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Herbert Knaup

ActorBorn March 23, 1956 (69 years)
Herbert Knaup is a German film and television actor. He is perhaps best-known to international audiences for his supporting roles in Run Lola Run and The Lives of Others. Longtime companion of actress Natalia Wörner until 2001. Supports the SOS Children's Villages.

Started a career as musician with his two nephews in their band "Neffen und Knaup" (Nephews and Knaup) (2007). Founding member of the German Screen Actors Guild. After graduating from the Otto Falckenberg School, the Academy of Performing Arts in Munich, he made his stage debut in 1978.

Known For

  • Run Lola Run
  • The Lives of Others
  • In Darkness
  • Anatomy 2
  • Hotel Desire
  • The Invincibles
  • Agnes and His Brothers
  • Nuremberg
  • Toter Winkel
  • The Elementary Particles
  • The Little Ghost
  • Marlene
  • Father's Day
  • Bon appétit
  • Blackout
  • Arschkalt
  • Mogadischu
  • Die Musterknaben
  • Our Island in the South Pacific
  • Milchgeld. Ein Kluftingerkrimi
  • Erntedank. Ein Allgäukrimi
  • Eichmann's Fate - Love, Betrayal, Death
  • Die Geschichte vom Brandner Kaspar
  • Glückskind

Filmography

2025
2024
2023
Jokah Tutty (TV Series) · as Galvin Der Weise
2023
Ich bin! Margot Friedländer · as Walter Velbert
2023
Hotel Barcelona (TV Series) · as Viktor Hansen
2022
2022
Lieber Kurt · as Mahlow
2021
2021
Träume sind wie wilde Tiger · as Herr Schröbler
2021
Blackout (TV Series) · as Reinhard Severin
2020
There's Nothing There (TV Series) · as Dr. Bruns
2019
Stenzels Bescherung · as Volkmar Stenzel
2019
Die Auferstehung · as Fred
2019
Eine Hochzeit platzt selten allein · as Oliver Wackernagel
2018
Eine schöne Bescherung · as Franz Hübner
2018
2018
Crossroads · as Heiner Witt
2017
The Puppeteers (TV Series) · as Jakob Fugger
2017
2017
Toter Winkel · as Karl Holzer
2017
2016
2016
2016
The Last Pig · as Narrator (voice)
2016
Das beste Stück vom Braten · as Harry Dumont
2015
Der Bankraub · as Von Kamphausen
2015
600 PS für 2 · as Lorenz Hoffmann
2015
The Office (2015) (TV Series) · as Markus Gellert
2015
Meister des Todes · as Moritz Hollstein
2014
Glückskind · as Hans Scholz
2014
A Life for Football · as Sigi Hermann
2014
Irre sind männlich · as Georg Trautmann
2014
Helen Dorn (TV Series) · as Hans Thomsen
2014
Sarah Kohr (TV Series) · as Anton Mehringer
2014
Die Zeit mit Euch · as Heiko Hartung
2013
The Hong Kong Affair · as Peter Philips
2013
2013
The Little Ghost · as Uhrmachermeister Zifferle
2013
Wildwechsel · as Christoph
2012
Die Aufnahmeprüfung · as Ferdinand Meissner
2012
Move · as Dinas Vater
2012
Clarissa's Secret · as Konstantin
2012
Schutzengel · as Henri Brietner
2012
Mittlere Reife · as Oliver Seifert
2012
Die Heimkehr · as Bürgermeister
2012
Milchgeld. Ein Kluftingerkrimi · as Kommisar Kluftinger
2012
Komm, schöner Tod · as Jens Kurzhals
2011
Hotel Desire · as Hotel Manager
2011
Pilgerfahrt nach Padua · as Benno Fischer
2011
Der Mann mit dem Fagott · as Erwin Bockelmann
2011
In Darkness · as Ignacy Chiger
2011
Arschkalt · as Rainer Berg
2011
2011
Schandmal - Der Tote im Berg · as Walter Aschauer
2011
Go West – Freiheit um jeden Preis (TV Series) · as Kurt Korbach
2010
Bon appétit · as Thomas
2010
2010
2010
Jerry Cotton · as Mr. High
2009
Sisi · as Herzog Max
2009
Sisi (TV Series) · as Duke Max Of Bavaria (sisi's Father)
2009
This Is Love · as Dominik
2009
Beyond the Wall · as Frank Pramann
2009
Erntedank. Ein Allgäukrimi · as Kommissar A. I. Kluftinger
2008
Mogadischu · as Ulrich Wegener
2008
Die Geschichte vom Brandner Kaspar · as Erzengel Michael
2007
Stellungswechsel · as Giselher
2007
Tarragona: Paradise on Fire · as Martin Feldmann
2007
Du bist nicht allein · as Kurt Wellinek
2007
Fürchte dich nicht · as Ralf Bischof
2007
15 Minuten Wahrheit · as Georg Komann
2006
In the Name of Love · as Herr Novak
2006
Der Untergang der Pamir · as Ludwig Lewerenz
2006
Crusade in Jeans · as Carlo Bennatti
2006
Commissioner Stolberg (TV Series) · as Carl Reese
2006
Die Ohrfeige · as Friedrich Gelmini
2006
The Lives of Others · as Gregor Hessenstein
2006
2005
Against All Odds · as Vater Steiff
2005
Love Me Crazy · as Paul
2004
Bergkristall · as Paul
2004
Der letzte Flug · as Hauptmann Kant
2004
Agnes and His Brothers · as Werner Tschirner
2003
Annas Heimkehr · as Toni Schweighofer
2003
Prince Charming · as Sven Maiwald
2003
Ins Leben zurück · as Martin Lorenz
2003
Distant Lights · as Klaus
2003
Hamlet_X · as Laertes
2003
Ganz und gar · as Manfred
2003
2003
Angst · as Wolfgang
2003
Commissioner Lucas (TV Series) · as Klaus Merdinger
2003
Anatomy 2 · as Professor Müller-Larousse
2002
August der Glückliche · as Grabowski
2002
Desire · as Bremen
2002
Blond: Eva Blond! (TV Series) · as Richard Vester
2002
Under Suspicion (2002) (TV Series) · as Georg Zechner
2002
Therapie und Praxis · as Bernhard Meier
2001
Nowhere in Africa · as Walter Redlich
2001
Avalanche · as Jan Meinert
2001
Anna's Summer · as Max Feldmann
2000
Die Nacht der Engel · as Breiner
2000
Nuremberg (TV Series) · as Albert Speer
2000
Marlene · as Rudolf Sieber
2000
1999
A Good Opportunity · as Lorenz Kellermann
1999
Framed · as Un Infirmier
1999
1999
Die Braut · as Johann Wolfgang Von Goethe
1998
Fever · as Doermer
1998
Jimmy the Kid · as Dortmunder
1998
Run Lola Run · as Father
1998
Der letzte Zeuge (TV Series) · as Alex Leidhoff
1998
Dating Game · as Markus
1997
Die Musterknaben · as Kamphausen
1997
1997
Die Gang (TV Series) · as Francis Miller
1996
Father's Day · as Thomas
1996
1995
Patricias Geheimnis · as Henning
1995
Brother of Sleep · as Cantor Goller
1994
The Invincibles · as Karl Simon
1994
Doppelter Einsatz (TV Series) · as Klaus Brandstein
1994
Faust (TV Series) · as Uwe Eichmeier
1994
Alles außer Mord! (TV Series) · as Alexander Mehring
1993
Bella Block (TV Series) · as Pfarrer Daniel
1989
Waller's Last Trip · as Waller (jung)
1971
Polizeiruf 110 (TV Series) · as Hermann Denninger
1970
Tatort (TV Series) · as Günther Kowatsch

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