Horst Lateika

Horst Lateika (b. 1934) is a German actor and puppeteer best known for performing Nepomuk on the puppet series Hallo Spencer. Since Sesamstrasse and Hallo Spencer were both shot at Studio Hamburg, Lateika recurred on Sesamstrasse as Wachtmeister Schnapp from 1992 to 1995.
Lateika was originally a stage actor, beginning in the 1950s. On Hallo Spencer, he also occasionally filled in as members of the Quietschebeus trio. On-camera, he appeared in the film Vera Romeyke ist nicht tragbar (with Rita Engelmann in the title role) and in the Winnetou TV movie Der Ölprinz. Stage musicals include Damn Yankees (Welch) and Cabaret (Her Schultz).
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