Rudolf Fernau (7 January 1898 – 4 November 1985) was a German actor who appeared in 53 films between 1936 and 1982.

Biography

Fernau was born and died in

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, Germany. A

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member, he was sentenced to nine months in prison and a lifelong ban from working by a denazification tribunal after the

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, but his sentence was reduced to a small fine on appeal.

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: ''Theater in Deutschland 1946–1966. Seine Ereignisse – seine Menschen''. S. Fischer Verlag, Frankfurt 2014

Selected filmography

* '' The Traitor'' (1936) - Fritz Brockau * '' In the Name of the People'' (1939) - Alfred Hübner * ''

The Curtain Falls ''The Curtain Falls'' () is a 1939 German crime film directed by Georg Jacoby and starring Anneliese Uhlig, Elfie Mayerhofer and Hilde Sessak. It was based on a play by Paul van der Hurck and was made by UFA at the company's Babelsberg Studio ...

'' (1939) - Rodegger * ' (1939) - Pedro de Alvarado * ''Der Weg zu Isabel'' (1940) - Vicomte Victor * '' Counterfeiters'' (1940) - Gaston de Frossard, Kopf der Fälscherbande * '' Goodbye, Franziska'' (1941) - Dr. Christoph Leitner * ''Kameraden'' (1941) - Graf Kerski * ''Giungla'' (1942) - Il dottor Jack Bennett * ''Vom Schicksal verweht'' (1942) - Dr. Jack Bennett * '' Doctor Crippen'' (1942) - Dr. Crippen * ''Der Verteidiger hat das Wort'' (1944) - Günther Fabian * '' The Roedern Affair'' (1944) - Graf Wengen * '' The Silent Guest'' (1945) - Oskar Kampmann * '' Night of the Twelve'' (1949) - Rohrbach, Kriminalrat * '' The Murder Trial of Doctor Jordan'' (1949) - Tropenarzt Dr. Jordan * '' Friday the Thirteenth'' (1949) - Robert - Diener * ''

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'' (1951) - Graf Kaunitz * '' Monks, Girls and Hungarian Soldiers'' (1952) - Megerle, kurfürstlicher Geheimsekretarius * '' The Sergeant's Daughter'' (1952) - Baron Hügener, Rittergutsbesitzer * ''

Captain Bay-Bay ''Captain Bay-Bay'' () is a 1953 West German musical comedy film directed by Helmut Käutner and starring Hans Albers, Bum Krüger and Lotte Koch. It is in the style of an operetta film. It was shot at the Wiesbaden Studios and on location i ...

'' (1953) - Dr. Mendez * '' Königliche Hoheit'' (1953) - Großherzog Albrecht * '' The Witch'' (1954) * '' Marriage Impostor'' (1954) - Adrian van Zanten * '' Walking Back into the Past'' (1954) - Stefan Berg * ''

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'' (1955) - Prinz Luitpold von Bayern * '' Children, Mother, and the General'' (1955) - Stabsarzt * ''

Sergeant Borck ''Sergeant Borck'' () is a 1955 West German drama film directed by Gerhard Lamprecht and starring Gerhard Riedmann, Annemarie Düringer and Ingrid Andree.Goble p. 891 It is a remake of the 1935 film ''Sergeant Schwenke''. It was shot at the Spanda ...

'' (1955) - Großhändler Willy Staade * '' San Salvatore'' (1956) - Dr. Stormer, Oberarzt * ''Skandal um Dr. Vlimmen'' (1956) * '' The Story of Anastasia'' (1956) - Russischer Emigrantenführer Serge Botkin * '' Confess, Doctor Corda'' (1958) - Chefarzt Professor Schliessmann * ''Im Namen einer Mutter'' (1961) - Staatsanwalt * '' Blind Justice'' (1961) - Generaldirektor Delgasso * '' The Return of Doctor Mabuse'' (1961) - Pfarrer Briefenstein * '' The Strange Countess'' (1961) - Dr. Tappatt * ' (1962) - Professor Erasmus * '' The Strangler of Blackmoor Castle'' (1963) - Lucius Clark * ''Der Henker von London'' (1963) - Jerome * '' Piccadilly Zero Hour 12'' (1963) - Inspector Jim Craddock * ' (1967, TV Movie) - Antonio Piachi * ''

Dead Body on Broadway ''Dead Body on Broadway'' () is a 1969 German thriller film directed by Harald Reinl and starring George Nader, Heinz Weiss and Heidy Bohlen. It is the final entry in the series of films portraying FBI agent Jerry Cotton.Blake, Deal, p. 61f ...

'' (1969) - Nasen-Charly * '' Karl May'' (1974) - Bredereck * '' To the Bitter End'' (1975) - Schauberg * ''

Everyone Dies Alone ''Everyone Dies Alone'' / '' Alone in Berlin'' (Original title: ''Jeder stirbt für sich allein'') is a 1976 West German drama film adapted from the Hans Fallada novel '' Every Man Dies Alone''. The book was based on the story of two ordinary Ge ...

'' (1976) - Kammergerichtsrat Fromm * '' Romeo und Julia'' (1976, TV Movie) * ' (1976) - Prior Leonardus * '' Die Fastnachtsbeichte'' (1976, TV Movie) - Henrici * ''

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'' (1977–1981, TV Series) - Herr Godell / Alfred Engel * '' Seehundskomödie'' (1978, TV Movie) * '' Goldene Zeiten'' (1981, TV Series) - Vater Bombach * '' Qualverwandtschaften'' (1982, TV Movie)

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* * 1898 births 1985 deaths German male film actors German prisoners and detainees Male actors from Munich Commanders Crosses of the Order of Merit of the Federal Republic of Germany 20th-century German male actors Nazi Party members Nazis convicted of crimes Prisoners and detainees of Germany {{Germany-film-actor-1890s-stub