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