Dieter Pfaff is a German actor

Actor

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Pfaff is best known for his role as the German police Hans Sperling in two films about the Swedish

Sweden

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Police

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 Martin Beck

Martin Beck

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Goebbels und Geduldig

Goebbels und Geduldig is a 2002 German war comedy film about Joseph Goebbels and Nazi Germany, directed by Kai Wessel and written by Peter Steinbach.-Cast:*Ulrich Mühe: Goebbels bzw. Geduldig*Eva Mattes: Magda Goebbels*Götz Otto: Brenneisen...

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Between 1984 and 1996 he played Otto Schatzschneider in the German krimi series Der Fahnder

Der Fahnder

Der Fahnder is a German television krimi series which was aired between 1984 and 2005.In the Netherlands the series was broadcast by the VARA from 3 October 1985.-Cast:Klaus Wennemann: Hannes Faber...

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Pfaff has two twins; Johanna and Maximilian Pfaff, together with his wife Eva Maria. He was professor for acting at the Graz University of Music and Performing Arts 1983–90.

Pfaff's father was a police officer.