Rudolf Klein-Rogge

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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.

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Date of Birth

Nov 24, 1885

Place of Birth

Cologne, Germany

Date of Death

May 29, 1955

Age

Known For

Acting

Also Known As

Friedrich Rudolf Klein-Rogge