Ralf Richter (born August 17, 1957 in Essen) is a German actor. He debuted as the crude sailor "Frenssen" in the Academy Award nominated 1981 film Das Boot and frequently appeared in German TV series. He played main roles in German films such as Bang Boom Bang (1999), Fußball ist unser Leben (1999) or Was nicht passt, wird passend gemacht (2002). His younger brother Frank is known as musician FM Einheit (ex-Einstürzende Neubauten). From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia