Alfred Rasser

Biography

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.

Most Famous Work

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Zum blauen Bock

(1957) Self

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Stelldichein beim Wein

(1967) self

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Palace Hotel

(1952) Leblanc, Küchenchef

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Fräulein Huser

(1940) Kramer

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Füsilier Wipf

(1938) Notar

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Acting

Year	Character	Movie/Tv
1970	Stirnimann	Immer die verflixten Weiber 1970-12-26 Movie
1967	self	Stelldichein beim Wein 1967-05-13 TV Show
1961	N/A	William Tell 1961-04-27 Movie
	Theophil Läppli	Democrat Läppli 1961-01-01 Movie
1959	Theophil Läppli	HD Soldier Läppli 1959-01-01 Movie
1957	Self	Zum blauen Bock 1957-08-03 TV Show
1955	Baumwollhändler	Uli the Tenant 1955-12-22 Movie
1954	N/A	Little Friends 1954-11-04 Movie
	Baumwollhändler	Uli der Knecht 1954-10-19 Movie
	Theophil Läppli	Läppli am Zoll 1954-01-01 Movie
1952	Leblanc, Küchenchef	Palace Hotel 1952-04-14 Movie
1942	Dr. Loosli / Prof. Gábor Károly	Das Gespensterhaus 1942-08-28 Movie
1940	Viggi Störteler	Die missbrauchten Liebesbriefe 1940-11-30 Movie
	Kramer	Fräulein Huser 1940-06-01 Movie
1938	Notar	Füsilier Wipf 1938-06-05 Movie
Year	Character	Movie/Tv

Directing

Year	Role	Movie/Tv
1961	Director	Democrat Läppli 1961-01-01 Movie
1959	Director	HD Soldier Läppli 1959-01-01 Movie
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Writing

Year	Role	Movie/Tv
1961	Writer	Democrat Läppli 1961-01-01 Movie
1959	Writer	HD Soldier Läppli 1959-01-01 Movie
1954	Writer	Läppli am Zoll 1954-01-01 Movie
1940	Screenplay	Der achti Schwyzer 1940-01-01 Movie
Year	Role	Movie/Tv