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Ralf Richter

Ralf Richter

Acting August 17, 1957 (69 years old) September 15, 2026 Essen, Germany

Biography

Ralf Richter (August 17, 1957 - September 15, 2026) was a German film, television, and stage actor. Born in Essen, he grew up in a working-class neighborhood in Bochum. After completing an apprenticeship as a carpenter, he studied acting at the Westphalian Drama School in Bochum and began his career on stage. He gained widespread recognition for his portrayal of Chief Petty Officer Frenssen in Wolfgang Petersen’s acclaimed war film Das Boot (1981). The role established him as one of Germany’s most recognizable character actors, particularly known for portraying tough, outspoken, and often eccentric figures. His notable film credits include Die Katze (1988), Manta - Der Film (1991), Superstau (1991), and Fußball ist unser Leben (2000). He achieved cult status with his portrayal of the hot-tempered criminal Kalle Grabowski in Peter Thorwarth’s crime comedy Bang Boom Bang (1999). Richter continued his collaboration with Thorwarth in Was nicht passt, wird passend gemacht (2002) and Goldene Zeiten (2006). Together, these three films became known as the Unna Trilogy. His later film appearances included Vorstadtkrokodile (2009), Nicht mein Tag (2014), Radio Heimat (2016), Enfant Terrible (2020), and Bad Director (2023). In addition to his film career, he appeared in numerous German television series, including Tatort, Der Fahnder, Alarm für Cobra 11, Ein Fall für zwei, and Heldt. Richter was particularly associated with the Ruhr region and became known for his distinctive voice, direct manner, and memorable portrayals of working-class characters and small-time criminals. He died in Cologne in September 2026 at the age of 69.

Movies 77

Das Boot 8.1

Das Boot

as Frenssen

1981
Sky Sharks 4.9

Sky Sharks

as Joseph Langner

2020
The Crocodiles 7.2

The Crocodiles

as Chief Police Officer

2009
Bang, Boom, Bang 7.5

Bang, Boom, Bang

as Karl-Heinz 'Kalle' Grabowski

1999
Not My Day 6.4

Not My Day

as Langer

2014
Decoder 6.2

Decoder

as Jaeger's Assistant

1984
Half Brothers 5.7

Half Brothers

as Barmann Zum Leuchtturm

2015
Manta - Der Film 4.8

Manta - Der Film

as Polizist Wolle

1991
Das Boot Revisited: An Underwater Success Story 7.5

Das Boot Revisited: An Underwater Success Story

as Self - Das Boot Actor

2021
If It Don't Fit, Use a Bigger Hammer 6.4

If It Don't Fit, Use a Bigger Hammer

as Kalle

2002
Seven Minutes 7.2

Seven Minutes

as SA-Führer

1989
Fresh 6.7

Fresh

2025
Mondmann

Mondmann

as General

2006
Football Rules Ok 5.5

Football Rules Ok

as Mike

2000
Urmel aus dem Eis 8.2

Urmel aus dem Eis

as Dr. Zwengelmann

2005
Peanuts - Die Bank zahlt alles 5.5

Peanuts - Die Bank zahlt alles

as Mario

1996
The Cat 6.4

The Cat

as Britz

1988
Der Trip - Die nackte Gitarre 0,5 4.0

Der Trip - Die nackte Gitarre 0,5

1996
Breakdown Forest 3.4

Breakdown Forest

as Hans Joachim (HaJo) Jendriczek

2019
Eine Hochzeit und (K)ein Todesfall 9.0

Eine Hochzeit und (K)ein Todesfall

as Richie

2001
Out of Bounds 5.6

Out of Bounds

as Harald "Bullet Harry" Grabowski

2006
Happy Weekend 3.7

Happy Weekend

as Engel

1996
Enfant Terrible 4.3

Enfant Terrible

as Blumenpeter

2020
Männer aus zweiter Hand 4.2

Männer aus zweiter Hand

as Dario

1999
Village People - Auf der Jagd nach dem Nazigold

Village People - Auf der Jagd nach dem Nazigold

as Hehler

2009
Und weg bist Du 6.0

Und weg bist Du

as Receptionist

2012
Cosimas Lexikon 9.0

Cosimas Lexikon

as Klaus Borgmann

1992
Out of Order 6.0

Out of Order

as Otto

1984
Finnischer Tango

Finnischer Tango

as Sexshop-Besitzer

2008
Eine fast perfekte Liebe 7.5

Eine fast perfekte Liebe

as Haucke

1996
Fatale Mutterliebe 7.0

Fatale Mutterliebe

as Hoffmann

1995
Spiel mir das Lied und du bist tot! 3.5

Spiel mir das Lied und du bist tot!

as Grandpa St. John

2008
The Last Cop 6.5

The Last Cop

as Schore Siggi

2019
Der schwarze Fluch 8.0

Der schwarze Fluch

as Gangster

1995
Superstau 6.6

Superstau

as Hermann Pacholke

1991
If It Don't Fit, Use a Bigger Hammer 7.5

If It Don't Fit, Use a Bigger Hammer

as Karl Heinz Kaminski

1997
The Polar Bear 6.5

The Polar Bear

as Zivilpolizist

1998
Suck My Dick 6.9

Suck My Dick

as Hyde

2001
Stories of the Dead 2.0

Stories of the Dead

2019
Bad Director 5.9

Bad Director

as Compagnon Sommerwind

2024
The Cry of the Butterfly 10.0

The Cry of the Butterfly

as Tom

2001
Die Katze von Kensington 6.0

Die Katze von Kensington

as Reynolds

1996
Verlierer 7.0

Verlierer

as Richy

1987
Baggerführer Bob 2.0

Baggerführer Bob

2014
Turbo & Tacho

Turbo & Tacho

as Charly Wischollek

2013
Ohne Gnade 3.5

Ohne Gnade

as Tarzan

2013
1000 Mexicans 4.2

1000 Mexicans

2016
Im Winter, so schön 5.2

Im Winter, so schön

as Butcher

2016
Mädchen Nr. 1 7.0

Mädchen Nr. 1

as Ilia

2003
Vater aus heiterem Himmel 3.0

Vater aus heiterem Himmel

as Jenninger

2012
Liebe mich bis in den Tod 10.0

Liebe mich bis in den Tod

as Krause

1998
The Crack Connection 7.0

The Crack Connection

as Sandrowski

1987
Marmor, Stein & Eisen 9.0

Marmor, Stein & Eisen

2000
Fahr zur Hölle 1.0

Fahr zur Hölle

2011
Streets of Rio 4.7

Streets of Rio

as Horst

2008
Chaostage - We Are Punks! 5.0

Chaostage - We Are Punks!

as Herr Krupp

2009
Zeche is nich - Sieben Blicke auf das Ruhrgebiet 2010

Zeche is nich - Sieben Blicke auf das Ruhrgebiet 2010

as Eddi

2010
Kopf oder Zahl 3.5

Kopf oder Zahl

as Ron

2009
Radio Home 6.1

Radio Home

as Onkel Josef

2016
Gomez: Heads or Tails 4.3

Gomez: Heads or Tails

1998
Die Passion 1.0

Die Passion

as Barabbas

2024
Eine mörderische Liebe 7.0

Eine mörderische Liebe

as Jan Becker

1995
Zielscheiben 7.0

Zielscheiben

as Strotzki

1985
Dirty Sky 7.0

Dirty Sky

as Tankwart

2003
Planet Alex 7.0

Planet Alex

as Barkeeper

2001
Cowgirl 4.3

Cowgirl

as Peter Blessing

2004
Lebendig skalpiert 4.0

Lebendig skalpiert

2020
Mafia, Pizza, Razzia 8.5

Mafia, Pizza, Razzia

as Bulle #1

1997
Ein Bär für alle Fälle 10.0

Ein Bär für alle Fälle

as Axel

1998
Es wäre gut, daß ein Mensch würde umbracht für das Volk 7.0

Es wäre gut, daß ein Mensch würde umbracht für das Volk

as Petrus

1991
Nachtwalzer

Nachtwalzer

as Wirt

2014
Wöhlunds Rache

Wöhlunds Rache

1986
The Devil loves Rock N Roll

The Devil loves Rock N Roll

as Kalle Grabowski

2013
Our Darkness

Our Darkness

2026
Das fehlende Grau

Das fehlende Grau

2015
Ladies and Gentleman 9.0

Ladies and Gentleman

2002
Alles im Griff 7.0

Alles im Griff

as Günter 'Bolle' Bolkowski

1990

TV Shows 102

Volle Kanne 4.4

Volle Kanne

as Self

1999
Scene of the Crime 6.2

Scene of the Crime

as Wilfried Wilcke

1970
Scene of the Crime 6.2

Scene of the Crime

as Lemmy

1970
Scene of the Crime 6.2

Scene of the Crime

as Detlef

1970
Scene of the Crime 6.2

Scene of the Crime

as Sandrowski

1970
Scene of the Crime 6.2

Scene of the Crime

as Randy

1970
Scene of the Crime 6.2

Scene of the Crime

as Ulli Krueger

1970
Scene of the Crime 6.2

Scene of the Crime

as Leon Mickler

1970
Scene of the Crime 6.2

Scene of the Crime

1970
Scene of the Crime 6.2

Scene of the Crime

as junger Mann

1970
Die Harald Schmidt Show 7.4

Die Harald Schmidt Show

as Self

1995
Alarm for Cobra 11: The Motorway Police 6.6

Alarm for Cobra 11: The Motorway Police

as Frank

1996
Alarm for Cobra 11: The Motorway Police 6.6

Alarm for Cobra 11: The Motorway Police

as Wolf Turowski

1996
Alarm for Cobra 11: The Motorway Police 6.6

Alarm for Cobra 11: The Motorway Police

as Hannes Nowak

1996
Alarm for Cobra 11: The Motorway Police 6.6

Alarm for Cobra 11: The Motorway Police

as Raucherkalle

1996
SOKO München 5.9

SOKO München

as Stömmer

1978
SOKO München 5.9

SOKO München

as Sigi Talm

1978
Die Rosenheim-Cops 6.2

Die Rosenheim-Cops

as Marek

2002
SOKO Köln 6.4

SOKO Köln

as Falk Fechner

2003
SOKO Köln 6.4

SOKO Köln

as Peter Bullerjahn

2003
The Old Fox 6.3

The Old Fox

as Bernd

1977
Polizeiruf 110 6.2

Polizeiruf 110

1971
3 nach 9 7.2

3 nach 9

as Self

1974
Zimmer frei! 7.0

Zimmer frei!

as Self

1996
A Case For Two 5.7

A Case For Two

as Dirk Teichert

1981
A Case For Two 5.7

A Case For Two

as Dirk

1981
A Case For Two 5.7

A Case For Two

as Branco Bulatovic

1981
A Case For Two 5.7

A Case For Two

as Daniel Klein

1981
A Case For Two 5.7

A Case For Two

as Peter Bach

1981
A Case For Two 5.7

A Case For Two

as Hanno

1981
A Case For Two 5.7

A Case For Two

1981
A Case For Two 5.7

A Case For Two

as Jochen Brenner

1981
A Case For Two 5.7

A Case For Two

as Rolf Greiner

1981
SOKO Stuttgart 6.0

SOKO Stuttgart

as Kai Meerbusch

2009
Küstenwache 5.8

Küstenwache

1997
Für alle Fälle Stefanie 2.5

Für alle Fälle Stefanie

as Blacky Berg

1995
Bella Block 4.6

Bella Block

as Polizist

1993
Inspector Rex 7.2

Inspector Rex

as Hubert Nielsen

1994
Das perfekte Promi-Dinner 6.0

Das perfekte Promi-Dinner

as Self

2006
Unser Charly 5.7

Unser Charly

as Kalle

1995
Der Fahnder 7.3

Der Fahnder

1984
Der Fahnder 7.3

Der Fahnder

as Rudi Sasse

1984
Der Fahnder 7.3

Der Fahnder

as Horst Peters

1984
Der Fahnder 7.3

Der Fahnder

as Schwab

1984
Die Wache 3.0

Die Wache

as Brockmann

1994
Die Wache 3.0

Die Wache

as Michelle Laroche

1994
Im Namen des Gesetzes 7.8

Im Namen des Gesetzes

as Rechtsanwalt Dr. Müller-Dohme

1994
Im Namen des Gesetzes 7.8

Im Namen des Gesetzes

as Eddie Steinbach

1994
Inas Nacht 7.8

Inas Nacht

as Self

2007
Pastewka 7.6

Pastewka

as Ralf Richter

2005
Heldt 6.5

Heldt

as Sven Lattbeck

2013
Café Meineid 8.0

Café Meineid

as Henning Hahn8

1990
Das NRW Duell

Das NRW Duell

as Self

2006
SK Kölsch 5.5

SK Kölsch

as Herbie Raiko

1999
Freunde fürs Leben 7.2

Freunde fürs Leben

as Herr Höhnisch

1992
Circus Halligalli 6.1

Circus Halligalli

2013
Balko 6.2

Balko

as Winfried Dragowski

1995
Hausmeister Krause – Ordnung muss sein 6.7

Hausmeister Krause – Ordnung muss sein

as Polizist

1999
Auf Achse 6.5

Auf Achse

as Hennes

1980
Rentnercops 5.0

Rentnercops

as Ralle Pulver

2015
Die Kocharena

Die Kocharena

as Self

2007
Versteckte Kamera

Versteckte Kamera

as Self

1995
Lady Cop 8.0

Lady Cop

as Kai Zorski

1994
Lady Cop 8.0

Lady Cop

as Martin Gerlandt

1994
Hallo Robbie! 4.4

Hallo Robbie!

as Rainer Kanitz

2001
SOKO Potsdam 6.0

SOKO Potsdam

as Boris Strahlkowski

2018
Wildbach 10.0

Wildbach

as Theo

1993
Dobrodružství kriminalistiky 8.6

Dobrodružství kriminalistiky

as Jin McEachen

1989
auto mobil - Das VOX-Automagazin 9.0

auto mobil - Das VOX-Automagazin

as Self

2020
Eurocops 6.5

Eurocops

as Harald Breitner

1988
Das Boot 8.6

Das Boot

as Frenssen

1985
Die ProSieben Märchenstunde 7.7

Die ProSieben Märchenstunde

as Bergmann

2006
Glückliche Reise 10.0

Glückliche Reise

as Eichborn

1992
Plasberg persönlich

Plasberg persönlich

as Self

2008
Die Ulla Kock am Brink Show 8.0

Die Ulla Kock am Brink Show

as Self

1998
TV total 6.1

TV total

as Self

1999
Fantalk

Fantalk

as Self

2012
Zwei Brüder 5.5

Zwei Brüder

1994
nate light

nate light

as Self

2013
Rote Erde 8.7

Rote Erde

as Otto Schablowski

1983
Sträters Männerhaushalt 8.0

Sträters Männerhaushalt

as Self

2016
TV total Stock Car Crash Challenge 6.0

TV total Stock Car Crash Challenge

as Rennfahrer

2005
Mit einem Bein im Grab

Mit einem Bein im Grab

as Herr Schlömer

1996
Alarm für Cobra 11 - Einsatz für Team 2 5.5

Alarm für Cobra 11 - Einsatz für Team 2

as Rodde Rodinsky

2003
Alles außer Mord 8.0

Alles außer Mord

as Fritz Koller

1994
Die Hausmeisterin 7.7

Die Hausmeisterin

as Isarhocker

1987
Fliege 8.0

Fliege

as Self

1994
Geisterjäger John Sinclair 3.2

Geisterjäger John Sinclair

as Collins

2000
Die Geschichte eines Abends

Die Geschichte eines Abends

as Self

2015
Lutter 9.0

Lutter

as Mike Pätzold

2007
freitag auf d’nacht

freitag auf d’nacht

as Self

2013
Was nicht passt, wird passend gemacht 4.8

Was nicht passt, wird passend gemacht

as Karl-Heinz 'Kalle' Langmann

2003
Novak

Novak

as Schmitzchen

1991
Ponyhof

Ponyhof

as Self

2015
Promi ärgere Dich nicht

Promi ärgere Dich nicht

as Self

2005
Bistro, Bistro

Bistro, Bistro

as Victor

1993
Pogo 1104 7.0

Pogo 1104

as Rick Bandora

1984
Tour de Ruhr 8.0

Tour de Ruhr

as Wölfchen

1981
RTL Promi-Boxen

RTL Promi-Boxen

as Self

2002
Nichtlustig - die Serie! 8.2

Nichtlustig - die Serie!

2015
Tattoo Attack – Deutsche Promis stechen zu

Tattoo Attack – Deutsche Promis stechen zu

as Self

2010
Rosowski 8.0

Rosowski

1986

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