The Dresden actor Rolf Hoppe is dead. This confirmed his family to the German Press Agency and the Dresdner Latest News.
Hoppe was also known internationally as a GDR actor. Since 1977 he has been a member of the ensemble of the Dresdner Schauspiel. In addition to his theatrical work Hoppe has appeared in numerous movies and TV films, in the Christmas tale "Three Nuts for Cinderella" by Václav Vorlíżek he played the king on the side of Karin Lesch.
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A scene from the movie "Three hazelnuts for Cinderella"
In 1982, the feature film "Mephisto" by István Szabó, in which Hoppe appeared in the role of Nazi Prime Minister Hermann Göring, received the Oscar for Best Foreign Language Film. His much praised Göring presentation helped Hoppe to international fame.