Little Known Spaghetti Western actors ~ Stefan Diestelmann

[These daily posts will cover little known actors or people that have appeared in more recent films and TV series. Various degrees of information that I was able to find will be given and anything that you can add would be appreciated.]

Stefan Diestelmann was born in Munich, Germany on January 29, 1949, and was a German blues musician, singer, actor, and composer renowned as the most internationally recognized blues artist in the German Democratic Republic (GDR), where he played a pivotal role in developing the local blues scene during the 1970s and 1980s. His work with the Stefan Diestelmann Folk Blues Band and releases on the state-owned AMIGA label established him as a leading figure in East German music despite persistent challenges from communist authorities. His parents were actors affiliated with the East German DEFA studios, Diestelmann relocated to the GDR with his family in 1961 amid the construction of the Berlin Wall. There he pursued blues music as an autodidact and collaborating with international artists such as British blues musician Alexis Korner in 1982. Increasing repression, including performance bans and prohibitions on radio play, limited his activities in the East. In 1984, following a guest performance, Diestelmann chose not to return to the GDR and settled in West Germany, where he continued touring with various musicians across the Federal Republic, Austria, and Switzerland. He additionally contributed as a composer for films and appeared in acting roles, though he struggled to regain the prominence he had achieved in the East. Diestelmann lived reclusively in Bavaria until his death in Tutzing, Bavaria, Germany on March 27, 2007, which did not become publicly known until late 2011.

Stefan Diestelmann appeared in on Euro-western, “Sing, Cowboy, Sing” as the barkeeper in 1980.

DIESTELMANN, Stefan [1/29/1949, Munich, Bavaria, Germany – 3/27/2007, Tutzing, Bavaria, Germany] – producer, composer, film, TV actor, singer, musician, son of actor Jochen Diestelmann [1922-1983], actress Hildegard Diestelmann [1920-1989], member of the bands ‘Vai hu’ [1975], ‘Stefan Diestelmann Folk Blues Band’.

Sing, Cowboy, Sing – 1980 (barkeeper)