Herbert Knaup
March 23, 1956 (70 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.
Known For
Credits
- 2026 · 23 000 Lives as
- 2026 · Anna und ihr Untermieter - Volles Haus as Horst Schulte-Bräucker
- 2025 · Schwarze Schafe - Die Serie as
- 2024 · Herbert (un)verbesserlich as Herbert Knaup
- 2023 · Jokah & Tutty as Galvin der Weise
- 2023 · Hotel Barcelona as Viktor Hansen
- 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
- 2017 · Die Puppenspieler as Jakob Fugger
- 2017 · Ein Sommer im Allgäu as Hans
- 2017 · Toter Winkel as Karl Holzer
- 2017 · Zwei Tänzer für Isolde as Hans
- 2016 · Schutzpatron. Ein Kluftingerkrimi as Kluftinger
- 2016 · The Last Pig as Narrator (voice)
- 2016 · Der Bankraub as von Kamphausen
- 2015 · 600 PS für zwei as Lorenz Hoffmann
- 2015 · Die Kanzlei as Markus Gellert
- 2015 · Wer weiß denn sowas? as Self
- 2015 · Meister des Todes as Moritz Hollstein
- 2014 · Landauer as Sigi Hermann
- 2014 · Male Mistakes as Georg Trautmann
- 2014 · Helen Dorn as Hans Thomsen
- 2014 · Sarah Kohr as Anton Mehringer
- 2013 · Hafen der Düfte as Peter Philips
- 2013 · The Little Ghost as Uhrmachermeister Zifferle
- 2012 · Clarissas Geheimnis as Konstantin
- 2012 · Move as Dinas Vater
- 2012 · The Guardians as Henri Brietner
- 2012 · Homecoming as Bürgermeister
- 2012 · Komm, schöner Tod as Jens Kurzhals
- 2011 · In Darkness as Ignacy Chiger
- 2011 · Hotel Desire as Hotel Manager
- 2011 · Flesh and Blood as Bogdan
- 2011 · Hamburg Journal as self
- 2011 · Marco W. - 247 Tage im türkischen Gefängnis as Ralf Weiss
- 2011 · Molly & Mops - Ein Mops kommt selten allein as Voss
- 2011 · Go West - Freiheit um jeden Preis as Kurt Korbach
- 2010 · Bon Appétit as Thomas
- 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 - Ein Allgäu-Krimi as Kommissar A. I. Kluftinger
- 2009 · This Is Love as Dominik
- 2009 · Der Tiger oder Was Frauen lieben! as Dr. Franz Reinhard
- 2009 · Liebe und andere Gefahren as Thomas 'Tom' Sellier
- 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 · Special Escort as Giselher
- 2007 · Day of Disaster as Martin Feldmann
- 2007 · You're Not Alone as Kurt Wellinek
- 2007 · Inas Nacht as Self
- 2006 · In the Name of Love as Herr Novak
- 2006 · Crusade in Jeans as Carlo Bennatti
- 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 · Der Herr der Wüste as Richard Bucher
- 2003 · Mein erster Freund, Mutter und ich as Sven Maiwald
- 2003 · Hamlet_X as Laertes
- 2003 · Der Aufstand as Rudolf Herrnstadt
- 2003 · Kommissarin Lucas as Klaus Merdinger
- 2003 · Angst as Wolfgang
- 2003 · Distant Lights as Klaus
- 2003 · Ganz und gar as Manfred
- 2002 · Blond: Eva Blond! as Richard Vester
- 2002 · Under Suspicion as Georg Zechner
- 2002 · Harte Brötchen as Jörg Erdmann
- 2001 · Anna's Summer as Max Feldmann
- 2000 · Die Nacht der Engel as Breiner
- 2000 · Nuremberg as Albert Speer
- 2000 · Gefährliche Träume - Das Geheimnis einer Frau as Leonard Cass
- 2000 · Marlene as Rudolf Sieber
- 2000 · Ordinary Decent Criminal as De Heer
- 1999 · Framed as Un infirmier
- 1999 · Volle Kanne as Self
- 1999 · Südsee, eigene Insel as Albert
- 1999 · Die Braut as Johann Wolfgang von Goethe
- 1999 · Jimmy the Kid as Dortmunder
- 1998 · Fever as Doermer
- 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 Karl Kromberg
- 1998 · Der letzte Zeuge as Alex Leidhoff
- 1998 · Die Unbestechliche as Rolf Clausnitzer
- 1998 · The Johannes B. Kerner Show as Self
- 1998 · Blind Date - Flirt mit Folgen as Markus
- 1997 · Leute heute as Self
- 1997 · Die Musterknaben as Kamphausen
- 1997 · Tietjen und Bommes as Self
- 1997 · Sanfte Morde as Dr. Plath
- 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 · Mit verbundenen Augen as Alex Ziegler
- 1995 · Patricias Geheimnis as Henning
- 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 · Waller's Last Trip as Waller (jung)
- 1989 · Blauer Panther as Self
- 1984 · Goldene Kamera as Self
- 1984 · Goldene Kamera as Self - Laudatio
- 1979 · Bavarian Film Awards as Self
- 1979 · NDR Talk Show as Self
- 1976 · Kölner Treff as Self
- 1971 · Polizeiruf 110 as 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 · German Film Award as Self
- Future · Roccos Reise as
- 2025 · Anna und ihr Untermieter - Plötzlich Schwiegermutter as Horst Schulte-Bräucker
- 2024 · Der Geier - Die Tote mit dem falschen Leben as Frank Becker
- 2019 · Stenzels Bescherung as Volkmar Stenzel
- 2018 · Eine Hochzeit platzt selten allein as Oliver Wackernagel
- 2018 · Crossroads as Heiner Witt
- 2018 · Die Auferstehung as Fred
- 2016 · Herzblut. Ein Kluftingerkrimi as Kluftinger
- 2016 · Das beste Stück vom Braten as Harry Dumont
- 2014 · Lucky Child as Hans Scholz
- 2014 · Wildwechsel as Christoph
- 2014 · Die Zeit mit Euch as Heiko Hartung
- 2013 · Seegrund. Ein Kluftingerkrimi as Kluftinger
- 2012 · Die Aufnahmeprüfung as Ferdinand Meissner
- 2012 · Mittlere Reife as Oliver Seifert
- 2012 · Milchgeld. Ein Kluftingerkrimi as Kommisar Kluftinger
- 2011 · Pilgerfahrt nach Padua as Benno Fischer
- 2011 · Arschkalt as Rainer Berg
- 2011 · Schandmal – Der Tote im Berg as Walter Aschauer
- 2010 · Molly & Mops – Das Leben ist kein Gugelhupf as Hannes Voss
- 2010 · Eichmanns Ende as Adolf Eichmann
- 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 · Fürchte dich nicht as Ralf Bischof
- 2007 · 15 Minuten Wahrheit as Georg Komann
- 2006 · Die Ohrfeige as Friedrich Gelmini
- 2005 · Mein Vater, seine Neue und ich as Paul
- 2003 · Ins Leben zurück as Martin Lorenz
- 2002 · August der Glückliche as Grabowski
- 2002 · Therapie und Praxis as Bernhard Meier
- 2002 · Ich bring Dich hinter Gitter as Schaller
- 2001 · Die Tochter des Kommissars as Volker Harms
- 2001 · Klassentreffen – Mordfall unter Freunden as Littmann
- 1999 · A Good Opportunity as Lorenz Kellermann
- 1995 · Magic Girl as Horst Antz
- Future · Sarah Kohr - Bis auf den Grund as Anton Mehringer
- 2001 · Entscheidung im Eis - Eine Frau jagt den Mörder as Jan Meinert
- 1998 · Zur Zeit zu zweit as Jan Wolf
- 1997 · Die Friendensmission – 10 Stunden Angst as Major Weinrich
- 1997 · Vergewaltigt - Die Wahrheit und andere Lügen as Dr. de Winter
- 1997 · Silver and Gold as
- 1996 · Kriegsbilder as Jan Loy
- 1995 · Kinder der Nacht as David
- 1994 · Berlin, 10:46 as Claus
- 1994 · Unschuldsengel as Paul Hansen

