Rick Kavanian
Actor · Writer · Since 2001
Known for
(T)Raumschiff Surprise - Periode 1
Jens Maul / Schrotty / Pulle / Cleaner / Santa Maria-Announcer
Manitou's Canoe
Dimitri
Bullyparade: The Movie
Löffler / Schrotty / King Klon / Yeti / James Beam / Feldmarschall / Markler Dimitri Stoupakis / Dr. Schmitz / Tschango / Standesbeamter / Kastagnette 3 / Pavel Pipovič
Manitou's Shoe
Dimitri
Rick Kavanian has spent most of a working life as a German actor with the unglamorous consistency that long careers are made of. The list also holds '(T)Raumschiff Surprise - Periode 1'. He started at 26. Measured end to end, the working life on screen runs about 29 years. Dimitri in 'Manitou's Shoe' is the role that outgrew the rest.
Rick Kavanian
Actor · Writer · Since 2001
34 Movies · 7 Series
Rick Kavanian has spent most of a working life as a German actor with the unglamorous consistency that long careers are made of. The list also holds '(T)Raumschiff Surprise - Periode 1'. He started at 26. Measured end to end, the working life on screen runs about 29 years. Dimitri in 'Manitou's Shoe' is the role that outgrew the rest.
Known for
(T)Raumschiff Surprise - Periode 1
Jens Maul / Schrotty / Pulle / Cleaner / Santa Maria-Announcer
Manitou's Canoe
Dimitri
Bullyparade: The Movie
Löffler / Schrotty / King Klon / Yeti / James Beam / Feldmarschall / Markler Dimitri Stoupakis / Dr. Schmitz / Tschango / Standesbeamter / Kastagnette 3 / Pavel Pipovič
Manitou's Shoe
Dimitri
Movies
Plays Chefredakteur
Rabbit Without Ears
2007
Writer
Plays Dimitri
Manitou's Shoe
2001
Plays Caspar (voice)
School of Magical Animals 2
2022
Plays Wilde 13 / Pirate
Jim Button and Luke the Engine Driver
2018
Plays Barnabas
The Magic Kids: Three Unlikely Heroes
2020
Plays Ritter Rost (voice)
Knight Rusty
2013
Plays Jens Maul / Schrotty / Pulle / Cleaner / Santa Maria-Announcer
(T)Raumschiff Surprise - Periode 1
2004
Plays Olivjeh
High Society
2017
Plays Kaspar (voice)
School of Magical Animals 3
2024
Plays Limbo (voice)
Tabaluga
2018
Plays König Bussi von Bayern/Feldmarschall (voice)
Lissi and the Wild Emperor
2007
Plays Charles
Hui Buh: The Castle Ghost
2006
Plays Wilde 13 / Pirate
Jim Button and the Wild 13
2020
Plays Caspar (voice)
School of Magical Animals 4
2025
Plays Charles
Hui Buh and the Witch's Castle
2022
Plays Bestatter
Zweigstelle
2025
Plays 1/2 Ritter Erdal
1½ Ritter - Auf der Suche nach der hinreißenden Herzelinde
2008
Plays Türlich
Feuer, Eis & Dosenbier
2002
Plays Poltergeist / Nessie (voice)
Felix: All Around the World
2005
Plays Löffler / Schrotty / King Klon / Yeti / James Beam / Feldmarschall / Markler Dimitri Stoupakis / Dr. Schmitz / Tschango / Standesbeamter / Kastagnette 3 / Pavel Pipovič
Bullyparade: The Movie
2017
Writer
Plays Dimitri
Manitou's Canoe
2025
Plays Heavenly Porter
Der Boandlkramer und die ewige Liebe
2021
Plays Mentu Hotep / Rufus Eisenpilz / Patros Papadopulos
Die Geschichte der Menschheit - leicht gekürzt
2022
Plays Cem
The Bunny Guards vs. the Forces of Evil
2002
Plays Dr. Rieger
Beckenrand Sheriff
2021
Plays Magic Mirror (voice)
Jester Till
2003
Plays Toni Ricardelli
Killing Is My Business, Honey
2009
Plays Moorleiche
Von einem, der auszog, das Fürchten zu lernen
2014
Plays Piet
Abi '97 - gefühlt wie damals
2017
Plays Pit
Otto's Eleven
2010
Plays Stewart
Buddy
2013
Plays Hase (voice)
Rabbit Without Ears and Two-Eared Chick
2013
Plays Crocodile (voice)
Little Dodo
2007
TV Shows
Latest Trailers
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School of Magical Animals 2
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Zweigstelle
Bestatter
2025
School of Magical Animals 4
Caspar (voice)
2025
Manitou's Canoe
Dimitri
2025
School of Magical Animals 3
Kaspar (voice)
2024
Hast du Töne?
Self - Captain · 6 episodes
2024–
Club Las Piranjas
Tony Brandl · 4 episodes
2023–
Hui Buh and the Witch's Castle
Charles
2022
Tage, die es nicht gab
Sebastian Gerlinder-Hauke · 16 episodes
2022–
School of Magical Animals 2
Caspar (voice)
2022
Frequently Asked Questions
How old is Rick Kavanian and where are they from?
Rick Kavanian is 55 years old, born on January 26, 1971 in Munich, Germany.
What are the most famous roles of Rick Kavanian?
Rick Kavanian is best known for roles in Manitou's Shoe, (T)Raumschiff Surprise - Periode 1, Rabbit Without Ears.
How many movies has Rick Kavanian been in?
Over a 29-year career (since 1997), Rick Kavanian has appeared in 34 movies and 6 TV shows.
What was Rick Kavanian's first movie?
The career of Rick Kavanian began with Easy Bully (1997).
What is Rick Kavanian's most recent movie or series?
Rick Kavanian's most recent release is Hitster - Die Gameshow der größten Hits, which premiered on April 12, 2026.
What TV shows has Rick Kavanian appeared in?
On television, Rick Kavanian has appeared in LOL: Last One Laughing, TV total, Wetten, dass..?, Die Harald Schmidt Show.
Rick Kavanian
1971-01-26 · Munich, Germany
Rick Kavanian, born Richard Horatio Kavanian on January 26, 1971, in Munich, is a German actor, comedian, writer, and voice actor. He grew up in an Armenian family that had emigrated from Bucharest to Munich. His collaboration with Michael Herbig began in 1990 with a radio show and led to numerous successful film comedies and parodies, such as *Der Schuh des Manitu* and *Traumschiff Surprise – Periode 1*.
Rick is also known as a voice actor and has, among other roles, lent his voice to the German versions of Austin Powers and Marty from *Madagascar*.