
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

Eight Hours Don’t Make a Day
1972
as Harald
Bei Bio
1983
as Self

Kir Royal
1986
as Michel, Butler

Münchner Geschichten
1974
as Peter Pickl

Die schwarzen Brüder
1984
as Mann mit Narbe

Confessions of Felix Krull
1982
as Sally Meerschaum

Der ganz normale Wahnsinn
1979
as Franz
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

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

Jail Bait
1973
as Fabrikleiter

Fire and Sword
1982
as Ganelon

Tenderness of the Wolves
1973
as Insp. Fritz Haarmann

Satan’s Brew
1976
as Walter Kranz

Out of Order
1984
as Fahrstuhlmonteur

Love Is Colder Than Death
1970
as Aufsichtsperson im Kaufhaus

Boarding School
1978
as Fletcher

The Coffee House
1970
as Don Marzio

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

Angry Harvest
1985
as Maslanko

Fox and His Friends
1975
as Wodka-Peter

Cheaters
1984
as Jörg

Beware of a Holy Whore
1971
as Fred

End of the Commune?
1970
as Self (uncredited)

Parker
1985
as Haag

The Island of the Bloody Plantation
1983
as Bevney

The Magic Mountain
1982
as Dr. Krokowski

Fear of Fear
1975
as Herr Bauer

Whity
1971
as Pianist (uncredited)

Mathias Kneißl
1971
as Fritz Rechthaler, Jungbauer

Liebeskonzil
1982
as Gerichtspräsident

Group Portrait with a Lady
1977
as Parteifunktionär

The Niklashausen Journey
1970
as Bischof

Adolf and Marlene
1977
as Adolf Hitler

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

Bella Donna
1983

Feel the Motion
1985
as Mephisto

The American Soldier
1976
as Ricky's Brother

Bremen Freedom
1972
as Zimmerman

Pioneers in Ingolstadt
1971
Bolero
1983
as Rado

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

Mother Küsters Goes to Heaven
1975
as Barkeeper Gustav
Weg vom Fenster
1970
as Erster Erzieher

Frankfurt: The Face of a City
1981
as Ossi

Angels of Iron
1981
as Chauffeur

Bel Canto or May a Hooker Sob?
1977
as Arthur

The Brutalization of Franz Blum
1974
as Aufseher Wupke

The Olympic Champion
1983
Die Revolte
1969
as Tankwart

Rio das Mortes
1971
as Tankwart

My Name Is Not Ali
2011
as Self (archive footage)
Slow Attack
1980
as Maria Franz Beekenbrandt

Im Himmel ist die Hölle los
1984
as Intendant

The Ghost
1982
as Poli

The Ancestress
1971
as Pfarrer

Der Durchdreher
1979
as Mann von Glorias Freundin

The Atlantic Swimmers
1976
as Polizist

The Fall
1979
as Theopont Dirlewanger

Like a Bird on a Wire
1975
as Audience Member

Der Rekord
1984
as P.K. Wütrich

Die Toten Hosen - 3 Akkorde für ein Halleluja
1989
as Pastor

Ticket of No Return
1979
as Chef
Today We're Playing Boss
1981
as Reichenstein
Total vereist
1981
as Mr. Münch
Die Komplizen
1985
as Marcel Lambert
Victor
1979
as Ringmaster
Rambo Zambo
1984
Consistency Is Key
1983
Humus
1984
as Horst

Warum die UFOs unseren Salat klauen
1980
as Hitler
Das Totenreich
1986
as John Hagen
Traumlage
1983
as Fellner

Eierdiebe
1977
Hauptsache: Leben..
1983
Nur ein kleines bisschen Liebe
1977
as Man in Bar
Motten im Licht
1989
Die Matrosen von Kronstadt
1983
as Solomka
Ich werde warten
1982
as Herr Dankert
Der Zappler
1983
as Nachbar

Wie die Weltmeister
1981
as Oberamtmann
Transitträume
1990
as Kaderleiter
Wohin?
1988
as Gast

Yearning for Sodom
1989
as Self
Der Verfolger
1974
Dr. Margarete Johnsohn
1982
as Herr Körber
Die Fahrt nach Schlangenbad
1981
as Alfred Wittkowsky
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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- 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
- Why Does Herr R. Run Amok? (1970) — as Mr. R.
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