Horst Mahler
Known For
Acting
Gender
Male
Birthday
Jan 23, 1936 (90 years old)
Place of Birth
Haynau, Germany [now Chojnów, Poland]
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.
Known For
| 2015 | The History of the RAFSelf (Archive footage) | |
| 2009 | The LawyersSelf | |
| 2009 | International Terrorism Since 1945Self (archive footage) | |
| 2007 | The RAF: The Red Army FractionSelf | |
| 1978 | Germany in AutumnSelf | |
| 1963 | World in Action |