
Herbert Knaup
March 23, 1956 (69 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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- 2025 · Anna und ihr Untermieter - Plötzlich Schwiegermutter as Horst Schulte-Bräucker
- 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 · The Salvation Of The World As We Know It as Stetter
- 2021 · Blackout: Tomorrow Is Too Late as Reinhard Severin
- 2020 · Da is’ ja nix as Dr. Bruns
- 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 · Crossroads as Heiner Witt
- 2018 · Die Auferstehung as Fred
- 2017 · Die Puppenspieler as Jakob Fugger
- 2017 · Ein Sommer im Allgäu as Hans
- 2017 · Toter Winkel as Karl Holzer
- 2017 · Zwei Tänzer für Isolde as Hans
- 2015 · Meister des Todes as Moritz Hollstein
- 2014 · Landauer as Sigi Hermann
- 2014 · Male Mistakes as Georg Trautmann
- 2014 · Wildwechsel as Christoph
- 2014 · Die Zeit mit Euch as Heiko Hartung
- 2013 · Seegrund. Ein Kluftingerkrimi as Kluftinger
- 2012 · Die Aufnahmeprüfung as Ferdinand Meissner
- 2012 · Move as Dinas Vater
- 2012 · Clarissas Geheimnis as Konstantin
- 2012 · Homecoming as Bürgermeister
- 2011 · Arschkalt as Rainer Berg
- 2010 · Molly & Mops – Das Leben ist kein Gugelhupf as Hannes Voss
- 2009 · Erntedank as Kommissar A. I. Kluftinger
- 2009 · This Is Love as Dominik
- 2009 · Der Tiger oder Was Frauen lieben! as Dr. Franz Reinhard
- 2009 · Der Bär ist los! Die Geschichte von Bruno as Matthias Lettenbichler
- 2008 · Augenzeugin as Alexander Kant
- 2007 · Späte Aussicht as Peter Frei
- 2007 · Special Escort as Giselher
- 2007 · 15 Minuten Wahrheit as Georg Komann
- 2006 · Der Untergang der Pamir as Ludwig Lewerenz
- 2005 · Mein Vater, seine Neue und ich as Paul
- 2004 · Rock Crystal as Paul
- 2003 · Annas Heimkehr as Toni Schweighofer
- 2003 · Mein erster Freund, Mutter und ich as Sven Maiwald
- 2003 · Hamlet_X as Laertes
- 2003 · Der Aufstand as
- 2003 · Angst as Wolfgang
- 2003 · Ganz und gar as Manfred
- 2002 · Therapie und Praxis as Bernhard Meier
- 2001 · Anna's Summer as Max Feldmann
- 2000 · Gefährliche Träume - Das Geheimnis einer Frau as Leonard Cass
- 2000 · Marlene as Rudolf Sieber
- 1999 · Ne günstige Gelegenheit as Lorenz Kellermann
- 1999 · Framed as Un infirmier
- 1997 · Die Musterknaben as Kamphausen
- 1996 · The Writing on the Wall as Lopahkin
- Future · Roccos Reise as
- 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
- 2016 · Das beste Stück vom Braten as Harry Dumont
- 2015 · 600 PS für zwei as Lorenz Hoffmann
- 2015 · Die Kanzlei as Markus Gellert
- 2015 · Wer weiß denn sowas? as Self
- 2014 · Lucky Child as Hans Scholz
- 2014 · Helen Dorn as Hans Thomsen
- 2014 · Sarah Kohr as Anton Mehringer
- 2013 · Hafen der Düfte as Peter Philips
- 2013 · The Little Ghost as Uhrmachermeister Zifferle
- 2012 · The Guardians as Henri Brietner
- 2012 · Mittlere Reife as Oliver Seifert
- 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 · In Darkness as Ignacy Chiger
- 2011 · Flesh and Blood as Bogdan
- 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 · 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 · Beyond the Wall as Frank Pramann
- 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
- 2007 · Nachtlinie as Self
- 2007 · Day of Disaster as Martin Feldmann
- 2007 · You're Not Alone as Kurt Wellinek
- 2007 · Inas Nacht as Self
- 2007 · Fürchte dich nicht as Ralf Bischof
- 2006 · In the Name of Love as Herr Novak
- 2006 · Kommissar Stolberg as Carl Reese
- 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 · Der Mörder meines Vaters as Phillip Koch
- 2005 · Kanzleramt as Regierungssprecher
- 2004 · Der letzte Flug as Hauptmann Kant
- 2004 · Agnes and His Brothers as Werner Tschirner
- 2004 · Der Auftrag as Debussion
- 2003 · Anatomy 2 as Professor Müller-LaRousse
- 2003 · Der Herr der Wüste as Richard Bucher
- 2003 · Ins Leben zurück as Martin Lorenz
- 2003 · Kommissarin Lucas as Klaus Merdinger
- 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 · Harte Brötchen as Jörg Erdmann
- 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 · Ordinary Decent Criminal as De Heer
- 1999 · Volle Kanne as Self
- 1999 · Südsee, eigene Insel as Albert
- 1999 · Die Braut as Johann Wolfgang von Goethe
- 1999 · Jimmy the Kid as Dortmunder
- 1998 · Fever as Doermer
- 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 Alex Leidhoff
- 1998 · Der letzte Zeuge as Karl Kromberg
- 1998 · Die Unbestechliche as Rolf Clausnitzer
- 1998 · The Johannes B. Kerner Show as Self
- 1998 · Blind Date - Flirt mit Folgen as Markus
- 1997 · Leute heute as Self
- 1997 · Die Friendensmission – 10 Stunden Angst as Major Weinrich
- 1997 · Tietjen und Bommes as Self
- 1997 · Vergewaltigt - Die Wahrheit und andere Lügen as Dr. de Winter
- 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 · Magic Girl as Horst Antz
- 1995 · Brother of Sleep as Cantor Goller
- 1995 · Kinder der Nacht as David
- 1994 · The Invincibles as Karl Simon
- 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 Verleihung as Self
- 1984 · Goldene Kamera Verleihung as Self - Laudatio
- 1979 · Bayerischer Filmpreis 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 · Deutscher Filmpreis as Self