Rudolf Klein-Rogge

Personal Details

  • Born

    • Birthday: 24 November 1885

  • Died

    • Deathday: 29 May 1955

  • Source ID

    • TMDb: 77

Rudolf Klein-Rogge

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.

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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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Best movies and TV shows with Rudolf Klein-Rogge

Selected highlights from Rudolf Klein-Rogge’s filmography, featuring their best-known movies and TV shows in the Watchmora catalogue.

Metropolis (1927) — movie poster

Metropolis

1927 · Actor
Metropolis (1927) — movie poster

Metropolis

1927 · Actor