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Heinz-Dieter Knaup(1929-2025)

  • Actor
  • Voice Actor - Dubbing
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Heinz-Dieter Knaup was born on 6 October 1929 in Aschaffenburg, Germany. He was an actor, known for The Gospel According to St. Matthew (1964), Mandragola (1961) and Der Hexer (1962). He died on 3 October 2025.
BornOctober 6, 1929
DiedOctober 3, 2025(95)
BornOctober 6, 1929
DiedOctober 3, 2025(95)
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Known for

The Gospel According to St. Matthew (1964)
The Gospel According to St. Matthew
7.6
  • Voice Actor - Dubbing(German, 1990 DDR TV Synchro)
  • 1964
Mandragola
TV Movie
  • Ligurio, Callimacos Freund
  • 1961
Der Hexer
TV Movie
  • Polizeiarzt Dr. Lomond
  • 1962
Annekathrin Bürger and Petra Hinze in He Du! (1970)
He Du!
7.1
  • Horst Bach(as Heinz Dieter Knaup)
  • 1970

Credits

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Actor

  • Körner und Köter (2002)
    Körner und Köter
    6.1
    TV Series
    • August Klett
    • 2002–2003
  • The Air Rescue Team (1997)
    The Air Rescue Team
    5.5
    TV Series
    • Hermann (as Heinz Dieter Knaup)
    • 2000
  • Howalds Fall (1990)
    Tatort
    7.0
    TV Series
    • Mahrs
    • Dr. Lotz (as Dieter Knaup)
    • 1993–1999
  • Cosma Shiva Hagen and Ulrich Mühe in Todesengel (1999)
    Todesengel
    5.0
    TV Movie
    • Dr. Bender (as Dieter Knaup)
    • 1999
  • Für alle Fälle Stefanie (1995)
    Für alle Fälle Stefanie
    2.6
    TV Series
    • Baron von Wernstedt (as Dieter Knaup)
    • 1997
  • Francis Fulton-Smith and Maria Schrader in Der Kindermord (1997)
    Der Kindermord
    6.4
    TV Movie
    • Richter (as Heinz Dieter Knaup)
    • 1997
  • Der aufhaltsame Aufstieg des Arturo Ui
    8.3
    TV Movie
    • Dullfeet (as Dieter Knaup)
    • 1996
  • Peter Strohm (1989)
    Peter Strohm
    6.7
    TV Series
    • Dr. Manzer (as Dieter Knaup)
    • 1995
  • Police Call 110 (1971)
    Police Call 110
    6.5
    TV Series
    • Dr. Former
    • Rudolf Murnau
    • 1971–1994
  • Jugend ohne Gott (1991)
    Jugend ohne Gott
    6.3
    TV Movie
    • Direktor
    • 1991
  • Schauspielereien (1978)
    Schauspielereien
    5.7
    TV Series
    • Schirmfinder
    • 1986–1990
  • Großer Frieden
    TV Movie
    • Eunuch (as Dieter Knaup)
    • 1989
  • Späte Ankunft (1989)
    Späte Ankunft
    8.5
    TV Movie
    • Erzähler (as Dieter Knaup)
    • 1989
  • Vera - Der schwere Weg der Erkenntnis (1989)
    Vera - Der schwere Weg der Erkenntnis
    TV Movie
    • Oberst von Wedel
    • 1989
  • The Break (1989)
    The Break
    6.1
    • Escheritz
    • 1989

Voice Actor - Dubbing

  • The Gospel According to St. Matthew (1964)
    The Gospel According to St. Matthew
    7.6
    • Narrator (German, 1990 DDR TV Synchro)
    • 1964

Personal details

  • Alternative names
    • Dieter Knaup
  • Born
    • October 6, 1929
    • Aschaffenburg, Germany
  • Died
    • October 3, 2025

Did you know

  • Trivia
    His son, Andreas, is an actor, director and theatre-writer. He was born in 1954.

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