What is Dieter Laser?
{{Infobox person | name = Dieter Laser | image = Dieter Laser cropped.jpg | caption = Dieter Laser at [[Brussels International Fantastic Film Festival]], in April 2010 | birth_date = {{birth date|1942|02|17|df=yes}} | death_date = {{death date and age|2020|02|29|1942|02|17|df=yes}} | death_place = [[Berlin]], [[Germany]] | birth_place = [[Kiel]], [[Province of Schleswig-Holstein|Schleswig-Holstein]], [[Nazi Germany|Germany]] | occupation = Actor }} '''Dieter Laser''' (<!-- born -->17 February 1942 – 29 February 2020) was a [[Germans|German]] [[actor]].<ref>[http://movies.nytimes.com/person/40664/Dieter-Laser The New York Times]</ref> He is known to English speaking audiences for his roles as Mantrid in ''[[Lexx]]'',<ref>[http://www.lexxdomain.com/cast.php Lexx Domain - Cast]</ref> Prof. Otto Blaettchen in ''[[The Ogre (1996 movie)|The Ogre]]'', Dr. Josef Heiter in ''[[The Human Centipede (First Sequence)]]'' and Bill Boss in ''[[The Human Centipede 3 (Final Sequence)]]''. == Death == Dieter Laser died twelve days after his 78th birthday on 29 February 2020. His death was not announced until a message to his official Facebook page was posted on 9 April 2020.<ref>[https://www.dreadcentral.com/news/323856/rip-dieter-laser-human-centipede-actor-has-passed-away/ RIP DIETER LASER: HUMAN CENTIPEDE ACTOR HAS PASSED AWAY]</ref><ref>[https://bloody-disgusting.com/news/3612469/r-p-human-centipede-star-dieter-laser-passed-away/ [R.I.P.] ‘The Human Centipede’ Star Dieter Laser Has Passed Away]</ref> ==References== {{reflist}} ==Other websites== *{{IMDb name|0489504}} *{{amg name|40664}} *[http://www.facebook.com/dieterlaser.actor Official Facebook site of Dieter Laser] {{DEFAULTSORT:Laser, Dieter}} [[Category:1942 births]] [[Category:2020 deaths]] [[Category:German movie actors]] [[Category:German television actors]] [[Category:People from Kiel]] {{actor-stub}}