Cast & creator
Kurt Raab
Best known for NDR Talk Show, Derrick, German Film Award
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.
Also known as: Curd Melber
124
film credits
17
television credits
96
1951–2011 · acting roles
6.7
average across scored titles
Signature credits
Known for
Across film & television
Filmography (141)
Showing 141 of 141 credits
NDR Talk Show
Self
1979
Derrick
1974German Film Award
Self
1951Krimistunde
1982Detektivbüro Roth
Dr. Ross
1986
Kir Royal
Michel, Butler
1986Kir Royal
Casting
1986
World on a Wire
Mark Holm
1973World on a Wire
Production Design
1973Bei Bio
Self
1983
Der ganz normale Wahnsinn
Franz
1979
Eight Hours Don’t Make a Day
Harald
1972Eight Hours Don’t Make a Day
Production Design
1972
Ali: Fear Eats the Soul
Car Mechanic
1974
Escape from Sobibor
Oberscharführer Karl Frenzel
1987Das Totenreich
John Hagen
1986
Münchner Geschichten
Peter Pickl
1974
Confessions of Felix Krull
Sally Meerschaum
1982
The Bitter Tears of Petra von Kant
Production Design
1972The Bitter Tears of Petra von Kant
Assistant Director
1972
The Merchant of Four Seasons
Kurt, Hans's brother-in-law
1972The Merchant of Four Seasons
Costume Design
1972The Merchant of Four Seasons
Production Design
1972
Die schwarzen Brüder
Mann mit Narbe
1984
Beware of a Holy Whore
Fred
1971Beware of a Holy Whore
Production Design
1971
The Ghost
Poli
1982
Chinese Roulette
Art Direction
1977
Fox and His Friends
Wodka-Peter
1975Fox and His Friends
Production Design
1975
Satan’s Brew
Walter Kranz
1976Satan’s Brew
Production Design
1976
Four Against the Bank
Production Design
1976
Effi Briest
Art Direction
1974
Love Is Colder Than Death
Aufsichtsperson im Kaufhaus
1970
Mother Küsters Goes to Heaven
Barkeeper Gustav
1975Mother Küsters Goes to Heaven
Writer
1975Mother Küsters Goes to Heaven
Production Design
1975
Tenderness of the Wolves
Insp. Fritz Haarmann
1973Tenderness of the Wolves
Writer
1973Tenderness of the Wolves
Production Design
1973
I Only Want You to Love Me
Production Design
1976
Gods of the Plague
Production Design
1970Gods of the Plague
Assistant Director
1970
Feel the Motion
Mephisto
1985
Why Does Herr R. Run Amok?
Mr. R.
1970Why Does Herr R. Run Amok?
Production Design
1970
The Brutalization of Franz Blum
Aufseher Wupke
1974
Missile X: The Neutron Bomb Incident
Production Design
1979Missile X: The Neutron Bomb Incident
Art Direction
1979
Fire and Sword
Ganelon
1982
Die Toten Hosen - 3 Akkorde für ein Halleluja
Pastor
1989
Fear of Fear
Herr Bauer
1976Fear of Fear
Art Designer
1976Transitträume
Kaderleiter
1990
Bella Donna
1983
The Island of the Bloody Plantation
Bevney
1983The Island of the Bloody Plantation
Director
1983The Island of the Bloody Plantation
Writer
1983
The Coffee House
Don Marzio
1970
My Name Is Not Ali
Self (archive footage)
2011
The Stationmaster’s Wife
Xaver Ferdinand Maria Bolwieser - Station Master
1977The Stationmaster’s Wife
Production Design
1977
I Don’t Just Want You to Love Me
Self (archive footage)
1992Fassbinder Produces: Film No. 8
Self
1971Today We're Playing Boss
Reichenstein
1981Today We're Playing Boss
Writer
1981
End of the Commune?
Self (uncredited)
1970
Out of Order
Fahrstuhlmonteur
1984
The Magic Mountain
Dr. Krokowski
1982
Miko: From the Gutter to the Stars
Walter Hahn
1986Hauptsache: Leben..
1983
The Fall
Theopont Dirlewanger
1979
Jail Bait
Fabrikleiter
1973Jail Bait
Production Design
1973
Im Himmel ist die Hölle los
Intendant
1984Die Matrosen von Kronstadt
Solomka
1983
Martha
Secretary
1974Martha
Production Design
1974Wohin?
Gast
1988
Group Portrait with a Lady
Parteifunktionär
1977
The Niklashausen Journey
Bischof
1970The Niklashausen Journey
Production Design
1970Total vereist
Mr. Münch
1981
Bel Canto or May a Hooker Sob?
Arthur
1977
Warum die UFOs unseren Salat klauen
Hitler
1980
Like a Bird on a Wire
Audience Member
1975Like a Bird on a Wire
Production Design
1975
Angry Harvest
Maslanko
1985
Pioneers in Ingolstadt
1971Pioneers in Ingolstadt
Producer
1971Pioneers in Ingolstadt
Production Design
1971
The Olympic Champion
1983
The Ancestress
Pfarrer
1971
Rio das Mortes
Tankwart
1971Rio das Mortes
Costume Design
1971Rio das Mortes
Production Design
1971Slow Attack
Maria Franz Beekenbrandt
1980
Parker
Haag
1985
The American Soldier
Ricky's Brother
1976The American Soldier
Production Design
1976The American Soldier
Assistant Director
1976Die Fahrt nach Schlangenbad
Alfred Wittkowsky
1981
Mathias Kneißl
Fritz Rechthaler, Jungbauer
1971Nur ein kleines bisschen Liebe
Man in Bar
1977
Ticket of No Return
Chef
1979
Whity
Pianist (uncredited)
1971Whity
Production Design
1971
Der Durchdreher
Mann von Glorias Freundin
1979
Cheaters
Jörg
1984Victor
Ringmaster
1979
Bremen Freedom
Zimmerman
1972Bremen Freedom
Production Design
1972Humus
Horst
1984
Angels of Iron
Chauffeur
1981
Eierdiebe
1977Motten im Licht
1989Bolero
Rado
1983
Adolf and Marlene
Adolf Hitler
1977Adolf and Marlene
Production Design
1977Adolf and Marlene
Property Master
1977
Boarding School
Fletcher
1978Boarding School
Set Designer
1978
Der Rekord
P.K. Wütrich
1984Ich werde warten
Herr Dankert
1982Traumlage
Fellner
1983
Frankfurt: The Face of a City
Ossi
1981
Yearning for Sodom
Self
1989Yearning for Sodom
Director
1989Yearning for Sodom
Writer
1989
Liebeskonzil
Gerichtspräsident
1982Dr. Margarete Johnsohn
Herr Körber
1982
Wie die Weltmeister
Oberamtmann
1981Die Komplizen
Marcel Lambert
1985Die Revolte
Tankwart
1969Rambo Zambo
1984Consistency Is Key
1983Weg vom Fenster
Erster Erzieher
1970
The Atlantic Swimmers
Polizist
1976Der Zappler
Nachbar
1983