Dieter Laser - TV Tropes

Klaus Dieter Laser (February 17, 1942 - February 29, 2020) was a German actor.

He was best known internationally for his role as the Mad Doctor Josef Heiter in The Human Centipede (First Sequence) and as Omnicidal Maniac Mantrid on Lexx. Due to his distinctive gaunt appearance, he was often typecast as villains.

And yes, his last name really was Laser.

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Selected filmography:

• Tatort (1975) as Piet Kallweit
• The Lost Honour of Katharina Blum (1975) as Werner Tötges
• The Glass Cell (1978) as David Reinald
• Wir (1982) as D-503
• Lexx (1998-2000) as Mantrid
• The Human Centipede
  • The Human Centipede (First Sequence) (2009) as Dr. Josef Heiter
  • The Human Centipede (Final Sequence) (2015) as Bill Boss

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