Alfred Rasser
Known for Acting · 17 credits
- Born
- 1907-05-29
- Died
- 1977-08-18
- Place of birth
- Basel, Switzerland
Biography
Alfred Rasser (29 May 1907 – 18 August 1977) was a Swiss comedian, radio personality, and stage and film actor who starred predominantly in Swiss German-language cinema and television and stage productions, but he was also known for the role of Theophil Läppli, a parody on the Swiss militarism.
Born and raised in Basel, Canton of Basel-Stadt in Switzerland as son of Berta née Stump and Emil, Rasser's father died when Alfred was at the age of 11. Berta Rasser had now, for Alfred and his three siblings, to earn the family's keep. After his apprenticeship as merchant at Jacky Maeder & Cie to 1922, he attended the drama school for the first time, and found his true passion. To have an income, Alfred Rasser tried among others as a chicken farmer in the Canton of Ticino in 1928. From 1928 to 1930 Rasser took acting lessons at Oskar Wälterlin and body workout at Rosalia Chladek at the Basel conservatory. Upon completion of the drama school, in 1930 he founded his own theater company, but graduated in 1934 at the Basel conservatory.
Known For
TV Shows (2)
Movies (15)
William Tell
1960
Little Friends
1954
The Abused Love Letters
1940
as Viggi Störteler
HD Soldier Läppli
1959
as Theophil Läppli
Füsilier Wipf
1938
as Notar
Uli the Tenant
1955
as Baumwollhändler
Fräulein Huser
1940
as Kramer
Immer die verflixten Weiber
1970
as Stirnimann
Uli der Knecht
1954
as Baumwollhändler
Palace Hotel
1952
as Leblanc, Küchenchef
Das Gespensterhaus
1942
as Dr. Loosli / Prof. Gábor Károly
Holiday in Switzerland
1975
Democrat Läppli
1961
as Theophil Läppli
Läppli am Zoll
1954
as Theophil Läppli
Alfred Rasser - Portrait eines Cabaretisten
1965
About Alfred Rasser
Alfred Rasser (29 May 1907 – 18 August 1977) was a Swiss comedian, radio personality, and stage and film actor who starred predominantly in Swiss German-language cinema and television and stage productions, but he was also known for the role of Theophil Läppli, a parody on the Swiss militarism. Born and raised in Basel, Canton of Basel-Stadt in Switzerland as son of Berta née Stump and Emil, Rasser's father died when Alfred was at the age of 11. Berta Rasser had now, for Alfred and his three siblings, to earn the family's keep. After his appre… With 17 credits spanning from 1938 to 1975, Alfred Rasser has appeared in 15 films and 2 TV shows.
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Most Popular Alfred Rasser Movies
- William Tell (1960)
- Little Friends (1954)
- The Abused Love Letters (1940) — as Viggi Störteler
- HD Soldier Läppli (1959) — as Theophil Läppli
- Füsilier Wipf (1938) — as Notar
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