Rudolf Klein-Rogge

Rudolf Klein-Rogge

1885-11-24 – 1955-05-29 (age 69) Cologne, Germany
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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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Known For

Metropolis
Metropolis

1927

as C.A. Rotwang

The Cabinet of Dr. Caligari
The Cabinet of Dr. Caligari

1920

as Criminal (uncredited)

Dr. Mabuse, the Gambler
Dr. Mabuse, the Gambler

1922

as Dr. Mabuse

The Testament of Dr. Mabuse
Die Nibelungen: Kriemhild's Revenge
Die Nibelungen: Kriemhild's Revenge

1924

as King Etzel (Attila)

Spies
Spies

1928

as Haghi

Die Nibelungen: Siegfried
Die Nibelungen: Siegfried

1924

as King Etzel

Destiny
Destiny

1921

as Dervish / Girolamo

The Yellow Flag
The Yellow Flag

1937

as Kapitän Ellis

Loves of Casanova
Loves of Casanova

1927

as Peter III

Truxa
Truxa

1937

as Varieté-Direktor

Four Around the Woman
Warning Shadows
The Old and The Young King
The Old and The Young King

1935

as Leopold Dessauer

The Court Concert
The Court Concert

1936

as Oberst Flumms

After Midnight
Kennwort Machin
Kennwort Machin

1939

as Schnellrichter in New York

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