Portrait of Herbert Knaup

Acting

Herbert Knaup

Career

Active from 1989 to 2026, busiest in 2003 and 2011 with 8 main titles each.

Leading roles
83
top three billing
Average score
GoodWatch score61/100
Highest rated
Poster for Run Lola Run
Run Lola Run
GoodWatch score82/100

What stands out

Compared with the average well-known movie, over 36 of their titles. Select a trait to filter titles.

Energy: 4.2 versus catalog average 4.6EnergyHeart: 4.1 versus catalog average 4.2HeartHumor: 2.1 versus catalog average 2.6HumorWorld: 5.7 versus catalog average 5.6WorldCraft: 5.6 versus catalog average 5.3CraftStyle: 5.8 versus catalog average 5.9Style
Herbert Knaup Catalog average

Rarely in their work

  • Pop Culture
    1.1, average 2.2
  • Nostalgia
    2.8, average 3.8
  • Physical Comedy
    1.5, average 2.4
  • Uncanny
    1.7, average 2.5

Main genres

Select a genre to see those titles.

Recurring tags

  • Character-Driven 5
  • Family Drama 3
  • Psychological Tension 3
  • Contemporary Setting 3
  • German Cinema 3
  • Redemption 3
  • Character Study 2
  • Contemporary German Cinema 2
  • Berlin Setting 2
  • Dialogue-Heavy 2
  • Character-Driven Mystery 2
  • German Crime 2

Works often with

People in at least two of their main titles.

Movies and TV shows

155
Type
Role
Score
Decade
Genre
Group by

2020s

13 titles · average score 56
23 000 Lives
23 000 Lives (2026)
GoodWatch score 49

as Dr. Norbert Dehler

Anna und ihr Untermieter - Volles Haus
Anna und ihr Untermieter - Volles Haus (2026)

as Horst Schulte-Bräucker

Schwarze Schafe - Die Serie
Schwarze Schafe - Die Serie (2025)

TV show

Anna und ihr Untermieter - Plötzlich Schwiegermutter
Anna und ihr Untermieter - Plötzlich Schwiegermutter (2025)

as Horst Schulte-Bräucker

Der Geier - Die Tote mit dem falschen Leben
Der Geier - Die Tote mit dem falschen Leben (2024)

as Frank Becker

Hotel Barcelona
Hotel Barcelona (2023)

TV show · as Viktor Hansen

Jokah & Tutty
Jokah & Tutty (2023)

TV show · as Galvin der Weise

Just Something Nice
Just Something Nice (2022)
GoodWatch score 63

as Robert

Dear Kurt
Dear Kurt (2022)
GoodWatch score 52

as Mahlow

Blackout: Tomorrow Is Too Late
Blackout: Tomorrow Is Too Late (2021)
GoodWatch score 62

TV show · as Reinhard Severin

The Salvation Of The World As We Know It
The Salvation Of The World As We Know It (2021)
GoodWatch score 55

as Stetter

Da is’ ja nix
Da is’ ja nix (2020)

TV show · as Dr. Bruns

2010s

48 titles · average score 61
Crossroads
Crossroads (2018)

as Heiner Witt

Die Puppenspieler
Die Puppenspieler (2017)

TV show · as Jakob Fugger

Schutzpatron. Ein Kluftingerkrimi
Schutzpatron. Ein Kluftingerkrimi (2016)

as Kluftinger

Die Kanzlei
Die Kanzlei (2015)

TV show · as Markus Gellert

Sarah Kohr
Sarah Kohr (2014)

TV show · as Anton Mehringer

Landauer
Landauer (2014)
GoodWatch score 61

as Sigi Hermann

The Little Ghost
The Little Ghost (2013)
GoodWatch score 58

as Uhrmachermeister Zifferle

Hafen der Düfte
Hafen der Düfte (2013)

as Peter Philips

Clarissas Geheimnis
Clarissas Geheimnis (2012)

as Konstantin

Hotel Desire
Hotel Desire (2011)
GoodWatch score 63

as Hotel Manager

In Darkness
In Darkness (2011)
GoodWatch score 77

as Ignacy Chiger

Marco W. - 247 Tage im türkischen Gefängnis
Marco W. - 247 Tage im türkischen Gefängnis (2011)
GoodWatch score 57

as Ralf Weiss

2000s

59 titles · average score 62
Sisi
Sisi (2009)
GoodWatch score 70

TV show · as duke Max of Bavaria (Sisi's father)

Erntedank - Ein Allgäu-Krimi
Erntedank - Ein Allgäu-Krimi (2009)

as Kommissar A. I. Kluftinger

15 Minuten Wahrheit
15 Minuten Wahrheit (2007)

as Georg Komann

In the Name of Love
In the Name of Love (2006)

as Herr Novak

Kanzleramt
Kanzleramt (2005)

TV show · as Regierungssprecher

Der Mörder meines Vaters
Der Mörder meines Vaters (2005)

as Phillip Koch

Agnes and His Brothers
Agnes and His Brothers (2004)
GoodWatch score 47

as Werner Tschirner

Anatomy 2
Anatomy 2 (2003)
GoodWatch score 38

as Professor Müller-LaRousse

Mein erster Freund, Mutter und ich
Mein erster Freund, Mutter und ich (2003)

as Sven Maiwald

Annas Heimkehr
Annas Heimkehr (2003)

as Toni Schweighofer

Blond: Eva Blond!
Blond: Eva Blond! (2002)

TV show · as Richard Vester

Marlene
Marlene (2000)
GoodWatch score 57

as Rudolf Sieber

1990s

32 titles · average score 65
Die Braut
Die Braut (1999)

as Johann Wolfgang von Goethe

Südsee, eigene Insel
Südsee, eigene Insel (1999)

as Albert

Run Lola Run
Run Lola Run (1998)
GoodWatch score 82

as Father

Fever
Fever (1998)

as Doermer

Blind Date - Flirt mit Folgen
Blind Date - Flirt mit Folgen (1998)

as Markus

Zur Zeit zu zweit
Zur Zeit zu zweit (1998)

as Jan Wolf

Die Friedensmission - 10 Stunden Angst
Die Friedensmission - 10 Stunden Angst (1997)

as Major Weinrich

Vergewaltigt - Die Wahrheit und andere Lügen
Vergewaltigt - Die Wahrheit und andere Lügen (1997)

as Dr. de Winter

Irren ist männlich
Irren ist männlich (1996)
GoodWatch score 51

as Thomas

Kriegsbilder
Kriegsbilder (1996)

as Jan Loy

Patricias Geheimnis
Patricias Geheimnis (1995)

as Henning

The Invincibles
The Invincibles (1994)
GoodWatch score 60

as Karl Simon

1980s

1 title
Waller's Last Trip
Waller's Last Trip (1989)

as Waller (jung)

1970s

2 titles · average score 64
Polizeiruf 110
Polizeiruf 110 (1971)
GoodWatch score 63

TV show · as Henner Gottsched / Hermann Denninger

Scene of the Crime
Scene of the Crime (1970)
GoodWatch score 66

TV show · as Andreas Franke / Bernhard 'Carlos' von Fiedler