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.
as Bit part
as Oberstabsarzt
as Johann Berger
as Herr Sauer
as Innkeeper
as Osmin
as Polizist
as Zugführer
as Large Man
as Tobias Wurstfinger
as Dr. Türk
as Graf Bernhard Ochsenstein
as Oskar
as Pfleger
as Gendarmerie-Inspektor
as Leopold
as Apotheker
as Musiker(1 ep)
as Herr Mader
as Beppo
as Leiblakai Sigismund
as Raimondo
as Franz
as Feldwebel Staudinger
as Masseur
as Sergeant
as Chefrezeptionist Schwab
as Kommissar(3 eps)
as Wirt(1 ep)
as Doorman (Vienna segment) (uncredited)
as Zingerl
as Mayor-Domo (uncredited)
as Sales Clerk
as Polizist
as Stabsarzt
as Otto Pfeffer
as Mann an der Bar rechts vom Architekten (uncredited)
as Herr Funke
as Werkmeister Anton
as Martinez Manuzzo
as Hütl
as Fuhrmann
as Der Lange
as Oberbootsmaat Zauck
as Mann hinter Türen im Zug
as Oberleutnant Petrasowits
as Assistent beim Sängerwettbewerb
as Anton, Hausknecht
as Fernand
as Weber
as Inspector
as Special Agent
as Barkeeper
as Prof. Brecher
as Feuerwehrhauptmann
as Der Bürgermeister
as Polizeispitzel Bretschneider
as -
as Gangster
as Kellner
as head waiter
as Butler
as Gentleman Schorsch
as Karl Linnegger
as Hakim
as Gefreiter
as Man with Beard
as Traktorfahrer
as Motorradpolizist
as Istwan
as Koloman, Rekrut
as Kellner
as Innkeeper
as Schiffskapitän
as Gendarm
as Kriminalinspektor Grotinger
as Filmproduzent
as Basch Tamargy
as Podlasni
as Rottenwieser
as Berliner
as Milchwagenfahrer
as Mann
as Kriminalkommissär
as Festteilnehmer
as Bargast
as Kollege
as Gerl, actor of the Sarasto
as Wachtmeister
as Wachmann
as Loisl
as Josef Petersiel
as SS-Mann
as Herr Kunz
as Soldier
as Brezo
as Blasius
as Gigantino