Raoul Retzer
ActingBiography
Raoul Retzer (born Raoul Richard Karl Pollitzer; May 22, 1919 – August 8, 1974) was an Austrian actor who began his career as a child performer on Vienna’s major stages, including the Burgtheater and Volkstheater, and appeared in film from an early age. After serving as a soldier during World War II, he resumed acting in cabaret, revue theatre, and comedy venues in Vienna. From the early 1950s onward, Retzer became a prolific character actor in Austrian and German cinema and television, often appearing in small, uncredited roles, particularly in comedies directed by Franz Antel. Typically cast as servants, policemen, or petty criminals, he was a familiar face in popular entertainment of the era. Despite his extensive career, Retzer died in modest circumstances in 1974, leaving behind a vast body of stage, film, and television work.
Movies
(107 total)
The Great Race
as Mayor-Domo (uncredited)
The White Horse Inn
as Feuerwehrhauptmann
The Vampire Happening
as Graf Bernhard Ochsenstein
Der brave Soldat Schwejk
as Polizeispitzel Bretschneider
2069: A Sex Odyssey
as Johann Berger
Love Bavarian Style
as Innkeeper
The Salzburg Connection
as Large Man
The Secret Ways
as Special Agent
So ein Millionär hat's schwer
as Motorradpolizist
When the Mad Aunts Arrive
as Beppo
The Last Act
as SS-Mann
Hurra, die Schwedinnen sind da
as Bit part
Mozart
as Gerl, actor of the Sarasto
Die Halbzarte
as Man with Beard
The Viking Who Became a Bigamist
as Raimondo
Spy Today, Die Tomorrow
as Masseur
Mann im Schatten
as Weber
The Sweet Life of Count Bobby
as Mann hinter Türen im Zug
Im schwarzen Rössl
as Anton, Hausknecht
TV Shows
(3 total)
Der Kurier der Kaiserin
as Musiker