Known For
Acting
Born
May 22, 1919
Died
Aug 08, 1974
Place of Birth
Vienna, Austria
Credits
113 titles
Raoul Retzer
Biography
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.
Known For
Filmography
Hurra, die Schwedinnen sind da
Bit part
When Girls Trumpet for Manoeuvres
Oberstabsarzt
2069: A Sex Odyssey
Johann Berger
Karussells werden im Himmel gemacht
Herr Sauer
Love Bavarian Style
Innkeeper
The Countess Died of Laughter
Osmin
Defraudanten
Polizist
Trubel um Trixie
Zugführer
The Salzburg Connection
Large Man
Die lustigen Vier von der Tankstelle
Emil, der Seitenspringer
Tobias Wurstfinger
Ausser Rand und Band am Wolfgangsee
Franz
Verliebte Ferien in Tirol
Dr. Türk
Gestrickte Spuren
The Vampire Happening
Graf Bernhard Ochsenstein
Tante Trude aus Buxtehude
Oskar
Das haut den stärksten Zwilling um
Pfleger
Der Hauptmann
Gendarmerie-Inspektor
Wer zuletzt lacht, lacht am besten
Leopold
Immer die verflixten Weiber
Apotheker
Der Kurier der Kaiserin
Musiker
Unsere Pauker gehen in die Luft
Herr Mader
When the Mad Aunts Arrive
Beppo
Das weite Land
Keine Angst Liebling, ich pass schon auf
Ein Walzertraum
Leiblakai Sigismund
The Viking Who Became a Bigamist
Raimondo
Paradies der flotten Sünder
Franz
Die Landstreicher
Feldwebel Staudinger
Spy Today, Die Tomorrow
Masseur
The Sweet Sins of Sexy Susan
Sergeant
Das Spukschloß im Salzkammergut
Happy-End am Wolfgangsee
Chefrezeptionist Schwab
Luftkreuz Südost
Kommissar
Wolken über Kaprun
Wirt
Where Are You Taking That Woman
Doorman (Vienna segment) (uncredited)
Ruf der Wälder
Zingerl
The Great Race
Mayor-Domo (uncredited)
Liebesgrüße aus Tirol
Sales Clerk
I Learned It from Father
Polizist
Hilfe, meine Braut klaut
Schweik's Years of Indiscretion
Stabsarzt
Hochzeit am Neusiedler See
Otto Pfeffer
And So to Bed
Mann an der Bar rechts vom Architekten (uncredited)
Maskenball bei Scotland Yard
Herr Funke
The Invisible Terror
The Model Boy
Werkmeister Anton
The Black Cobra
Martinez Manuzzo
Die Försterchristel
Hütl
Und ewig knallen die Räuber
Fuhrmann