Rudolf Klein-Rogge

Rudolf Klein-Rogge

Known For

Metropolis

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.

Movies Featuring Rudolf Klein-Rogge

Die unvollkommene Liebe

Die unvollkommene Liebe (1940)

as Konsul Henry Rasmus
Kennwort Machin

Kennwort Machin (1939)

as Schnellrichter in New York
Parkstrasse 13

Parkstrasse 13 (1939)

as Direktor Bremer
Menschen vom Varieté

Menschen vom Varieté (1939)

as Kommissar Wiedemann
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Cat Walk (1937)

as Landrat Krotkeim
The Yellow Flag

The Yellow Flag (1937)

as Kapitän Ellis
Madame Bovary

Madame Bovary (1937)

as Prof. Canivet
The Sovereign

The Sovereign (1937)

as Direktor Bodlfing
Truxa

Truxa (1937)

as Varieté-Direktor
Dissatisfied Woman

Dissatisfied Woman (1936)

as Professor der Nervenklinik
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Moral (1936)

as Polizeipräsident von Simbach
The Cossack and the Nightingale

The Cossack and the Nightingale (1936)

as Dschahid-Bey, Tabakgroßhändler
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A Strange Guest (1936)

as Polizeipräfekt
Paganini

Paganini (1934)

as Graf Hédouville, Kurier Napoleons
Border Patrol

Border Patrol (1934)

as Der Einäugige, ein Schmuggler
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Tarakanova (1930)

as Le Comte Chouvalof
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Wolga Wolga (1928)

as Kosak Hadschi-Ali
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Tingel Tangel (1927)

as Don Fabio Coridon
Fighting the White Slave Traffic

Fighting the White Slave Traffic (1927)

as Simpat Karamanian / Arut Akkunian
Metropolis

Metropolis (1927)

as C.A. Rotwang
The Stone Rider

The Stone Rider (1923)

as Der Herr vom Berge
Destiny

Destiny (1921)

as Dervish / Girolamo
The Wandering Image

The Wandering Image (1920)

as Georgs Vetter Wil Brand