Herbert Köfer (17 February 1921 – 24 July 2021) was a German actor, voice artist, and television presenter.

[3] He was a prisoner of war; when he returned, he worked in different theatres in Berlin, including the Volksbühne, Deutsches Theater and Kabarett Kleine Bühne.

[1][5] Köfer was both the presenter of the first moments of East German television and the host of the final show nearly 40 years later on 31 December 1991.

[1] He was popular as Opa Paul Schmidt in the TV series Rentner haben niemals Zeit (Senior citizens never have time).

In March 2008 he published his biography Nie war es so verrückt wie immer … (It is never as crazy as always).