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Rudolf Klein-Rogge (1885–1955)

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During the heyday of German silent cinema, Rudolf Klein-Rogge was the prototype for the master criminal, the irredeemable arch villain or mad scientist. Born in Cologne, he served as a cadet in a Prussian military academy before finishing his matriculation. He then began to attend acting classes and studying art history in Berlin and Bonn... See full bio »

Born:

Friedrich Rudolf Klein-Rogge
in Cologne, North Rhine-Westphalia, Germany

Died:

(age 69) in Wetzelsdorf, Graz, Styria, Austria
Still of Alfred Abel, Brigitte Helm and Rudolf Klein-Rogge in Metropolis
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1949 Hexen
 
1942 Hochzeit auf Bärenhof
Sanitätsrat
 
1940 Kora Terry
Dunkler Ehrenmann, Komplize Vopescus
 
1940 The Heart of a Queen
General Ruthven
 
1940 Die unvollkommene Liebe
Konsul Henry Rasmus
 
1939 Kennwort Machin
Schnellrichter in New York
 
1939 Robert Koch, der Bekämpfer des Todes
Rechnungsrat
 
1939 Schneider Wibbel
Pangdich
 
1939 Parkstrasse 13
Direktor Bremer
 
1939 Menschen vom Varieté
Kommissar Wiedemann
 
1938 Zwei Frauen
 
1938 Ab Mitternacht
 
1938 Abenteuer in Marokko
Dr. Linder
 
1938 Cat Walk
Landrat Krotkeim
 
1937 The Yellow Flag
Kapitän Ellis
 
1937 Strife Over the Boy Jo
Der Deutsche Gesandte
 
1937 Madame Bovary
Prof. Canivet
 
1937 The Divine Jetta
Stadtrat Müller
 
1937 Der Herrscher
Direktor Bodlfing
 
1937 Truxa
Varieté-Direktor
 
1936 Das Hofkonzert
Oberst Flumms
 
1936/II Intermezzo
Ponbiquet
 
1936 Dissatisfied Woman
Professor der Nervenklinik
 
1936 Moral
Polizeipräsident von Simbach
 
1936 Der Kaiser von Kalifornien
Bankier
 
1936 Die Stunde der Versuchung
Kriminalrat Brandt
 
1936 A Strange Guest
Polizeipräfekt
 
1935 Der Ammenkönig
Herr von Roden
 
1935 Das Einmaleins der Liebe
 
1935 Der Kosak und die Nachtigall
Dschahid-Bey, Tabakgroßhändler
 
1935 The Making of a King
Leopold Dessauer
 
1934 The Tannhof Women
Jakob Aigner, der Tannenhofbauer
 
1934 Der Fall Brenken
Bert Benson, Artist
 
1934 Between Heaven and Earth
Der alte Nettenmaier
 
1934 Gern hab' ich die Frau'n geküßt
Graf Hédouville, Kurier Napoleons
 
1934 Border Patrol
Der Einäugige, ein Schmuggler
 
1934 Hanneles Himmelfahrt
Maurer Mattern
 
1934 Die Welt ohne Maske
Merker
 
1934 Elisabeth und der Narr
Michele
 
1933 The Judas of Tyrol
Erster Offizier
 
1933 The Testament of Dr. Mabuse
Dr. Mabuse
 
1933 The Last Will of Dr. Mabuse
Docteur Mabuse
 
1932 Der weiße Gott
Mariak
 
1930 Eskimo
Mariak
 
1930 Tarakanova
Le Comte Chouvalof
 
1930 Le requin
Vasseur
 
1929 La maison des hommes vivants
 
1929 Tu m'appartiens!
Burat-Laussade
 
1928 La faute de Monique
 
1928 Die schönste Frau von Paris
 
1928 Volga Volga
Kosak Hadschi-Ali
 
1928 Mädchenschicksale
Lormand
 
1928 Spies
Haghi
 
1928 The Countess of Sand
 
1928 Eine Nacht in Yoshiwara
 
1927 Das Mädchen aus Frisco
 
1927 Die raffinierteste Frau Berlins
William Pitts alias Francis Forest
 
1927 Tingel Tangel
Don Fabio Coridon
 
1927 The Loves of Casanova
Le Tsar Peter III
 
1927 The Queen Was in the Parlour
General Kish
 
1927 Der Herr der Nacht
Eugen Lascano
 
1927 The Gypsy Baron
Mehmed Ali
 
1927 Metropolis
C.A. Rotwang - the Inventor
 
1927 Mädchenhandel - Eine internationale Gefahr
Simpat Karamanian, Arut Akkunian, ein deutscher Professor, ein asiatischer Hausierer und Dr. Papamarkos
 
1926 Die lachende Grille
Rossini
 
1926 Der rosa Diamant
Stuart, Theaterdirektor
 
1926 Der Mann seiner Frau
 
1925 Pietro der Korsar
Salvatore, ein Korsarhauptmann
 
1924 Kriemhild's Revenge
König Etzel
 
1924 Siegfried
Koenig Etzel
 
1923 Warning Shadows
 
1923 The Princess Suwarin
Cyrus Proctor
 
1923 Der steinerne Reiter
Der Herr vom Berge
 
1922 Dr. Mabuse: The Gambler
Dr. Mabuse
 
1921 Zirkus des Lebens
Chauffeur Tom
 
1921 Destiny
Derwisch/Girolamo
 
1921 Am Webstuhl der Zeit
 
1921 Vier um die Frau
Hehler Upton
 
1920 Das wandernde Bild
Georgs Vetter Wil Brand
 
1920 Der schwarze Graf
 
1920 Wildes Blut
 
1920 The Cabinet of Dr. Caligari
Ein Verbrecher (uncredited)
 
1920 Die Schreckensnacht im Irrenhaus Ivoy
Dr. Harry Walker
 
1919 Das Geheimnis des Irren
 
1919 Das Licht am Fenster
 
1919 Flitter-Dörtje
 
1919 Morphium (short)
 
1913 Der Film von der Königin Luise - 2. Abteilung: Aus Preußens schwerer Zeit (short)
 
1913 Der Film von der Königin Luise - 1. Abteilung: Die Märtyrerin auf dem Königsthron (short)
 
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1938 Sergeant Berry (dialogue)
 
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1936/II Intermezzo (dialogue director)
 
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2012 Special Collector's Edition (TV series)
 
2010 Die Reise nach Metropolis (TV documentary)
C. A. Rotwang (uncredited)
 
2004 Mabuses Motive (TV documentary)
Dr. Mabuse
 
2004 Fritz Lang: Circle of Destiny (TV documentary)
Dr. Mabuse (in "Dr. Mabuse, der Spieler - Ein Bild der Zeit")/Rotwang (in "Metropolis") (uncredited)
 
2003 Queen: Greatest Video Hits 2 (video documentary)
C.A. Rotwang (segment "Radio Ga Ga")
 
2003 Before - After: Metropolis as an Example for Film Restoration (video documentary short)
Rotwang (uncredited)
 
2000 Rudolf Klein-Rogge - Gestorben zu Pfingsten 1955 in Wetzelsdorf und nicht in Graz
Fotos und Interviews/Himself
 
1983 Historia del cine: Epoca muda (video documentary)
Rotwang (uncredited)
 

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Height:

5' 8" (1.73 m)
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Frequently worked with director Fritz Lang, for whom he starred in ten films. See more »

Star Sign:

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