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Kurt Raab

Acting Born Jul 20, 1941 Died Jun 28, 1988 Bergreichenstein, Sudetenland [now Kasperské Hory, Czech Republic] 141 credits
141
Total Credits
1951–2011
61 Years Career Span
30
Vault Titles
10
Key Co-Stars

Biography

Kurt Raab works in acting. Born July 20, 1941 in Bergreichenstein, Sudetenland [now Kasperské Hory, Czech Republic]. Died June 28, 1988. Archytele tracks 141 screen credits across canonical film and television databases.

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Known for

Film

Escape from Sobibor

as Oberscharführer Karl Frenzel

Kir Royal

as Michel, Butler

Kir Royal

1986

Townies

as Fahrstuhlmonteur

Ozzy & Drix

as Rado

Confessions of Felix Krull

as Sally Meerschaum
Film

The Ghost

as Poli

Matador

as Chauffeur

NDR Talk Show

as Self
Film

Chinese Roulette

1977
Film

Satan’s Brew

as Walter Kranz
Film

Satan’s Brew

1976

Frequent co-stars

Guilherme Leicam 3 shared titles
Nathalia Dill 2 shared titles
Sérgio Guizé 2 shared titles
Monica Iozzi 2 shared titles
Margit Carstensen 2 shared titles
Ingrid Caven 2 shared titles
Brigitte Mira 2 shared titles
Marquard Bohm 2 shared titles
Barbara Valentin 2 shared titles
Chloe Maessen 1 shared title

Career timeline

My Name Is Not Ali
I Don’t Just Want You to Love Me
Transitträume
Yearning for SodomYearning for Sodom · DirectorYearning for Sodom · WriterMotten im LichtDie Toten Hosen - 3 Akkorde für ein Halleluja
Wohin?
Escape from Sobibor
Kir RoyalKir Royal · CastingDetektivbüro RothDas TotenreichMiko: From the Gutter to the Stars
Feel the MotionAngry HarvestParkerDie Komplizen
Die schwarzen BrüderIm Himmel ist die Hölle losOut of OrderCheatersHumus
Bei BioHauptsache: Leben..Bella DonnaThe Olympic ChampionThe Island of the Bloody Plantation
KrimistundeConfessions of Felix KrullThe GhostThe Magic MountainFire and Sword
Total vereistAngels of IronToday We're Playing BossToday We're Playing Boss · WriterFrankfurt: The Face of a City
Warum die UFOs unseren Salat klauenSlow Attack
NDR Talk ShowDer ganz normale WahnsinnMissile X: The Neutron Bomb Incident · Production DesignMissile X: The Neutron Bomb Incident · Art DirectionTicket of No Return
Boarding SchoolBoarding School · Set Designer
Chinese Roulette · Art DirectionGroup Portrait with a LadyThe Stationmaster’s WifeThe Stationmaster’s Wife · Production DesignEierdiebe
Satan’s BrewSatan’s Brew · Production DesignThe American SoldierThe American Soldier · Production DesignThe American Soldier · Assistant Director
Mother Küsters Goes to HeavenMother Küsters Goes to Heaven · WriterMother Küsters Goes to Heaven · Production DesignFox and His FriendsFox and His Friends · Production Design
DerrickAli: Fear Eats the SoulMünchner GeschichtenMarthaMartha · Production Design
World on a WireWorld on a Wire · Production DesignTenderness of the WolvesTenderness of the Wolves · WriterTenderness of the Wolves · Production Design
Eight Hours Don’t Make a DayEight Hours Don’t Make a Day · Production DesignThe Bitter Tears of Petra von Kant · Production DesignThe Bitter Tears of Petra von Kant · Assistant DirectorThe Merchant of Four Seasons
WhityWhity · Production DesignBeware of a Holy WhoreBeware of a Holy Whore · Production DesignPioneers in Ingolstadt
The Coffee HouseLove Is Colder Than DeathGods of the Plague · Production DesignGods of the Plague · Assistant DirectorThe Niklashausen Journey
Die Revolte
German Film Award

Full Filmography

141 titles
  • My Name Is Not Ali (2011) as Self (archive footage)
  • I Don’t Just Want You to Love Me (1992) as Self (archive footage)
  • Transitträume (1990) as Kaderleiter
  • Yearning for Sodom (1989) as Self
  • Yearning for Sodom (1989) Director
  • Yearning for Sodom (1989) Writer
  • Motten im Licht (1989)
  • Die Toten Hosen - 3 Akkorde für ein Halleluja (1989) as Pastor
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  • Wohin? (1988) as Gast
  • Escape from Sobibor (1987) as Oberscharführer Karl Frenzel
  • Kir Royal (1986) as Michel, Butler
  • Kir Royal (1986) Casting
  • Detektivbüro Roth (1986) as Dr. Ross
  • Das Totenreich (1986) as John Hagen
  • Miko: From the Gutter to the Stars (1986) as Walter Hahn
  • Feel the Motion (1985) as Mephisto
  • Angry Harvest (1985) as Maslanko
  • Parker (1985) as Haag
  • Die Komplizen (1985) as Marcel Lambert
  • Die schwarzen Brüder (1984) as Mann mit Narbe
  • Im Himmel ist die Hölle los (1984) as Intendant
  • Out of Order (1984) as Fahrstuhlmonteur
  • Cheaters (1984) as Jörg
  • Humus (1984) as Horst
  • Der Rekord (1984) as P.K. Wütrich
  • Rambo Zambo (1984)
  • Bei Bio (1983) as Self
  • Hauptsache: Leben.. (1983)
  • Bella Donna (1983)
  • The Olympic Champion (1983)
  • The Island of the Bloody Plantation (1983) as Bevney
  • The Island of the Bloody Plantation (1983) Director
  • The Island of the Bloody Plantation (1983) Writer
  • Bolero (1983) as Rado
  • Die Matrosen von Kronstadt (1983) as Solomka
  • Consistency Is Key (1983)
  • Traumlage (1983) as Fellner
  • Der Zappler (1983) as Nachbar
  • Krimistunde (1982)
  • Confessions of Felix Krull (1982) as Sally Meerschaum
  • The Ghost (1982) as Poli
  • The Magic Mountain (1982) as Dr. Krokowski
  • Fire and Sword (1982) as Ganelon
  • Dr. Margarete Johnsohn (1982) as Herr Körber
  • Ich werde warten (1982) as Herr Dankert
  • Liebeskonzil (1982) as Gerichtspräsident
  • Total vereist (1981) as Mr. Münch
  • Angels of Iron (1981) as Chauffeur
  • Today We're Playing Boss (1981) as Reichenstein
  • Today We're Playing Boss (1981) Writer
  • Frankfurt: The Face of a City (1981) as Ossi
  • Wie die Weltmeister (1981) as Oberamtmann
  • Die Fahrt nach Schlangenbad (1981) as Alfred Wittkowsky
  • Warum die UFOs unseren Salat klauen (1980) as Hitler
  • Slow Attack (1980) as Maria Franz Beekenbrandt
  • NDR Talk Show (1979) as Self
  • Der ganz normale Wahnsinn (1979) as Franz
  • Missile X: The Neutron Bomb Incident (1979) Production Design
  • Missile X: The Neutron Bomb Incident (1979) Art Direction
  • Ticket of No Return (1979) as Chef
  • The Fall (1979) as Theopont Dirlewanger
  • Der Durchdreher (1979) as Mann von Glorias Freundin
  • Victor (1979) as Ringmaster
  • Boarding School (1978) as Fletcher
  • Boarding School (1978) Set Designer
  • Chinese Roulette (1977) Art Direction
  • Group Portrait with a Lady (1977) as Parteifunktionär
  • The Stationmaster’s Wife (1977) as Xaver Ferdinand Maria Bolwieser - Station Master
  • The Stationmaster’s Wife (1977) Production Design
  • Eierdiebe (1977)
  • Adolf and Marlene (1977) as Adolf Hitler
  • Adolf and Marlene (1977) Production Design
  • Adolf and Marlene (1977) Property Master
  • Nur ein kleines bisschen Liebe (1977) as Man in Bar
  • Bel Canto or May a Hooker Sob? (1977) as Arthur
  • Satan’s Brew (1976) as Walter Kranz
  • Satan’s Brew (1976) Production Design
  • The American Soldier (1976) as Ricky's Brother
  • The American Soldier (1976) Production Design
  • The American Soldier (1976) Assistant Director
  • I Only Want You to Love Me (1976) Production Design
  • Four Against the Bank (1976) Production Design
  • The Atlantic Swimmers (1976) as Polizist
  • Mother Küsters Goes to Heaven (1975) as Barkeeper Gustav
  • Mother Küsters Goes to Heaven (1975) Writer
  • Mother Küsters Goes to Heaven (1975) Production Design
  • Fox and His Friends (1975) as Wodka-Peter
  • Fox and His Friends (1975) Production Design
  • Fear of Fear (1975) as Herr Bauer
  • Fear of Fear (1975) Art Designer
  • Like a Bird on a Wire (1975) as Audience Member
  • Like a Bird on a Wire (1975) Production Design
  • Derrick (1974)
  • Ali: Fear Eats the Soul (1974) as Car Mechanic
  • Münchner Geschichten (1974) as Peter Pickl
  • Martha (1974) as Secretary
  • Martha (1974) Production Design
  • Effi Briest (1974) Art Direction
  • The Brutalization of Franz Blum (1974) as Aufseher Wupke
  • Der Verfolger (1974)
  • World on a Wire (1973) as Mark Holm
  • World on a Wire (1973) Production Design
  • Tenderness of the Wolves (1973) as Insp. Fritz Haarmann
  • Tenderness of the Wolves (1973) Writer
  • Tenderness of the Wolves (1973) Production Design
  • Jail Bait (1973) as Fabrikleiter
  • Jail Bait (1973) Production Design
  • Eight Hours Don’t Make a Day (1972) as Harald
  • Eight Hours Don’t Make a Day (1972) Production Design
  • The Bitter Tears of Petra von Kant (1972) Production Design
  • The Bitter Tears of Petra von Kant (1972) Assistant Director
  • The Merchant of Four Seasons (1972) as Kurt, Hans's brother-in-law
  • The Merchant of Four Seasons (1972) Production Design
  • The Merchant of Four Seasons (1972) Costume Design
  • Bremen Freedom (1972) as Zimmerman
  • Bremen Freedom (1972) Production Design
  • Whity (1971) as Pianist (uncredited)
  • Whity (1971) Production Design
  • Beware of a Holy Whore (1971) as Fred
  • Beware of a Holy Whore (1971) Production Design
  • Pioneers in Ingolstadt (1971)
  • Pioneers in Ingolstadt (1971) Production Design
  • Pioneers in Ingolstadt (1971) Producer
  • Rio das Mortes (1971) as Tankwart
  • Rio das Mortes (1971) Production Design
  • Rio das Mortes (1971) Costume Design
  • Mathias Kneißl (1971) as Fritz Rechthaler, Jungbauer
  • Fassbinder Produces: Film No. 8 (1971) as Self
  • The Ancestress (1971) as Pfarrer
  • The Coffee House (1970) as Don Marzio
  • Love Is Colder Than Death (1970) as Aufsichtsperson im Kaufhaus
  • Gods of the Plague (1970) Production Design
  • Gods of the Plague (1970) Assistant Director
  • The Niklashausen Journey (1970) as Bischof
  • The Niklashausen Journey (1970) Production Design
  • End of the Commune? (1970) as Self (uncredited)
  • Why Does Herr R. Run Amok? (1970) as Mr. R.
  • Why Does Herr R. Run Amok? (1970) Production Design
  • Weg vom Fenster (1970) as Erster Erzieher
  • Die Revolte (1969) as Tankwart
  • German Film Award (1951) as Self

Frequently Asked Questions

What movies or TV shows is Kurt Raab best known for?

Kurt Raab is widely recognized for notable roles and projects including Escape from Sobibor (1987), Kir Royal (1986), Kir Royal (1986), Townies (1996).

When and where was Kurt Raab born?

Kurt Raab was born on July 20, 1941 in Bergreichenstein, Sudetenland [now Kasperské Hory, Czech Republic]. They passed away on June 28, 1988.

How many credits does Kurt Raab have?

Kurt Raab has accumulated over 141 film and television credits across a career spanning from 1951 to 2011.

What is Kurt Raab's background in cinema and television?

Kurt Raab (July 20, 1941 – June 28, 1988) was a German stage and film actor, as well as a screenwriter and playwright. Raab is best remembered for his work with German film director Rainer Werner Fassbinder, with whom he collaborated on 31 film projects.

Kurt Raab by the numbers

141credits
124films
17TV series
1951–2011active years

Age in their best-rated roles

Full filmography (141) Born on July 20 In memoriam 1988

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