Ralf Richter

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).

His younger brother, Frank, is known as the musician FM Einheit.^{[citation needed]}

Richter died from heart failure complicated by chronic obstructive pulmonary disease in Cologne, on 15 September 2026, at the age of 69.^{[failed verification]}