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Horst Mahler

Acting1936-01-23Haynau, Germany [now Chojnów, Poland]

Biography

Horst Mahler was a German former lawyer and political activist. He first came to fame as a lawyer for the left-wing activists of the 1968 movement. He was a co-founder of the RAF in 1970, the same year he ended up in prison. After his release, he was involved in right-wing extremist circles and defended right-wing extremists in court. Further years in prison followed until he was released in 2020. Mahler denied the Holocaust and made anti-Semitic statements.

TV Credits(3)

Representative TV credits first: longer-running roles appear before newer one-off appearances.

The History of the RAF

Self (Archive footage)

20156 eps

International Terrorism Since 1945

Self (archive footage)

20091 eps

World in Action

19631 eps