
Erotik im Beruf – Was jeder Personalchef gern verschweigt Photograph
Aunt Trude from Buxtehude Mr. Preissen
Holiday Report Wieland
1972 Schulmädchen-Report. 3. Teil: Was Eltern nicht mal ahnen Kemper Uncredited
The Stuff That Dreams Are Made Of Kriminalrat Hering Voice, Uncredited
1973 Was Schulmädchen verschweigen Arzt in schönheitsfarm Uncredited
1975 The Maddest Car in the World Preisüberreicher Voice, Uncredited
1976 Derrick Herr Vogt TV series, 2 episodes
Rosemary's Daughter Polizist mit Megaphon
1977 The Expulsion from Paradise Regisseur im Aufzug
1990 Herzlich willkommen Pförtner
1991 Keep on Running [de] Direktor
1993 Texas – Doc Snyder hält die Welt in Atem [de] Sheriff
1994 00 Schneider – Jagd auf Nihil Baxter Polizeipräsident
1995 After Five in the Forest Primeval Tanzlehrer
1996 Das Zauberbuch Spucki
1997 Praxis Dr. Hasenbein Käsemann

References

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  1. ^ Rodek, Hanns-Georg (11 October 2013). "Eine Figur spielen, wie früher im Kindergarten". Die Welt (in German). Retrieved 19 November 2019.
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