Deceased

How Did Kurt Raab Die?

Life & Death

Died aged 46

Also known asCurd MelberGenderMaleNationalityGermanyBorn20/07/1941Born inBergreichenstein, Sudetenland [now Kasperské Hory, Czech Republic]Died28/06/1988Died inHamburgCausedeath from AIDS-related complicationsWikidataQ71895 ↗Buried atOhlsdorf CemeteryTMDb#21997 ↗

Kurt Raab was a West German stage and film actor, as well as a screenwriter and playwright. Raab is best remembered for his work with German film director Rainer Werner Fassbinder, with whom he collaborated on 31 film projects.

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Filmography71 titles

Importing filmography…

Year	Title	Character	Age at release
2011	My Name Is Not AliMovie	Self (archive footage)	70
1992	I Don’t Just Want You to Love MeMovie	Self (archive footage)	51
1989	Die Toten Hosen - 3 Akkorde für ein HallelujaMovie	Pastor	48
1987	Escape from SobiborMovie	Oberscharführer Karl Frenzel	46
1986	Kir RoyalSeries	Michel, Butler	45
1986	Detektivbüro RothSeries	Dr. Ross	45
1986	Miko: From the Gutter to the StarsMovie	Walter Hahn	45
1986	Das TotenreichSeries	John Hagen	45
1985	Feel the MotionMovie	Mephisto	44
1985	Die KomplizenMovie	Marcel Lambert	44
1985	ParkerMovie	Haag	44
1985	Angry HarvestMovie	Maslanko	44
1984	Out of OrderMovie	Fahrstuhlmonteur	43
1984	Die schwarzen BrüderSeries	Mann mit Narbe	43
1984	Im Himmel ist die Hölle losMovie	Intendant	43
1984	Der RekordMovie	P.K. Wütrich	43
1983	Bei BioSeries	Self	42
1983	BoleroMovie	Rado	42
1983	Bella DonnaMovie	—	42
1983	TraumlageMovie	Fellner	42
1983	Hauptsache: Leben..Movie	—	42
1982	KrimistundeSeries	—	41
1982	Dr. Margarete JohnsohnMovie	Herr Körber	41
1982	Fire and SwordMovie	Ganelon	41
1982	The GhostMovie	Poli	41
1982	The Magic MountainMovie	Dr. Krokowski	41
1982	Confessions of Felix KrullSeries	Sally Meerschaum	41
1982	LiebeskonzilMovie	Gerichtspräsident	41
1981	Today We're Playing BossMovie	Reichenstein	40
1981	Die Fahrt nach SchlangenbadMovie	Alfred Wittkowsky	40
1980	Warum die UFOs unseren Salat klauenMovie	Hitler	39
1980	Slow AttackMovie	Maria Franz Beekenbrandt	39
1979	NDR Talk ShowSeries	Self	38
1979	Der ganz normale WahnsinnSeries	Franz	38
1979	The FallMovie	Theopont Dirlewanger	38
1979	Der DurchdreherMovie	Mann von Glorias Freundin	38
1979	Ticket of No ReturnMovie	Chef	38
1978	Boarding SchoolMovie	Fletcher	37
1977	The Stationmaster’s WifeMovie	Xaver Ferdinand Maria Bolwieser - Station Master	36
1977	Group Portrait with a LadyMovie	Parteifunktionär	36
1977	EierdiebeMovie	—	36
1977	Adolf and MarleneMovie	Adolf Hitler	36
1976	Satan’s BrewMovie	Walter Kranz	35
1976	The American SoldierMovie	Ricky's Brother	35
1975	Fear of FearMovie	Herr Bauer	34
1975	Fox and His FriendsMovie	Wodka-Peter	34
1975	Mother Küsters Goes to HeavenMovie	Barkeeper Gustav	34
1975	Like a Bird on a WireMovie	Audience Member	34
1974	DerrickSeries	—	33
1974	MarthaMovie	Secretary	33
1974	Münchner GeschichtenSeries	Peter Pickl	33
1974	Der VerfolgerMovie	—	33
1974	The Brutalization of Franz BlumMovie	Aufseher Wupke	33
1974	Ali: Fear Eats the SoulMovie	Car Mechanic	33
1973	World on a WireSeries	Mark Holm	32
1973	Tenderness of the WolvesMovie	Insp. Fritz Haarmann	32
1973	Jail BaitMovie	Fabrikleiter	32
1972	Eight Hours Don’t Make a DaySeries	Harald	31
1972	The Merchant of Four SeasonsMovie	Kurt, Hans's brother-in-law	31
1972	Bremen FreedomMovie	Zimmerman	31
1971	Beware of a Holy WhoreMovie	Fred	30
1971	The AncestressMovie	Pfarrer	30
1971	Mathias KneißlMovie	Fritz Rechthaler, Jungbauer	30
1971	Rio das MortesMovie	Tankwart	30
1971	Fassbinder Produces: Film No. 8Movie	Self	30
1970	The Niklashausen JourneyMovie	Bischof	29
1970	End of the Commune?Movie	Self (uncredited)	29
1970	The Coffee HouseMovie	Don Marzio	29
1970	Love Is Colder Than DeathMovie	Aufsichtsperson im Kaufhaus	29
1970	Why Does Herr R. Run Amok?Movie	Mr. R.	29
1951	German Film AwardSeries	Self	10