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Raoul Retzer

Acting Born May 22, 1919 Vienna, Austria 24 credits

Biography

Raoul Retzer (born Raoul Richard Karl Pollitzer; May 22, 1919 – August 8, 1974) was an Austrian actor who began his career as a child performer on Vienna’s major stages, including the Burgtheater and Volkstheater, and appeared in film from an early age. After serving as a soldier during World War II, he resumed acting in cabaret, revue theatre, and comedy venues in Vienna.

From the early 1950s onward, Retzer became a prolific character actor in Austrian and German cinema and television, often appearing in small, uncredited roles, particularly in comedies directed by Franz Antel. Typically cast as servants, policemen, or petty criminals, he was a familiar face in popular entertainment of the era. Despite his extensive career, Retzer died in modest circumstances in 1974, leaving behind a vast body of stage, film, and television work.

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Known for

Film

Love Bavarian Style

as Innkeeper

Northern Exposure

as Man with Beard

Full filmography

  • The Great Race (1965) as Mayor-Domo (uncredited)
  • Love Bavarian Style (1973) as Innkeeper
  • Hurra, die Schwedinnen sind da (1978) as Bit part
  • Der Kurier der Kaiserin (1970) as Musiker
  • 2069: A Sex Odyssey (1974) as Johann Berger
  • The Secret Ways (1961) as Special Agent
  • The Countess Died of Laughter (1973) as Osmin
  • The White Horse Inn (1960) as Feuerwehrhauptmann
  • Wolken über Kaprun (1966) as Wirt
  • The Vampire Happening (1971) as Graf Bernhard Ochsenstein
  • Where Are You Taking That Woman (1966) as Doorman (Vienna segment) (uncredited)
  • Die Försterchristel (1962) as Hütl
  • The Sweet Sins of Sexy Susan (1967) as Sergeant
  • Spy Today, Die Tomorrow (1967) as Masseur
  • Die Halbzarte (1959) as Man with Beard
  • And So to Bed (1963) as Mann an der Bar rechts vom Architekten (uncredited)
  • When the Mad Aunts Arrive (1970) as Beppo
  • Hochzeit am Neusiedler See (1963) as Otto Pfeffer
  • Ooh... diese Ferien (1958) as Kellner
  • Countess Mariza (1958) as Istwan
  • Im schwarzen Rössl (1961) as Anton, Hausknecht
  • Luftkreuz Südost (1966) as Kommissar
  • Das Liebesleben des schönen Franz (1956) as Bargast
  • Das Spukschloß im Salzkammergut (1966)