Kurt Raab

Acting

Personal Info

gender

Male

birthday

July 20, 1941

died

June 28, 1988

place of birth

Bergreichenstein, Sudetenland [now Kasperské Hory, Czech Republic]

also known as

Curd Melber

total credits

50 movies

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.

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Known For

Filmography

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Escape from Sobibor
7.2

Escape from Sobibor

1987as Oberscharführer Karl Frenzel
Ali: Fear Eats the Soul
7.7

Ali: Fear Eats the Soul

1974as Car Mechanic
Jail Bait
6.1

Jail Bait

1973as Fabrikleiter
Fox and His Friends
7.2

Fox and His Friends

1975as Wodka-Peter
Martha
7.0

Martha

1974as Secretary
Satan’s Brew
6.3

Satan’s Brew

1976as Walter Kranz
Tenderness of the Wolves
5.7

Tenderness of the Wolves

1973as Insp. Fritz Haarmann
Whity
5.3

Whity

1971as Pianist (uncredited)
Angry Harvest
6.2

Angry Harvest

1985as Maslanko
Fire and Sword
4.8

Fire and Sword

1982as Ganelon
Group Portrait with a Lady
5.0

Group Portrait with a Lady

1977as Parteifunktionär
Love Is Colder Than Death
6.2

Love Is Colder Than Death

1970as Aufsichtsperson im Kaufhaus
Beware of a Holy Whore
6.2

Beware of a Holy Whore

1971as Fred
The Merchant of Four Seasons
6.7

The Merchant of Four Seasons

1972as Kurt, Hans's brother-in-law
The Niklashausen Journey
5.8

The Niklashausen Journey

1970as Bischof
The Stationmaster’s Wife
5.5

The Stationmaster’s Wife

1977as Xaver Ferdinand Maria Bolwieser - Station Master
Fear of Fear
6.3

Fear of Fear

1975as Herr Bauer
Ticket of No Return
6.3

Ticket of No Return

1979as Chef
The Magic Mountain
6.2

The Magic Mountain

1982as Dr. Krokowski
The Fall
7.0

The Fall

1979as Theopont Dirlewanger
The Coffee House
6.5

The Coffee House

1970as Don Marzio
Rio das Mortes
5.2

Rio das Mortes

1971as Tankwart
Out of Order
6.0

Out of Order

1984as Fahrstuhlmonteur
The Island of the Bloody Plantation
4.3

The Island of the Bloody Plantation

1983as Bevney
Feel the Motion
3.4

Feel the Motion

1985as Mephisto
Parker
6.3

Parker

1985as Haag
Mother Küsters Goes to Heaven
7.7

Mother Küsters Goes to Heaven

1975as Barkeeper Gustav
Boarding School
4.2

Boarding School

1978as Fletcher
Mathias Kneißl
6.5

Mathias Kneißl

1971as Fritz Rechthaler, Jungbauer
Why Does Herr R. Run Amok?
7.4

Why Does Herr R. Run Amok?

1970as Mr. R.
Like a Bird on a Wire
5.9

Like a Bird on a Wire

1975as Audience Member
The Brutalization of Franz Blum
5.3

The Brutalization of Franz Blum

1974as Aufseher Wupke
Bremen Freedom
6.2

Bremen Freedom

1972as Zimmerman
Liebeskonzil
9.0

Liebeskonzil

1982as Gerichtspräsident
Cheaters
5.0

Cheaters

1984as Jörg
Der Rekord
10.0

Der Rekord

1984as P.K. Wütrich
Angels of Iron
6.4

Angels of Iron

1981as Chauffeur
The American Soldier
6.3

The American Soldier

1976as Ricky's Brother
Adolf and Marlene
7.0

Adolf and Marlene

1977as Adolf Hitler
I Don’t Just Want You to Love Me
6.5

I Don’t Just Want You to Love Me

1992as Self (archive footage)
Bella Donna
10.0

Bella Donna

1983
Wie die Weltmeister
8.0

Wie die Weltmeister

1981as Oberamtmann
Im Himmel ist die Hölle los
5.3

Im Himmel ist die Hölle los

1984as Intendant
Eierdiebe
10.0

Eierdiebe

1977
Miko: From the Gutter to the Stars
6.7

Miko: From the Gutter to the Stars

1986as Walter Hahn
The Ghost
6.8

The Ghost

1982as Poli
The Ancestress
9.0

The Ancestress

1971as Pfarrer
Yearning for Sodom
7.0

Yearning for Sodom

1989as Self
Bel Canto or May a Hooker Sob?
7.0

Bel Canto or May a Hooker Sob?

1977as Arthur
Warum die UFOs unseren Salat klauen
7.5

Warum die UFOs unseren Salat klauen

1980as Hitler