Rudolf Klein-Rogge

Acting

Rudolf Klein-Rogge

Born November 24, 1885Cologne, Germany72 credits

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

Filmography

Die unvollkommene Liebe
1940Die unvollkommene Liebe
as Konsul Henry RasmusMovie
Kennwort Machin
1939Kennwort Machin
as Schnellrichter in New YorkMovie
Parkstrasse 13
1939Parkstrasse 13
as Direktor BremerMovie
Menschen vom Varieté
1939Menschen vom Varieté
as Kommissar WiedemannMovie
D
1938Der Katzensteg
as Landrat KrotkeimMovie
The Yellow Flag
1937The Yellow Flag
as Kapitän EllisMovie
Madame Bovary
1937Madame Bovary
as Prof. CanivetMovie
Die göttliche Jette
1937Die göttliche Jette
as Stadtrat MüllerMovie
The Sovereign
1937The Sovereign
as Direktor BodlfingMovie
Truxa
1937Truxa
as Varieté-DirektorMovie
The Court Concert
1936The Court Concert
as Oberst FlummsMovie
I
1936Intermezzo
as PonbiquetMovie
Die Stunde der Versuchung
1936Die Stunde der Versuchung
as Kriminalrat BrandtMovie
M
1936Moral
as Polizeipräsident von SimbachMovie
Der Kosak und die Nachtigall
1936Der Kosak und die Nachtigall
as Dschahid-Bey, TabakgroßhändlerMovie
E
1936Ein seltsamer Gast
as PolizeipräfektMovie
Der Ammenkönig
1935Der Ammenkönig
as Herr von RodenMovie
The Old and The Young King
1935The Old and The Young King
as Leopold DessauerMovie
T
1934The Tannhof Women
as Jakob AignerMovie
D
1934Der Fall Brenken
as Bert BensonMovie
Paganini
1934Paganini
as Graf Hédouville, Kurier NapoleonsMovie
Border Patrol
1934Border Patrol
as Der Einäugige, ein SchmugglerMovie
The Assumption of Hannele
1934The Assumption of Hannele
as Maurer MatternMovie
T
1930Tarakanova
as Le Comte ChouvalofMovie
The Shark
1930The Shark
as VasseurMovie
You Belong to Me
1929You Belong to Me
as Burat-LaussadeMovie
W
1928Wolga Wolga
as Kosak Hadschi-AliMovie
Mädchenschicksale
1928Mädchenschicksale
as LormandMovie
Spies
1928Spies
as HaghiMovie
T
1927Tingel Tangel
as Don Fabio CoridonMovie
Loves of Casanova
1927Loves of Casanova
as Peter IIIMovie
Fighting the White Slave Traffic
1927Fighting the White Slave Traffic
as Simpat Karamanian / Arut AkkunianMovie
Metropolis
1927Metropolis
as C.A. RotwangMovie
Die Nibelungen: Kriemhild's Revenge
1924Die Nibelungen: Kriemhild's Revenge
as King Etzel (Attila)Movie
Die Prinzessin Suwarin
1923Die Prinzessin Suwarin
as Cyrus ProctorMovie
The Stone Rider
1923The Stone Rider
as Der Herr vom BergeMovie
Dr. Mabuse, the Gambler
1922Dr. Mabuse, the Gambler
as Dr. MabuseMovie
Destiny
1921Destiny
as Dervish / GirolamoMovie
The Wandering Image
1920The Wandering Image
as Georgs Vetter Wil BrandMovie
The Cabinet of Dr. Caligari
1920The Cabinet of Dr. Caligari
as Criminal (uncredited)Movie