Raoul Retzer
Born May 22, 1919 (Age: 106)
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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.
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.
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Filmography
Hurra, die Schwedinnen sind da
1978
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as Bit part
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Age: 59
2069: A Sex Odyssey
1974
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as Johann Berger
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Age: 55
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Karussells werden im Himmel gemacht
1973
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as Herr Sauer
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Age: 54
Love Bavarian Style
1973
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as Innkeeper
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Age: 54
The Countess Died of Laughter
1973
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as Osmin
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Age: 53
No Image
Defraudanten
1973
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as Polizist
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Age: 53
Trubel um Trixie
1972
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as Zugführer
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Age: 53
The Salzburg Connection
1972
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as Large Man
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Age: 53
Die lustigen Vier von der Tankstelle
1972
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as
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Age: 53
No Image
Emil, der Seitenspringer
1972
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as Tobias Wurstfinger
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Age: 53
Ausser Rand und Band am Wolfgangsee
1972
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as Franz
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Age: 52
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Der Hauptmann
1971
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as Gendarmerie-Inspektor
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Age: 51
No Image
Ein Walzertraum
1969
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as Leiblakai Sigismund
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Age: 50
The Viking Who Became a Bigamist
1969
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as Raimondo
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Age: 50
Ruf der Wälder
1965
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as Zingerl
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Age: 46
The Great Race
1965
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as Mayor-Domo (uncredited)
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Age: 46
Liebesgrüße aus Tirol
1964
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as Sales Clerk
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Age: 45
I Learned It from Father
1964
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as Polizist
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Age: 45
Hilfe, meine Braut klaut
1964
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as
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Age: 45
Schweik's Years of Indiscretion
1964
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as Stabsarzt
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Age: 44
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Hochzeit am Neusiedler See
1963
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as Otto Pfeffer
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Age: 44
And So to Bed
1963
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as Mann an der Bar rechts vom Architekten (uncredited)
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Age: 44
Maskenball bei Scotland Yard
1963
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as Herr Funke
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Age: 44
The Model Boy
1963
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as Werkmeister Anton
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Age: 43
The Black Cobra
1963
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as Martinez Manuzzo
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Age: 43
Die Försterchristel
1962
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as Hütl
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Age: 43
Und ewig knallen die Räuber
1962
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as Fuhrmann
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Age: 43
Ohne Krimi geht die Mimi nie ins Bett
1962
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as Pepe
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Age: 43
Waldrausch
1962
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as Der Lange
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Age: 43
Das ist die Liebe der Matrosen
1962
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as Oberbootsmaat Zauck
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Age: 43
The Sweet Life of Count Bobby
1962
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as Mann hinter Türen im Zug
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Age: 42
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Valnocha, der Koch
1962
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as Oberleutnant Petrasowits
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Age: 42
Drei Liebesbriefe aus Tirol
1962
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as Assistent beim Sängerwettbewerb
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Age: 42
Schlagerrevue 1962
1961
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as
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Age: 42
Im schwarzen Rössl
1961
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as Anton, Hausknecht
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Age: 42
Ein Stern fällt vom Himmel
1961
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as Fernand
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Age: 42
Mann im Schatten
1961
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as Weber
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Age: 42
Mariandl
1961
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as
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Age: 42
… und du mein Schatz bleibst hier
1961
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as
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Age: 42
Season in Salzburg
1961
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as Inspector
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Age: 41
The Secret Ways
1961
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as Special Agent
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Age: 41
No Image
Eduard III
1961
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as Prof. Brecher
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Age: 41
The White Horse Inn
1960
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as Feuerwehrhauptmann
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Age: 41
Glocken läuten überall
1960
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as Der Bürgermeister
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Age: 41
Der brave Soldat Schwejk
1960
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as Polizeispitzel Bretschneider
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Age: 41
Kriminaltango
1960
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as -
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Age: 41
Meine Nichte tut das nicht
1960
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as Gangster
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Age: 41
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Ich heirate Herrn Direktor
1960
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as Kellner
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Age: 40
Traumrevue
1959
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as head waiter
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Age: 40
Ich bin kein Casanova
1959
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as Butler
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Age: 40
Zwölf Mädchen und ein Mann
1959
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as Gentleman Schorsch
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Age: 40
Die unvollkommene Ehe
1959
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as Karl Linnegger
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Age: 40
Mädchen für die Mambobar
1959
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as
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Age: 40
Das Nachtlokal zum Silbermond
1959
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as Hakim
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Age: 40
Mikosch of the Secret Service
1959
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as Gefreiter
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Age: 39
Die Halbzarte
1959
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as Man with Beard
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Age: 39
The Priest and the Girl
1958
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as Traktorfahrer
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Age: 39
So ein Millionär hat's schwer
1958
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as Motorradpolizist
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Age: 39
Countess Mariza
1958
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as Istwan
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Age: 39
Ooh... diese Ferien
1958
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as Kellner
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Age: 39
Trees Are Blooming in Vienna
1958
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as
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Age: 39
Solang' die Sterne glüh'n
1958
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as Innkeeper
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Age: 39
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Wiener Luft
1958
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as
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Age: 39
Gefährdete Mädchen
1958
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as Schiffskapitän
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Age: 38
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Wenn die Bombe platzt
1958
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as Kriminalinspektor Grotinger
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Age: 38
Die Straße
1958
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as
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Age: 38
Das Hirtenlied vom Kaisertal
1956
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as Milchwagenfahrer
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Age: 37
Roter Mohn
1956
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as Mann
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Age: 37
Kaiserball
1956
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as Kriminalkommissär
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Age: 37
Das Liebesleben des schönen Franz
1956
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as Bargast
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Age: 37
Lifeguard in the women's bathroom
1956
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as Kollege
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Age: 36
Die Wirtin zur Goldenen Krone
1955
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as Wachtmeister
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Age: 36
The Congress Dances
1955
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as Wachmann
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Age: 36
Heimatland
1955
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as Loisl
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Age: 36
Sonnenschein und Wolkenbruch
1955
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as Josef Petersiel
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Age: 36
Mozart
1955
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as Gerl, actor of the Sarasto
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Age: 36
The Last Act
1955
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as SS-Mann
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Age: 35
Ja, so ist das mit der Liebe
1955
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as Herr Kunz
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Age: 35
Imperial Manoeuvres
1954
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as Soldier
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Age: 35
The Sweetest Fruits
1954
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as Brezo
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Age: 34
Ein tolles Früchtchen
1953
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as
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Age: 34