RIP Joseph Hannesschläger

Joseph Hannesschläger succumbs to cancer

“Rosenheim Cops” -Star

Online Focus

1/20/2020

Joseph Hannesschläger, the "Rosenheim Cop", has died. One of the most popular German television series has lost its most prominent face: the actor died of cancer at the age of 57.

This was confirmed by the PR agency Presse-Partner on Monday, citing Hannessschläger's wife. The newspaper had previously reported. Hannessschläger had spent his last days in a hospice.

Actor had pancreatic cancer

Hannesschläger had only made his illness public a few months ago. At the beginning of October it emerged that he has a tumor in the area of ​​the gastrointestinal tract and pancreas that has already spread to the liver. He could only be treated palliatively.

According to media reports, he had spent his last weeks in a hospice: Munich's former mayor Christian Ude, who shared a photo of his visit on Facebook, recently visited him there. "We thank you for the friendship, for your infectious humor and for conveying insight into what is really important in life", wrote Ude then and wished "a lot of strength for the plans that you still want to realize".

The grief at ZDF is great. "Countless fans as well as all his colleagues who were allowed to work with him mourn the loss of a great folk actor, whom we will also miss very much," said ZDF program director Norbert Himmler in Munich on Monday. "With his incomparable mixture of Bavarian charm and profound slickness, Joseph Hannesschläger gave the figure of the Korbinian Hofer a unique and unmistakable character."

Johannes Hannesschläger was still optimistic

Before he died, the "Bild" newspaper quoted Hannesschläger at the premiere of his last film "Schmucklos": "Do not grieve for yourself. Enjoy every day. It may be too late." Everything he had wished for the new year, he can no longer do, said Hannesschläger. "There would have been some nice things."

Hannesschläger had just married his partner Bettina about a year ago. She was by his side until the very end.

"Great supporter": Police mourn the loss of Hannesschläger

In the Oberbayern Süd police headquarters in Rosenheim, there is great sadness over the death of the TV investigator. "As Korbinian Hofer, the" Rosenheim Cop "had been a great supporter of the police and the Rosenheim region for around 20 years," said police chief Robert Kopp. "Our heartfelt sympathy goes to his family, who always stood by his side until the end." The police headquarters would always remember him with dignity.

The chief of police and the television policeman knew each other well. Kopp therefore liked to call him "my colleague". He had a special feeling for people and, last but not least, a healthy dose of dry humor. "Characteristics with which we also like to identify in real police life," the police chief had said earlier.

"Rosenheim Cops" was Hannessschläger's most important TV role

According to his website, Hannesschläger has appeared in more than 45 plays and around 40 cinema and television productions in the course of his career. He also appeared as a cabaret artist and also had his own band with "Discotrain".

However, his most important role was that of heavyweight Commissioner Korbinian Hofer in the "Rosenheim Cops", in which he was seen for 17 years.

"With its incomparable mixture of Bavarian charm and profound slickness"

The grief among his colleagues is correspondingly great. "Countless fans as well as all colleagues who were allowed to work with him mourn the loss of a great folk actor, whom we will also miss very much," said ZDF program director Norbert Himmler in Munich on Monday. "With his incomparable mixture of Bavarian charm and profound slickness, Joseph Hannesschläger gave the figure of the Korbinian Hofer a unique and unmistakable character."

Michi mourns: "Joseph was and is a friend"

The Austrian actor Max Müller aka policeman Michi Mohr in "Die Rosenheim-Cops" was dismayed by the death of investigator Joseph Hannesschläger.

"Friend is an honorary title for me. Joseph was and is a friend. I feel the same way,” said the 54-year-old on Monday. It was good that Hannesschläger had lived so uncompromisingly until the end and had been with his wife, said Müller.

Müller and Hannesschläger met about 20 years ago on the occasion of the planned series and shot hundreds of episodes together.

Grief among the fans: "And now again a cop is investigating in heaven"

The fans were also sad: "And now a cop is investigating in heaven again ... Rest in peace!" Wrote "Der Sinnfrereite" on Twitter. And "Sweet Cherry" said, "Without you, the Rosenheim Cops will never be the same again". And a Facebook user praised: "You were really the heart of the Rosenheim Cops! Arrive well at the top and greet our Hamburg cop Jan from all of us!”, Alluded to the late Jan Fedder, TV policeman in the ARD series “Großstadtrevier”.

HANNESSCHLAGER, Joseph

Born: 6/2/1962, Munich, Bavaria, Germany

Died: 1/20/2002, Munich, Bavaria, Germany

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