Rudolf Klein-Rogge
Born: 1885-11-24
Birthplace: Cologne, Germany
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.
Known For
Metropolis
The Cabinet of Dr. Caligari
The Valley of Love
Parkstrasse 13
Die Nibelungen: Siegfried
The Testament of Dr. Mabuse
Dr. Mabuse, the Gambler
Destiny
The Assumption of Hannele
Die Nibelungen: Kriemhild's Revenge
Top Movie Credits
Metropolis
C.A. Rotwang
The Cabinet of Dr. Caligari
Criminal (uncredited)
The Valley of Love
Herr von Roden
Parkstrasse 13
Direktor Bremer
Die Nibelungen: Siegfried
King Etzel
The Testament of Dr. Mabuse
Dr. Mabuse
Dr. Mabuse, the Gambler
Dr. Mabuse
Destiny
Dervish / Girolamo
The Assumption of Hannele
Maurer Mattern
Die Nibelungen: Kriemhild's Revenge
King Etzel (Attila)