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Friedrich Rudolf Klein (24 November 1885 – 29 May 1955), better known as Rudolf Klein-Rogge, was a German film actor, best 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.
Rudolf Klein-Rogge was a German actor and writer who starred in many expressionist films, such as Metropolis, Dr. Mabuse and The Cabinet of Dr. Caligari. He was born in 1885, married to Thea von Harbou, and died in 1955 in Austria.
Rudolf Klein-Rogge, gebürtig Friedrich Rudolf Klein (* 24. November 1885 in Köln; † 29. Mai 1955 in Wetzelsdorf bei Jagerberg, Österreich), war ein deutscher Film- und Theaterschauspieler.
Rudolf Klein-Rogge was a German film actor who played sinister roles in Fritz Lang's Weimar-era films. He is best known for his performances as C. A. Rotwang in Metropolis and Doctor Mabuse in The Testament of Dr. Mabuse and other films.
Aug 22, 2023 · Rudolf Klein-Rogge was Fritz Lang’s man – not totally dissimilar to contemporary German Expressionism actor Emil Jannings working with F.W. Murnau (one can picture Rudolf Klein-Rogge in the Mephisto Faust role, or, as a matter of fact, taking a stab at Max Schreck’s Count Orlok Nosferatu role).
Rudolf Klein-Rogge plays the criminal mastermind Doctor Mabuse, who writes a manifesto for a future empire of crime from his asylum cell. Fritz Lang's 1933 film is a landmark of mystery and suspense, banned by the Nazis for its anti-authoritarian message.
Friedrich Rudolf Klein-Rogge was born in Cologne on November 24 1885 (other sources state 1888 as the year of birth). After graduating from school and attending military academy, he studied art history in Berlin and Bonn and took acting classes. In 1909, he made his stage debut as Cassius in Shakespeare's "Julius Caesar".
