Kurt Raab

Biography

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

Ali: Fear Eats the Soul

as Car Mechanic

Escape from Sobibor

as Oberscharführer Karl Frenzel

Fox and His Friends

as Wodka-Peter

Why Does Herr R. Run Amok?

as Mr. R.

The Merchant of Four Seasons

as Kurt, Hans's brother-in-law

Martha

as Secretary

World on a Wire

as Mark Holm

Beware of a Holy Whore

as Fred

Love Is Colder Than Death

as Aufsichtsperson im Kaufhaus

Tenderness of the Wolves

as Insp. Fritz Haarmann