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.
Known For
Credits
- 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
- 2017 · Die Puppenspieler as Jakob Fugger
- 2017 · Ein Sommer im Allgäu as Hans
- 2017 · Toter Winkel as Karl Holzer
- 2016 · Der Bankraub as von Kamphausen
- 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 · Pilgerfahrt nach Padua as Benno Fischer
- 2011 · Hamburg Journal as self
- 2011 · Go West - Freiheit um jeden Preis as Kurt Korbach
- 2010 · Bon Appétit as Thomas
- 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
- 2009 · This Is Love as Dominik
- 2008 · Mogadischu as Ulrich Wegener
- 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 · 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 · Der Aufstand as Rudolf Herrnstadt
- 2003 · Kommissarin Lucas as Klaus Merdinger
- 2003 · Angst as Wolfgang
- 2003 · Distant Lights as Klaus
- 2002 · Blond: Eva Blond! as Richard Vester
- 2002 · Under Suspicion as Georg Zechner
- 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 · Südsee, eigene Insel as Albert
- 1999 · Die Braut as Johann Wolfgang von Goethe
- 1998 · Ein Herz für Kinder as Self
- 1998 · Run Lola Run as Father
- 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 · Tietjen und Bommes as Self
- 1997 · Die Gang as Francis Miller
- 1996 · Irren ist männlich as Thomas
- 1996 · The Writing on the Wall as Lopahkin
- 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
- 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 · Crossroads as Heiner Witt
- 2018 · Die Auferstehung as Fred
- 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
- 2014 · Lucky Child as Hans Scholz
- 2014 · Landauer as Sigi Hermann
- 2014 · Die Zeit mit Euch as Heiko Hartung
- 2013 · Seegrund. Ein Kluftingerkrimi as Kluftinger
- 2012 · Clarissas Geheimnis as Konstantin
- 2012 · Homecoming as Bürgermeister
- 2012 · Milchgeld. Ein Kluftingerkrimi as Kommisar Kluftinger
- 2012 · Komm, schöner Tod as Jens Kurzhals
- 2011 · Flesh and Blood as Bogdan
- 2011 · Arschkalt as Rainer Berg
- 2010 · Eichmanns Ende as Adolf Eichmann
- 2009 · Beyond the Wall as Frank Pramann
- 2009 · Der Tiger oder Was Frauen lieben! as Dr. Franz Reinhard
- 2008 · Die Geschichte vom Brandner Kaspar as Erzengel Michael
- 2008 · Der große Tom as Dr. Heinrich Werhahn
- 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
- 2006 · Der Untergang der Pamir as Ludwig Lewerenz
- 2005 · Mein Vater, seine Neue und ich as Paul
- 2004 · Der letzte Flug as Hauptmann Kant
- 2003 · Annas Heimkehr as Toni Schweighofer
- 2003 · Mein erster Freund, Mutter und ich as Sven Maiwald
- 2003 · Ins Leben zurück as Martin Lorenz
- 2002 · August der Glückliche as Grabowski
- 2002 · Harte Brötchen as Jörg Erdmann
- 2001 · Anna's Summer as Max Feldmann
- 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
- 1999 · Framed as Un infirmier
- 1998 · Zur Zeit zu zweit as Jan Wolf
- 1998 · T.E.A.M. Berlin as Robert Berger
- 1995 · Magic Girl as Horst Antz
- 1994 · Unschuldsengel as Paul Hansen
- Future · Untitled Jugend Rettet Film 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
- 2018 · Eine Hochzeit platzt selten allein as Oliver Wackernagel
- 2016 · Schutzpatron. Ein Kluftingerkrimi as Kluftinger
- 2016 · Herzblut. Ein Kluftingerkrimi as Kluftinger
- 2014 · Wildwechsel as Christoph
- 2013 · Hafen der Düfte as Peter Philips
- 2012 · Die Aufnahmeprüfung as Ferdinand Meissner
- 2012 · Mittlere Reife as Oliver Seifert
- 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
- 2010 · Molly & Mops – Das Leben ist kein Gugelhupf as Hannes Voss
- 2009 · Bergheimat as
- 2009 · Liebe und andere Gefahren as Thomas 'Tom' Sellier
- 2009 · Der Bär ist los! Die Geschichte von Bruno as Matthias Lettenbichler
- 2008 · Augenzeugin as Alexander Kant
- 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
- 2004 · Der Auftrag as Debussion
- 2003 · Der Herr der Wüste as Richard Bucher
- 2003 · Ganz und gar as Manfred
- 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
- 1999 · Jimmy the Kid as Dortmunder
- 1998 · Fever as Doermer
- 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
- 1995 · Mit verbundenen Augen as Alex Ziegler
- 1995 · Kinder der Nacht as David
- 1994 · Berlin, 10:46 as Claus
- 1989 · Waller's Last Trip as Waller (jung)
- Future · Sarah Kohr - Bis auf den Grund as Anton Mehringer