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
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
- 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
- Crossroads as Heiner Witt
- Die Auferstehung as Fred
- Hubert und Staller – Eine schöne Bescherung as Franz Hübner
- Eine Hochzeit platzt selten allein as Oliver Wackernagel
2017
- Zwei Tänzer für Isolde as Hans
- Ein Sommer im Allgäu as Hans
- Die Puppenspieler as Jakob Fugger
- Toter Winkel as Karl Holzer
2016
- Der Bankraub as von Kamphausen
- The Last Pig as Narrator (voice)
- Das beste Stück vom Braten as Harry Dumont
- 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
- Lucky Child as Hans Scholz
- Landauer as Sigi Hermann
- Male Mistakes as Georg Trautmann
- Sarah Kohr as Anton Mehringer
- 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
- The Guardians as Henri Brietner
- Move as Dinas Vater
- Mittlere Reife as Oliver Seifert
- Homecoming as Bürgermeister
- Clarissas Geheimnis as Konstantin
- Komm, schöner Tod as Jens Kurzhals
- Milchgeld. Ein Kluftingerkrimi as Kommisar Kluftinger
- Die Aufnahmeprüfung as Ferdinand Meissner
2011
- In Darkness as Ignacy Chiger
- Hotel Desire as Hotel Manager
- Marco W. - 247 Tage im türkischen Gefängnis as Ralf Weiss
- Arschkalt as Rainer Berg
- Molly & Mops - Ein Mops kommt selten allein as Voss
- Hamburg Journal as self
- Schandmal – Der Tote im Berg as Walter Aschauer
- Pilgerfahrt nach Padua as Benno Fischer
- Flesh and Blood as Bogdan
- Go West - Freiheit um jeden Preis as Kurt Korbach
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
- This Is Love as Dominik
- Erntedank - Ein Allgäu-Krimi as Kommissar A. I. Kluftinger
- Sisi as duke Max of Bavaria (Sisi's father)
- Liebe und andere Gefahren as Thomas 'Tom' Sellier
- Der Bär ist los! Die Geschichte von Bruno as Matthias Lettenbichler
- Bergheimat
- Beyond the Wall as Frank Pramann
- 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
- Späte Aussicht as Peter Frei
- Nachtlinie as Self
- Special Escort as Giselher
- 15 Minuten Wahrheit as Georg Komann
- You're Not Alone as Kurt Wellinek
- Fürchte dich nicht as Ralf Bischof
- Day of Disaster as Martin Feldmann
2006
- The Lives of Others as Gregor Hessenstein
- The Elementary Particles as Sollers
- Kommissar Stolberg as Carl Reese
- Die große Maus-Show as Self
- Der Untergang der Pamir as Ludwig Lewerenz
- In the Name of Love as Herr Novak
- Die Ohrfeige as Friedrich Gelmini
2005
- Thadeusz as self
- Mein Vater, seine Neue und ich as Paul
- Kanzleramt as Regierungssprecher
- Der Mörder meines Vaters as Phillip Koch
- Margarete Steiff as Vater Steiff
2004
- Rock Crystal as Paul
- Der Auftrag as Debussion
- Agnes and His Brothers as Werner Tschirner
- Der letzte Flug as Hauptmann Kant
2003
- Hamlet_X as Laertes
- Kommissarin Lucas as Klaus Merdinger
- Anatomy 2 as Professor Müller-LaRousse
- Distant Lights as Klaus
- Mein erster Freund, Mutter und ich as Sven Maiwald
- Annas Heimkehr as Toni Schweighofer
- Der Aufstand
- Ganz und gar as Manfred
- Der Herr der Wüste as Richard Bucher
- Angst as Wolfgang
- Ins Leben zurück as Martin Lorenz
2002
- Harte Brötchen as Jörg Erdmann
- Therapie und Praxis as Bernhard Meier
- Under Suspicion as Georg Zechner
- August der Glückliche as Grabowski
- Blond: Eva Blond! as Richard Vester
- Ich bring Dich hinter Gitter as Schaller
2001
- Die Tochter des Kommissars as Volker Harms
- Anna's Summer as Max Feldmann
- Entscheidung im Eis - Eine Frau jagt den Mörder as Jan Meinert
- Klassentreffen – Mordfall unter Freunden as Littmann
2000
- Nuremberg as Albert Speer
- Ordinary Decent Criminal as De Heer
- Die Nacht der Engel as Breiner
- Marlene as Rudolf Sieber
- Gefährliche Träume - Das Geheimnis einer Frau as Leonard Cass
1999
- Volle Kanne as Self
- Die Braut as Johann Wolfgang von Goethe
- Framed as Un infirmier
- Jimmy the Kid as Dortmunder
- Südsee, eigene Insel as Albert
- A Good Opportunity as Lorenz Kellermann
1998
- The Johannes B. Kerner Show as Self
- Der letzte Zeuge as Alex Leidhoff
- Fever as Doermer
- Run Lola Run as Father
- Blind Date - Flirt mit Folgen as Markus
- Ein Herz für Kinder as Self
- Zur Zeit zu zweit as Jan Wolf
- Die Unbestechliche as Rolf Clausnitzer
- T.E.A.M. Berlin as Robert Berger
1997
- Leute heute as Self
- Tietjen und Bommes as Self
- Die Musterknaben as Kamphausen
- Sanfte Morde as Dr. Plath
- Vergewaltigt - Die Wahrheit und andere Lügen as Dr. de Winter
- Die Friendensmission – 10 Stunden Angst as Major Weinrich
- Die Gang as Francis Miller
- Silver and Gold
1996
- Zimmer frei! as Self
- Kriegsbilder as Jan Loy
- Irren ist männlich as Thomas
- The Writing on the Wall as Lopahkin
1995
- Magic Girl as Horst Antz
- Brother of Sleep as Cantor Goller
- Kinder der Nacht as David
- Mit verbundenen Augen as Alex Ziegler
1994
- The Invincibles as Karl Simon
- Unschuldsengel as Paul Hansen
- Doppelter Einsatz as Klaus Brandstein
- Berlin, 10:46 as Claus
- Faust as Uwe Eichmeier
- Alles außer Mord as Alexander Mehring
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