Rudolf Klein-Rogge

Rudolf Klein-Rogge

Actor · Writer

Cologne, Germany
November 24, 1885

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.

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Rudolf Klein-Rogge 1

Representative Works

Metropolis
Metropolis
8.1
/ German
The Valley of Love
The Valley of Love
7.5
/ German
The Cabinet of Dr. Caligari
The Cabinet of Dr. Caligari
7.9
/ German
Parkstrasse 13
Parkstrasse 13
7.5
/ German
The Testament of Dr. Mabuse
The Testament of Dr. Mabuse
7.6
/ German
Two Women
Two Women
10.0
/ German
Die Nibelungen: Kriemhild's Revenge
Die Nibelungen: Kriemhild's Revenge
7.5
/ German
Die Nibelungen: Siegfried
Die Nibelungen: Siegfried
7.7
/ German
Dr. Mabuse, the Gambler
Dr. Mabuse, the Gambler
7.7
/ German
Destiny
Destiny
7.4
/ German
The Gypsy Baron
The Gypsy Baron
10.0
/ German
Wedding in Barenhof
Wedding in Barenhof
7.0
/ German

Awards and Honors

Critical Favorites

Metropolis
1927Winner

Best Performance

Metropolis

The Valley of Love
1935Winner

Best Performance

The Valley of Love

The Cabinet of Dr. Caligari
1920Winner

Best Performance

The Cabinet of Dr. Caligari

Career Highlights

Parkstrasse 13
1939Highlight

Best Performance

Parkstrasse 13

The Testament of Dr. Mabuse
1933Highlight

Best Performance

The Testament of Dr. Mabuse

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