Raoul Retzer
Actor
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.
Filmography
The White Horse Inn
as Feuerwehrhauptmann 1960
The Vampire Happening
as Graf Bernhard Ochsenstein 1971
Der brave Soldat Schwejk
as Polizeispitzel Bretschneider 1960
2069: A Sex Odyssey
as Johann Berger 1974
Ohne Krimi geht die Mimi nie ins Bett
as Pepe 1962
Love Bavarian Style
as Innkeeper 1973
The Salzburg Connection
as Large Man 1972
The Secret Ways
as Special Agent 1961
So ein Millionär hat's schwer
as Motorradpolizist 1958
When the Mad Aunts Arrive
as Beppo 1970
The Last Act
as SS-Mann 1955
Hurra, die Schwedinnen sind da
as Bit part 1978
Mozart
as Gerl, actor of the Sarasto 1955
Die Halbzarte
as Man with Beard 1959
The Viking Who Became a Bigamist
as Raimondo 1969
Spy Today, Die Tomorrow
as Masseur 1967