
Kurt Raab
Known for Acting · 96 credits
- Born
- 1941-07-20
- Died
- 1988-06-28
- Place of birth
- Bergreichenstein, Sudetenland [now Kasperské Hory, Czech Republic]
- Also known as
- Curd Melber
Biography
Kurt Raab (July 20, 1941 – June 28, 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
TV Shows (13)

Derrick
1974

NDR Talk Show
1979
as Self
German Film Award
1951
as Self
Krimistunde
1982

World on a Wire
1973
as Mark Holm
Detektivbüro Roth
1986
as Dr. Ross
Bei Bio
1983
as Self

Eight Hours Don’t Make a Day
1972
as Harald

Kir Royal
1986
as Michel, Butler

Münchner Geschichten
1974
as Peter Pickl

Confessions of Felix Krull
1982
as Sally Meerschaum

Der ganz normale Wahnsinn
1979
as Franz

Die schwarzen Brüder
1984
as Mann mit Narbe
Movies (83)

The Merchant of Four Seasons
1972
as Kurt, Hans's brother-in-law

Escape from Sobibor
1987
as Oberscharführer Karl Frenzel

Ali: Fear Eats the Soul
1974
as Car Mechanic

Martha
1974
as Secretary

Jail Bait
1973
as Fabrikleiter

Satan’s Brew
1976
as Walter Kranz

Fox and His Friends
1975
as Wodka-Peter

Why Does Herr R. Run Amok?
1970
as Mr. R.

Out of Order
1984
as Fahrstuhlmonteur

The Coffee House
1970
as Don Marzio

Love Is Colder Than Death
1970
as Aufsichtsperson im Kaufhaus

The Magic Mountain
1982
as Dr. Krokowski

Cheaters
1984
as Jörg

Tenderness of the Wolves
1973
as Insp. Fritz Haarmann

Bella Donna
1983

The Stationmaster’s Wife
1977
as Xaver Ferdinand Maria Bolwieser - Station Master

Parker
1985
as Haag

Boarding School
1978
as Fletcher

Whity
1971
as Pianist (uncredited)

Fear of Fear
1975
as Herr Bauer

Angry Harvest
1985
as Maslanko

Beware of a Holy Whore
1971
as Fred

Fire and Sword
1982
as Ganelon

Group Portrait with a Lady
1977
as Parteifunktionär

End of the Commune?
1970
as Self (uncredited)

Pioneers in Ingolstadt
1971

Bremen Freedom
1972
as Zimmerman

The Island of the Bloody Plantation
1983
as Bevney

Feel the Motion
1985
as Mephisto

I Don’t Just Want You to Love Me
1992
as Self (archive footage)

Adolf and Marlene
1977
as Adolf Hitler

Liebeskonzil
1982
as Gerichtspräsident

Mother Küsters Goes to Heaven
1975
as Barkeeper Gustav

Mathias Kneißl
1971
as Fritz Rechthaler, Jungbauer

The Olympic Champion
1983
Bolero
1983
as Rado

The Brutalization of Franz Blum
1974
as Aufseher Wupke

Angels of Iron
1981
as Chauffeur

Miko: From the Gutter to the Stars
1986
as Walter Hahn

Rio das Mortes
1971
as Tankwart

Like a Bird on a Wire
1975
as Audience Member

Frankfurt: The Face of a City
1981
as Ossi

The Ghost
1982
as Poli

The Niklashausen Journey
1970
as Bischof
Slow Attack
1980
as Maria Franz Beekenbrandt

My Name Is Not Ali
2011
as Self (archive footage)
Die Revolte
1969
as Tankwart

Die Toten Hosen - 3 Akkorde für ein Halleluja
1989
as Pastor
Die Komplizen
1985
as Marcel Lambert

The Fall
1979
as Theopont Dirlewanger

The Atlantic Swimmers
1976
as Polizist

Im Himmel ist die Hölle los
1984
as Intendant
Today We're Playing Boss
1981
as Reichenstein

Bel Canto or May a Hooker Sob?
1977
as Arthur

The American Soldier
1976
as Ricky's Brother

Der Durchdreher
1979
as Mann von Glorias Freundin
Weg vom Fenster
1970
as Erster Erzieher
Humus
1984
as Horst

Warum die UFOs unseren Salat klauen
1980
as Hitler
Das Totenreich
1986
as John Hagen
Rambo Zambo
1984
Victor
1979
as Ringmaster

Eierdiebe
1977

The Ancestress
1971
as Pfarrer

Ticket of No Return
1979
as Chef
Total vereist
1981
as Mr. Münch
Traumlage
1983
as Fellner
Nur ein kleines bisschen Liebe
1977
as Man in Bar
Motten im Licht
1989
Der Zappler
1983
as Nachbar
Consistency Is Key
1983

Yearning for Sodom
1989
as Self

Der Rekord
1984
as P.K. Wütrich
Die Matrosen von Kronstadt
1983
as Solomka

Wie die Weltmeister
1981
as Oberamtmann
Transitträume
1990
as Kaderleiter
Wohin?
1988
as Gast
Hauptsache: Leben..
1983
Dr. Margarete Johnsohn
1982
as Herr Körber
Ich werde warten
1982
as Herr Dankert
Die Fahrt nach Schlangenbad
1981
as Alfred Wittkowsky
Der Verfolger
1974
Fassbinder Produces: Film No. 8
1971
as Self
About Kurt Raab
Kurt Raab (July 20, 1941 – June 28, 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. With 96 credits spanning from 1951 to 2011, Kurt Raab has appeared in 83 films and 13 TV shows.
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Most Popular Kurt Raab Movies
- The Merchant of Four Seasons (1972) — as Kurt, Hans's brother-in-law
- Escape from Sobibor (1987) — as Oberscharführer Karl Frenzel
- Ali: Fear Eats the Soul (1974) — as Car Mechanic
- Martha (1974) — as Secretary
- Jail Bait (1973) — as Fabrikleiter
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