Herbert Knaup

Personal Info

Known For
Acting
Born
March 23, 1956 (69 years old)
Place of Birth
Sonthofen, Germany
Popular Genres
Drama Thriller Comedy
Career Span
– Present

Herbert Knaup

1 win
130 nominations
1 Oscar
123 credits

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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Personal Info

Born
Mar 23, 1956
From
Sonthofen, Germany
Known For
Acting
Career
– Present

Award Recognition

1
Win
130
Nominations
1
Oscar

Complete Filmography

2025

Anna und ihr Untermieter - Plötzlich Schwiegermutter as Horst Schulte-Bräucker

2024

Der Geier - Die Tote mit dem falschen Leben as Frank Becker

2022

Just Something Nice as Robert
Dear Kurt as Mahlow

2021

The Salvation Of The World As We Know It as Stetter

2019

Stenzels Bescherung as Volkmar Stenzel

2018

Hubert und Staller – Eine schöne Bescherung as Franz Hübner Award
Crossroads as Heiner Witt
Eine Hochzeit platzt selten allein as Oliver Wackernagel
Die Auferstehung as Fred

2017

Ein Sommer im Allgäu as Hans
Toter Winkel as Karl Holzer
Zwei Tänzer für Isolde as Hans

2016

Der Bankraub as von Kamphausen
The Last Pig as Narrator (voice)
Das beste Stück vom Braten as Harry Dumont
Herzblut. Ein Kluftingerkrimi as Kluftinger
Schutzpatron. Ein Kluftingerkrimi as Kluftinger

2015

Meister des Todes as Moritz Hollstein
600 PS für zwei as Lorenz Hoffmann

2014

Male Mistakes as Georg Trautmann
Lucky Child as Hans Scholz
Landauer as Sigi Hermann
Die Zeit mit Euch as Heiko Hartung
Wildwechsel as Christoph

2013

The Little Ghost as Uhrmachermeister Zifferle Award
Seegrund. Ein Kluftingerkrimi as Kluftinger
Hafen der Düfte as Peter Philips

2012

The Guardians as Henri Brietner Award
Move as Dinas Vater
Die Aufnahmeprüfung as Ferdinand Meissner
Homecoming as Bürgermeister
Milchgeld. Ein Kluftingerkrimi as Kommisar Kluftinger
Mittlere Reife as Oliver Seifert
Komm, schöner Tod as Jens Kurzhals
Clarissas Geheimnis as Konstantin

2011

Hotel Desire as Hotel Manager Award
In Darkness as Ignacy Chiger Award
Pilgerfahrt nach Padua as Benno Fischer
Arschkalt as Rainer Berg
Flesh and Blood as Bogdan
Molly & Mops - Ein Mops kommt selten allein as Voss
Schandmal – Der Tote im Berg as Walter Aschauer
Marco W. - 247 Tage im türkischen Gefängnis as Ralf Weiss

2010

Jerry Cotton as Mr. High Award
Bon Appétit as Thomas
Eichmanns Ende as Adolf Eichmann
Molly & Mops – Das Leben ist kein Gugelhupf as Hannes Voss

2009

Erntedank as Kommissar A. I. Kluftinger
Beyond the Wall as Frank Pramann
This Is Love as Dominik
Liebe und andere Gefahren as Thomas 'Tom' Sellier
Der Bär ist los! Die Geschichte von Bruno as Matthias Lettenbichler
Der Tiger oder Was Frauen lieben! as Dr. Franz Reinhard

2008

Mogadischu as Ulrich Wegener
Die Geschichte vom Brandner Kaspar as Erzengel Michael
Augenzeugin as Alexander Kant
Der große Tom as Dr. Heinrich Werhahn

2007

Day of Disaster as Martin Feldmann
You're Not Alone as Kurt Wellinek
Special Escort as Giselher
Fürchte dich nicht as Ralf Bischof
Späte Aussicht as Peter Frei
15 Minuten Wahrheit as Georg Komann

2006

The Lives of Others as Gregor Hessenstein Award
The Elementary Particles as Sollers
Der Untergang der Pamir as Ludwig Lewerenz
In the Name of Love as Herr Novak
Die Ohrfeige as Friedrich Gelmini

2005

Margarete Steiff as Vater Steiff Award
Mein Vater, seine Neue und ich as Paul
Der Mörder meines Vaters as Phillip Koch

2004

Agnes and His Brothers as Werner Tschirner Award
Rock Crystal as Paul
Der letzte Flug as Hauptmann Kant
Der Auftrag as Debussion

2003

Anatomy 2 as Professor Müller-LaRousse Award
Distant Lights as Klaus
Hamlet_X as Laertes
Angst as Wolfgang
Ganz und gar as Manfred
Der Aufstand
Mein erster Freund, Mutter und ich as Sven Maiwald
Annas Heimkehr as Toni Schweighofer
Der Herr der Wüste as Richard Bucher
Ins Leben zurück as Martin Lorenz

2002

August der Glückliche as Grabowski
Ich bring Dich hinter Gitter as Schaller
Therapie und Praxis as Bernhard Meier
Harte Brötchen as Jörg Erdmann

2001

Anna's Summer as Max Feldmann
Die Tochter des Kommissars as Volker Harms
Klassentreffen – Mordfall unter Freunden as Littmann
Entscheidung im Eis - Eine Frau jagt den Mörder as Jan Meinert

2000

Ordinary Decent Criminal as De Heer Award
Marlene as Rudolf Sieber Award
Gefährliche Träume - Das Geheimnis einer Frau as Leonard Cass
Die Nacht der Engel as Breiner

1999

Jimmy the Kid as Dortmunder
Ne günstige Gelegenheit as Lorenz Kellermann
Die Braut as Johann Wolfgang von Goethe
Südsee, eigene Insel as Albert
Framed as Un infirmier

1998

Run Lola Run as Father Award
Blind Date - Flirt mit Folgen as Markus
Zur Zeit zu zweit as Jan Wolf
Fever as Doermer

1997

Die Friendensmission – 10 Stunden Angst as Major Weinrich
Vergewaltigt - Die Wahrheit und andere Lügen as Dr. de Winter
Die Musterknaben as Kamphausen
Sanfte Morde as Dr. Plath
Silver and Gold

1996

Irren ist männlich as Thomas
The Writing on the Wall as Lopahkin Award
Kriegsbilder as Jan Loy

1995

Brother of Sleep as Cantor Goller Award
Magic Girl as Horst Antz
Mit verbundenen Augen as Alex Ziegler
Kinder der Nacht as David

1994

The Invincibles as Karl Simon Award
Unschuldsengel as Paul Hansen

1989

Waller's Last Trip as Waller (jung)

Roccos Reise

Photos & Videos

Featured in Trailers

Hotel Desire
The Lives of Others
Run Lola Run
Ordinary Decent Criminal
Anatomy 2
In Darkness

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