Ralf Richter (17 August 1957 – 15 September 2026) was a German actor. He debuted as the crude sailor "Frenssen" in the Academy Award-nominated 1981 film Das Boot and frequently appeared in German television series. He played main roles in German films such as Bang Boom Bang (1999), Fußball ist unser Leben (1999) and If It Don't Fit, Use a Bigger Hammer (2002).
Background His younger brother, Frank, is known as the musician FM Einheit.
Richter died from heart failure complicated by chronic obstructive pulmonary disease in Cologne, on 15 September 2026, at the age of 69.
Filmography + Filmography Year Title Role Director 1981 Tour de Ruhr Wölfchen Reinhard Schwabenitzky Das Boot Frenssen Wolfgang Petersen 1983 Rote Erde Otto Schablowski Klaus Emmerich 1984 Decoder AbwärtsOttoCarl Schenkel Pogo 1104RickWigbert Wicker Moving TargetsStrotzkiVolker Vogeler1987 Richie Sandrowski 1988 The Cat Britz Dominik Graf 1991 Hermann Pacholke 1992 Klaus Borgmann 1996 Mario 1999 The Cry of the Butterfly Tom Bang Boom Bang Kalle Grabowski 2000 Fußball ist unser Leben Mike 2001 Hyde Oskar Roehler 2002 If It Don't Fit, Use a Bigger Hammer Kalle 2004 Cowgirl Peter Blessing 2006 Goldene Zeiten Bullet Harry Grabowski 2009 Ron Benjamin Eicher,
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