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Thomas Astan(1942-2024)

  • Actor
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Thomas Astan and Horst Tappert in Derrick (1974)
Thomas Astan was born on 15 September 1942 in Wormbach, Germany. He was an actor, known for Der Tod läuft hinterher (1967), Isabella, Duchess of the Devils (1969) and König Drosselbart (1971). He died on 11 October 2024 in Soyen, Bayern, Germany.
BornSeptember 15, 1942
DiedOctober 11, 2024(82)
BornSeptember 15, 1942
DiedOctober 11, 2024(82)
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Known for

Josef Meinrad in Der Tod läuft hinterher (1967)
Der Tod läuft hinterher
8.4
TV Mini Series
  • Mahmud
Mimmo Palmara, Brigitte Skay, and Fred Williams in Isabella, Duchess of the Devils (1969)
Isabella, Duchess of the Devils
5.1
  • Kurt von Nutter
  • 1969
König Drosselbart
7.0
Short
  • König Drosselbart
  • 1971
Der Trotzkopf (1983)
Der Trotzkopf
6.4
TV Mini Series
  • Dr. Alfred Althoff

Credits

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Actor

  • Butterfly Collectors (1999)
    Butterfly Collectors
    7.6
    TV Movie
    • Mark Lister (as Thomas Aston)
    • 1999
  • Peak Practice (1993)
    Peak Practice
    6.5
    TV Series
    • Philip Beamer (as Thomas Aston)
    • 1998
  • Casualty (1986)
    Casualty
    6.2
    TV Series
    • Tommy Bennett (as Thomas Aston)
    • 1995
  • The Bill (1984)
    The Bill
    6.7
    TV Series
    • Alex Sherstone (as Thomas Aston)
    • 1994
  • Derrick (1974)
    Derrick
    6.7
    TV Series
    • Dr. Heising
    • Eugen Seibach
    • Herr Schröder ...
    • 1975–1991
  • Howalds Fall (1990)
    Tatort
    7.0
    TV Series
    • Florian Fritsche
    • Adalbert v. Plackwitz
    • Jim
    • 1974–1986
  • Polizeiinspektion 1 (1977)
    Polizeiinspektion 1
    6.9
    TV Series
    • Kurt Konrad Köhler
    • 1986
  • Fundsache
    TV Movie
    • 1985
  • Andreas Fröhlich, Oliver Korittke, Timmo Niesner, Christina Plate, Oliver Rohrbeck, and Ulrike Stürzbecher in Eine Klasse für sich - Geschichten aus einem Internat (1984)
    Eine Klasse für sich - Geschichten aus einem Internat
    6.8
    TV Series
    • Dealer Hannes
    • 1985
  • The Old Fox (1977)
    The Old Fox
    6.4
    TV Series
    • Toni Wiener
    • Werner Groth
    • Gert Bauer
    • 1977–1984
  • Der Trotzkopf (1983)
    Der Trotzkopf
    6.4
    TV Mini Series
    • Dr. Alfred Althoff
    • 1983
  • Frankies Braut
    TV Movie
    • Frankie
    • 1983
  • Der schwarze Bumerang (1982)
    Der schwarze Bumerang
    6.4
    TV Mini Series
    • Lesters Mitarbeiter
    • 1982
  • Max Grießer and Josef Meinrad in ... und die Tuba bläst der Huber (1980)
    ... und die Tuba bläst der Huber
    4.3
    TV Series
    • Michael (as Horst Thomas Astan)
    • 1981
  • Die Reventlow
    TV Series
    • Lübke
    • 1980

Personal details

  • Alternative names
    • Horst Thomas Astan
  • Born
    • September 15, 1942
    • Wormbach, Germany
  • Died
    • October 11, 2024
    • Soyen, Bayern, Germany(long illness)
  • Publicity listings
    • 1 Magazine Cover Photo

Did you know

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    1996 was ordained a Catholic priest Astan and then went to Bonn. In 1999 he took over the pastoral care of artists in the capital Berlin.

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