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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- 2026 · Anna und ihr Untermieter - Volles Haus as Horst Schulte-Bräucker
- 2015 · Die Kanzlei as Markus Gellert
- 2015 · Wer weiß denn sowas? as Self
- 2014 · Lucky Child as Hans Scholz
- 2012 · Mittlere Reife as Oliver Seifert
- 2012 · The Guardians as Henri Brietner
- 2011 · Hotel Desire as Hotel Manager
- 2010 · Bon Appétit as Thomas
- 2008 · Mogadischu as Ulrich Wegener
- 2007 · Späte Aussicht as Peter Frei
- 2007 · Special Escort as Giselher
- 2007 · Inas Nacht as Self
- 2006 · The Lives of Others as Gregor Hessenstein
- 2006 · The Elementary Particles as Sollers
- 2004 · Rock Crystal as Paul
- 2004 · Der Auftrag as Debussion
- 2003 · Der Aufstand as Rudolf Herrnstadt
- 2003 · Distant Lights as Klaus
- 2002 · Harte Brötchen as Jörg Erdmann
- 2001 · Anna's Summer as Max Feldmann
- 2000 · Nuremberg as Albert Speer
- 1999 · Volle Kanne as Self
- 1998 · Fever as Doermer
- 1998 · The Johannes B. Kerner Show as Self
- 1998 · Blind Date - Flirt mit Folgen as Markus
- 1997 · Leute heute as Self
- 1997 · Tietjen und Bommes as Self
- 1997 · Sanfte Morde as Dr. Plath
- 1996 · Irren ist männlich as Thomas
- 1996 · Zimmer frei! as Self
- 1995 · Brother of Sleep as Cantor Goller
- 1994 · The Invincibles as Karl Simon
- 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
- 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
- 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 · 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
- 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 · Meister des Todes as Moritz Hollstein
- 2014 · Landauer as Sigi Hermann
- 2014 · Male Mistakes as Georg Trautmann
- 2014 · Wildwechsel as Christoph
- 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 · Seegrund. Ein Kluftingerkrimi as Kluftinger
- 2013 · The Little Ghost as Uhrmachermeister Zifferle
- 2012 · Die Aufnahmeprüfung as Ferdinand Meissner
- 2012 · Clarissas Geheimnis as Konstantin
- 2012 · Move as Dinas Vater
- 2012 · Homecoming as Bürgermeister
- 2012 · Milchgeld. Ein Kluftingerkrimi as Kommisar Kluftinger
- 2012 · Komm, schöner Tod as Jens Kurzhals
- 2011 · In Darkness as Ignacy Chiger
- 2011 · Pilgerfahrt nach Padua as Benno Fischer
- 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 · 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 · Erntedank - Ein Allgäu-Krimi as Kommissar A. I. Kluftinger
- 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
- 2009 · Der Bär ist los! Die Geschichte von Bruno as Matthias Lettenbichler
- 2008 · Die Geschichte vom Brandner Kaspar as Erzengel Michael
- 2008 · Der große Tom as Dr. Heinrich Werhahn
- 2008 · Augenzeugin as Alexander Kant
- 2007 · Nachtlinie as Self
- 2007 · Day of Disaster as Martin Feldmann
- 2007 · You're Not Alone 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 · 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
- 2005 · Margarete Steiff as Vater Steiff
- 2005 · Thadeusz as self
- 2005 · Der Mörder meines Vaters as Phillip Koch
- 2005 · Mein Vater, seine Neue und ich as Paul
- 2005 · Kanzleramt as Regierungssprecher
- 2004 · Der letzte Flug as Hauptmann Kant
- 2004 · Agnes and His Brothers as Werner Tschirner
- 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 · Ins Leben zurück as Martin Lorenz
- 2003 · Hamlet_X as Laertes
- 2003 · Kommissarin Lucas as Klaus Merdinger
- 2003 · Angst as Wolfgang
- 2003 · Ganz und gar as Manfred
- 2002 · August der Glückliche as Grabowski
- 2002 · Blond: Eva Blond! as Richard Vester
- 2002 · Under Suspicion as Georg Zechner
- 2002 · Therapie und Praxis as Bernhard Meier
- 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 · Gefährliche Träume - Das Geheimnis einer Frau as Leonard Cass
- 2000 · Marlene as Rudolf Sieber
- 2000 · Ordinary Decent Criminal as De Heer
- 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
- 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 Alex Leidhoff
- 1998 · Der letzte Zeuge as Karl Kromberg
- 1998 · Die Unbestechliche as Rolf Clausnitzer
- 1997 · Die Musterknaben as Kamphausen
- 1997 · Die Friendensmission – 10 Stunden Angst as Major Weinrich
- 1997 · Vergewaltigt - Die Wahrheit und andere Lügen as Dr. de Winter
- 1997 · Die Gang as Francis Miller
- 1997 · Silver and Gold as
- 1996 · Kriegsbilder as Jan Loy
- 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 · Doppelter Einsatz as Klaus Brandstein
- 1994 · Alles außer Mord as Alexander Mehring
- 1994 · Unschuldsengel as Paul Hansen
- 1994 · Faust as Uwe Eichmeier
- 1993 · Bella Block as Pfarrer Daniel
- 1992 · Die Dirk Bach Show as Self
- 1989 · Waller's Last Trip as Waller (jung)