Herbert Köfer


Herbert Köfer is a German actor, voice actor and TV presenter.

Life

Herbert Köfer was born in Berlin-Prenzlauer Berg. He went to the actors school and started his career in 1940 with first engagements at the theatre in Brieg. From 1941 to 1945 Köfer served in the Wehrmacht. After the war he worked in different theatres.
Since 1952 he worked for the East-German TV channel Deutscher Fernsehfunk and was on december 21st 1952 the first presenter of the newscast Aktuelle Kamera. Köfer was the presenter of the very first moments of the East German television as well the host of the last show nearly 40 years later on 31st December 1991. Later in the 1950s he had first roles as an actor in movies, TV series and shows. In the late 1950s he was also part of the cabaret Die Distel.
In Naked Among Wolves he played the role of SS-Hauptsturmführer Kluttig. Between criminal movies, mostly of the series Polizeiruf 110, he is widely known as comical actor.
After the German reunification he continued his career. In 2003 he founded his stage show Köfers Komödiantenbühne. In March 2008 he published his biography Nie war es so verrückt wie immer ….
Köfer lives in the Potsdam-Mittelmark district near the Seddin lake. Since 2000 he is in his third marriage with his longtime girlfriend, actress Heike Köfer. His daughters Mirjam Köfer and Geertje Boeden from his second marriage with actress Ute Boeden are also an actresses. The son Andreas Köfer from the first marriage is cinematographer. He has also a foster daughter.
Köfer is listed as oldest active actor in the world.

Selected filmography