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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. Actor: Metropolis. During the heyday of German silent cinema, Rudolf Klein-Rogge was the prototype for the master criminal, the irredeemable arch villain or mad scientist. Born in Cologne, he served as a cadet in a Prussian military academy before finishing his matriculation.
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.
Dr. Mabuse ( Rudolf Klein-Rogge) is in an insane asylum where he is found frantically writing his crime plans.
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.
May 6, 2020 · A habitué of decadent Art Deco nightclubs, Mabuse (Rudolf Klein-Rogge, who would play the mad scientist Rotwang in Lang’s “Metropolis”) preys upon his wealthy victims. Not just a criminal...
Dr. Mabuse is a fictional character created by Norbert Jacques in his 1921 novel Dr. Mabuse, der Spieler ('Dr. Mabuse, the Gambler'), and his 1932 follow-up novel Das Testament des Dr. Mabuse (1932).
Prominent performer of the 1920s and 30s who starred in several of Fritz Lang's German masterpieces, most notably as master criminal Dr. Mabuse. Klein-Rogge later became a Nazi sympathizer and married Lang's ex-wife, screenwriter Thea von Harbou.
Oct 10, 2023 · Dr. Mabuse, brilliantly portrayed by Rudolf Klein-Rogge, is a multifaceted character whose transformation from a respected doctor into a cunning criminal mastermind is at the heart of the narrative.
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".
