
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
- 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 · Hubert und Staller – Eine schöne Bescherung as Franz Hübner
- 2018 · Eine Hochzeit platzt selten allein as Oliver Wackernagel
- 2018 · Crossroads as Heiner Witt
- 2018 · Die Auferstehung as Fred
- 2017 · Die Puppenspieler as Jakob Fugger
- 2016 · Schutzpatron. Ein Kluftingerkrimi as Kluftinger
- 2016 · Herzblut. Ein Kluftingerkrimi as Kluftinger
- 2016 · Der Bankraub as von Kamphausen
- 2016 · Das beste Stück vom Braten as Harry Dumont
- 2015 · Die Kanzlei as Markus Gellert
- 2015 · Wer weiß denn sowas? as Self
- 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 · Helen Dorn as Hans Thomsen
- 2014 · Sarah Kohr as Anton Mehringer
- 2014 · Die Zeit mit Euch as Heiko Hartung
- 2013 · Hafen der Düfte as Peter Philips
- 2013 · Seegrund. Ein Kluftingerkrimi as Kluftinger
- 2013 · The Little Ghost as Uhrmachermeister Zifferle
- 2012 · Move as Dinas Vater
- 2012 · The Guardians as Henri Brietner
- 2012 · Homecoming as Bürgermeister
- 2012 · Milchgeld. Ein Kluftingerkrimi as Kommisar Kluftinger
- 2011 · Hotel Desire as Hotel Manager
- 2011 · Pilgerfahrt nach Padua as Benno Fischer
- 2011 · In Darkness as Ignacy Chiger
- 2011 · Flesh and Blood as Bogdan
- 2011 · Arschkalt as Rainer Berg
- 2011 · Hamburg Journal as self
- 2011 · Marco W. - 247 Tage im türkischen Gefängnis as Ralf Weiss
- 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
- 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 · Fürchte dich nicht as Ralf Bischof
- 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 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 · Der Mörder meines Vaters as Phillip Koch
- 2005 · Kanzleramt as Regierungssprecher
- 2004 · Rock Crystal as Paul
- 2004 · Der letzte Flug as Hauptmann Kant
- 2004 · Agnes and His Brothers as Werner Tschirner
- 2004 · Der Auftrag as Debussion
- 2003 · Anatomy 2 as Professor Müller-LaRousse
- 2003 · Annas Heimkehr as Toni Schweighofer
- 2003 · Hamlet_X as Laertes
- 2003 · Der Aufstand as
- 2003 · Kommissarin Lucas as Klaus Merdinger
- 2003 · Angst as Wolfgang
- 2003 · Distant Lights as Klaus
- 2003 · Ganz und gar as Manfred
- 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 · Entscheidung im Eis - Eine Frau jagt den Mörder as Jan Meinert
- 2000 · Nuremberg as Albert Speer
- 2000 · Marlene as Rudolf Sieber
- 2000 · Ordinary Decent Criminal as De Heer
- 1999 · Ne günstige Gelegenheit 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 · T.E.A.M. Berlin as Robert Berger
- 1998 · Der letzte Zeuge as Alex Leidhoff
- 1998 · Der letzte Zeuge as Karl Kromberg
- 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 · Vergewaltigt - Die Wahrheit und andere Lügen as Dr. de Winter
- 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 Verleihung as Self
- 1984 · Goldene Kamera Verleihung as Self - Laudatio
- 1979 · Bayerischer Filmpreis 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 · Deutscher Filmpreis as Self
- Future · Roccos Reise as
- 2023 · Hotel Barcelona as Viktor Hansen
- 2019 · Stenzels Bescherung as Volkmar Stenzel
- 2017 · Ein Sommer im Allgäu as Hans
- 2017 · Toter Winkel as Karl Holzer
- 2017 · Zwei Tänzer für Isolde as Hans
- 2016 · The Last Pig as Narrator (voice)
- 2015 · 600 PS für zwei as Lorenz Hoffmann
- 2012 · Die Aufnahmeprüfung as Ferdinand Meissner
- 2012 · Clarissas Geheimnis as Konstantin
- 2012 · Mittlere Reife as Oliver Seifert
- 2012 · Komm, schöner Tod as Jens Kurzhals
- 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
- 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 · Der große Tom as Dr. Heinrich Werhahn
- 2008 · Augenzeugin as Alexander Kant
- 2007 · Special Escort as Giselher
- 2007 · 15 Minuten Wahrheit as Georg Komann
- 2006 · Die Ohrfeige as Friedrich Gelmini
- 2005 · Mein Vater, seine Neue und ich as Paul
- 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
- 2002 · Ich bring Dich hinter Gitter as Schaller
- 2001 · Die Tochter des Kommissars as Volker Harms
- 2001 · Klassentreffen – Mordfall unter Freunden as Littmann
- 2000 · Die Nacht der Engel as Breiner
- 2000 · Gefährliche Träume - Das Geheimnis einer Frau as Leonard Cass
- 1999 · Südsee, eigene Insel as Albert
- 1998 · Fever as Doermer
- 1998 · Zur Zeit zu zweit as Jan Wolf
- 1998 · Blind Date - Flirt mit Folgen as Markus
- 1997 · Sanfte Morde as Dr. Plath
- 1997 · Silver and Gold as
- 1996 · Kriegsbilder as Jan Loy
- 1995 · Mit verbundenen Augen as Alex Ziegler
- 1995 · Magic Girl as Horst Antz
- 1995 · Kinder der Nacht as David
- 1994 · Unschuldsengel as Paul Hansen
- 1989 · Waller's Last Trip as Waller (jung)