Herbert Knaup

Born: 1956-03-23 in Sonthofen, Germany

Known For: Acting

Biography

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.

Filmography

2026

23 000 Lives as Dr. Norbert Dehler
Anna und ihr Untermieter - Volles Haus as Horst Schulte-Bräucker

2025

Schwarze Schafe - Die Serie
Anna und ihr Untermieter - Plötzlich Schwiegermutter as Horst Schulte-Bräucker

2024

Der Geier - Die Tote mit dem falschen Leben as Frank Becker
Herbert (un)verbesserlich as Herbert Knaup

2023

Hotel Barcelona as Viktor Hansen
Jokah & Tutty as Galvin der Weise

2019

Stenzels Bescherung as Volkmar Stenzel

2018

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

2017

Die Puppenspieler as Jakob Fugger
Zwei Tänzer für Isolde as Hans
Ein Sommer im Allgäu as Hans
Toter Winkel as Karl Holzer

2016

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

2015

Wer weiß denn sowas? as Self
Die Kanzlei as Markus Gellert
Meister des Todes as Moritz Hollstein
600 PS für zwei as Lorenz Hoffmann

2014

Helen Dorn as Hans Thomsen
Sarah Kohr as Anton Mehringer
Landauer as Sigi Hermann
Male Mistakes as Georg Trautmann
Lucky Child as Hans Scholz
Die Zeit mit Euch as Heiko Hartung
Wildwechsel as Christoph

2013

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

2012

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

2011

Hotel Desire as Hotel Manager
Hamburg Journal as self
In Darkness as Ignacy Chiger
Marco W. - 247 Tage im türkischen Gefängnis as Ralf Weiss
Go West - Freiheit um jeden Preis as Kurt Korbach
Arschkalt as Rainer Berg
Pilgerfahrt nach Padua as Benno Fischer
Flesh and Blood as Bogdan
Schandmal – Der Tote im Berg as Walter Aschauer
Molly & Mops - Ein Mops kommt selten allein as Voss

2010

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

2009

Sisi as duke Max of Bavaria (Sisi's father)
Bergheimat
This Is Love as Dominik
Der Bär ist los! Die Geschichte von Bruno as Matthias Lettenbichler
Erntedank - Ein Allgäu-Krimi as Kommissar A. I. Kluftinger
Der Tiger oder Was Frauen lieben! as Dr. Franz Reinhard
Beyond the Wall as Frank Pramann
Liebe und andere Gefahren as Thomas 'Tom' Sellier

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

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

2006

The Lives of Others as Gregor Hessenstein
Kommissar Stolberg as Carl Reese
Die große Maus-Show as Self
The Elementary Particles as Sollers
Crusade in Jeans as Carlo Bennatti
Der Untergang der Pamir as Ludwig Lewerenz
In the Name of Love as Herr Novak
Die Ohrfeige as Friedrich Gelmini

2005

Thadeusz as self
Kanzleramt as Regierungssprecher
Der Mörder meines Vaters as Phillip Koch
Margarete Steiff as Vater Steiff
Mein Vater, seine Neue und ich as Paul

2004

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

2003

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

2002

Under Suspicion as Georg Zechner
Blond: Eva Blond! as Richard Vester
Harte Brötchen as Jörg Erdmann
Ich bring Dich hinter Gitter as Schaller
August der Glückliche as Grabowski
Therapie und Praxis as Bernhard Meier

2001

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

2000

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

1999

Volle Kanne as Self
Die Braut as Johann Wolfgang von Goethe
Südsee, eigene Insel as Albert
A Good Opportunity as Lorenz Kellermann
Framed as Un infirmier
Jimmy the Kid as Dortmunder

1998

The Johannes B. Kerner Show as Self
Der letzte Zeuge as Alex Leidhoff
Run Lola Run as Father
Ein Herz für Kinder as Self
Die Unbestechliche as Rolf Clausnitzer
T.E.A.M. Berlin as Robert Berger
Blind Date - Flirt mit Folgen as Markus
Fever as Doermer
Zur Zeit zu zweit as Jan Wolf

1997

Leute heute as Self
Tietjen und Bommes as Self
Die Gang as Francis Miller
Die Musterknaben as Kamphausen
Sanfte Morde as Dr. Plath
Die Friendensmission – 10 Stunden Angst as Major Weinrich
Vergewaltigt - Die Wahrheit und andere Lügen as Dr. de Winter
Silver and Gold

1996

Zimmer frei! as Self
The Writing on the Wall as Lopahkin
Kriegsbilder as Jan Loy
Irren ist männlich as Thomas

1995

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

1994

Doppelter Einsatz as Klaus Brandstein
Faust as Uwe Eichmeier
Alles außer Mord as Alexander Mehring
The Invincibles as Karl Simon
Unschuldsengel as Paul Hansen
Berlin, 10:46 as Claus

1993

Bella Block as Pfarrer Daniel

1992

Die Dirk Bach Show as Self

1991

DAS! as Self

1989

Blauer Panther as Self
Waller's Last Trip as Waller (jung)

1984

Goldene Kamera as Self

1979

NDR Talk Show as Self
Bavarian Film Awards as Self

1976

Kölner Treff as Self

1971

Polizeiruf 110 as Henner Gottsched

1970

Scene of the Crime as Bernhard 'Carlos' von Fiedler

1951

German Film Award as Self