Kurt Raab

Acting • 112 Credits

Biography

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.

🎬 Directed Titles (2)

Directorial Filmography
The Island of the Bloody Plantation

The Island of the Bloody Plantation

1983 ⭐ 2.1
Yearning for Sodom

Yearning for Sodom

1989 ⭐ 3.5

✍️ Written & Story Credits (4)

Screenplay, Novel & Story
Tenderness of the Wolves

Tenderness of the Wolves

1973 ⭐ 2.9
Writer
Mother Küsters Goes to Heaven

Mother Küsters Goes to Heaven

1975 ⭐ 3.9
Writer
The Island of the Bloody Plantation

The Island of the Bloody Plantation

1983 ⭐ 2.1
Writer
Yearning for Sodom

Yearning for Sodom

1989 ⭐ 3.5
Writer

🎭 Acting Roles (30)

Ranked by Prestige & Popularity
Ali: Fear Eats the Soul

Ali: Fear Eats the Soul

1974 ⭐ 3.9
as Car Mechanic
Escape from Sobibor

Escape from Sobibor

1987 ⭐ 3.6
as Oberscharführer Karl Frenzel
Fox and His Friends

Fox and His Friends

1975 ⭐ 3.6
as Wodka-Peter
Why Does Herr R. Run Amok?

Why Does Herr R. Run Amok?

1970 ⭐ 3.6
as Mr. R.
The Merchant of Four Seasons

The Merchant of Four Seasons

1972 ⭐ 3.4
as Kurt, Hans's brother-in-law
World on a Wire

World on a Wire

1973 ⭐ 3.6
as Mark Holm
Martha

Martha

1974 ⭐ 3.5
as Secretary
Beware of a Holy Whore

Beware of a Holy Whore

1971 ⭐ 3.1
as Fred
Love Is Colder Than Death

Love Is Colder Than Death

1970 ⭐ 3.1
as Aufsichtsperson im Kaufhaus
Derrick

Derrick

1974 ⭐ 3.0
Tenderness of the Wolves

Tenderness of the Wolves

1973 ⭐ 2.9
as Insp. Fritz Haarmann
Out of Order

Out of Order

1984 ⭐ 3.0
as Fahrstuhlmonteur
Satan’s Brew

Satan’s Brew

1976 ⭐ 3.2
as Walter Kranz
Mother Küsters Goes to Heaven

Mother Küsters Goes to Heaven

1975 ⭐ 3.9
as Barkeeper Gustav
Fear of Fear

Fear of Fear

1976 ⭐ 3.1
as Herr Bauer
The American Soldier

The American Soldier

1976 ⭐ 3.1
as Ricky's Brother
Whity

Whity

1971 ⭐ 2.7
as Pianist (uncredited)
Cheaters

Cheaters

1984 ⭐ 2.5
as Jörg
Eight Hours Don’t Make a Day

Eight Hours Don’t Make a Day

1972 ⭐ 3.9
as Harald
Ticket of No Return

Ticket of No Return

1979 ⭐ 3.2
as Chef
Rio das Mortes

Rio das Mortes

1971 ⭐ 2.6
as Tankwart
Boarding School

Boarding School

1978 ⭐ 2.1
as Fletcher
Pioneers in Ingolstadt

Pioneers in Ingolstadt

1971 ⭐ 2.8
The Magic Mountain

The Magic Mountain

1982 ⭐ 2.9
as Dr. Krokowski
The Stationmaster’s Wife

The Stationmaster’s Wife

1977 ⭐ 2.9
as Xaver Ferdinand Maria Bolwieser - Station Master
Jail Bait

Jail Bait

1973 ⭐ 3.1
as Fabrikleiter
The Brutalization of Franz Blum

The Brutalization of Franz Blum

1974 ⭐ 2.6
as Aufseher Wupke
Angry Harvest

Angry Harvest

1985 ⭐ 3.1
as Maslanko
Group Portrait with a Lady

Group Portrait with a Lady

1977 ⭐ 2.5
as Parteifunktionär
Frankfurt: The Face of a City

Frankfurt: The Face of a City

1981 ⭐ 2.5
as Ossi