Fritz Rasp - Actor Profile

Fritz Rasp

Acting
50Total Films
9.0 Highest Rated
Born: May 13, 1891
Birth Place: Bayreuth, Germany

About Fritz Rasp

From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia. Fritz Heinrich Rasp (13 May 1891; Bayreuth – 30 November 1976; Gräfelfing) was a German film actor who appeared in 104 films between 1916 and 1976. His most notable film roles were J.J. Peachum in The Threepenny Opera (1931), as Meinert in Diary of a Lost Girl (1929), and as "Der Schmale" ("The Thin Man") in Fritz Lang's Metropolis (1927). Many of the scenes in which he appears in the latter film are part of the Metropolis footage long believed lost until their recovery in 2008. Rasp's obituary in Der Spiegel described him as "the German film villain in service, for over 60 years." He played numerous scoundrels or shady characters during the Golden Age of German cinema in the 1920s. He is considered to be one of the most successful film villains in German film history.

Best Fritz Rasp Movies Ranked

Must-watch hits from Fritz Rasp's career based on audience ratings.

Complete Filmography & Success Status

Tracking the career evolution and box office verdicts of Fritz Rasp.

YearMovieCharacterSuccessMore
1975 Lina Braake Gustaf Haertlein Hit Similar →
1972 Pero and Jovo - Flop Similar →
1972 Fritz Rasp Interview Himself Average Similar →
1966 Hocuspocus - Flop Similar →
1965 Dr. med. Hiob Prätorius Shunderson Flop Similar →
1962 Black-White-Red Four Poster Pfarrer Flop Similar →
1962 Secret of the Red Orchid Tanner Average Similar →
1961 The Strange Countess Rechtsanwalt Shaddle Hit Similar →
1960 The Black Sheep Lord Kingsley Hit Similar →
1960 The Terrible People Lord Godley Long Hit Similar →
1960 The Red Circle Froyant Average Similar →
1959 Fellowship of the Frog Ezra Maitland Hit Similar →
1958 Augsburger Puppenkiste - Cenodoxus – Der Doktor von Paris Asteroth Flop Similar →
1955 Der Cornet Großwesir Super Hit Similar →
1955 Magic Fire Pfistermeister Flop Similar →
1953 Hokuspokus Diener Average Similar →
1952 Haus des Lebens Pädophiler Flop Similar →
1946 Somewhere in Berlin Waldemar Hunke Average Similar →
1943 Paracelsus der Magister Average Similar →
1941 Alarm Feinmechaniker Stülken Average Similar →
1939 Frau im Strom Wendelin Hit Similar →
1939 It Was a Gay Ballnight Kritiker Porphyr Philippowitsch Kruglikow Average Similar →
1938 Nanu, Sie kennen Korff noch nicht? Kelly Hit Similar →
1938 Einmal werd' ich Dir gefallen Theo - Haushofmeister Flop Similar →
1937 The Hound of the Baskervilles Barrymore Average Similar →
1935 Lockspitzel Asew Asew Flop Similar →
1934 Lockvogel de Groot, ihr Vormund Flop Similar →
1934 Little Dorrit Flintwinch Flop Similar →
1934 Charley's Aunt Lord Babberley Flop Similar →
1933 Der Judas von Tirol Raffl Flop Similar →
1932 The Ringer Rechtsanwalt Maurice Meister Flop Similar →
1932 The Cruel Girlfriend Professor Bock Flop Similar →
1931 Emil and the Detectives Grundeis Hit Similar →
1931 The Pranks Direktor Rappis Flop Similar →
1931 The Squeeker Frank Sutton Flop Similar →
1931 The 3 Penny Opera Peachum Hit Similar →
1931 The Murderer Dmitri Karamazov Smerdjakow Average Similar →
1930 The Great Passion Himself Hit Similar →
1930 Dreyfus Major du Paty de Clam Average Similar →
1929 Woman in the Moon Walt Turner Hit Similar →
1929 Diary of a Lost Girl Meinert Hit Similar →
1929 The Hound of the Baskervilles Stapleton Hit Similar →
1928 Docks of Hamburg The Doctor Flop Similar →
1928 Spies Col. Jellusic - Ivan Stepanov Hit Similar →
1927 The Love of Jeanne Ney Khalibiev Hit Similar →
1927 Metropolis The Thin Man Super Hit Similar →
1926 Superfluous People Chirikov Flop Similar →
1925 Comedians Liebhaber Flop Similar →
1923 Warning Shadows Diener Hit Similar →
1916 Pinkus's Shoe Palace - Average Similar →

Fritz Rasp - Frequently Asked Questions

What is the best movie of Fritz Rasp?

According to audience ratings, the best movie starring Fritz Rasp is "Der Cornet" with a rating of 9.0/10.

How many movies has Fritz Rasp acted in?

Fritz Rasp has been featured in at least 50 major films throughout their career.

What are some other popular movies by Fritz Rasp?

Other notable films include "Metropolis", "The Terrible People", and "Diary of a Lost Girl".