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Rudolf Klein-Rogge
Born 1885-11-24Cologne, 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.
Screen work
Movies & roles
WitchesRoleWedding in BarenhofRoleKora TerryRoleThe Heart of a QueenRoleDie unvollkommene LiebeKonsul Henry RasmusRobert Koch, der Bekämpfer des TodesRechnungsratRheinische BrautfahrtLandratKennwort MachinSchnellrichter in New YorkWibbel the TailorPangdichParkstrasse 13Direktor BremerMenschen vom VarietéKommissar WiedemannTwo WomenRoleAfter MidnightRoleCat WalkLandrat KrotkeimThe Yellow FlagKapitän EllisMadame BovaryProf. CanivetDie göttliche JetteStadtrat MüllerThe SovereignDirektor BodlfingTruxaVarieté-DirektorThe Court ConcertOberst FlummsIntermezzoPonbiquetDissatisfied WomanProfessor der NervenklinikThe Hour of TemptationKriminalrat BrandtMoralPolizeipräsident von Simbach