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Rudolf Klein-Rogge

1885 - 1955

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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. 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. Read more on Wikipedia

Since 2007, the English Wikipedia page of Rudolf Klein-Rogge has received more than 181,475 page views. His biography is available in 20 different languages on Wikipedia (up from 19 in 2019). Rudolf Klein-Rogge is the 1,687th most popular actor (up from 2,035th in 2019), the 2,375th most popular biography from Germany (up from 2,673rd in 2019) and the 50th most popular German Actor.

Memorability Metrics

  • 180k

    Page Views (PV)

  • 55.37

    Historical Popularity Index (HPI)

  • 20

    Languages Editions (L)

  • 6.11

    Effective Languages (L*)

  • 2.03

    Coefficient of Variation (CV)

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Over the past year Rudolf Klein-Rogge has had the most page views in the with 24,386 views, followed by German (10,046), and Italian (3,805). In terms of yearly growth of page views the top 3 wikpedia editions are Afrikaans (202.89%), Volapük (133.33%), and Haitian (111.54%)

Among ACTORS

Among actors, Rudolf Klein-Rogge ranks 1,687 out of 13,578. Before him are Shu Qi, Gemma Jones, Janusz Gajos, Monica Potter, Paul Freeman, and Rolf Lassgård. After him are Ralph Richardson, Mayumi Tanaka, Marilyn Chambers, Denise Richards, Ramon Novarro, and Mikheil Gelovani.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1885, Rudolf Klein-Rogge ranks 95. Before him are Alexander Shliapnikov, Lilly Reich, Dorando Pietri, Paul von Hase, Pierre Renoir, and Alexandros Koryzis. After him are Milan Vidmar, Frank Knight, Constantin Sănătescu, Elihan Tore, Ralph Rose, and Viggo Brun. Among people deceased in 1955, Rudolf Klein-Rogge ranks 62. Before him are Erich Brandenberger, Tin Ujević, Konstantin Hierl, Kim Seong-su, Alexandrina of Balazar, and Reiner Stahel. After him are Luis Otero, Cy Young, Louis Lachenal, Emma Jung, Antanas Merkys, and Edward Kasner.

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In Germany

Among people born in Germany, Rudolf Klein-Rogge ranks 2,375 out of 7,253. Before him are Heinz-Wolfgang Schnaufer (1922), Franz Six (1909), Hans Cramer (1896), Udo Lindenberg (1946), Gundula Janowitz (1937), and Andreas Gursky (1955). After him are John Frederick II, Duke of Saxony (1529), Hinrich Lichtenstein (1780), Charles Christian, Prince of Nassau-Weilburg (1735), Otto Pfister (1937), Klaus Allofs (1956), and Christa Schroeder (1908).

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Among ACTORS In Germany

Among actors born in Germany, Rudolf Klein-Rogge ranks 50. Before him are Rachel Félix (1821), William Dieterle (1893), Werner Krauss (1884), Marianne Sägebrecht (1945), Sebastian Koch (1962), and Martin Lawrence (1965). After him are Hans Albers (1891), Heinz Rühmann (1902), Andrzej Seweryn (1946), Helmut Griem (1932), Rosa Albach-Retty (1874), and Götz George (1938).

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Television and Movie Roles

Metropolis
C.A. Rotwang
In a futuristic city sharply divided between the rich and the poor, the son of the city's mastermind meets a prophet who predicts the coming of a savior to mediate their differences.
Feb 6o 19278.151 / 10
The Cabinet of Dr. Caligari
Criminal (uncredited)
Francis, a young man, recalls in his memory the horrible experiences he and his fiancée Jane recently went through. Francis and his friend Alan visit The Cabinet of Dr. Caligari, an exhibit where the mysterious doctor shows the somnambulist Cesare, and awakens him for some moments from his death-like sleep.
Feb 27o 19207.951 / 10
The Testament of Dr. Mabuse
Dr. Mabuse
After a detective is assaulted by thugs and placed in an asylum run by Professor Baum, he observes the professor's preoccupation with another patient, the criminal genius Dr. Mabuse the hypnotist. When Mabuse's notes are found to be connected with a rash of recent crimes, Commissioner Lohmann must determine how Mabuse is communicating with the criminals, despite conflicting reports on the doctor's whereabouts, and capture him for good.
Apr 21o 19337.6 / 10