
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
- 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
- 2016 · Schutzpatron. Ein Kluftingerkrimi as Kluftinger
- 2016 · Herzblut. Ein Kluftingerkrimi as Kluftinger
- 2016 · Der Bankraub as von Kamphausen
- 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 · Clarissas Geheimnis as Konstantin
- 2012 · Mittlere Reife as Oliver Seifert
- 2012 · Homecoming as Bürgermeister
- 2012 · Milchgeld. Ein Kluftingerkrimi as Kommisar Kluftinger
- 2011 · Flesh and Blood as Bogdan
- 2009 · Liebe und andere Gefahren as Thomas 'Tom' Sellier
- 2008 · Der große Tom as Dr. Heinrich Werhahn
- 2008 · Augenzeugin as Alexander Kant
- 2007 · Special Escort as Giselher
- 2007 · Fürchte dich nicht as Ralf Bischof
- 2004 · Rock Crystal as Paul
- 2004 · Der letzte Flug as Hauptmann Kant
- 2004 · Der Auftrag as Debussion
- 2003 · Annas Heimkehr as Toni Schweighofer
- 2003 · Der Aufstand as
- 2003 · Distant Lights as Klaus
- 2003 · Ganz und gar as Manfred
- 2002 · Ich bring Dich hinter Gitter as Schaller
- 2001 · Die Tochter des Kommissars as Volker Harms
- 2001 · Entscheidung im Eis - Eine Frau jagt den Mörder as Jan Meinert
- 2000 · Gefährliche Träume - Das Geheimnis einer Frau as Leonard Cass
- 1999 · Ne günstige Gelegenheit as Lorenz Kellermann
- 1999 · Südsee, eigene Insel as Albert
- 1998 · Fever as Doermer
- 1998 · Blind Date - Flirt mit Folgen as Markus
- 1997 · Vergewaltigt - Die Wahrheit und andere Lügen as Dr. de Winter
- 1996 · Irren ist männlich as Thomas
- 1996 · The Writing on the Wall as Lopahkin
- Future · Roccos Reise as
- 2019 · Stenzels Bescherung as Volkmar Stenzel
- 2018 · Hubert und Staller – Eine schöne Bescherung as Franz Hübner
- 2018 · Crossroads as Heiner Witt
- 2017 · Die Puppenspieler as Jakob Fugger
- 2017 · Zwei Tänzer für Isolde as Hans
- 2016 · The Last Pig as Narrator (voice)
- 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
- 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 · Die Aufnahmeprüfung as Ferdinand Meissner
- 2012 · Move as Dinas Vater
- 2012 · The Guardians as Henri Brietner
- 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 · 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 · 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 · 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 · Mogadischu as Ulrich Wegener
- 2008 · Die Geschichte vom Brandner Kaspar as Erzengel Michael
- 2007 · Späte Aussicht as Peter Frei
- 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 · 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 · Frag doch mal die Maus 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 · Mein Vater, seine Neue und ich as Paul
- 2005 · Kanzleramt as Regierungssprecher
- 2004 · Agnes and His Brothers as Werner Tschirner
- 2003 · Anatomy 2 as Professor Müller-LaRousse
- 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
- 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 · Therapie und Praxis as Bernhard Meier
- 2001 · Anna's Summer as Max Feldmann
- 2001 · Klassentreffen – Mordfall unter Freunden as Littmann
- 2000 · Die Nacht der Engel as Breiner
- 2000 · Nuremberg as Albert Speer
- 2000 · Marlene as Rudolf Sieber
- 2000 · Ordinary Decent Criminal as De Heer
- 1999 · Framed as Un infirmier
- 1999 · Volle Kanne as Self
- 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 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 Musterknaben as Kamphausen
- 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 · 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
- 1979 · Bavarian Film Award 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
- 1966 · Golden Camera Awards as Self
- 1966 · Golden Camera Awards as Self - Laudatio
- 1951 · Deutscher Filmpreis as Self