Acting
Horst Mahler
Birth Date
January 23, 1936
Death Date
July 27, 2025
(passed away at 89)
Place of Birth
Haynau, Germany [now Chojnów, Poland]
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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.
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TV Show
World in Action
1963 • 1 episode
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Movie
The Lawyers
Self
2009
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TV Show
International Terrorism Since 1945
Self (archive footage)
2009 • 1 episode
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Movie
Germany in Autumn
Self
1978
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TV Show
The History of the RAF
Self (Archive footage)
2015 • 6 episodes
Movie
The RAF: The Red Army Fraction
Self
2007