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
The Merchant of Four Seasons
(1972)
Kurt, Hans's brother-in-law
Love Is Colder Than Death
(1970)
Aufsichtsperson im Kaufhaus
Full Filmography
Acting
Die Revolte
(1969)
Tankwart
Why Does Herr R. Run Amok?
(1970)
Mr. R.
The Coffee House
(1970)
Don Marzio
The Niklashausen Journey
(1970)
Bischof
Love Is Colder Than Death
(1970)
Aufsichtsperson im Kaufhaus
Weg vom Fenster
(1970)
Erster Erzieher
End of the Commune?
(1970)
Self (uncredited)
The American Soldier
(1970)
Ricky's Brother
Mathias Kneißl
(1971)
Fritz Rechthaler, Jungbauer
Whity
(1971)
The Pianist (uncredited)
Pioneers in Ingolstadt
(1971)
Beware of a Holy Whore
(1971)
Fred
Rio das Mortes
(1971)
Tankwart
The Ancestress
(1971)
Pfarrer
Fassbinder Produces: Film No. 8
(1971)
Self
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
Ali: Fear Eats the Soul
(1974)
Car Mechanic
The Brutalization of Franz Blum
(1974)
Aufseher Wupke
Der Verfolger
(1974)
Martha
(1974)
Secretary
Fox and His Friends
(1975)
Wodka-Peter
Fear of Fear
(1975)
Herr Bauer
Mother Küsters Goes to Heaven
(1975)
Barkeeper Gustav
Like a Bird on a Wire
(1975)
Audience Member
Satan’s Brew
(1976)
Walter Kranz
The Atlantic Swimmers
(1976)
Polizist
The Stationmaster’s Wife
(1977)
Xaver Ferdinand Maria Bolwieser - Station Master
Adolf and Marlene
(1977)
Adolf
Bel Canto, or May a Hooker Sob?
(1977)
Arthur
Group Portrait with a Lady
(1977)
Parteifunktionär
Nur ein kleines bißchen Liebe
(1977)
Boarding School
(1978)
Fletcher
Ticket of No Return
(1979)
Chef
Der Durchdreher
(1979)
Mann von Glorias Freundin
The Fall
(1979)
Theopont Dirlewanger
Victor
(1979)
Ringmaster
Slow Attack
(1980)
Maria Franz Beekenbrandt
Warum die UFOs unseren Salat klauen
(1980)
Hitler
Frankfurt: The Face of a City
(1981)
Ossi
Angels of Iron
(1981)
Chauffeur
Today We're Playing Boss
(1981)
Reichenstein
Total vereist
(1981)
Mr. Münch
Die Fahrt nach Schlangenbad
(1981)
Alfred Wittkowsky
Wie die Weltmeister
(1981)
Oberamtmann
The Magic Mountain
(1982)
Dr. Krokowski
The Ghost
(1982)
Poli
Liebeskonzil
(1982)
Gerichtspräsident
Dr. Margarete Johnson
(1982)
Herr Körber
Ich werde warten
(1982)
Herr Dankert
Fire and Sword
(1982)
Ganelon
The Island of the Bloody Plantation
(1983)
Bevney
Hauptsache: Leben..
(1983)
Traumlage
(1983)
Fellner
Die Matrosen von Kronstadt
(1983)
Solomka
Consistency Is Key
(1983)
Bella Donna
(1983)
Der Zappler
(1983)
Nachbar
Die Olympiasiegerin
(1983)
Im Himmel ist die Hölle los
(1984)
Intendant
Cheaters
(1984)
Jörg
Out of Order
(1984)
Fahrstuhlmonteur
Rambo Zambo
(1984)
Der Rekord
(1984)
P.K. Wütrich
Humus
(1984)
Horst
Feel the Motion
(1985)
Mephisto
Bolero
(1985)
Rado
Angry Harvest
(1985)
Maslanko
Parker
(1985)
Haag
Die Komplizen
(1985)
Marcel Lambert
Mussolini and I
(1985)
Adolf Hitler
Miko: From the Gutter to the Stars
(1986)
Walter Hahn
Das Totenreich
(1986)
John Hagen
Escape from Sobibor
(1987)
Oberscharführer Karl Frenzel
Wohin?
(1988)
Gast
Yearning for Sodom
(1989)
Self
Die Toten Hosen - 3 Akkorde für ein Halleluja
(1989)
Pastor
Motten im Licht
(1989)
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
Gods of the Plague
(1970)
Production Design
The Niklashausen Journey
(1970)
Production Design
The American Soldier
(1970)
Production Design
Why Does Herr R. Run Amok?
(1970)
Production Design
Whity
(1971)
Production Design
Pioneers in Ingolstadt
(1971)
Production Design
Beware of a Holy Whore
(1971)
Production Design
Rio das Mortes
(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
Jail Bait
(1973)
Production Design
Tenderness of the Wolves
(1973)
Production Design
Effi Briest
(1974)
Art Direction
Martha
(1974)
Production Design
Fox and His Friends
(1975)
Production Design
Mother Küsters Goes to Heaven
(1975)
Production Design
Fear of Fear
(1975)
Art Designer
Like a Bird on a Wire
(1975)
Production Design
Four Against the Bank
(1976)
Production Design
Satan’s Brew
(1976)
Production Design
I Only Want You to Love Me
(1976)
Production Design
Chinese Roulette
(1977)
Art Direction
The Stationmaster’s Wife
(1977)
Production Design
Adolf and Marlene
(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
Production
Costume & Make-Up
Writing