What is Achim Mentzel?
[[File:1145 Achim Mentzel.JPG|thumb|Mentzel in February 2011.]] '''Achim Mentzel''' (15 July 1946 &ndash; 4 January 2016) was a [[Germans|German]] musician, television presenter and actor. He was best known for hosting his show ''Achims Hitparade'' from 1989 to 2006. He released 23 singles and seven albums between 1978 and 2010. He was a member of the cover band, Fritzens Dampferband ({{Lang-de|Fritzen's Steamboat Band}}), together with [[Nina Hagen]]. He appeared in the films ''[[The Legend of Paul and Paula]]'' (1973) and ''[[Der Wixxer]]'' (2004). He also appeared in the television shows ''[[Das Amt]]'' and ''[[SOKO Leipzig]]''. Mentzel was born in [[Berlin]]. He was married four times and had eight children. Mentzel died on 4 January 2016 in [[Cottbus]], [[Brandenburg]], aged 69. It is believed the cause was a [[heart attack]] or [[stroke]].<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://www.dw.com/en/german-entertainer-achim-mentzel-dies-at-69/a-18958351|title=German entertainer Achim Mentzel dies at 69|work=[[Deutsche Welle]]|date=4 January 2016|access-date=9 January 2016}}</ref> ==References== {{Reflist}} ==Other websites== {{Commons category}} * {{IMDb name|1157074}} {{DEFAULTSORT:Mentzel, Achim}} [[Category:1946 births]] [[Category:2016 deaths]] [[Category:Actors from Berlin]] [[Category:Disease-related deaths in Germany]] [[Category:German movie actors]] [[Category:German television actors]] [[Category:German television presenters]] {{Bio-stub}}