Horst Mahler
Acting
Born: 1936-01-23 in 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
World in Action
The Lawyers
Self
International Terrorism Since 1945
Self (archive footage)
Germany in Autumn
Self
The History of the RAF
Self (Archive footage)
The RAF: The Red Army Fraction
Self