Acting

Rudolf Klein-Rogge

Born: November 24, 1885
Died: May 29, 1955 (aged 69)
Birthplace: Cologne, Germany
Credits: 77 titles

Biography

Friedrich Rudolf Klein-Rogge (24 November 1885 – 29 May 1955) was a German film actor. Klein-Rogge is known for playing sinister figures in films in the 1920s and 1930s as well as being a mainstay in director Fritz Lang's Weimar-era films. He is probably best known in popular culture, particularly to English-speaking audiences, for playing the archetypal mad scientist role of C. A. Rotwang in Lang's Metropolis and as the criminal genius Doctor Mabuse.

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Signature work

Known For

Metropolis

1927

The Testament of Dr. Mabuse

1933

Dr. Mabuse, the Gambler

1922

Destiny

1921

Die Nibelungen: Siegfried

1924

Die Nibelungen: Kriemhild's Revenge

1924

Spies

1928

Warning Shadows

1923

Four Around the Woman

1921

The Wandering Image

1920

Loves of Casanova

1927

The Stone Rider

1923

The Heart of a Queen

1940

The Court Concert

1936

Madame Bovary

1937

Kora Terry

1940

The Kaiser of California

1936

Robert Koch, der Bekämpfer des Todes

1939

Acting credits 76

Year	Title	Role
1949	Witches Film
1942	Wedding in Barenhof Film
1940	Kora Terry Film
1940	The Heart of a Queen Film
1940	Die unvollkommene Liebe Film	Konsul Henry Rasmus
1939	Robert Koch, der Bekämpfer des Todes Film	Rechnungsrat
1939	Rheinische Brautfahrt Film	Landrat
1939	Kennwort Machin Film	Schnellrichter in New York
1939	Wibbel the Tailor Film	Pangdich
1939	Parkstrasse 13 Film	Direktor Bremer
1939	Menschen vom Varieté Film	Kommissar Wiedemann
1938	Two Women Film
1938	After Midnight Film
1937	Cat Walk Film	Landrat Krotkeim
1937	The Yellow Flag Film	Kapitän Ellis
1937	Madame Bovary Film	Prof. Canivet
1937	Die göttliche Jette Film	Stadtrat Müller
1937	The Sovereign Film	Direktor Bodlfing
1937	Truxa Film	Varieté-Direktor
1936	The Court Concert Film	Oberst Flumms
1936	Intermezzo Film	Ponbiquet
1936	Dissatisfied Woman Film	Professor der Nervenklinik
1936	The Hour of Temptation Film	Kriminalrat Brandt
1936	Moral Film	Polizeipräsident von Simbach
1936	The Kaiser of California Film
1936	The Cossack and the Nightingale Film	Dschahid-Bey, Tabakgroßhändler
1936	A Strange Guest Film	Polizeipräfekt
1935	The Valley of Love Film	Herr von Roden
1935	Love's Arithmetic Film
1935	The Old and The Young King Film	Leopold Dessauer
1934	The Tannhof Women Film	Jakob Aigner
1934	Der Fall Brenken Film	Bert Benson
1934	Paganini Film	Graf Hédouville, Kurier Napoleons
1934	Border Patrol Film	Der Einäugige, ein Schmuggler
1934	The Assumption of Hannele Film	Maurer Mattern
1934	The World Without a Mask Film	Merker
1934	Elisabeth and the Jester Film	Michele
1933	The Testament of Dr. Mabuse Film	Dr. Mabuse
1933	The Testament of Dr. Mabuse Film	Dr. Mabuse
1930	Tarakanova Film	Le Comte Chouvalof
1930	The Shark Film	Vasseur
1929	La maison des hommes vivants Film
1929	You Belong to Me Film	Burat-Laussade
1928	The Most Beautiful Woman in Paris Film
1928	Volga Volga Film	Kosak Hadschi-Ali
1928	Mädchenschicksale Film	Lormand
1928	Spies Film	Haghi
1928	Die Sandgräfin Film
1927	Das Mädchen aus Frisco Film
1927	Die raffinierteste Frau Berlins Film	William Pitts
1927	Tingel Tangel Film	Don Fabio Coridon
1927	Loves of Casanova Film	Peter III
1927	Fighting the White Slave Traffic Film	Simpat Karamanian / Arut Akkunian
1927	The Queen Was in the Parlour Film	General Kish
1927	The Gypsy Baron Film
1927	Metropolis Film	C.A. Rotwang
1926	Die lachende Grille Film	Rossini
1926	Der rosa Diamant Film
1925	Pietro der Korsar Film
1924	Die Nibelungen: Kriemhild's Revenge Film	King Etzel (Attila)

Crew credits 1

Year	Title	Job
1938	Sergeant Berry Film	Dialogue