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Kurt Raab

Acting1969–2011Died at 46Bergreichenstein, Sudetenland [now Kasperské Hory, Czech Republic]

125Credits6.9/10Avg Rating

Biography

Kurt Raab 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.

Details

Born

July 20, 1941

Died

June 28, 1988

Age at Death

46

Birthplace

Bergreichenstein, Sudetenland [now Kasperské Hory, Czech Republic]

Also Known As

Curd Melber

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Career Stats

Total Credits

125

As Actor

83

As Director

5

As Writer

5

As Producer

1

Avg Rating

6.9/10

Highest Rated

Ali: Fear Eats the Soul (7.7)

Genre Profile

Drama60 Comedy20 TV Movie18 Crime10 Romance8 Thriller6 Documentary6 Adventure3 Action3 Music3

Filmography

Escape from Sobibor

1987 · Oberscharführer Karl Frenzel

Ali: Fear Eats the Soul

1974 · Car Mechanic

Fox and His Friends

1975 · Wodka-Peter

1976 · Walter Kranz

The Merchant of Four Seasons

1972 · Kurt, Hans's brother-in-law

Love Is Colder Than Death

1970 · Aufsichtsperson im Kaufhaus

Why Does Herr R. Run Amok?

Mother Küsters Goes to Heaven

1975 · Barkeeper Gustav

Tenderness of the Wolves

1973 · Insp. Fritz Haarmann

The Stationmaster’s Wife

1977 · Xaver Ferdinand Maria Bolwieser - Station Master

1985 · Maslanko

1973 · Fabrikleiter

1971 · Pianist (uncredited)

The Magic Mountain

1982 · Dr. Krokowski

1984 · Fahrstuhlmonteur

The Island of the Bloody Plantation

Feel the Motion

1985 · Mephisto

Group Portrait with a Lady

1977 · Parteifunktionär

Mathias Kneißl

1971 · Fritz Rechthaler, Jungbauer

1974 · Secretary

Beware of a Holy Whore

Boarding School

1978 · Fletcher

1982 · Ganelon

Frequent Collaborators (10)

Rainer Werner Fassbinder

Actor · 8 films together

Whity (1971)The Merchant of Four Seasons (1972)The Bitter Tears of Petra von Kant (1972)Ali: Fear Eats the Soul (1974)Fox and His Friends (1975)Mother Küsters Goes to Heaven (1975)+2 more

Michael Ballhaus

Cinematographer · 6 films together

Whity (1971)The Bitter Tears of Petra von Kant (1972)Fox and His Friends (1975)Mother Küsters Goes to Heaven (1975)I Only Want You to Love Me (1976)Chinese Roulette (1977)

Composer · 6 films together

Whity (1971)Fox and His Friends (1975)Mother Küsters Goes to Heaven (1975)I Only Want You to Love Me (1976)Chinese Roulette (1977)Cheaters (1984)

Editor · 6 films together

Whity (1971)The Merchant of Four Seasons (1972)The Bitter Tears of Petra von Kant (1972)Ali: Fear Eats the Soul (1974)Fox and His Friends (1975)Mother Küsters Goes to Heaven (1975)

Brigitte Mira

Actor · 4 films together

Ali: Fear Eats the Soul (1974)Fox and His Friends (1975)Mother Küsters Goes to Heaven (1975)Chinese Roulette (1977)

Actor · 4 films together

The Merchant of Four Seasons (1972)Fox and His Friends (1975)Mother Küsters Goes to Heaven (1975)I Only Want You to Love Me (1976)

Actor · 4 films together

The Merchant of Four Seasons (1972)The Bitter Tears of Petra von Kant (1972)Ali: Fear Eats the Soul (1974)Mother Küsters Goes to Heaven (1975)

Armin Meier

Actor · 3 films together

Mother Küsters Goes to Heaven (1975)I Only Want You to Love Me (1976)Chinese Roulette (1977)

Hanna Schygulla

Actor · 3 films together

Whity (1971)The Merchant of Four Seasons (1972)The Bitter Tears of Petra von Kant (1972)

Karl Scheydt

Actor · 3 films together

The Merchant of Four Seasons (1972)Ali: Fear Eats the Soul (1974)Fox and His Friends (1975)