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Known For

Acting

Known Credits

139

Gender

Male

Birthday

1941-07-20

Day of Death

1988-06-28 (47 years old)

Place of Birth

Bergreichenstein, Sudetenland [now Kasperské Hory, Czech Republic]

Also Known As

Kurt Raab

Biography

Kurt Raab (20 July 1941 – 28 June 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

Why Does Herr R. Run Amok?

Why Does Herr R. Run Amok?

Fox and His Friends

Fox and His Friends

Ali: Fear Eats the Soul

Ali: Fear Eats the Soul

Mother Küsters Goes to Heaven

Mother Küsters Goes to Heaven

Dr. Margarete Johnson

Dr. Margarete Johnson

Escape from Sobibor

Escape from Sobibor

Die Toten Hosen - 3 Akkorde für ein Halleluja

Die Toten Hosen - 3 Akkorde für ein Halleluja

Acting

Feel the Motion

1985

Feel the Motion

as

Mephisto

Why Does Herr R. Run Amok?

1970

Why Does Herr R. Run Amok?

as

Mr. R.

The Magic Mountain

1982

The Magic Mountain

as

Dr. Krokowski

Bolero

1985

Bolero

as

Rado

Im Himmel ist die Hölle los

1984

Im Himmel ist die Hölle los

as

Intendant

Fox and His Friends

1975

Fox and His Friends

as

Wodka-Peter

Satan’s Brew

1976

Satan’s Brew

as

Walter Kranz

Cheaters

1984

Cheaters

as

Jörg

Fear of Fear

1975

Fear of Fear

as

Herr Bauer

Boarding School

1978

Boarding School

as

Fletcher

Ticket of No Return

1979

Ticket of No Return

as

Chef

The Stationmaster’s Wife

1977

The Stationmaster’s Wife

as

Xaver Ferdinand Maria Bolwieser - Station Master

I Don’t Just Want You to Love Me

1992

I Don’t Just Want You to Love Me

as

Self (archive footage)

Tenderness of the Wolves

1973

Tenderness of the Wolves

as

Insp. Fritz Haarmann

The Ghost

1982

The Ghost

as

Poli

The Island of the Bloody Plantation

1983

The Island of the Bloody Plantation

as

Bevney

The American Soldier

1970

The American Soldier

as

Ricky's Brother

Slow Attack

1980

Slow Attack

as

Maria Franz Beekenbrandt

Bremen Freedom

1972

Bremen Freedom

as

Zimmerman

The Coffee House

1970

The Coffee House

as

Don Marzio

The Ancestress

1971

The Ancestress

as

Pfarrer

Out of Order

1984

Out of Order

as

Fahrstuhlmonteur

Fassbinder Produces: Film No. 8

1971

Fassbinder Produces: Film No. 8

as

Self

Ali: Fear Eats the Soul

1974

Ali: Fear Eats the Soul

as

Car Mechanic

Angry Harvest

1985

Angry Harvest

as

Maslanko

The Merchant of Four Seasons

1972

The Merchant of Four Seasons

as

Kurt, Hans's brother-in-law

The Niklashausen Journey

1970

The Niklashausen Journey

as

Bischof

The Brutalization of Franz Blum

1974

The Brutalization of Franz Blum

as

Aufseher Wupke

Warum die UFOs unseren Salat klauen

1980

Warum die UFOs unseren Salat klauen

as

Hitler

Jail Bait

1973

Jail Bait

as

Fabrikleiter

Mathias Kneißl

1971

Mathias Kneißl

as

Fritz Rechthaler, Jungbauer

The Atlantic Swimmers

1976

The Atlantic Swimmers

as

Polizist

Adolf and Marlene

1977

Adolf and Marlene

as

Adolf

Der Durchdreher

1979

Der Durchdreher

as

Mann von Glorias Freundin

Mother Küsters Goes to Heaven

1975

Mother Küsters Goes to Heaven

as

Barkeeper Gustav

Traumlage

1983

Traumlage

as

Fellner

Love Is Colder Than Death

1970

Love Is Colder Than Death

as

Aufsichtsperson im Kaufhaus

Yearning for Sodom

1989

Yearning for Sodom

as

Self

Frankfurt: The Face of a City

1981

Frankfurt: The Face of a City

as

Ossi

Whity

1971

Whity

as

Pianist (uncredited)

Liebeskonzil

1982

Liebeskonzil

as

Gerichtspräsident

Nur ein kleines bißchen Liebe

1977

Nur ein kleines bißchen Liebe

as

Angels of Iron

1981

Angels of Iron

as

Chauffeur

Rambo Zambo

1984

Rambo Zambo

as

Today We're Playing Boss

1981

Today We're Playing Boss

as

Reichenstein

Die Matrosen von Kronstadt

1983

Die Matrosen von Kronstadt

as

Solomka

Dr. Margarete Johnson

1982

Dr. Margarete Johnson

as

Herr Körber

Like a Bird on a Wire

1975

Like a Bird on a Wire

as

Audience Member

Martha

1974

Martha

as

Secretary

Beware of a Holy Whore

1971

Beware of a Holy Whore

as

Fred

Hauptsache: Leben..

1983

Hauptsache: Leben..

as

Escape from Sobibor

1987

Escape from Sobibor

as

Oberscharführer Karl Frenzel

Ich werde warten

1982

Ich werde warten

as

Herr Dankert

Consistency Is Key

1983

Consistency Is Key

as

The Fall

1979

The Fall

as

Theopont Dirlewanger

Die Toten Hosen - 3 Akkorde für ein Halleluja

1989

Die Toten Hosen - 3 Akkorde für ein Halleluja

as

Pastor

Pioneers in Ingolstadt

1971

Pioneers in Ingolstadt

as

Total vereist

1981

Total vereist

as

Mr. Münch

Parker

1985

Parker

as

Haag

Der Verfolger

1974

Der Verfolger

as

Die Fahrt nach Schlangenbad

1981

Die Fahrt nach Schlangenbad

as

Alfred Wittkowsky

Bella Donna

1983

Bella Donna

as

Wohin?

1988

Wohin?

as

Gast

Das Totenreich

1986

Das Totenreich

as

John Hagen

Motten im Licht

1989

Motten im Licht

as

Transitträume

1990

Transitträume

as

Kaderleiter

Die Komplizen

1985

Die Komplizen

as

Marcel Lambert

Der Rekord

1984

Der Rekord

as

P.K. Wütrich

The Olympic Champion

1983

The Olympic Champion

as

Der Zappler

1983

Der Zappler

as

Nachbar

Wie die Weltmeister

1981

Wie die Weltmeister

as

Oberamtmann

Victor

1979

Victor

as

Ringmaster

Bel Canto or May a Hooker Sob?

1977

Bel Canto or May a Hooker Sob?

as

Arthur

Group Portrait with a Lady

1977

Group Portrait with a Lady

as

Parteifunktionär

Miko: From the Gutter to the Stars

1986

Miko: From the Gutter to the Stars

as

Walter Hahn

Weg vom Fenster

1970

Weg vom Fenster

as

Erster Erzieher

Die Revolte

1969

Die Revolte

as

Tankwart

My Name Is Not Ali

2011

My Name Is Not Ali

as

Self (archive footage)

Rio das Mortes

1971

Rio das Mortes

as

Tankwart

Humus

1984

Humus

as

Horst

Fire and Sword

1982

Fire and Sword

as

Ganelon

End of the Commune?

1970

End of the Commune?

as

Self (uncredited)

Eierdiebe

1977

Eierdiebe

as

Bei Bio

Bei Bio

as

Self

Eight Hours Don’t Make a Day

Eight Hours Don’t Make a Day

as

Harald

Kir Royal

Kir Royal

as

Michel, Butler

Der ganz normale Wahnsinn

Der ganz normale Wahnsinn

as

Franz

Detektivbüro Roth

Detektivbüro Roth

as

Dr. Ross

Münchner Geschichten

Münchner Geschichten

as

Peter Pickl

Krimistunde

Krimistunde

as

Die schwarzen Brüder

Die schwarzen Brüder

as

Mann mit Narbe

Confessions of Felix Krull

Confessions of Felix Krull

as

Sally Meerschaum

Derrick

Derrick

as

Deutscher Filmpreis

Deutscher Filmpreis

as

Self

NDR Talk Show

NDR Talk Show

as

Self

World on a Wire

World on a Wire

as

Mark Holm

Production

Pioneers in Ingolstadt

1971

Pioneers in Ingolstadt

as

Kir Royal

Kir Royal

as

Crew

Directing

The Island of the Bloody Plantation

1983

The Island of the Bloody Plantation

as

Yearning for Sodom

1989

Yearning for Sodom

as

Gods of the Plague

1970

Gods of the Plague

as

The American Soldier

1970

The American Soldier

as

The Bitter Tears of Petra von Kant

1972

The Bitter Tears of Petra von Kant

as