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
Escape from Sobibor
(1987)
Oberscharführer Karl Frenzel
Ali: Fear Eats the Soul
(1974)
Car Mechanic
Tenderness of the Wolves
(1973)
Insp. Fritz Haarmann
Full Filmography
Acting
Die Revolte
(1969)
Tankwart
Why Does Herr R. Run Amok?
(1970)
Mr. R.
Weg vom Fenster
(1970)
Erster Erzieher
The Niklashausen Journey
(1970)
Bischof
End of the Commune?
(1970)
Self (uncredited)
Love Is Colder Than Death
(1970)
Aufsichtsperson im Kaufhaus
The American Soldier
(1970)
Ricky's Brother
The Coffee House
(1970)
Don Marzio
Fassbinder Produces: Film No. 8
(1971)
Self
Pioneers in Ingolstadt
(1971)
Beware of a Holy Whore
(1971)
Fred
Whity
(1971)
The Pianist (uncredited)
Rio das Mortes
(1971)
Tankwart
The Ancestress
(1971)
Pfarrer
Mathias Kneißl
(1971)
Fritz Rechthaler, Jungbauer
Bremen Freedom
(1972)
Zimmerman
The Merchant of Four Seasons
(1972)
Kurt, Hans's brother-in-law
Tenderness of the Wolves
(1973)
Insp. Fritz Haarmann
Jail Bait
(1973)
Fabrikleiter
The Brutalization of Franz Blum
(1974)
Aufseher Wupke
Der Verfolger
(1974)
Martha
(1974)
Secretary
Ali: Fear Eats the Soul
(1974)
Car Mechanic
Like a Bird on a Wire
(1975)
Audience Member
Mother Küsters Goes to Heaven
(1975)
Barkeeper Gustav
Fox and His Friends
(1975)
Wodka-Peter
Fear of Fear
(1975)
Herr Bauer
The Atlantic Swimmers
(1976)
Polizist
Satan’s Brew
(1976)
Walter Kranz
The Stationmaster’s Wife
(1977)
Xaver Ferdinand Maria Bolwieser - Station Master
Bel Canto, or May a Hooker Sob?
(1977)
Arthur
Group Portrait with a Lady
(1977)
Parteifunktionär
Adolf and Marlene
(1977)
Adolf
Nur ein kleines bißchen Liebe
(1977)
Boarding School
(1978)
Fletcher
Ticket of No Return
(1979)
Chef
Der Durchdreher
(1979)
Mann von Glorias Freundin
Victor
(1979)
Ringmaster
The Fall
(1979)
Theopont Dirlewanger
Warum die UFOs unseren Salat klauen
(1980)
Hitler
Slow Attack
(1980)
Maria Franz Beekenbrandt
Angels of Iron
(1981)
Chauffeur
Frankfurt: The Face of a City
(1981)
Ossi
Today We're Playing Boss
(1981)
Reichenstein
Total vereist
(1981)
Mr. Münch
Wie die Weltmeister
(1981)
Oberamtmann
Die Fahrt nach Schlangenbad
(1981)
Alfred Wittkowsky
Liebeskonzil
(1982)
Gerichtspräsident
Dr. Margarete Johnson
(1982)
Herr Körber
The Ghost
(1982)
Poli
The Magic Mountain
(1982)
Dr. Krokowski
Fire and Sword
(1982)
Ganelon
Ich werde warten
(1982)
Herr Dankert
Traumlage
(1983)
Fellner
The Island of the Bloody Plantation
(1983)
Bevney
Hauptsache: Leben..
(1983)
Der Zappler
(1983)
Nachbar
Bella Donna
(1983)
Die Olympiasiegerin
(1983)
Consistency Is Key
(1983)
Die Matrosen von Kronstadt
(1983)
Solomka
Out of Order
(1984)
Fahrstuhlmonteur
Cheaters
(1984)
Jörg
Im Himmel ist die Hölle los
(1984)
Intendant
Rambo Zambo
(1984)
Der Rekord
(1984)
P.K. Wütrich
Humus
(1984)
Horst
Die Komplizen
(1985)
Marcel Lambert
Parker
(1985)
Haag
Angry Harvest
(1985)
Maslanko
Feel the Motion
(1985)
Mephisto
Bolero
(1985)
Rado
Mussolini and I
(1985)
Adolf Hitler
Das Totenreich
(1986)
John Hagen
Miko: From the Gutter to the Stars
(1986)
Walter Hahn
Escape from Sobibor
(1987)
Oberscharführer Karl Frenzel
Wohin?
(1988)
Gast
Motten im Licht
(1989)
Die Toten Hosen - 3 Akkorde für ein Halleluja
(1989)
Pastor
Yearning for Sodom
(1989)
Self
Transitträume
(1990)
Kaderleiter
I Don’t Just Want You to Love Me
(1992)
Self (archive footage)
My Name Is Not Ali
(2011)
Self (archive footage)
Art
Why Does Herr R. Run Amok?
(1970)
Production Design
Gods of the Plague
(1970)
Production Design
The American Soldier
(1970)
Production Design
The Niklashausen Journey
(1970)
Production Design
Whity
(1971)
Production Design
Rio das Mortes
(1971)
Production Design
Beware of a Holy Whore
(1971)
Production Design
Pioneers in Ingolstadt
(1971)
Production Design
The Merchant of Four Seasons
(1972)
Production Design
The Bitter Tears of Petra von Kant
(1972)
Production Design
Bremen Freedom
(1972)
Production Design
Tenderness of the Wolves
(1973)
Production Design
Jail Bait
(1973)
Production Design
Effi Briest
(1974)
Art Direction
Martha
(1974)
Production Design
Like a Bird on a Wire
(1975)
Production Design
Fox and His Friends
(1975)
Production Design
Mother Küsters Goes to Heaven
(1975)
Production Design
Fear of Fear
(1975)
Art Designer
Four Against the Bank
(1976)
Production Design
Satan’s Brew
(1976)
Production Design
I Only Want You to Love Me
(1976)
Production Design
Adolf and Marlene
(1977)
Production Design
Chinese Roulette
(1977)
Art Direction
The Stationmaster’s Wife
(1977)
Production Design
Boarding School
(1978)
Set Designer
Missile X: The Neutron Bomb Incident
(1979)
Production Design and Art Direction
Directing
Gods of the Plague
(1970)
Assistant Director
The American Soldier
(1970)
Assistant Director
The Bitter Tears of Petra von Kant
(1972)
Assistant Director
The Island of the Bloody Plantation
(1983)
Director
Yearning for Sodom
(1989)
Director
Costume & Make-Up
Production
Writing