Kurt Raab

Kurt Raab

Known for

Acting

Born

July 20, 1941

Birthplace

Bergreichenstein, Sudetenland [now Kasperské Hory, Czech Republic]

Died

June 28, 1988 (aged 46)

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.

Best known work

Ali: Fear Eats the Soul

Ali: Fear Eats the Soul

1974

The Bitter Tears of Petra von Kant

The Bitter Tears of Petra von Kant

1972

Escape from Sobibor

Escape from Sobibor

1987

Fox and His Friends

Fox and His Friends

1975

Chinese Roulette

Chinese Roulette

1977

Why Does Herr R. Run Amok?

Why Does Herr R. Run Amok?

1970

The Merchant of Four Seasons

The Merchant of Four Seasons

1972

World on a Wire

World on a Wire

1973

Martha

Martha

1974

Beware of a Holy Whore

Beware of a Holy Whore

1971

Filmography

2011
My Name Is Not Ali
as Self (archive footage)
1992
I Don’t Just Want You to Love Me
as Self (archive footage)
1990
Transitträume
as Kaderleiter
1989
Die Toten Hosen - 3 Akkorde für ein Halleluja
as Pastor
1989
Yearning for Sodom
as Self, Director, Writer
1989
Motten im Licht
1988
Wohin?
as Gast
1987
Escape from Sobibor
as Oberscharführer Karl Frenzel
1986
Kir RoyalTV
as Michel, Butler (1 episode), Casting
1986
Miko: From the Gutter to the Stars
as Walter Hahn
1986
Detektivbüro RothTV
as Dr. Ross (1 episode)
1986
Das TotenreichTV
as John Hagen (2 episodes)
1985
Feel the Motion
as Mephisto
1985
Die Komplizen
as Marcel Lambert
1985
Parker
as Haag
1985
Angry Harvest
as Maslanko
1984
Im Himmel ist die Hölle los
as Intendant
1984
Der Rekord
as P.K. Wütrich
1984
Out of Order
as Fahrstuhlmonteur
1984
Die schwarzen BrüderTV
as Mann mit Narbe (12 episodes)
1984
Rambo Zambo
1984
Humus
as Horst
1984
Cheaters
as Jörg
1983
Hauptsache: Leben..
1983
Bolero
as Rado