Rudolf Klein-Rogge
Biography
Friedrich Rudolf Klein-Rogge was a German film actor born on November 24, 1885, in Cologne, Germany. He gained notoriety for playing sinister figures in Weimar-era films and iconic roles as the mad scientist C.A. Rotwang in Metropolis and Doctor Mabuse. A mainstay in director Fritz Lang's works, Klein-Rogge also appeared in French films in the late 1920s and early 1930s, cementing his place in popular culture.