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Rudolf Klein-Rogge

Rudolf Klein-Rogge

Acting · Born 1885-11-24 · Cologne, Germany

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.

Known For

movie 8.1 Metropolis
Metropolis
1927
movie 7.9 The Cabinet of Dr. Caligari
The Cabinet of Dr. Caligari
1920
movie 7.6 The Testament of Dr. Mabuse
The Testament of Dr. Mabuse
1933
movie 7.7 Dr. Mabuse, the Gambler
Dr. Mabuse, the Gambler
1922
movie 7.4 Destiny
Destiny
1921
movie 7.8 Die Nibelungen: Siegfried
Die Nibelungen: Siegfried
1924
movie 7.5 Die Nibelungen: Kriemhild's Revenge
Die Nibelungen: Kriemhild's Revenge
1924
movie 7.4 Spies
Spies
1928
movie 6.6 Warning Shadows
Warning Shadows
1923
movie 6.0 Four Around the Woman
Four Around the Woman
1921
movie 6.1 The Wandering Image
The Wandering Image
1920
movie 6.3 Loves of Casanova
Loves of Casanova
1927
movie 6.6 The Stone Rider
The Stone Rider
1923
movie 5.5 Kora Terry
Kora Terry
1940
movie 5.5 The Court Concert
The Court Concert
1936
movie 4.8 Madame Bovary
Madame Bovary
1937
movie 5.8 The Kaiser of California
The Kaiser of California
1936
movie 6.3 The Heart of a Queen
The Heart of a Queen
1940