
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.
Known For
Credits
- 2022 · Just Something Nice as Robert
- 2021 · Blackout: Tomorrow Is Too Late as Reinhard Severin
- 2019 · Stenzels Bescherung as Volkmar Stenzel
- 2018 · Crossroads as Heiner Witt
- 2017 · Zwei Tänzer für Isolde as Hans
- 2016 · Der Bankraub as von Kamphausen
- 2015 · Die Kanzlei as Markus Gellert
- 2015 · Wer weiß denn sowas? as Self
- 2014 · Helen Dorn as Hans Thomsen
- 2014 · Sarah Kohr as Anton Mehringer
- 2013 · Seegrund. Ein Kluftingerkrimi as Kluftinger
- 2013 · The Little Ghost as Uhrmachermeister Zifferle
- 2012 · The Guardians as Henri Brietner
- 2012 · Homecoming as Bürgermeister
- 2011 · Hotel Desire as Hotel Manager
- 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
- 2010 · Eichmanns Ende as Adolf Eichmann
- 2010 · Jerry Cotton as Mr. High
- 2009 · Sisi as duke Max of Bavaria (Sisi's father)
- 2009 · Erntedank - Ein Allgäu-Krimi as Kommissar A. I. Kluftinger
- 2008 · Mogadischu as Ulrich Wegener
- 2007 · Späte Aussicht as Peter Frei
- 2007 · Nachtlinie as Self
- 2007 · Day of Disaster as Martin Feldmann
- 2007 · Inas Nacht as Self
- 2007 · 15 Minuten Wahrheit as Georg Komann
- 2006 · Kommissar Stolberg as Carl Reese
- 2006 · Die große Maus-Show as Self
- 2006 · The Lives of Others as Gregor Hessenstein
- 2006 · The Elementary Particles as Sollers
- 2005 · Thadeusz as self
- 2005 · Mein Vater, seine Neue und ich as Paul
- 2005 · Kanzleramt as Regierungssprecher
- 2004 · Rock Crystal as Paul
- 2003 · Anatomy 2 as Professor Müller-LaRousse
- 2003 · Hamlet_X as Laertes
- 2003 · Kommissarin Lucas as Klaus Merdinger
- 2003 · Distant Lights as Klaus
- 2002 · August der Glückliche as Grabowski
- 2002 · Under Suspicion as Georg Zechner
- 2002 · Therapie und Praxis as Bernhard Meier
- 2001 · Die Tochter des Kommissars as Volker Harms
- 2001 · Anna's Summer as Max Feldmann
- 2000 · Nuremberg as Albert Speer
- 2000 · Ordinary Decent Criminal as De Heer
- 1999 · A Good Opportunity as Lorenz Kellermann
- 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 · Der letzte Zeuge as Alex Leidhoff
- 1998 · Der letzte Zeuge as Karl Kromberg
- 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 · Sanfte Morde as Dr. Plath
- 1997 · Die Gang as Francis Miller
- 1996 · Irren ist männlich as Thomas
- 1996 · Zimmer frei! as Self
- 1995 · Magic Girl as Horst Antz
- 1995 · Kinder der Nacht as David
- 1994 · Berlin, 10:46 as Claus
- 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
- 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 · 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 · Dear Kurt as Mahlow
- 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 · Die Auferstehung as Fred
- 2017 · Die Puppenspieler as Jakob Fugger
- 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 · The Last Pig as Narrator (voice)
- 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 · Lucky Child as Hans Scholz
- 2014 · Landauer as Sigi Hermann
- 2014 · Male Mistakes as Georg Trautmann
- 2014 · Wildwechsel as Christoph
- 2014 · Die Zeit mit Euch as Heiko Hartung
- 2013 · Hafen der Düfte as Peter Philips
- 2012 · Die Aufnahmeprüfung as Ferdinand Meissner
- 2012 · Move as Dinas Vater
- 2012 · Clarissas Geheimnis as Konstantin
- 2012 · Mittlere Reife as Oliver Seifert
- 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 · 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
- 2009 · Bergheimat as
- 2009 · Beyond the Wall as Frank Pramann
- 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 · Special Escort as Giselher
- 2007 · You're Not Alone as Kurt Wellinek
- 2007 · Fürchte dich nicht as Ralf Bischof
- 2006 · In the Name of Love as Herr Novak
- 2006 · Der Untergang der Pamir as Ludwig Lewerenz
- 2006 · Die Ohrfeige as Friedrich Gelmini
- 2005 · Margarete Steiff as Vater Steiff
- 2005 · Der Mörder meines Vaters as Phillip Koch
- 2004 · Der letzte Flug as Hauptmann Kant
- 2004 · Agnes and His Brothers as Werner Tschirner
- 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
- 2003 · Angst as Wolfgang
- 2003 · Ganz und gar as Manfred
- 2002 · Blond: Eva Blond! as Richard Vester
- 2002 · Harte Brötchen as Jörg Erdmann
- 2002 · Ich bring Dich hinter Gitter as Schaller
- 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
- 1999 · Südsee, eigene Insel as Albert
- 1998 · Fever as Doermer
- 1998 · Zur Zeit zu zweit as Jan Wolf
- 1998 · T.E.A.M. Berlin as Robert Berger
- 1998 · Die Unbestechliche as Rolf Clausnitzer
- 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 · 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 · Brother of Sleep as Cantor Goller
- 1992 · Die Dirk Bach Show as Self
- 1989 · Waller's Last Trip as Waller (jung)