Ralf Richter (actor)
German actor (born 1957)
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Ralf Richter (17 August 1957 – 14 September 2026) 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 If It Don't Fit, Use a Bigger Hammer (2002).
BornAugust 17, 1957
Essen, Germany
DiedSeptember 14, 2026 (aged 69)
OccupationActor
Yearsactive1981–2024
Ralf Richter | |
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 Richter in 2014 | |
| Born | August 17, 1957 Essen, Germany |
| Died | September 14, 2026 (aged 69) |
| Occupation | Actor |
| Years active | 1981–2024 |
| Relatives | FM Einheit (brother) |
His younger brother, Frank, is known as the musician FM Einheit.[citation needed]
Selected filmography
| Year | Title | Role | Director | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1981 | Tour de Ruhr | Wölfchen | Reinhard Schwabenitzky | TV miniseries |
| Das Boot | Frenssen | Wolfgang Petersen | ||
| 1983 | Rote Erde | Otto Schablowski | Klaus Emmerich | TV miniseries |
| 1984 | Decoder | Muscha | ||
| Abwärts | Otto | Carl Schenkel | ||
| Pogo 1104 | Rick | Wigbert Wicker | TV miniseries | |
| Moving Targets | Strotzki | Volker Vogeler | ||
| 1987 | Losers | Richie | Bernd Schadewald | TV film |
| The Crack Connection | Sandrowski | Hajo Gies | Schimanski-film | |
| 1988 | The Cat | Britz | Dominik Graf | |
| 1991 | Superstau | Hermann Pacholke | Manfred Stelzer | |
| 1992 | Cosimas Lexikon | Klaus Borgmann | Peter Kahane | |
| 1996 | Peanuts – The Bank Pays Everything | Mario | Carlo Rola | |
| 1999 | The Cry of the Butterfly | Tom | Frank Strecker | |
| Bang Boom Bang | Kalle Grabowski | Peter Thorwarth | ||
| 2000 | Fußball ist unser Leben | Mike | Tomy Wigand | |
| 2001 | Suck My Dick | Hyde | Oskar Roehler | |
| 2002 | If It Don't Fit, Use a Bigger Hammer | Kalle | Peter Thorwarth | |
| 2004 | Cowgirl | Peter Blessing | Mark Schlichter | |
| 2006 | Goldene Zeiten | Bullet Harry Grabowski | Peter Thorwarth | |
| 2009 | Kopf oder Zahl | Ron | Benjamin Eicher, Timo Joh. Mayer |
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External links
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- Ralf Richter at IMDb
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