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 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: Acting

Born: Basel, Switzerland, 1907-05-29

Died: 1977-08-18

No.	Year	Title	Role	Vote Average
1	1938	Füsilier Wipf	Notar	0
2	1940	Fräulein Huser	Kramer	100
3	1940	Die missbrauchten Liebesbriefe	Viggi Störteler	66
4	1942	Das Gespensterhaus	Dr. Loosli / Prof. Gábor Károly	50
5	1952	Palace Hotel	Leblanc, Küchenchef	40
6	1954	Läppli am Zoll	Theophil Läppli	98
7	1954	Uli der Knecht	Baumwollhändler	58
8	1954	Little Friends		35
9	1955	Uli the Tenant	Baumwollhändler	55
10	1959	HD Soldier Läppli	Theophil Läppli	88
11	1960	William Tell		80
12	1961	Democrat Läppli	Theophil Läppli	85
13	1965	Alfred Rasser - Portrait eines Cabaretisten		0
14	1970	Immer die verflixten Weiber	Stirnimann	45
15	1975	Holiday in Switzerland		0

No.	Year	Title	Role	Vote Average
1	1957	Zum blauen Bock	Self	60
2	1967	Stelldichein beim Wein	self	0

Alfred Rasser

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