Rolf Ludwig
Rolf Ludwig (28 July 1925 – 27 March 1999) was a German actor. He appeared in more than one hundred films from 1952 to 1997, performed on stage and did radio productions as well. Ludwig was awarded the National Prize, 2nd degree, for art and literature, for his achievements.
Rolf Ludwig

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- Name
- Rolf Ludwig
- Born
- 28 July 1925
- Birthplace
- Stockholm, Sweden
- Died
- 27 March 1999
- Place of death
- Berlin, Germany
- Occupation
- Actor
- Nationality
- Germany
- Honours
- National Prize of East Germany
- Languages
- German
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• Name — Rolf Ludwig • Born — 28 July 1925 • Birthplace — Stockholm, Sweden • Died — 27 March 1999 • Place of death — Berlin, Germany • Occupation — Actor • Years Active — 1952–1997
Selected filmography
Selected filmography
• Year — Title — Role — Notes • 1956 — The Captain from Cologne — Albert Hauptmann • Mich dürstet — Cerefino • Thomas Muentzer — Valtin Spatz • The Mayor of Zalamea — Rebolledo • 1959 — Special Mission — Arendt • Der kleine Kuno — The reporter • The Tinder Box — The soldier • 1961 — The Gleiwitz Case — SS medical doctor • 1964 — Viel Lärm um nichts — Benedikt • 1965 — Solange Leben in mir ist — von Preuß • 1966 — The Escape in the Silent — Karl Reinhold • 1969 — Seine Hoheit – Genosse Prinz — Kaspar Mai / Eitel Friedrich Prince of Hohenlohe-Liebenstein • Jungfer, Sie gefällt mir (based on Kleist's The Broken Jug) — Licht (the judge's secretary) • 1972 — Her Third — Hrdlitschka • 1973 — The Legend of Paul and Paula — The Professor • 1974 — Lotte in Weimar (based on T. Mann's novel) — Mager, the waiter • 1980 — The Fiancee — Prison doctor • 1984 — Where Others Keep Silent — Gustav • 1991 — Stein (film) — Ernst Stein
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Rolf Ludwig died at Berlin.
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- 1.Rolf Ludwig: Das war der Grund für sein Alkoholkonsum.
- 2.Rolf Ludwig war mit seiner Autobiographie schneller als Harald Juhnke: Nicht ganz nüchtern. 1996-03-15.
- 3.Rolf Ludwig.
- 4.Christoph Funke. Kultur: Kein Freund von Traurigkeit. 1999-03-29. 1865-2263.
- 5.Jürgen Helfricht. Das Billig-Krematorium von Meißen. bild.de. 2010-02-17.
- 6.Goldene Henne:
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