Rudolf Klein-Rogge

Rudolf Klein-Rogge

Known for Acting · 75 credits

Born
1885-11-24
Died
1955-05-29
Place of birth
Cologne, Germany
Also known as
Friedrich Rudolf Klein-Rogge · Friedrich Rudolf Klein

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.

Known For

Movies (75)

Metropolis
Movie

Metropolis

1927

as C.A. Rotwang

The Cabinet of Dr. Caligari
Movie

The Cabinet of Dr. Caligari

1920

as Criminal (uncredited)

Spies
Movie

Spies

1928

as Haghi

Moral
Movie

Moral

1936

as Polizeipräsident von Simbach

Tingel Tangel
Movie

Tingel Tangel

1927

as Don Fabio Coridon

Tarakanova
Movie

Tarakanova

1930

as Le Comte Chouvalof

Die Nibelungen: Siegfried
Movie

Die Nibelungen: Siegfried

1924

as King Etzel

Die Nibelungen: Kriemhild's Revenge
Movie

Die Nibelungen: Kriemhild's Revenge

1924

as King Etzel (Attila)

The Testament of Dr. Mabuse
Movie

The Testament of Dr. Mabuse

1933

as Dr. Mabuse

Dr. Mabuse, the Gambler
Movie

Dr. Mabuse, the Gambler

1922

as Dr. Mabuse

Loves of Casanova
Movie

Loves of Casanova

1927

as Peter III

Kora Terry
Movie

Kora Terry

1940

Destiny
Movie

Destiny

1921

as Dervish / Girolamo

The Old and The Young King
Movie

The Old and The Young King

1935

as Leopold Dessauer

Wedding in Barenhof
Movie

Wedding in Barenhof

1942

Fighting the White Slave Traffic
Movie

Fighting the White Slave Traffic

1927

as Simpat Karamanian / Arut Akkunian

Intermezzo
Movie

Intermezzo

1936

as Ponbiquet

The Assumption of Hannele
Movie

The Assumption of Hannele

1934

as Maurer Mattern

Robert Koch, der Bekämpfer des Todes
Movie

Robert Koch, der Bekämpfer des Todes

1939

as Rechnungsrat

Die göttliche Jette
Movie

Die göttliche Jette

1937

as Stadtrat Müller

Die schönste Frau von Paris
Movie

Die schönste Frau von Paris

1928

Wolga Wolga
Movie

Wolga Wolga

1928

as Kosak Hadschi-Ali

The Kaiser of California
Movie

The Kaiser of California

1936

Warning Shadows
Movie

Warning Shadows

1923

Menschen vom Varieté
Movie

Menschen vom Varieté

1939

as Kommissar Wiedemann

The Valley of Love
Movie

The Valley of Love

1935

as Herr von Roden

The Heart of a Queen
Movie

The Heart of a Queen

1940

The Wandering Image
Movie

The Wandering Image

1920

as Georgs Vetter Wil Brand

Four Around the Woman
Movie

Four Around the Woman

1921

as Upton

The Queen Was in the Parlour
Movie

The Queen Was in the Parlour

1927

as General Kish

The Testament of Dr. Mabuse
Movie

The Testament of Dr. Mabuse

1933

as Dr. Mabuse

Wibbel the Tailor
Movie

Wibbel the Tailor

1939

as Pangdich

Wildes Blut
Movie

Wildes Blut

1920

The Stone Rider
Movie

The Stone Rider

1923

as Der Herr vom Berge

Pietro der Korsar
Movie

Pietro der Korsar

1925

The Tannhof Women
Movie

The Tannhof Women

1934

as Jakob Aigner

The World Without a Mask
Movie

The World Without a Mask

1934

as Merker

The Sovereign
Movie

The Sovereign

1937

as Direktor Bodlfing

Cat Walk
Movie

Cat Walk

1937

as Landrat Krotkeim

Die unvollkommene Liebe
Movie

Die unvollkommene Liebe

1940

as Konsul Henry Rasmus

Two Women
Movie

Two Women

1938

The Shark
Movie

The Shark

1930

as Vasseur

Die Sandgräfin
Movie

Die Sandgräfin

1928

Parkstrasse 13
Movie

Parkstrasse 13

1939

as Direktor Bremer

Mädchenschicksale
Movie

Mädchenschicksale

1928

as Lormand

The Hour of Temptation
Movie

The Hour of Temptation

1936

as Kriminalrat Brandt

The Gypsy Baron
Movie

The Gypsy Baron

1927

Truxa
Movie

Truxa

1937

as Varieté-Direktor

Madame Bovary
Movie

Madame Bovary

1937

as Prof. Canivet

La maison des hommes vivants
Movie

La maison des hommes vivants

1929

Der Film von der Königin Luise - 1. Abteilung: Die Märtyrerin auf dem Königsthron
Movie

Der Film von der Königin Luise - 1. Abteilung: Die Märtyrerin auf dem Königsthron

1913

Das Mädchen aus Frisco
Movie

Das Mädchen aus Frisco

1927

Witches
Movie

Witches

1949

A Strange Guest
Movie

A Strange Guest

1936

as Polizeipräfekt

After Midnight
Movie

After Midnight

1938

Der rosa Diamant
Movie

Der rosa Diamant

1926

Die lachende Grille
Movie

Die lachende Grille

1926

as Rossini

Love's Arithmetic
Movie

Love's Arithmetic

1935

Paganini
Movie

Paganini

1934

as Graf Hédouville, Kurier Napoleons

Elisabeth and the Jester
Movie

Elisabeth and the Jester

1934

as Michele

Morphium
Movie

Morphium

1919

Der Fall Brenken
Movie

Der Fall Brenken

1934

as Bert Benson

The Court Concert
Movie

The Court Concert

1936

as Oberst Flumms

The Yellow Flag
Movie

The Yellow Flag

1937

as Kapitän Ellis

Die Prinzessin Suwarin
Movie

Die Prinzessin Suwarin

1923

as Cyrus Proctor

Kennwort Machin
Movie

Kennwort Machin

1939

as Schnellrichter in New York

Die raffinierteste Frau Berlins
Movie

Die raffinierteste Frau Berlins

1927

as William Pitts

Rheinische Brautfahrt
Movie

Rheinische Brautfahrt

1939

as Landrat

You Belong to Me
Movie

You Belong to Me

1929

as Burat-Laussade

Die Schreckensnacht im Irrenhaus Ivoy
Movie

Die Schreckensnacht im Irrenhaus Ivoy

1920

as Dr. Harry Walker

Der Film von der Königin Luise - 2. Abteilung: Aus Preußens schwerer Zeit
Movie

Der Film von der Königin Luise - 2. Abteilung: Aus Preußens schwerer Zeit

1913

The Cossack and the Nightingale
Movie

The Cossack and the Nightingale

1936

as Dschahid-Bey, Tabakgroßhändler

Border Patrol
Movie

Border Patrol

1934

as Der Einäugige, ein Schmuggler

Das Licht am Fenster
Movie

Das Licht am Fenster

1919

Dissatisfied Woman
Movie

Dissatisfied Woman

1936

as Professor der Nervenklinik

About 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. 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. With 75 credits spanning from 1913 to 1949, Rudolf Klein-Rogge has appeared in 75 films and 0 TV shows.

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