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name: "Harry Baer"
canonical: "https://film.one/person/harry-baer"
fi1m_id: "harry-baer"
imdb_id: "nm0006781"
tmdb_id: 23668
wikidata_id: "Q91742"
roles: ["Actor"]
born: "27 September 1947"
reviewed_on_fi1m: 1
average_as: "actor"
average_over: 1
updated: "2026-09-26T00:01:20.213429+00:00"
licence: "© Fi1m Ltd. Written by AI under a human editor; checked against sources before publication. Quote with attribution and a link to the canonical URL."
---

# Harry Baer

## Identity

Harry Baer

- **Canonical:** https://film.one/person/harry-baer
- **Type:** Person
- **Fi1m ID:** harry-baer
- **IMDb ID:** nm0006781
- **TMDB ID:** 23668
- **Wikidata ID:** Q91742
- **Same entity:** https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Harry_Baer, https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q91742, https://www.imdb.com/name/nm0006781/, https://www.themoviedb.org/person/23668

Actor. Born 27 September 1947 in Biberach an der Riß, Germany.

## Details

- **Work:** Actor
- **Born:** 27 September 1947, Biberach an der Riß, Germany
- **Also known as:** Harry Zöttl
- **Elsewhere:** https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Harry_Baer, https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q91742, https://www.imdb.com/name/nm0006781/, https://www.themoviedb.org/person/23668

## Streaming the US now

- **HBO Max:** [*Fox and His Friends*](https://film.one/film/fox-and-his-friends.md) (78)

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## Biography

Harry Baer, also credited as Harry Zöttl and Harry Bär, is a German actor, assistant director, producer and author. He was born on 27 September 1947 in Biberach an der Riß, Germany. He began his career in Munich by joining the experimental Action Theatre group, which became the Antiteater under Rainer Werner Fassbinder. Baer made his stage debut in Fassbinder's play *Katzelmacher* and his screen debut in the 1969 film adaptation.

Baer appeared in numerous Fassbinder films, including *Gods of the Plague* (1970), *Jail Bait* (1972) and *Fox and His Friends* (1975), in which he played Philip. He also worked as assistant director and production manager on several of the director's projects, including *The Marriage of Maria Braun* (1979) and *Querelle* (1982). After a mid-1970s split, he returned to collaborate with Fassbinder until the latter's death in 1982. Baer has continued acting in film and television and wrote a 1990 biography of Fassbinder.

*Sources: en.wikipedia.org, imdb.com, filmportal.de.*

## On Fi1m (1)

- *Fox and His Friends* (1975), Fi1m 78, as Philip — [page](https://film.one/film/fox-and-his-friends.md)

## Complete filmography (90)

Every credit, newest first. Titles without a page can be requested for review on the HTML page.

- *Gasman* (2021), as Bailiff
- *DYLAN* (2017), series, as Inspektor Mahlow
- *Mist* (2017), as Wim Maller
- *Schwarzach 23 - und die Jagd nach dem Mordsfinger* (2016), as Willy Unterkofer
- *S & M: Les Sadiques* (2016), as Uncle Franz
- *Frauen* (2016), as Chauffeur
- *Ein Fall von Liebe* (2014), series, as Dieter Kolaja
- *München Mord* (2014), series, as Lucio Fontano
- *Harder und die Göre* (2013), as Hauptkommissar Bartholomäus Harder
- *Das Phallometer* (2013), as Border Official #3
- *Wetlands* (2013), as New Boyfriend
- *Dirty Young Loose* (2013), as Hugo
- *Lys* (2010), as Wachmann
- *Between Today and Tomorrow* (2009), as Verleger / publisher
- *Berlin am Meer* (2007), as Daniel Finkelstein
- *R. I. S. – Die Sprache der Toten* (2007), series, as Prof. Dr. Dr. Gregor Martin
- *Spreewaldkrimi* (2006), series, as Eberhard Lunger
- *Windows on Monday* (2006), as Herr Zander
- *The Hour of Decision* (2006), as Martin
- *Max and Moritz Reloaded* (2005), as Bayer
- *Raid* (2003), as Mark Hollander
- *Führer Ex* (2002), as Friedhelm Kaltenbach
- *Operation Phoenix - Jäger zwischen den Welten* (1997), series, as Keppler
- *Frost* (1997), as Mann, der Obdach gewährt
- *Babuschka* (1996), Actor
- *Unser Charly* (1995), series, as Frank Jüssen
- *The Film Narrator* (1993), as Herr Kunze
- *Prince in Hell* (1993), Actor
- *The True Story About Men and Women* (1992), Actor
- *Superstau* (1991), as Nachbar
- *Das einfache Glück* (1990), as Cop
- *Fool's Mate* (1989), Actor
- *The Girlfriend* (1989), as Amigo de Raquel en Berlín
- *The Venus Trap* (1988), Actor
- *The Passenger – Welcome to Germany* (1988), as Grenzbeamter
- *Helsinki Napoli All Night Long* (1987), as Man #1
- *Warten auf Marie* (1987), as Konrad
- *Revenge* (1986), as Harald Kurcijus
- *Liebling Kreuzberg* (1986), series, as Beamter
- *Bas-Boris Bode* (1985), series, Director
- *In the Belly of the Whale* (1985), as Hartmann · Production Manager
- *Westler: East of the Wall* (1985), as Zollbeamter
- *Im Himmel ist die Hölle los* (1984), as Oswalt 'Ossi' Sommer · Production Manager
- *Sigi, der Straßenfeger* (1984), Producer
- *Donauwalzer* (1984), Actor
- *The Little One* (1983), Actor
- *Bella Donna* (1983), Actor
- *Der Tod kommt durch die Tür* (1983), as Dr. Christoph Vranek
- *The Lite Trap* (1982), as Fan
- *Querelle* (1982), Assistant Director
- *Veronika Voss* (1982), as Head Waiter (uncredited) · Assistant Director
- *Today We're Playing Boss* (1981), Actor
- *Lola* (1981), as 1st Demonstrator
- *Lili Marleen* (1981), as Norbert Schultze
- *Berlin Alexanderplatz* (1980), series, as Richard · Art Department Manager, Assistant Director
- *Palermo or Wolfsburg* (1980), as Hausbesitzer
- *The Third Generation* (1979), as Rudolf Mann · Executive Producer, Production Manager
- *The Marriage of Maria Braun* (1979), Production Manager
- *Traffic Jam* (1979), as Mario
- *Despair* (1978), as Innkeeper · Assistant Director
- *Little Godard* (1978), Actor
- *Hitler: A Film from Germany* (1978), as Junger Ellerkamp
- *Adolf and Marlene* (1977), as Luminsky
- *Eierdiebe* (1977), Production Manager
- *Rulers of the City* (1976), as Tony
- *Shadow of Angels* (1976), as Helfritz
- *Bent or Broken* (1975), Actor
- *Fox and His Friends* (1975), as Philip — Fi1m 78, [page](https://film.one/film/fox-and-his-friends.md)
- *Valley of the Dancing Widows* (1975), as Bogdan Witkow, Julia's Boyfriend
- *Output* (1974), Production Manager
- *Tonight or Never* (1973), as Master
- *Jail Bait* (1973), as Franz Bermeier
- *Zahltag* (1972), Actor
- *The Bitter Tears of Petra von Kant* (1972), Assistant Director
- *Adele Spitzeder* (1972), as Ludwig II.
- *Der Eisberg der Vorsehung* (1972), Actor
- *Ludwig – Requiem for a Virgin King* (1972), as Ludwig II
- *The Merchant of Four Seasons* (1972), Assistant Director
- *Beware of a Holy Whore* (1971), as Mann der Statistin · Assistant Director
- *Polizeiruf 110* (1971), series, Actor
- *Whity* (1971), as Davy Nicholson · Assistant Director
- *Pioneers in Ingolstadt* (1971), as Karl
- *Rio das Mortes* (1971), as Michels Kollege
- *Scene of the Crime* (1970), series, as Niki Pototschnik
- *The Niklashausen Journey* (1970), Assistant Director
- *Gods of the Plague* (1970), as Franz
- *Why Does Herr R. Run Amok?* (1970), as Coworker · Assistant Director
- *The Coffee House* (1970), as Eugenio
- *Baal* (1970), as Gast am kalten Buffet
- *Katzelmacher* (1969), as Franz

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