Person

Kurt Raab

Acting · 1941–1988 · Bergreichenstein, Sudetenland [now Kasperské Hory, Czech Republic]

Biography

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.

Known for

Filmography

2011My Name Is Not AliSelf (archive footage)
1992I Don’t Just Want You to Love MeSelf (archive footage)
1990TransitträumeKaderleiter
1989Die Toten Hosen - 3 Akkorde für ein HallelujaPastor
1989Yearning for SodomSelf
1989Motten im Licht
1988Wohin?Gast
1987Escape from SobiborOberscharführer Karl Frenzel
1986Kir RoyalMichel, Butler
1986Miko: From the Gutter to the StarsWalter Hahn
1986Detektivbüro RothDr. Ross
1986Das TotenreichJohn Hagen
1985Feel the MotionMephisto
1985Die KomplizenMarcel Lambert
1985ParkerHaag
1985Angry HarvestMaslanko
1984Im Himmel ist die Hölle losIntendant
1984Der RekordP.K. Wütrich
1984Out of OrderFahrstuhlmonteur
1984Die schwarzen BrüderMann mit Narbe
1984Rambo Zambo
1984HumusHorst
1984CheatersJörg
1983Hauptsache: Leben..
1983BoleroRado
1983Consistency Is Key
1983The Olympic Champion
1983Die Matrosen von KronstadtSolomka
1983Der ZapplerNachbar
1983Bella Donna
1983Bei BioSelf
1983The Island of the Bloody PlantationBevney
1983TraumlageFellner
1982The GhostPoli
1982Krimistunde
1982Ich werde wartenHerr Dankert
1982LiebeskonzilGerichtspräsident
1982The Magic MountainDr. Krokowski
1982Dr. Margarete JohnsohnHerr Körber
1982Confessions of Felix KrullSally Meerschaum
1982Fire and SwordGanelon
1981Today We're Playing BossReichenstein
1981Frankfurt: The Face of a CityOssi
1981Wie die WeltmeisterOberamtmann
1981Angels of IronChauffeur
1981Total vereistMr. Münch
1981Die Fahrt nach SchlangenbadAlfred Wittkowsky
1980Slow AttackMaria Franz Beekenbrandt
1980Warum die UFOs unseren Salat klauenHitler
1979Ticket of No ReturnChef
1979Der DurchdreherMann von Glorias Freundin
1979Missile X: The Neutron Bomb IncidentProduction Design
1979NDR Talk ShowSelf
1979The FallTheopont Dirlewanger
1979VictorRingmaster
1979Der ganz normale WahnsinnFranz
1978Boarding SchoolFletcher
1977Bel Canto or May a Hooker Sob?Arthur
1977Nur ein kleines bisschen LiebeMan in Bar
1977The Stationmaster’s WifeXaver Ferdinand Maria Bolwieser - Station Master
1977Group Portrait with a LadyParteifunktionär
1977Adolf and MarleneAdolf Hitler
1977Chinese RouletteArt Direction
1977Eierdiebe
1976Four Against the BankProduction Design
1976The American SoldierRicky's Brother
1976Satan’s BrewWalter Kranz
1976I Only Want You to Love MeProduction Design
1976The Atlantic SwimmersPolizist
1975Fear of FearHerr Bauer
1975Mother Küsters Goes to HeavenBarkeeper Gustav
1975Fox and His FriendsWodka-Peter
1975Like a Bird on a WireAudience Member
1974Münchner GeschichtenPeter Pickl
1974Derrick
1974The Brutalization of Franz BlumAufseher Wupke
1974Effi BriestArt Direction
1974MarthaSecretary
1974Ali: Fear Eats the SoulCar Mechanic
1974Der Verfolger
1973World on a WireMark Holm
1973Tenderness of the WolvesInsp. Fritz Haarmann
1973Jail BaitFabrikleiter
1972Bremen FreedomZimmerman
1972Eight Hours Don’t Make a DayHarald
1972The Bitter Tears of Petra von KantProduction Design
1972The Merchant of Four SeasonsKurt, Hans's brother-in-law
1971The AncestressPfarrer
1971Beware of a Holy WhoreFred
1971WhityPianist (uncredited)
1971Mathias KneißlFritz Rechthaler, Jungbauer
1971Pioneers in Ingolstadt
1971Rio das MortesTankwart
1971Fassbinder Produces: Film No. 8Self
1970Weg vom FensterErster Erzieher
1970The Niklashausen JourneyBischof
1970Gods of the PlagueProduction Design
1970Why Does Herr R. Run Amok?Mr. R.
1970End of the Commune?Self (uncredited)
1970The Coffee HouseDon Marzio
1970Love Is Colder Than DeathAufsichtsperson im Kaufhaus
1969Die RevolteTankwart
1951German Film AwardSelf

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