Herbert Knaup
March 23, 1956 (70 years old) in Sonthofen, Germany
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.
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- 2026 · 23000 Lives as
- 2025 · Schwarze Schafe - Die Serie as
- 2025 · Anna und ihr Untermieter - Plötzlich Schwiegermutter as Horst Schulte-Bräucker
- 2021 · The Salvation Of The World As We Know It as Stetter
- 2020 · Da is’ ja nix as Dr. Bruns
- 2018 · Hubert und Staller – Eine schöne Bescherung as Franz Hübner
- 2018 · Eine Hochzeit platzt selten allein as Oliver Wackernagel
- 2018 · Crossroads as Heiner Witt
- 2017 · Toter Winkel as Karl Holzer
- 2016 · Das beste Stück vom Braten as Harry Dumont
- 2015 · 600 PS für zwei as Lorenz Hoffmann
- 2015 · Meister des Todes as Moritz Hollstein
- 2014 · Male Mistakes as Georg Trautmann
- 2014 · Wildwechsel as Christoph
- 2013 · Seegrund. Ein Kluftingerkrimi as Kluftinger
- 2012 · Die Aufnahmeprüfung as Ferdinand Meissner
- 2012 · Clarissas Geheimnis as Konstantin
- 2012 · Homecoming as Bürgermeister
- 2012 · Milchgeld. Ein Kluftingerkrimi as Kommisar Kluftinger
- 2012 · Komm, schöner Tod as Jens Kurzhals
- 2011 · Pilgerfahrt nach Padua as Benno Fischer
- 2010 · Bon Appétit as Thomas
- 2010 · Eichmanns Ende as Adolf Eichmann
- 2009 · Beyond the Wall as Frank Pramann
- 2009 · Erntedank - Ein Allgäu-Krimi as Kommissar A. I. Kluftinger
- 2009 · Der Bär ist los! Die Geschichte von Bruno as Matthias Lettenbichler
- 2007 · You're Not Alone as Kurt Wellinek
- 2006 · In the Name of Love as Herr Novak
- 2005 · Der Mörder meines Vaters as Phillip Koch
- 2004 · Rock Crystal as Paul
- 2004 · Der letzte Flug as Hauptmann Kant
- 2003 · Ins Leben zurück as Martin Lorenz
- 2003 · Ganz und gar as Manfred
- 2002 · Harte Brötchen as Jörg Erdmann
- 2002 · Therapie und Praxis as Bernhard Meier
- 2001 · Anna's Summer as Max Feldmann
- 1999 · A Good Opportunity as Lorenz Kellermann
- 1999 · Framed as Un infirmier
- 1999 · Südsee, eigene Insel as Albert
- 1999 · Die Braut as Johann Wolfgang von Goethe
- 1998 · Fever as Doermer
- 1998 · Blind Date - Flirt mit Folgen as Markus
- 1997 · Die Musterknaben as Kamphausen
- 1997 · Vergewaltigt - Die Wahrheit und andere Lügen as Dr. de Winter
- 1996 · The Writing on the Wall as Lopahkin
- 1995 · Magic Girl as Horst Antz
- 1994 · The Invincibles as Karl Simon
- Future · Roccos Reise as
- 2026 · Anna und ihr Untermieter - Volles Haus as Horst Schulte-Bräucker
- 2024 · Herbert (un)verbesserlich as Herbert Knaup
- 2024 · Der Geier - Die Tote mit dem falschen Leben as Frank Becker
- 2023 · Jokah & Tutty as Galvin der Weise
- 2023 · Hotel Barcelona as Viktor Hansen
- 2022 · Just Something Nice as Robert
- 2022 · Dear Kurt as Mahlow
- 2021 · Blackout: Tomorrow Is Too Late as Reinhard Severin
- 2019 · Stenzels Bescherung as Volkmar Stenzel
- 2018 · Die Auferstehung as Fred
- 2017 · Die Puppenspieler as Jakob Fugger
- 2017 · Ein Sommer im Allgäu as Hans
- 2017 · Zwei Tänzer für Isolde as Hans
- 2016 · Schutzpatron. Ein Kluftingerkrimi as Kluftinger
- 2016 · Herzblut. Ein Kluftingerkrimi as Kluftinger
- 2016 · The Last Pig as Narrator (voice)
- 2016 · Der Bankraub as von Kamphausen
- 2015 · Die Kanzlei as Markus Gellert
- 2015 · Wer weiß denn sowas? as Self
- 2014 · Lucky Child as Hans Scholz
- 2014 · Landauer as Sigi Hermann
- 2014 · Helen Dorn as Hans Thomsen
- 2014 · Sarah Kohr as Anton Mehringer
- 2014 · Die Zeit mit Euch as Heiko Hartung
- 2013 · Hafen der Düfte as Peter Philips
- 2013 · The Little Ghost as Uhrmachermeister Zifferle
- 2012 · Move as Dinas Vater
- 2012 · The Guardians as Henri Brietner
- 2012 · Mittlere Reife as Oliver Seifert
- 2011 · In Darkness as Ignacy Chiger
- 2011 · Hotel Desire as Hotel Manager
- 2011 · Flesh and Blood as Bogdan
- 2011 · Arschkalt as Rainer Berg
- 2011 · Hamburg Journal as self
- 2011 · Marco W. - 247 Tage im türkischen Gefängnis as Ralf Weiss
- 2011 · Schandmal – Der Tote im Berg as Walter Aschauer
- 2011 · Molly & Mops - Ein Mops kommt selten allein as Voss
- 2011 · Go West - Freiheit um jeden Preis as Kurt Korbach
- 2010 · Molly & Mops – Das Leben ist kein Gugelhupf as Hannes Voss
- 2010 · Jerry Cotton as Mr. High
- 2009 · Bergheimat as
- 2009 · Sisi as duke Max of Bavaria (Sisi's father)
- 2009 · This Is Love as Dominik
- 2009 · Der Tiger oder Was Frauen lieben! as Dr. Franz Reinhard
- 2009 · Liebe und andere Gefahren as Thomas 'Tom' Sellier
- 2008 · Mogadischu as Ulrich Wegener
- 2008 · Die Geschichte vom Brandner Kaspar as Erzengel Michael
- 2008 · Der große Tom as Dr. Heinrich Werhahn
- 2008 · Augenzeugin as Alexander Kant
- 2007 · Späte Aussicht as Peter Frei
- 2007 · Nachtlinie as Self
- 2007 · Special Escort as Giselher
- 2007 · Day of Disaster as Martin Feldmann
- 2007 · Inas Nacht as Self
- 2007 · Fürchte dich nicht as Ralf Bischof
- 2007 · 15 Minuten Wahrheit as Georg Komann
- 2006 · Crusade in Jeans as Carlo Bennatti
- 2006 · Kommissar Stolberg as Carl Reese
- 2006 · Der Untergang der Pamir as Ludwig Lewerenz
- 2006 · Die Ohrfeige as Friedrich Gelmini
- 2006 · Die große Maus-Show as Self
- 2006 · The Lives of Others as Gregor Hessenstein
- 2006 · The Elementary Particles as Sollers
- 2005 · Margarete Steiff as Vater Steiff
- 2005 · Thadeusz as self
- 2005 · Mein Vater, seine Neue und ich as Paul
- 2005 · Kanzleramt as Regierungssprecher
- 2004 · Agnes and His Brothers as Werner Tschirner
- 2004 · Der Auftrag as Debussion
- 2003 · Anatomy 2 as Professor Müller-LaRousse
- 2003 · Annas Heimkehr as Toni Schweighofer
- 2003 · Der Herr der Wüste as Richard Bucher
- 2003 · Mein erster Freund, Mutter und ich as Sven Maiwald
- 2003 · Hamlet_X as Laertes
- 2003 · Der Aufstand as Rudolf Herrnstadt
- 2003 · Kommissarin Lucas as Klaus Merdinger
- 2003 · Angst as Wolfgang
- 2003 · Distant Lights as Klaus
- 2002 · August der Glückliche as Grabowski
- 2002 · Blond: Eva Blond! as Richard Vester
- 2002 · Under Suspicion as Georg Zechner
- 2002 · Ich bring Dich hinter Gitter as Schaller
- 2001 · Die Tochter des Kommissars as Volker Harms
- 2001 · Klassentreffen – Mordfall unter Freunden as Littmann
- 2001 · Entscheidung im Eis - Eine Frau jagt den Mörder as Jan Meinert
- 2000 · Die Nacht der Engel as Breiner
- 2000 · Nuremberg as Albert Speer
- 2000 · Gefährliche Träume - Das Geheimnis einer Frau as Leonard Cass
- 2000 · Marlene as Rudolf Sieber
- 2000 · Ordinary Decent Criminal as De Heer
- 1999 · Volle Kanne as Self
- 1999 · Jimmy the Kid as Dortmunder
- 1998 · Ein Herz für Kinder as Self
- 1998 · Run Lola Run as Father
- 1998 · Zur Zeit zu zweit as Jan Wolf
- 1998 · T.E.A.M. Berlin as Robert Berger
- 1998 · Der letzte Zeuge as Karl Kromberg
- 1998 · Der letzte Zeuge as Alex Leidhoff
- 1998 · Die Unbestechliche as Rolf Clausnitzer
- 1998 · The Johannes B. Kerner Show as Self
- 1997 · Leute heute as Self
- 1997 · Die Friendensmission – 10 Stunden Angst as Major Weinrich
- 1997 · Tietjen und Bommes as Self
- 1997 · Sanfte Morde as Dr. Plath
- 1997 · Die Gang as Francis Miller
- 1997 · Silver and Gold as
- 1996 · Kriegsbilder as Jan Loy
- 1996 · Irren ist männlich as Thomas
- 1996 · Zimmer frei! as Self
- 1995 · Mit verbundenen Augen as Alex Ziegler
- 1995 · Brother of Sleep as Cantor Goller
- 1995 · Kinder der Nacht as David
- 1994 · Berlin, 10:46 as Claus
- 1994 · Doppelter Einsatz as Klaus Brandstein
- 1994 · Alles außer Mord as Alexander Mehring
- 1994 · Faust as Uwe Eichmeier
- 1994 · Unschuldsengel as Paul Hansen
- 1993 · Bella Block as Pfarrer Daniel
- 1992 · Die Dirk Bach Show as Self
- 1991 · DAS! as Self
- 1989 · Waller's Last Trip as Waller (jung)
- 1989 · Blauer Panther as Self
- 1984 · Goldene Kamera as Self
- 1984 · Goldene Kamera as Self - Laudatio
- 1979 · Bavarian Film Awards as Self
- 1979 · NDR Talk Show as Self
- 1976 · Kölner Treff as Self
- 1971 · Polizeiruf 110 as Henner Gottsched
- 1971 · Polizeiruf 110 as Hermann Denninger
- 1970 · Scene of the Crime as Bernhard 'Carlos' von Fiedler
- 1970 · Scene of the Crime as Andreas Franke
- 1970 · Scene of the Crime as Günther Kowatsch
- 1951 · German Film Award as Self
- Future · Sarah Kohr - Bis auf den Grund as Anton Mehringer