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Rudolf Klein-Rogge
Acting
Born: November 24, 1885
Cologne, Germany
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)

Dr. Mabuse, the Gambler
as Dr. Mabuse

Destiny
as Dervish / Girolamo

Die Nibelungen: Siegfried
as King Etzel

Warning Shadows

The Testament of Dr. Mabuse
as Dr. Mabuse

Giorgio Moroder's Metropolis
as C.A. Rotwang

Die Nibelungen: Kriemhild's Revenge
as King Etzel (Attila)

Spies
as Haghi