Raoul Retzer
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.
Acting
Movie
The Great Race
as Mayor-Domo (uncredited)
1965
Movie
The White Horse Inn
as Feuerwehrhauptmann
1960
Movie
The Vampire Happening
as Graf Bernhard Ochsenstein
1971
Movie
Der brave Soldat Schwejk
as Polizeispitzel Bretschneider
1960
Movie
Ohne Krimi geht die Mimi nie ins Bett
as Pepe
1962
Movie
2069: A Sex Odyssey
as Johann Berger
1974
Movie
Love Bavarian Style
as Innkeeper
1973
Movie
The Salzburg Connection
as Large Man
1972
Movie
The Secret Ways
as Special Agent
1961
Movie
So ein Millionär hat's schwer
as Motorradpolizist
1958
Movie
The Last Act
as SS-Mann
1955
Movie
Hurra, die Schwedinnen sind da
as Bit part
1978
Movie
When the Mad Aunts Arrive
as Beppo
1970
Movie
Mozart
as Gerl, actor of the Sarasto
1955
Movie
The Sweet Life of Count Bobby
as Mann hinter Türen im Zug
1962
Movie
Die Halbzarte
as Man with Beard
1959
Movie
The Viking Who Became a Bigamist
as Raimondo
1969
Movie
Spy Today, Die Tomorrow
as Masseur
1967
Movie
Mann im Schatten
as Weber
1961
Movie
Im schwarzen Rössl
as Anton, Hausknecht
1961
Movie
Unsere Pauker gehen in die Luft
as Herr Mader
1970
Movie
Mariandl
1961
Movie
Happy-End am Wolfgangsee
as Chefrezeptionist Schwab
1966
Movie
The Countess Died of Laughter
as Osmin
1973