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
- 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
- Jokah & Tutty as Galvin der Weise
- Hotel Barcelona as Viktor Hansen
2022
- Just Something Nice as Robert
- Dear Kurt as Mahlow
2021
- Blackout: Tomorrow Is Too Late as Reinhard Severin
- The Salvation Of The World As We Know It as Stetter
2020
- Da is’ ja nix as Dr. Bruns
2019
- Stenzels Bescherung as Volkmar Stenzel
2018
- Hubert und Staller – Eine schöne Bescherung as Franz Hübner
- Die Auferstehung as Fred
- Crossroads as Heiner Witt
- Eine Hochzeit platzt selten allein as Oliver Wackernagel
2017
- Die Puppenspieler as Jakob Fugger
- Toter Winkel as Karl Holzer
- Ein Sommer im Allgäu as Hans
- Zwei Tänzer für Isolde as Hans
2016
- Das beste Stück vom Braten as Harry Dumont
- The Last Pig as Narrator (voice)
- Der Bankraub as von Kamphausen
- Schutzpatron. Ein Kluftingerkrimi as Kluftinger
- Herzblut. Ein Kluftingerkrimi as Kluftinger
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
- Lucky Child as Hans Scholz
- Male Mistakes as Georg Trautmann
- Wildwechsel as Christoph
- Die Zeit mit Euch as Heiko Hartung
2013
- The Little Ghost as Uhrmachermeister Zifferle
- Hafen der Düfte as Peter Philips
- Seegrund. Ein Kluftingerkrimi as Kluftinger
2012
- The Guardians as Henri Brietner
- Komm, schöner Tod as Jens Kurzhals
- Milchgeld. Ein Kluftingerkrimi as Kommisar Kluftinger
- Move as Dinas Vater
- Clarissas Geheimnis as Konstantin
- Homecoming as Bürgermeister
- Die Aufnahmeprüfung as Ferdinand Meissner
- Mittlere Reife as Oliver Seifert
2011
- Hotel Desire as Hotel Manager
- Hamburg Journal as self
- In Darkness as Ignacy Chiger
- Go West - Freiheit um jeden Preis as Kurt Korbach
- Arschkalt as Rainer Berg
- Pilgerfahrt nach Padua as Benno Fischer
- Flesh and Blood as Bogdan
- Marco W. - 247 Tage im türkischen Gefängnis as Ralf Weiss
- Molly & Mops - Ein Mops kommt selten allein as Voss
- Schandmal – Der Tote im Berg as Walter Aschauer
2010
- Jerry Cotton as Mr. High
- Eichmanns Ende as Adolf Eichmann
- Bon Appétit as Thomas
- Molly & Mops – Das Leben ist kein Gugelhupf as Hannes Voss
2009
- Sisi as duke Max of Bavaria (Sisi's father)
- Bergheimat
- Erntedank - Ein Allgäu-Krimi as Kommissar A. I. Kluftinger
- This Is Love as Dominik
- Der Bär ist los! Die Geschichte von Bruno as Matthias Lettenbichler
- Beyond the Wall as Frank Pramann
- Liebe und andere Gefahren as Thomas 'Tom' Sellier
- 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
- Inas Nacht as Self
- Nachtlinie as Self
- You're Not Alone as Kurt Wellinek
- Day of Disaster as Martin Feldmann
- Späte Aussicht as Peter Frei
- Special Escort as Giselher
- Fürchte dich nicht as Ralf Bischof
- 15 Minuten Wahrheit as Georg Komann
2006
- The Lives of Others as Gregor Hessenstein
- Kommissar Stolberg as Carl Reese
- Die große Maus-Show as Self
- Crusade in Jeans as Carlo Bennatti
- 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
- Thadeusz as self
- Kanzleramt as Regierungssprecher
- Margarete Steiff as Vater Steiff
- Mein Vater, seine Neue und ich as Paul
- Der Mörder meines Vaters as Phillip Koch
2004
- Rock Crystal as Paul
- Agnes and His Brothers as Werner Tschirner
- Der Auftrag as Debussion
- Der letzte Flug as Hauptmann Kant
2003
- Kommissarin Lucas as Klaus Merdinger
- Anatomy 2 as Professor Müller-LaRousse
- Distant Lights as Klaus
- Angst as Wolfgang
- Ganz und gar as Manfred
- Ins Leben zurück as Martin Lorenz
- Hamlet_X as Laertes
- Der Aufstand as Rudolf Herrnstadt
- Annas Heimkehr as Toni Schweighofer
- Der Herr der Wüste as Richard Bucher
- Mein erster Freund, Mutter und ich as Sven Maiwald
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
- Entscheidung im Eis - Eine Frau jagt den Mörder as Jan Meinert
- Anna's Summer as Max Feldmann
- 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
- Framed as Un infirmier
- Südsee, eigene Insel as Albert
- Die Braut as Johann Wolfgang von Goethe
- A Good Opportunity as Lorenz Kellermann
- Jimmy the Kid as Dortmunder
1998
- The Johannes B. Kerner Show as Self
- Run Lola Run as Father
- Der letzte Zeuge as Alex Leidhoff
- Ein Herz für Kinder as Self
- Die Unbestechliche as Rolf Clausnitzer
- T.E.A.M. Berlin as Robert Berger
- Zur Zeit zu zweit as Jan Wolf
- Fever as Doermer
- Blind Date - Flirt mit Folgen as Markus
1997
- Leute heute as Self
- Tietjen und Bommes as Self
- Die Gang as Francis Miller
- Die Musterknaben as Kamphausen
- Vergewaltigt - Die Wahrheit und andere Lügen as Dr. de Winter
- Sanfte Morde as Dr. Plath
- Die Friendensmission – 10 Stunden Angst as Major Weinrich
- Silver and Gold
1996
- Zimmer frei! as Self
- The Writing on the Wall as Lopahkin
- Irren ist männlich as Thomas
- Kriegsbilder as Jan Loy
1995
- Brother of Sleep as Cantor Goller
- Magic Girl as Horst Antz
- Mit verbundenen Augen as Alex Ziegler
- 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 Prof. Henner Gottsched
1970
- Scene of the Crime as Bernhard 'Carlos' von Fiedler
1951
- German Film Award as Self