Quick Facts
Born1941-07-20
BirthplaceBergreichenstein, Sudetenland [now Kasperské Hory, Czech Republic]
Credits46 titles
Person
Kurt Raab
Actor · Director · Writer· Bergreichenstein, Sudetenland [now Kasperské Hory, Czech Republic]
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
The roles that explain the career.
Ali: Fear Eats the Soul
Car Mechanic · 1974
Escape from Sobibor
Oberscharführer Karl Frenzel · 1987
Fox and His Friends
Wodka-Peter · 1975
Why Does Herr R. Run Amok?
Mr. R. · 1970
The Merchant of Four Seasons
Kurt, Hans's brother-in-law · 1972
Martha
Secretary · 1974
Beware of a Holy Whore
Fred · 1971
Love Is Colder Than Death
Aufsichtsperson im Kaufhaus · 1970
Filmography
46 credits across 5 departments.
| Year | Title | Role | Type |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2011 | My Name Is Not Ali | Self (archive footage) | Film |
| 1992 | I Don’t Just Want You to Love Me | Self (archive footage) | Film |
| 1987 | Escape from Sobibor | Oberscharführer Karl Frenzel | Film |
| 1986 | Das Totenreich | John Hagen | TV |
| 1985 | Feel the Motion | Mephisto | Film |
| 1985 | Angry Harvest | Maslanko | Film |
| 1984 | Cheaters | Jörg | Film |
| 1984 | Out of Order | Fahrstuhlmonteur | Film |
| 1984 | Im Himmel ist die Hölle los | Intendant | Film |
| 1984 | Die schwarzen Brüder | Mann mit Narbe | TV |
| 1983 | Bolero | Rado | Film |
| 1983 | The Island of the Bloody Plantation | Bevney | Film |
| 1983 | The Island of the Bloody Plantation | Director | Film |
| 1983 | The Island of the Bloody Plantation | Writer | Film |
| 1982 | The Ghost | Poli | Film |
| 1982 | The Magic Mountain | Dr. Krokowski | Film |
| 1981 | Angels of Iron | Chauffeur | Film |
| 1980 | Slow Attack | Maria Franz Beekenbrandt | Film |
| 1979 | Ticket of No Return | Chef | Film |
| 1978 | Boarding School | Fletcher | Film |
| 1977 | Group Portrait with a Lady | Parteifunktionär | Film |
| 1977 | The Stationmaster’s Wife | Xaver Ferdinand Maria Bolwieser - Station Master | Film |
| 1976 | The American Soldier | Ricky's Brother | Film |
| 1976 | Satan’s Brew | Walter Kranz | Film |
| 1975 | Fear of Fear | Herr Bauer | Film |
| 1975 | Fox and His Friends | Wodka-Peter | Film |
| 1975 | Mother Küsters Goes to Heaven | Barkeeper Gustav | Film |
| 1975 | Like a Bird on a Wire | Audience Member | Film |
| 1975 | Mother Küsters Goes to Heaven | Writer | Film |
| 1974 | Ali: Fear Eats the Soul | Car Mechanic | Film |
| 1974 | Martha | Secretary | Film |
| 1973 | Jail Bait | Fabrikleiter | Film |
| 1973 | Tenderness of the Wolves | Insp. Fritz Haarmann | Film |
| 1973 | World on a Wire | Mark Holm | TV |
| 1973 | Tenderness of the Wolves | Writer | Film |
| 1972 | The Merchant of Four Seasons | Kurt, Hans's brother-in-law | Film |
| 1972 | Bremen Freedom | Zimmerman | Film |
| 1971 | Rio das Mortes | Tankwart | Film |
| 1971 | Beware of a Holy Whore | Fred | Film |
| 1971 | Whity | Pianist (uncredited) | Film |
| 1971 | Pioneers in Ingolstadt | Film | |
| 1971 | Pioneers in Ingolstadt | Producer | Film |
| 1970 | Why Does Herr R. Run Amok? | Mr. R. | Film |
| 1970 | Love Is Colder Than Death | Aufsichtsperson im Kaufhaus | Film |
| 1970 | The Niklashausen Journey | Bischof | Film |
| 1970 | The Coffee House | Don Marzio | Film |
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