Rainer Bock
Known for Acting · 133 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)
Homeland
2011
as BND Officer Keller
Better Call Saul
2015
as Werner Ziegler
Scene of the Crime
1970
as Kapitän Helmut Reinders / Werner Krabonk / Augenthaler / Jost Friedland / Bauer's Father
Markus Lanz
2008
as Self
The Old Fox
1977
as Prof. Dr. Werner Schmedtmann
Abendschau
2000
as Self
DAS!
1991
as Self
Volle Kanne
1999
as Self
MDR um 4
2014
as Self
Polizeiruf 110
1971
as Conrad Cassdorf
Kölner Treff
1976
as Self
Der Bergdoktor
2008
as Ulrich Kretschmar
German Film Award
1951
as Self
Wer weiß denn sowas?
2015
as Self
Der Kriminalist
2006
as Georg Wagenbach / Arbogast
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
Kommissarin Lucas
2003
as Wolfram Truss
Nachtschicht
2003
as Olaf Holtzmann
Bloch
2002
as Klaus Hollstein
SS-GB
2017
as Fritz Kellermann
Line of Separation
2015
as Robert Leonhardt
The Turncoat
2020
as Willi Stehauf
1864
2014
as Bismarck
The Seed
2023
as Jon Hoffmann
Freud
2020
as Theodor Meynert
Your Honor
2022
as Muhr
Die NDR Quizshow
2010
as Self
Die Puppenspieler
2017
as Kardinal della Rovere
Dengler
2015
as BKA Dr. Müller
Solo für Weiss
2016
as Rainer Weiss
Fatal News
2016
as Attorney General Hasse
Death of a Girl
2015
as Johannes Christensen
Divided We Stand
2022
as Hans Thieme
Oktoberfest 1905
2025
as Adam Mertz
Klimawechsel
2010
as Psychiater
Die verschwundene Familie
2019
as Johannes Christensen
Einfach Elli
2026
as Leo
Alles muss raus
2014
as Graf von Langmaak
Das Mädchen am Strand
2020
as Johannes Christensen
Alice
2022
as Ernst Schwarzer
Westwall
2021
as Berthold Roosen
Süßer Rausch
2022
as Hans
Movies (88)
Inglourious Basterds
2009
as General Schonherr
Wonder Woman
2017
as Von Hindenberg
War Horse
2011
as Brandt
Hansel & Gretel: Witch Hunters
2013
as Mayor Engleman
Unknown
2011
as Herr Strauss
The Book Thief
2013
as Mayor Hermann
Never Look Away
2018
as Burghart Kroll
Silent Friend
2026
as prof. Winterhalter
A Most Wanted Man
2014
as Dieter Mohr
The White Ribbon
2009
as The Doctor
Todsünde
2008
as Neidhard Moll
The Calendar Killer
2025
as HC
Zweigstelle
2025
as Pfosten
The Collini Case
2019
as Staatsanwalt Dr. Reimers
The Chosen Ones
2014
as Helmut Hoffmann
Run Boy Run
2014
as SS Officer
Agnes & Amir
2026
Open the Wall
2014
as Peter Arndt
Passion
2013
as Inspector Bach
Sex, Pity and Loneliness
2017
as Robert Pfennig
Picco
2011
as Mr. Reinhard
Ich war eine glückliche Frau
2017
as Hermann Blok
Barbara
2012
as Klaus Schütz
Godless Youth
2017
as Trainer
The Most Beautiful Day
2016
as Dr. Wüst
Naked Among Wolves
2015
as Alois Schwahl
Luna's Revenge
2018
as Behringer
Mädchen in Uniform
Karla
2025
as Richter Lamy
Getting a Life
2003
Stereo
2014
as Wolfgang
The Guardians
2012
as Karl Falkner
Kaltfront
2016
as Erik
Atlas
2018
as Walter Scholl
The Blue Mauritius
2016
as Detektiv Kirschenbaum
Lara
2019
as Paul
Operation Valkyrie
2004
as General der Infanterie Friedrich Olbricht
The Investigation
2024
as Richter
Two Lives
2012
as Hugo
Weihnachten in Sommerby
as Christian Boysen
My Best Enemy
2011
as SS-Hauptsturmführer Rauter
Rate Your Date
2019
as Bruno
Zeugin der Toten
2013
as Quirin Kaiserley
Winnetou - A New World
2016
as James Bancroft
Exile
2020
as Urs
The Verdict
2016
as Zeuge Lauterbach
München '72 - Das Attentat
2012
as Bruno Merk
Vive L'Amour
2017
A Year Ago in Winter
2008
as Richard Peters
The Idiot(s)
Dreileben: Beats Being Dead
2011
as Dr. Dreier
My Indian Summer
2020
as Markus
Vorübergehend glücklich - Vredenhorst
2024
as Clemens Stellbrink
Sehnsucht Mallorca - Wie alles begann
2024
as Narrator
If Not Us, Who?
2011
as Verteidiger
Hallo Spencer - Der Film
2024
as Jakob Sesam
Dessau Dancers
2014
as Hartmann Dietz
Vorübergehend glücklich - Opimaral
2024
as Clemens Stellbrink
Arthur & Claire
2018
as Dr. Sebastian Hofer
Charlotte Link - Die letzte Spur
2017
as Nick
Einer bleibt sitzen
2008
as Reinhold
In the Shadows
2010
as Nico
Tabu - Es ist die Seele ein Fremdes auf Erden
2011
as Prof. Albert Brückner
Russendisko
2012
as Herr Kaminer
The Beginner
2018
as Rolf Buschhaus
Burning Souls
2014
as Abdias
Der König von Köln
2019
as Josef Asch
Weihnachten im Schnee
2019
as Henri Johnen
Scrappin'
2016
as Herr Seifert
Ein Jahr nach morgen
2012
as Jürgen Reich
Hunters in the Night
2016
as Claus Rohmüller
Wo ist die Liebe hin?
2020
as Bernhard
Operation Zucker - Jagdgesellschaft
2016
as Staatsanwalt Mack
A Feast for Life
2023
as Gabriele Totti
Die Luft, die wir atmen
2021
as Klaus Bronstein
Now or Never
2000
as Makowski
Mittagsstunde
2022
as Sönke Feddersen (1965 - 1984)
The Cold Truth
2015
as Wagner
Ein Sommer in Sommerby
2025
as Christian Boysen
Rückkehr nach Rimini
2022
as Peter Cerny
Zwei Weihnachtsmänner sind einer zu viel
2023
as Wilfried Schneider
Blochin: Das letzte Kapitel
2019
as Shukshin
MuM Calls It Quits
2021
as Dr. Rudi Lutz
Der Irland-Krimi: Preis des Schweigens
2022
as Erik Bell
Käthe Kruse
2015
as Oscar Tietz
Tracks
2013
as Kurt Posel
Im Olymp der Kunst
2013
as Richard Strauss
Onkel Wanja
2004
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 133 credits spanning from 1951 to 2026, Rainer Bock has appeared in 88 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
- War Horse (2011) — as Brandt
- Hansel & Gretel: Witch Hunters (2013) — as Mayor Engleman
- Unknown (2011) — as Herr Strauss
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