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Rudolf Klein-Rogge
Actor

Rudolf Klein-Rogge

Born November 24, 1885 in Cologne, Germany

Died May 29, 1955

5 films

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.

Filmography 5

The Testament of Dr. Mabuse (1933) movie poster
The Testament of Dr. Mabuse1933
Spies (1928) movie poster
Spies1928
Metropolis (1927) movie poster
Metropolis1927
Dr. Mabuse, the Gambler (1922) movie poster
Dr. Mabuse, the Gambler1922
The Cabinet of Dr. Caligari (1920) movie poster
The Cabinet of Dr. Caligari1920