Kurt Raab
Known for Acting · 96 credits
- Born
- 1941-07-20
- Died
- 1988-06-28
- Place of birth
- Bergreichenstein, Sudetenland [now Kasperské Hory, Czech Republic]
- Also known as
- Curd Melber
Biography
Kurt Raab (July 20, 1941 – June 28, 1988) was a West 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
TV Shows (13)
Derrick
1974
NDR Talk Show
1979
as Self
German Film Award
1951
as Self
Krimistunde
1982
World on a Wire
1973
as Mark Holm
Detektivbüro Roth
1986
as Dr. Ross
Bei Bio
1983
as Self
Eight Hours Don’t Make a Day
1972
as Harald
Kir Royal
1986
as Michel, Butler
Münchner Geschichten
1974
as Peter Pickl
Der ganz normale Wahnsinn
1979
as Franz
Confessions of Felix Krull
1982
as Sally Meerschaum
Die schwarzen Brüder
1984
as Mann mit Narbe
Movies (83)
Escape from Sobibor
1987
as Oberscharführer Karl Frenzel
The Merchant of Four Seasons
1972
as Kurt, Hans's brother-in-law
Ali: Fear Eats the Soul
1974
as Car Mechanic
Jail Bait
1973
as Fabrikleiter
The Stationmaster’s Wife
1977
as Xaver Ferdinand Maria Bolwieser - Station Master
Out of Order
1984
as Fahrstuhlmonteur
Fire and Sword
1982
as Ganelon
Martha
1974
as Secretary
Fox and His Friends
1975
as Wodka-Peter
Satan’s Brew
1976
as Walter Kranz
Tenderness of the Wolves
1973
as Insp. Fritz Haarmann
Love Is Colder Than Death
1970
as Aufsichtsperson im Kaufhaus
Beware of a Holy Whore
1971
as Fred
Angry Harvest
1985
as Maslanko
The Magic Mountain
1982
as Dr. Krokowski
Angels of Iron
1981
as Chauffeur
Parker
1985
as Haag
Boarding School
1978
as Fletcher
Mother Küsters Goes to Heaven
1975
as Barkeeper Gustav
Bolero
1983
as Rado
Feel the Motion
1985
as Mephisto
The Coffee House
1970
as Don Marzio
Cheaters
1984
as Jörg
Why Does Herr R. Run Amok?
1970
as Mr. R.
Whity
1971
as Pianist (uncredited)
Bremen Freedom
1972
as Zimmerman
The Island of the Bloody Plantation
1983
as Bevney
The Atlantic Swimmers
1976
as Polizist
Fear of Fear
1975
as Herr Bauer
Pioneers in Ingolstadt
1971
Miko: From the Gutter to the Stars
1986
as Walter Hahn
Mathias Kneißl
1971
as Fritz Rechthaler, Jungbauer
Liebeskonzil
1982
as Gerichtspräsident
The Brutalization of Franz Blum
1974
as Aufseher Wupke
Group Portrait with a Lady
1977
as Parteifunktionär
I Don’t Just Want You to Love Me
1992
as Self (archive footage)
Rio das Mortes
1971
as Tankwart
The Fall
1979
as Theopont Dirlewanger
Warum die UFOs unseren Salat klauen
1980
as Hitler
Frankfurt: The Face of a City
1981
as Ossi
Adolf and Marlene
1977
as Adolf Hitler
Der Durchdreher
1979
as Mann von Glorias Freundin
Today We're Playing Boss
1981
as Reichenstein
End of the Commune?
1970
as Self (uncredited)
Bel Canto or May a Hooker Sob?
1977
as Arthur
The American Soldier
1976
as Ricky's Brother
Slow Attack
1980
as Maria Franz Beekenbrandt
Bella Donna
1983
Die Toten Hosen - 3 Akkorde für ein Halleluja
1989
as Pastor
Consistency Is Key
1983
The Niklashausen Journey
1970
as Bischof
Eierdiebe
1977
Im Himmel ist die Hölle los
1984
as Intendant
Der Rekord
1984
as P.K. Wütrich
Ticket of No Return
1979
as Chef
Wie die Weltmeister
1981
as Oberamtmann
Like a Bird on a Wire
1975
as Audience Member
Hauptsache: Leben..
1983
Die Revolte
1969
as Tankwart
My Name Is Not Ali
2011
as Self (archive footage)
Rambo Zambo
1984
Weg vom Fenster
1970
as Erster Erzieher
Die Komplizen
1985
as Marcel Lambert
Victor
1979
as Ringmaster
Die Matrosen von Kronstadt
1983
as Solomka
The Olympic Champion
1983
The Ancestress
1971
as Pfarrer
Traumlage
1983
as Fellner
Total vereist
1981
as Mr. Münch
Das Totenreich
1986
as John Hagen
Humus
1984
as Horst
Motten im Licht
1989
The Ghost
1982
as Poli
Transitträume
1990
as Kaderleiter
Nur ein kleines bisschen Liebe
1977
as Man in Bar
Der Zappler
1983
as Nachbar
Dr. Margarete Johnsohn
1982
as Herr Körber
Ich werde warten
1982
as Herr Dankert
Yearning for Sodom
1989
as Self
Der Verfolger
1974
Fassbinder Produces: Film No. 8
1971
as Self
Wohin?
1988
as Gast
Die Fahrt nach Schlangenbad
1981
as Alfred Wittkowsky
About Kurt Raab
Kurt Raab (July 20, 1941 – June 28, 1988) was a West 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. With 96 credits spanning from 1951 to 2011, Kurt Raab has appeared in 83 films and 13 TV shows.
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- Escape from Sobibor (1987) — as Oberscharführer Karl Frenzel
- The Merchant of Four Seasons (1972) — as Kurt, Hans's brother-in-law
- Ali: Fear Eats the Soul (1974) — as Car Mechanic
- Jail Bait (1973) — as Fabrikleiter
- The Stationmaster’s Wife (1977) — as Xaver Ferdinand Maria Bolwieser - Station Master
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