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Known For

Acting

Known Credits

115

Gender

Male

Birthday

1891-05-13

Day of Death

1976-11-30 (85 years old)

Place of Birth

Bayreuth, Germany

Also Known As

Fritz Heinrich Rasp

Fritz Rasp

Biography

From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia. Fritz Heinrich Rasp (13 May 1891; Bayreuth – 30 November 1976; Gräfelfing) was a German film actor who appeared in 104 films between 1916 and 1976. His most notable film roles were J.J. Peachum in The Threepenny Opera (1931), as Meinert in Diary of a Lost Girl (1929), and as "Der Schmale" ("The Thin Man") in Fritz Lang's Metropolis (1927). Many of the scenes in which he appears in the latter film are part of the Metropolis footage long believed lost until their recovery in 2008. Rasp's obituary in Der Spiegel described him as "the German film villain in service, for over 60 years." He played numerous scoundrels or shady characters during the Golden Age of German cinema in the 1920s. He is considered to be one of the most successful film villains in German film history.

Known For

Metropolis

Metropolis

Giorgio Moroder's Metropolis

Giorgio Moroder's Metropolis

Woman in the Moon

Woman in the Moon

The Terrible People

The Terrible People

Diary of a Lost Girl

Diary of a Lost Girl

The 3 Penny Opera

The 3 Penny Opera

The Love of Jeanne Ney

The Love of Jeanne Ney

Spies

Spies

Der Cornet

Der Cornet

Acting

Metropolis

1927

Metropolis

as

The Thin Man

Giorgio Moroder's Metropolis

1984

Giorgio Moroder's Metropolis

as

The Thin Man

Woman in the Moon

1929

Woman in the Moon

as

Walt Turner

Secret of the Red Orchid

1962

Secret of the Red Orchid

as

Tanner

Emil and the Detectives

1931

Emil and the Detectives

as

Grundeis

The Terrible People

1960

The Terrible People

as

Lord Godley Long

Docks of Hamburg

1928

Docks of Hamburg

as

The Doctor

Charley's Aunt

1934

Charley's Aunt

as

Lord Babberley

Fellowship of the Frog

1959

Fellowship of the Frog

as

Ezra Maitland

Diary of a Lost Girl

1929

Diary of a Lost Girl

as

Meinert

The 3 Penny Opera

1931

The 3 Penny Opera

as

Peachum

Pero and Jovo

1972

Pero and Jovo

as

The Black Sheep

1960

The Black Sheep

as

Lord Kingsley

The Cruel Girlfriend

1932

The Cruel Girlfriend

as

Professor Bock

Warning Shadows

1923

Warning Shadows

as

Diener

The Squeeker

1931

The Squeeker

as

Frank Sutton

The Love of Jeanne Ney

1927

The Love of Jeanne Ney

as

Khalibiev

Lina Braake

1975

Lina Braake

as

Gustaf Haertlein

Augsburger Puppenkiste - Cenodoxus – Der Doktor von Paris

1958

Augsburger Puppenkiste - Cenodoxus – Der Doktor von Paris

as

Asteroth

Hocuspocus

1966

Hocuspocus

as

Fritz Rasp Interview

1972

Fritz Rasp Interview

as

Himself

The Hound of the Baskervilles

1937

The Hound of the Baskervilles

as

Barrymore

Lockspitzel Asew

1935

Lockspitzel Asew

as

Asew

Nanu, Sie kennen Korff noch nicht?

1938

Nanu, Sie kennen Korff noch nicht?

as

Kelly

The Red Circle

1960

The Red Circle

as

Froyant

The Strange Countess

1961

The Strange Countess

as

Rechtsanwalt Shaddle

Dr. med. Hiob Prätorius

1965

Dr. med. Hiob Prätorius

as

Shunderson

Dreyfus

1930

Dreyfus

as

Major du Paty de Clam

It Was a Gay Ballnight

1939

It Was a Gay Ballnight

as

Kritiker Porphyr Philippowitsch Kruglikow

Haus des Lebens

1952

Haus des Lebens

as

Pädophiler

The Ringer

1932

The Ringer

as

Rechtsanwalt Maurice Meister

The Murderer Dmitri Karamazov

1931

The Murderer Dmitri Karamazov

as

Smerdjakow

Paracelsus

1943

Paracelsus

as

der Magister

Black-White-Red Four Poster

1962

Black-White-Red Four Poster

as

Pfarrer

The Judas of Tyrol

1933

The Judas of Tyrol

as

Raffl

Einmal werd' ich Dir gefallen

1938

Einmal werd' ich Dir gefallen

as

Theo - Haushofmeister

Tausend Francs Belohnung

1974

Tausend Francs Belohnung

as

Major Gedouard

Alarm

1941

Alarm

as

Feinmechaniker Stülken

Hokuspokus

1953

Hokuspokus

as

Diener

Somewhere in Berlin

1946

Somewhere in Berlin

as

Waldemar Hunke

Land, das meine Sprache spricht

1959

Land, das meine Sprache spricht

as

Arzt

Dorothea Merz

1976

Dorothea Merz

as

Der alte Merz

Herodes und Mariamne

1965

Herodes und Mariamne

as

Sameas

Togger

1937

Togger

as

Dublanc

Bezaubernde Julia

1960

Bezaubernde Julia

as

Pierre

Lockvogel

1934

Lockvogel

as

de Groot, ihr Vormund

Frau im Strom

1939

Frau im Strom

as

Wendelin

Der Mann, der Donnerstag war

1960

Der Mann, der Donnerstag war

as

Freitag

Die Mühle im Schwarzwäldertal

1953

Die Mühle im Schwarzwäldertal

as

Spies

1928

Spies

as

Col. Jellusic - Ivan Stepanov

Die Leuchter des Kaisers

1936

Die Leuchter des Kaisers

as

Stanislaus

Klein-Dorrit

1934

Klein-Dorrit

as

Flintwinch

Time Is Money

1923

Time Is Money

as

François

Hans Trutz in the Land of Milk and Honey

1917

Hans Trutz in the Land of Milk and Honey

as

Spring Awakening

1929

Spring Awakening

as

Three Around Edith

1929

Three Around Edith

as

Pistol

Kasimir und Karoline

1959

Kasimir und Karoline

as

Speer

The Great Passion

1930

The Great Passion

as

Himself

Volpone oder Der Fuchs

1966

Volpone oder Der Fuchs

as

Corbaccio, alter Edelmann

The Pranks

1931

The Pranks

as

Direktor Rappis

Magic Fire

1955

Magic Fire

as

Pfistermeister

Der Cornet

1955

Der Cornet

as

Großwesir

Caroussel of Passion

1963

Caroussel of Passion

as

Schlossverwalter

Children's Souls Accuse You

1927

Children's Souls Accuse You

as

Heinrich Voss

Zwölftausend

1956

Zwölftausend

as

Minister von Treysa

Wo war David Preston?

1956

Wo war David Preston?

as

Inspector Hemingway

Der Revisor

1955

Der Revisor

as

Hospitalverwalter Artemij Fillippowitsch Semljanika

Gericht über Las Casas

1960

Gericht über Las Casas

as

Kardinal Loaisa von Sevilla

Das mittlere Fenster

1959

Das mittlere Fenster

as

Angus

Don Carlos

1957

Don Carlos

as

Großinquisitor

Maria Stuart

1963

Maria Stuart

as

Shrewsbury

Leidenschaft

1940

Leidenschaft

as

Boddin

Die Bauernpassion

1955

Die Bauernpassion

as

Scharfrichter

Der Liebe Lust und Leid

1926

Der Liebe Lust und Leid

as

Eine Dummheit macht auch der Gescheiteste

1959

Eine Dummheit macht auch der Gescheiteste

as

Krutizkij

Der sündige Hof

1933

Der sündige Hof

as

Veit

Squirrel

1955

Squirrel

as

Herr Süpplein

Götz von Berlichingen zubenannt mit der eisernen Hand

1925

Götz von Berlichingen zubenannt mit der eisernen Hand

as

Farmer

Das Abschiedsgeschenk

1956

Das Abschiedsgeschenk

as

Dr. Frobisher

Pinkus's Shoe Palace

1916

Pinkus's Shoe Palace

as

Die Weber

1971

Die Weber

as

Der alte Hilse

Onkel Bräsig

1936

Onkel Bräsig

as

Slusohr

Die Verspätung

1969

Die Verspätung

as

Der Sargtischler

The Last Waltz

1927

The Last Waltz

as

Linnsky

Comedians

1925

Comedians

as

Liebhaber

Arabella

1924

Arabella

as

Das verschwundene Haus

1922

Das verschwundene Haus

as

Jugend

1922

Jugend

as

Amandus

The four from Bob 13

1932

The four from Bob 13

as

Schmidt

Schuß am Nebelhorn

1934

Schuß am Nebelhorn

as

Sebastian Geyer

Johanna aus Lothringen

1959

Johanna aus Lothringen

as

Vater Massieu

Oberst Chabert

1956

Oberst Chabert

as

Privatsekretär Delbecq

Superfluous People

1926

Superfluous People

as

Chirikov

Man by the Roadside

1923

Man by the Roadside

as

Menschen am Meer

1925

Menschen am Meer

as

Madame Aurélie

1955

Madame Aurélie

as

Papet

Gottes Utopia

1955

Gottes Utopia

as

Bussaco

Die Puppe vom Lunapark

1925

Die Puppe vom Lunapark

as

Ein Weihnachtslied in Prosa

1955

Ein Weihnachtslied in Prosa

as

Jacob Marley

Die Heiratskomödie

1955

Die Heiratskomödie

as

Stepan

Schinderhannes

1928

Schinderhannes

as

Heinrich Benzel

Qualen der Nacht

1926

Qualen der Nacht

as

Kellner

Tropical Nights

1931

Tropical Nights

as

Jones

Grenzfeuer

1934

Grenzfeuer

as

Nothaas, Grenzhofbauer

Between Evening and Morning

1923

Between Evening and Morning

as

Skandal in der Botschaft

1950

Skandal in der Botschaft

as

Inspector Kick

Der öffentliche Ankläger

1958

Der öffentliche Ankläger

as

Sanson

The House of Lies

1926

The House of Lies

as

Molwik

Der geheimnisvolle Spiegel

1928

Der geheimnisvolle Spiegel

as

The Hound of the Baskervilles

1929

The Hound of the Baskervilles

as

Stapleton

Scene of the Crime

Scene of the Crime

as

Jean Wimper

Der Kommissar

Der Kommissar

as

Herr Sistig

Gestern gelesen

Gestern gelesen

as

Vinvence van Hoek

Am grünen Strand der Spree

Am grünen Strand der Spree

as

Herr Schorin

Deutscher Filmpreis

Deutscher Filmpreis

as

Self

Production

Crew

Directing