Kurt Raab

Known for: Acting
Born: July 20, 1941, Bergreichenstein, Sudetenland [now Kasperské Hory, Czech Republic]
Died: June 28, 1988
Movies: 88

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 Movies

7.7

Ali: Fear Eats the Soul

1974

7.2

Escape from Sobibor

1987

7.2

Fox and His Friends

1975

7.3

Why Does Herr R. Run Amok?

1970

6.8

The Merchant of Four Seasons

1972

7.0

Martha

1974

6.2

Beware of a Holy Whore

1971

6.2

Love Is Colder Than Death

1970

5.7

Tenderness of the Wolves

1973

6.0

Out of Order

1984

Filmography

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

Directing, Writing & Producing

1989	Yearning for Sodom	Writer, Director
1983	The Island of the Bloody Plantation	Writer, Director
1981	Today We're Playing Boss	Writer
1975	Mother Küsters Goes to Heaven	Writer
1973	Tenderness of the Wolves	Writer
1971	Pioneers in Ingolstadt	Producer

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