Raoul Retzer
Acting
Born: 1919-05-22 in Vienna, Austria
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
Countess Mariza
Istwan
The Great Race
Mayor-Domo (uncredited)
Die Försterchristel
Hütl
Der Kurier der Kaiserin
Musiker
Love Bavarian Style
Innkeeper
Hurra, die Schwedinnen sind da
Bit part
The Secret Ways
Special Agent
The Haunted Castle in Salzkammergut
The Model Boy
Werkmeister Anton
Liebe, Mädchen und Soldaten
Koloman, Rekrut
The Salzburg Connection
Large Man
Ohne Krimi geht die Mimi nie ins Bett
Pepe
Schweik's Years of Indiscretion
Stabsarzt
The Vampire Happening
Graf Bernhard Ochsenstein
The Sweet Sins of Sexy Susan
Sergeant
The Black Cobra
Martinez Manuzzo
The Countess Died of Laughter
Osmin
Glocken läuten überall
Der Bürgermeister
Die Landstreicher
Feldwebel Staudinger
Im schwarzen Rössl
Anton, Hausknecht
Happy-End am Wolfgangsee
Chefrezeptionist Schwab
Maskenball bei Scotland Yard
Herr Funke
The Priest and the Girl
Traktorfahrer
Trubel um Trixie
Zugführer
Spy Today, Die Tomorrow
Masseur
The Last Act
SS-Mann
Das Nachtlokal zum Silbermond
Hakim
Season in Salzburg
Inspector
Almenrausch und Edelweiß
Filmproduzent
Das Liebesleben des schönen Franz
Bargast
Paradies der flotten Sünder
Franz
Wer zuletzt lacht, lacht am besten
Leopold
2069: A Sex Odyssey
Johann Berger
Ein tolles Früchtchen
Das haut den stärksten Zwilling um
Pfleger
Ideale Frau gesucht
Gigantino