Rudolf Klein-Rogge

Biography

From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia 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

Metropolis

as C.A. Rotwang

The Cabinet of Dr. Caligari

as Criminal (uncredited)

The Testament of Dr. Mabuse

as Dr. Mabuse

Dr. Mabuse, the Gambler

as Dr. Mabuse

Destiny

as Dervish / Girolamo

Die Nibelungen: Siegfried

as King Etzel

Die Nibelungen: Kriemhild's Revenge

as King Etzel (Attila)

Spies

as Haghi

Warning Shadows

Giorgio Moroder's Metropolis

as C.A. Rotwang