Ralf Richter
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Ralf Richter is, by now, a veteran German actor who has outlasted trends, studios and formats. 'Das Boot' is where the largest audience met him. 'Bang, Boom, Bang' is the other credit most often cited. He has been working on screen for more than 45 years.
Ralf Richter
47 Movies
40 Series
Ralf Richter is, by now, a veteran German actor who has outlasted trends, studios and formats. 'Das Boot' is where the largest audience met him. 'Bang, Boom, Bang' is the other credit most often cited. He has been working on screen for more than 45 years.
Movies
Plays Frenssen
Das Boot
1981
Plays Joseph Langner
Sky Sharks
2020
Plays Barmann Zum Leuchtturm
Half Brothers
2015
Plays Klaus Borgmann
Cosimas Lexikon
1992
Plays Karl-Heinz 'Kalle' Grabowski
Bang, Boom, Bang
1999
Plays Langer
Not My Day
2014
Plays SA-Führer
Seven Minutes
1989
Plays Chief Police Officer
The Crocodiles
2009
Plays Schore Siggi
The Last Cop
2019
Plays Harald "Bullet Harry" Grabowski
Out of Bounds
2006
Plays Britz
The Cat
1988
Plays Jaeger's Assistant
Decoder
1984
Plays Engel
Happy Weekend
1996
Plays Otto
Out of Order
1984
Plays Mike
Football Rules Ok
2000
Plays Blumenpeter
Enfant Terrible
2020
Plays Compagnon Sommerwind
Bad Director
2024
Plays Kalle
If It Don't Fit, Use a Bigger Hammer
2002
Plays Richy
Verlierer
1987
Plays Butcher
Im Winter, so schön
2016
Plays Polizist Wolle
Manta - Der Film
1991
Plays Hyde
Suck My Dick
2001
Plays Hans Joachim (HaJo) Jendriczek
Breakdown Forest
2019
Plays Hermann Pacholke
Superstau
1991
Plays Karl Heinz Kaminski
If It Don't Fit, Use a Bigger Hammer
1997
Plays Horst
Streets of Rio
2008
Plays Tarzan
Ohne Gnade
2013
Plays Ron
Kopf oder Zahl
2009
Plays Receptionist
Und weg bist Du
2012
Plays Onkel Josef
Radio Home
2016
Plays Peter Blessing
Cowgirl
2004
Plays Zivilpolizist
The Polar Bear
1998
TV Shows
Plays Karl-Heinz 'Kalle' Langmann
Was nicht passt, wird passend gemacht
2003
Plays Otto Schablowski
Rote Erde
1983
Plays Rennfahrer
TV total Stock Car Crash Challenge
2005
Plays Dirk
A Case For Two
1981
Plays Wilfried Wilcke
Scene of the Crime
1970
Plays Wölfchen
Tour de Ruhr
1981
Plays Frenssen
Das Boot
1985
Plays Rick Bandora
Pogo 1104
1984
Plays Rudi Sasse
Der Fahnder
1984
Plays Frank
Alarm for Cobra 11: The Motorway Police
1996
Plays Sven Lattbeck
Heldt
2013
Plays Kai Zorski
Die Kommissarin
1994
Plays Stömmer
SOKO München
1978
Plays Falk Fechner
SOKO Köln
2003
Plays Polizist
Bella Block
1993
Plays Polizist
Hausmeister Krause – Ordnung muss sein
1999
Plays Rodde Rodinsky
Alarm für Cobra 11 - Einsatz für Team 2
2003
Plays Isarhocker
Die Hausmeisterin
1987
Plays Rainer Kanitz
Hallo Robbie!
2001
Plays Collins
Geisterjäger John Sinclair
2000
Plays Mike Pätzold
Lutter
2007
Plays Herbie Raiko
SK Kölsch
1999
Plays Herr Schlömer
Mit einem Bein im Grab
1996
Plays Theo
Wildbach
1993
Plays Fritz Koller
Alles außer Mord
1994
Plays Bergmann
Die ProSieben Märchenstunde
2006
Plays Ralle Pulver
Rentnercops
2015
Plays Hubert Nielsen
Inspector Rex
1994
Plays Boris Strahlkowski
SOKO Potsdam
2018
Plays Bernd
The Old Fox
1977
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Bad Director
Compagnon Sommerwind
2024
Film
Sky Sharks
Joseph Langner
2020
Film
Enfant Terrible
Blumenpeter
2020
Film
The Last Cop
Schore Siggi
2019
Film
Breakdown Forest
Hans Joachim (HaJo) Jendriczek
2019
Film
SOKO Potsdam
Boris Strahlkowski · 1 episode
2018–
TV
Radio Home
Onkel Josef
2016
Film
Im Winter, so schön
Butcher
2016
Film
Half Brothers
Barmann Zum Leuchtturm
2015
Film
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Frequently Asked Questions
Is Ralf Richter still alive?
Ralf Richter passed away on September 15, 2026 at age 69.
What are the most famous roles of Ralf Richter?
Ralf Richter is best known for roles in Das Boot, Bang, Boom, Bang, Not My Day.
How many movies has Ralf Richter been in?
Over a 45-year career (since 1981), Ralf Richter has appeared in 47 movies and 40 TV shows.
What was Ralf Richter's first movie?
The career of Ralf Richter began with Das Boot (1981).
What is Ralf Richter's most recent movie or series?
Ralf Richter's most recent release is Our Darkness, which premiered on March 5, 2026.
What TV shows has Ralf Richter appeared in?
On television, Ralf Richter has appeared in Inspector Rex, Das Boot, Alarm for Cobra 11: The Motorway Police, Scene of the Crime.
Ralf Richter
1957-08-17 · Essen, Germany
Ralf Richter (born August 17, 1957 in Essen) was a German actor. He debuted as the crude sailor "Frenssen" in the Academy Award nominated 1981 film Das Boot and frequently appeared in German TV series. He played main roles in German films such as Bang Boom Bang (1999), Fußball ist unser Leben (1999) or Was nicht passt, wird passend gemacht (2002).
His younger brother Frank is known as musician FM Einheit (ex-Einstürzende Neubauten).