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)

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The Valley of Love
The Valley of Love

1935

as Herr von Roden

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Tarakanova

1930

as Le Comte Chouvalof

Menschen vom Varieté
Menschen vom Varieté

1939

as Kommissar Wiedemann

Loves of Casanova
Loves of Casanova

1927

as Peter III

Truxa
Truxa

1937

as Varieté-Direktor

Kora Terry
Parkstrasse 13
Parkstrasse 13

1939

as Direktor Bremer

Die Nibelungen: Siegfried
Die Nibelungen: Siegfried

1924

as King Etzel

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

1922

as Dr. Mabuse

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Cat Walk

1937

as Landrat Krotkeim

The Assumption of Hannele
The Assumption of Hannele

1934

as Maurer Mattern

After Midnight
Destiny
Destiny

1921

as Dervish / Girolamo

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Rheinische Brautfahrt

1939

as Landrat