{{Short description|German actor (1904–1984)}} {{More citations needed|date=August 2025}} {{use dmy dates|date=January 2020}} {{Infobox person | image = Fotothek df pk 0000024 007 Szenenbilder mit Rudolf Platte.jpg | caption = Platte (r.) performing at the Theater am Schiffbauerdamm, Berlin 1945 | name = Rudolf Platte | birth_date = {{Birth date|1904|2|12|df=yes}} | birth_place = [[Dortmund|Hörde]], [[Province of Westphalia|Westphalia]], [[German Empire]] | birth_name = Rudolf Antonius Heinrich Platte | death_date = {{Death date and age|1984|12|18|1904|2|12|df=yes}} | death_place = [[West Berlin]], [[West Germany]] | other_names = | occupation = Theatre and film actor | years_active = 1925–1984 }}
'''Rudolf Antonius Heinrich Platte''' (12 February 1904 – 18 December 1984) was a German actor.<ref>{{cite web|title=Rudolf Platte|url=http://ftvdb.bfi.org.uk/sift/individual/87035|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20090114144720/http://ftvdb.bfi.org.uk/sift/individual/87035|url-status=dead|archive-date=14 January 2009|website=BFI|access-date=29 August 2017|language=en}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |title=Rudolf Antonius Heinrich Platte {{!}} WISSEN-digital.de |url=https://www.wissen-digital.de/Rudolf_Antonius_Heinrich_Platte |access-date=2025-08-08 |website=www.wissen-digital.de}}</ref>
==Biography== Born in Hörde, Westphalia (today part of [[Dortmund]]) the son of a merchant, his family moved to [[Hildesheim]] three years later. Rudolf left school at the age of 16 to take acting lessons, making his debut in 1925 as [[Shylock]] in Shakespeare's ''[[The Merchant of Venice]]'' in [[Düsseldorf]]. Two years later he moved to [[Berlin]], where he together with [[Werner Finck]] and [[Hans Deppe]] founded the cabaret ''[[Die Katakombe]]''.
From 1929 onward, Platte performed in more than 200 film roles, embodying the shy and underestimated, likeable "Little Man". In 1940 he succeeded [[Ralph Arthur Roberts]] as director of the Theater in der Behrenstraße in Berlin (right beside the present-day [[Komische Oper Berlin|Komische Oper]]) until its final closure in 1944. From 1945 to 1947 he directed the [[Theater am Schiffbauerdamm]], which in 1954 became home of the [[Berliner Ensemble]] theatre company.
After World War II, Platte could continue his film career in [[West Germany]], performing in numerous comedies as well as in literary film adaptions, later also on television, and still successfully appeared on stage in Berlin.
In 1942 he had married the actress [[Georgia Lind]] (his second wife).<ref>{{Cite web |last=Biographie |first=Deutsche |title=Platte, Rudolf - Deutsche Biographie |url=https://www.deutsche-biographie.de/gnd116208368.html#ndbcontent |access-date=2025-08-08 |website=www.deutsche-biographie.de |language=de}}</ref> The couple divorced shortly afterwards, but remarried in 1954. In the intervening year he was married to another actress [[Marina Ried]]. Both are buried in an [[ehrengrab]] in the Berlin [[Wilmersdorf]] cemetery.
==Selected filmography== {{div col}} * ''[[Revolt in the Reformatory]]'' (1930) - Erziehungsgehilfe * ''[[Three Days of Love]]'' (1931) - Chauffeur * ''Zimmer 12 a'' (1931) * ''[[The Pride of Company Three]]'' (1932) - Unteroffizier Knoll * ''Das Millionentestament'' (1932) - Verkäufer Krüppli * ''[[This One or None]]'' (1932) - Officer * ''[[How Shall I Tell My Husband?]]'' (1932) - Beamter * ''[[Love at First Sight (1932 film)|Love at First Sight]]'' (1932) - Crammberg, Adjutant des Prinzen * ''[[I by Day, You by Night]]'' (1932) - Kuchenkellner * ''[[F.P.1|F.P.1 Doesn't Respond]]'' (1932) - Radio Operator * ''Eine Tür geht auf'' (1933) * ''[[Morgenrot (film)|Morgenrot]]'' (1933) * ''[[Two Good Comrades]]'' (1933) * ''Der Stern von Valencia'' (1933) * ''[[Hitlerjunge Quex (film)|Hitlerjunge Quex]]'' (1933) - Moritatensänger (carnival singer) (uncredited) * ''{{Ill|Keine Angst vor Liebe|de}}'' (1933) - Wagner * ''Viktor und Viktoria'' (1933) * ''[[The Sun Rises (1934 film)|The Sun Rises]]'' (1934) - Sauerwein * ''[[Such a Rascal]]'' (1934) - Rettig, Tanzlehrer * ''[[Gold (1934 film)|Gold]]'' (1934) - Schwarz * ''[[Pappi (film)|Pappi]]'' (1934) - Der Mann * ''Der Meisterboxer'' (1934) - Ein Tanzpaar * ''[[Charley's Aunt (1934 film)|Charley's Aunt]]'' (1934) - Shipmaker * ''[[What Am I Without You]]'' (1934) - Franz Hurtig, Schriftsteller * ''[[Heinz in the Moon]]'' (1934) - Arthur Kosemund, Nessels Diener * ''[[The Cousin from Nowhere (1934 film)|The Cousin from Nowhere]]'' (1934) - August * ''[[Bashful Felix]]'' (1934) - Felix Kaminski * ''Der Herr Senator. Die fliegende Ahnfrau'' (1934) - Theo Keller * ''[[Love Conquers All (1934 film)|Love Conquers All]]'' (1934) - Max - sein Freund * ''Grüß' mir die Lore noch einmal'' (1934) - Theo * ''[[Love, Death and the Devil]]'' (1934) - Spunda * ''[[One Too Many on Board]]'' (1935) * ''[[The Gypsy Baron (1935 film)|The Gypsy Baron]]'' (1935) * ''[[I Love All the Women]]'' (1935) * ''[[The Court Concert]]'' (1936) * ''[[Donogoo Tonka]]'' (1936) * ''[[Stjenka Rasin]]'' (1936) * ''[[A Girl from the Chorus]]'' (1937) * ''[[Autobus S]]'' (1937) *''[[The Chief Witness (film)|The Chief Witness]]'' (1937) * ''[[Gasparone (film)|Gasparone]]'' (1937) * ''[[The Vagabonds (1937 film)|The Vagabonds]]'' (1937) * ''[[Monika (1938 film)|Monika]]'' (1938) * ''[[The Girl of Last Night]]'' (1938) * ''[[So You Don't Know Korff Yet?]]'' (1938) * ''[[The Blue Fox (1938 film)|The Blue Fox]]'' (1938) * ''[[Woman at the Wheel]]'' (1939) * ''[[Marriage in Small Doses]]'' (1939) * ''[[In the Name of the People (1939 film)|In the Name of the People]]'' (1939) * ''[[Who's Kissing Madeleine?]]'' (1939) * ''[[Twelve Minutes After Midnight]]'' (1939) * ''[[The Girl at the Reception]]'' (1940) * ''[[My Daughter Doesn't Do That]]'' (1940) * ''[[Alarm (1941 film)|Alarm]]'' (1941) * ''[[A Waltz with You]]'' (1943) * ''[[The Master Detective]]'' (1944) * ''[[After the Rain Comes Sunshine]]'' (1949) * ''[[Third from the Right]]'' (1950) * ''[[Thirteen Under One Hat]]'' (1950) * ''[[This Man Belongs to Me]]'' (1950) * ''[[When Men Cheat]]'' (1950) * ''[[The Reluctant Maharaja]]'' (1950) * ''[[Unknown Sender (film)|Unknown Sender]]'' (1950) * ''[[The Man in Search of Himself]]'' (1950) * ''[[You Have to be Beautiful]]'' (1951) * ''[[It Began at Midnight]]'' (1951) * ''[[Woe to Him Who Loves]]'' (1951) * ''[[Wild West in Upper Bavaria]]'' (1951) * ''[[Maya of the Seven Veils]]'' (1951) * ''[[When the Evening Bells Ring (1951 film)|When the Evening Bells Ring]]'' (1951) * ''[[Pension Schöller (1952 film)|Pension Schöller]]'' (1952) * ''[[The Exchange (1952 film)|The Exchange]]'' (1952) * ''[[Three Days of Fear]]'' (1952) * ''[[Hannerl]]'' (1952) * ''[[You Only Live Once (1952 film)|You Only Live Once]]'' (1952) * ''[[My Wife Is Being Stupid]]'' (1952) * ''[[Beautiful Night (film)|Beautiful Night]]'' (1952) * ''[[A Musical War of Love]]'' (1953) * ''[[Lady's Choice (film)|Lady's Choice]]'' (1953) * ''[[Dutch Girl]]'' (1953) * ''[[The Bachelor Trap]]'' (1953) * ''[[The Flower of Hawaii (1953 film)|The Flower of Hawaii]]'' (1953) * ''[[My Sister and I (1954 film)|My Sister and I]]'' (1954) * ''[[Columbus Discovers Kraehwinkel]]'' (1954) * ''[[The Great Lola]]'' (1954) * ''[[Money from the Air]]'' (1954) * ''[[The False Adam]]'' (1955) * ''[[Ball at the Savoy (1955 film)|Ball at the Savoy]]'' (1955) * ''[[Mamitschka]]'' (1955) * ''[[Music, Music and Only Music]]'' (1955) * ''[[Love, Dance and a Thousand Songs]]'' (1955) * ''[[The Spanish Fly (1955 film)|The Spanish Fly]]'' (1955) * ''[[The Beautiful Master]]'' (1956) * ''[[The Bath in the Barn (1956 film)|The Bath in the Barn]]'' (1956) * ''[[Tired Theodore (1957 film)|Tired Theodore]]'' (1957) * ''[[The Simple Girl]]'' (1957) * ''[[The Zurich Engagement]]'' (1957) * ''[[Der Haus-Tyrann]]'' (1957) * ''[[Aunt Wanda from Uganda]]'' (1957) * ''[[Lilli (1958 film)|Lilli]]'' (1958) * ''[[The Muzzle (1958 film)|The Muzzle]]'' (1958) * ''[[La Paloma (film)|La Paloma]]'' (1959) * ''[[The Domestic Tyrant]]'' (1959) * ''[[The Buddenbrooks (1959 film)|The Buddenbrooks]]'' (1959) * ''{{Interlanguage link|The Captain from Köpenick (1960 film)|de|3=Der Hauptmann von Köpenick (1960)|lt=The Captain from Köpenick}}'' (1960, TV film) * ''[[Adieu, Lebewohl, Goodbye]]'' (1961) * ''[[One Prettier Than the Other]]'' (1961) * ''[[Always Trouble with the Bed]]'' (1961) * ''[[Her Most Beautiful Day]]'' (1962) * ''[[The Bird Seller (1962 film)|The Bird Seller]]'' (1962) * ''[[Doctor Sibelius]]'' (1962) * ''[[Stahlnetz]]: {{ill|Das Haus an der Stör|de|3=Stahlnetz: Das Haus an der Stör|lt=Das Haus an der Stör}}'' (1963, TV series episode) * ''[[Homesick for St. Pauli]]'' (1963) * ''[[Destination Death]]'' (1964) * ''{{ill|Professor Columbus|de}}'' (1968) * ''[[Gentlemen in White Vests]]'' (1970) * ''[[Der Kommissar (TV series)|Der Kommissar]]: Der Tennisplatz'' (1972, TV series episode) * ''[[Derrick (TV series)|Derrick]]: {{ill|Mitternachtsbus (Derrick)|de|3=Derrick: Mitternachtsbus|lt=Mitternachtsbus}}'' (1973, TV series episode) * ''[[Auch ich war nur ein mittelmäßiger Schüler]]'' (1974) * ''Der Kommissar: Der Mord an Dr. Winter'' (1975, TV series episode) * ''Derrick: Offene Rechnung'' (1977, TV series episode) * ''[[The Old Fox]]: Marholms Erben'' (1978, TV series episode) * ''The Old Fox: Die Lüge'' (1979, TV series episode) * ''{{Ill|Zurück an den Absender|de}}'' (1981, TV film) * ''[[Veronika Voss]]'' (1982) * ''[[Jakob und Adele]]: Eine Altersliebe'' (1984, TV series episode) {{div col end}}
==References== {{reflist}}
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