Rainer Bock
Known for Acting · 131 credits
- Born
- 1954-07-31 (age 71)
- Place of birth
- Kiel, Germany
Biography
After graduating from high school, Rainer Bock ran a café in his hometown, which also had a cabaret programme. After studying acting at a private acting school in Kiel, he made his debut as a theater actor on the stages of the state capital of Kiel in 1982. He came to Heidelberg and the National Theater Mannheim via the Schleswig-Holstein State Theater. From 1995 to 2001 he had an engagement at the Staatstheater Stuttgart. Until 2011 he was engaged at the Bavarian State Theater in Munich. Bock often appears in supporting roles, including his initially rare appearances in film and television. The part of the doctor in Michael Haneke's award-winning drama The White Ribbon - A German Children's Story (2009) earned him a nomination for the German Film Prize. In 2011 he was represented at the Berlinale with four films. Bock is also active as an audio book speaker.
Known For
TV Shows (45)
Scene of the Crime
1970
as Kapitän Helmut Reinders / Werner Krabonk / Augenthaler / Jost Friedland / Bauer's Father
Homeland
2011
as BND Officer Keller
Better Call Saul
2015
as Werner Ziegler
DAS!
1991
as Self
Volle Kanne
1999
as Self
The Old Fox
1977
as Prof. Dr. Werner Schmedtmann
Markus Lanz
2008
as Self
Abendschau
2000
as Self
Polizeiruf 110
1971
as Conrad Cassdorf
MDR um 4
2014
as Self
Kölner Treff
1976
as Self
Wer weiß denn sowas?
2015
as Self
Der Bergdoktor
2008
as Ulrich Kretschmar
Der Kriminalist
2006
as Georg Wagenbach / Arbogast
German Film Award
1951
as Self
Wilsberg
1995
as Müntemeyer
Das Boot
2018
as Heinrich Gluck
For Heaven's Sake
2002
as Rolf Hartung
Bella Block
1993
as Malte Schnaak / Kommissar Schnaak
Nachtschicht
2003
as Olaf Holtzmann
Kommissarin Lucas
2003
as Wolfram Truss
Bloch
2002
as Klaus Hollstein
SS-GB
2017
as Fritz Kellermann
1864
2014
as Bismarck
Freud
2020
as Theodor Meynert
Line of Separation
2015
as Robert Leonhardt
Die NDR Quizshow
2010
as Self
The Turncoat
2020
as Willi Stehauf
Dengler
2015
as BKA Dr. Müller
Westwall
2021
as Berthold Roosen
Fatal News
2016
as Attorney General Hasse
The Seed
2023
as Jon Hoffmann
Your Honor
2022
as Muhr
Solo für Weiss
2016
as Rainer Weiss
Death of a Girl
2015
as Johannes Christensen
Oktoberfest 1905
2025
as Adam Mertz
Alice
2022
as Ernst Schwarzer
Divided We Stand
2022
as Hans Thieme
Die Puppenspieler
2017
as Kardinal della Rovere
Die verschwundene Familie
2019
as Johannes Christensen
Süßer Rausch
2022
as Hans
Klimawechsel
2010
as Psychiater
Das Mädchen am Strand
2020
as Johannes Christensen
Alles muss raus
2014
as Graf von Langmaak
Einfach Elli
2026
as Leo
Movies (86)
Inglourious Basterds
2009
as General Schonherr
Wonder Woman
2017
as Von Hindenberg
Silent Friend
2026
Hansel & Gretel: Witch Hunters
2013
as Mayor Engleman
War Horse
2011
as Brandt
Unknown
2011
as Herr Strauss
The Book Thief
2013
as Mayor Hermann
The White Ribbon
2009
as The Doctor
A Most Wanted Man
2014
as Dieter Mohr
The Collini Case
2019
as Staatsanwalt Dr. Reimers
Barbara
2012
as Klaus Schütz
Passion
2013
as Inspector Bach
Never Look Away
2018
as Burghart Kroll
The Calendar Killer
2025
as HC
Arthur & Claire
2018
as Dr. Sebastian Hofer
Sex, Pity and Loneliness
2017
as Robert Pfennig
The Guardians
2012
as Karl Falkner
Exile
2020
as Urs
Stereo
2014
as Wolfgang
Run Boy Run
2014
as SS Officer
Picco
2011
as Mr. Reinhard
Naked Among Wolves
2015
as Alois Schwahl
Two Lives
2012
as Hugo
Operation Valkyrie
2004
as General der Infanterie Friedrich Olbricht
Winnetou - A New World
2016
as James Bancroft
The Most Beautiful Day
2016
as Dr. Wüst
Atlas
2018
as Walter Scholl
Todsünde
2008
as Neidhard Moll
Open the Wall
2014
as Peter Arndt
Karla
2025
as Richter Lamy
Scrappin'
2016
as Herr Seifert
München '72 - Das Attentat
2012
as Bruno Merk
Rate Your Date
2019
as Bruno
Luna's Revenge
2018
as Behringer
Lara
2019
as Paul
Dessau Dancers
2014
as Hartmann Dietz
My Best Enemy
2011
as SS-Hauptsturmführer Rauter
Tabu - Es ist die Seele ein Fremdes auf Erden
2011
as Prof. Albert Brückner
Käthe Kruse
2015
as Oscar Tietz
Godless Youth
2017
as Trainer
The Investigation
2024
as Richter
Getting a Life
2003
The Chosen Ones
2014
as Helmut Hoffmann
Blochin: Das letzte Kapitel
2019
as Shukshin
If Not Us, Who?
2011
as Verteidiger
Mittagsstunde
2022
as Sönke Feddersen (1965 - 1984)
A Year Ago in Winter
2008
as Richard Peters
Ich war eine glückliche Frau
2017
as Hermann Blok
Russendisko
2012
as Herr Kaminer
Kaltfront
2016
as Erik
The Verdict
2016
as Zeuge Lauterbach
Charlotte Link - Die letzte Spur
2017
as Nick
A Feast for Life
2023
as Gabriele Totti
Dreileben: Beats Being Dead
2011
as Dr. Dreier
Now or Never
2000
as Makowski
The Beginner
2018
as Rolf Buschhaus
Ein Jahr nach morgen
2012
as Jürgen Reich
Hunters in the Night
2016
as Claus Rohmüller
Zweigstelle
2025
as Pfosten
In the Shadows
2010
as Nico
Burning Souls
2014
as Abdias
Zeugin der Toten
2013
as Quirin Kaiserley
Der Irland-Krimi: Preis des Schweigens
2022
as Erik Bell
My Indian Summer
2020
as Markus
Operation Zucker - Jagdgesellschaft
2016
as Staatsanwalt Mack
The Blue Mauritius
2016
as Detektiv Kirschenbaum
MuM Calls It Quits
2021
as Dr. Rudi Lutz
Zwei Weihnachtsmänner sind einer zu viel
2023
as Wilfried Schneider
Sehnsucht Mallorca - Wie alles begann
2024
as Narrator
Hallo Spencer - Der Film
2024
as Jakob Sesam
The Idiot(s)
The Cold Truth
2015
as Wagner
Einer bleibt sitzen
2008
as Reinhold
Der König von Köln
2019
as Josef Asch
Ein Sommer in Sommerby
2025
as Christian Boysen
Vorübergehend glücklich - Opimaral
2024
as Clemens Stellbrink
Wo ist die Liebe hin?
2020
as Bernhard
Vorübergehend glücklich - Vredenhorst
2024
as Clemens Stellbrink
Weihnachten im Schnee
2019
as Henri Johnen
Onkel Wanja
2004
Rückkehr nach Rimini
2022
as Peter Cerny
Die Luft, die wir atmen
2021
as Klaus Bronstein
Vive L'Amour
2017
Im Olymp der Kunst
2013
as Richard Strauss
Weihnachten in Sommerby
as Christian Boysen
Tracks
2013
as Kurt Posel
About Rainer Bock
After graduating from high school, Rainer Bock ran a café in his hometown, which also had a cabaret programme. After studying acting at a private acting school in Kiel, he made his debut as a theater actor on the stages of the state capital of Kiel in 1982. He came to Heidelberg and the National Theater Mannheim via the Schleswig-Holstein State Theater. From 1995 to 2001 he had an engagement at the Staatstheater Stuttgart. Until 2011 he was engaged at the Bavarian State Theater in Munich. Bock often appears in supporting roles, including his i… With 131 credits spanning from 1951 to 2026, Rainer Bock has appeared in 86 films and 45 TV shows.
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Most Popular Rainer Bock Movies
- Inglourious Basterds (2009) — as General Schonherr
- Wonder Woman (2017) — as Von Hindenberg
- Silent Friend (2026)
- Hansel & Gretel: Witch Hunters (2013) — as Mayor Engleman
- War Horse (2011) — as Brandt
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