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Thomas Astan (15 September 1942 – 11 October 2024) was a German Roman Catholic priest and actor.

Biography

Born in Schmallenberg on 15 September 1942, Astan appeared in television series such as Der Kommissar, The Old Fox, and Derrick. However, in 1996 he was ordained a Catholic priest and joined the Salesians of Don Bosco. He became a member of the Künstlerseelsorge of the Archdiocese of Berlin in 1999, a position he left in 2015. He also directed Sunday school at the church of Saint Thomas Aquinas in Mitte. In 2015, he joined the Benediktbeuern Abbey and taught at the Zentrum für Umwelt und Kultur Benediktbeuern [de]. He was also president of the Impulse für die Straßenkinder e. V.

Astan died in Soyen on 11 October 2024, at the age of 82.

Filmography

• Der Tod läuft hinterher [de] (1967)
• Der Kommissar (1969–1976)
• Tatort (1974–1986)
• Derrick (1975–1991)
• The Old Fox (1977–1984)
• Notarztwagen 7 (1977)

References

1. "Ordensmann und Schauspieler Thomas Astan-Gnacke gestorben". katholisch.de (in German). 13 October 2024. Retrieved 22 October 2024.
2. "Thomas Astan". Derrick Database (in German).
3. "Künstlerseelsorge". Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Berlin (in German).
4. Förner, Stefan (16 January 2015). "Künstlerseelsorge vakant". Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Berlin (in German). Retrieved 22 October 2024.
5. "Kirche St. Thomas von Aquin". Katholische Akademie in Berlin e.V. (in German).
6. "Schauspieler und Ordensmann: Pater Thomas Astan-Gnacke verstorben". Deutsche Provinz der Salesianer Don Boscos (in German). 13 October 2024. Retrieved 22 October 2024.

• 1942 births
• 2024 deaths
• German Roman Catholic priests
• German television actors
• People from Hochsauerlandkreis