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Find sources: "Rudolf Platte" – news · newspapers · books · scholar · JSTOR (August 2025) (Learn how and when to remove this message) Rudolf Platte Platte (r.) performing at the Theater am Schiffbauerdamm, Berlin 1945 Born Rudolf Antonius Heinrich Platte (1904-02-12)12 February 1904 Hörde, Westphalia, German Empire Died 18 December 1984(1984-12-18) (aged 80) West Berlin, West Germany Occupations Theatre and film actor Years active 1925–1984 **Rudolf Antonius Heinrich Platte** (12 February 1904 – 18 December 1984) was a German actor.[1][2] ## Biography Born in Hörde, Westphalia (today part of [Dortmund](/source/Dortmund)) the son of a merchant, his family moved to [Hildesheim](/source/Hildesheim) three years later. Rudolf left school at the age of 16 to take acting lessons, making his debut in 1925 as [Shylock](/source/Shylock) in Shakespeare's *[The Merchant of Venice](/source/The_Merchant_of_Venice)* in [Düsseldorf](/source/D%C3%BCsseldorf). Two years later he moved to [Berlin](/source/Berlin), where he together with [Werner Finck](/source/Werner_Finck) and [Hans Deppe](/source/Hans_Deppe) founded the cabaret *[Die Katakombe](/source/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](/source/Ralph_Arthur_Roberts) as director of the Theater in der Behrenstraße in Berlin (right beside the present-day [Komische Oper](/source/Komische_Oper_Berlin)) until its final closure in 1944. From 1945 to 1947 he directed the [Theater am Schiffbauerdamm](/source/Theater_am_Schiffbauerdamm), which in 1954 became home of the [Berliner Ensemble](/source/Berliner_Ensemble) theatre company. After World War II, Platte could continue his film career in [West Germany](/source/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](/source/Georgia_Lind) (his second wife).[3] The couple divorced shortly afterwards, but remarried in 1954. In the intervening year he was married to another actress [Marina Ried](/source/Marina_Ried). Both are buried in an [ehrengrab](/source/Ehrengrab) in the Berlin [Wilmersdorf](/source/Wilmersdorf) cemetery. ## Selected filmography - *[Revolt in the Reformatory](/source/Revolt_in_the_Reformatory)* (1930) - Erziehungsgehilfe - *[Three Days of Love](/source/Three_Days_of_Love)* (1931) - Chauffeur - *Zimmer 12 a* (1931) - *[The Pride of Company Three](/source/The_Pride_of_Company_Three)* (1932) - Unteroffizier Knoll - *Das Millionentestament* (1932) - Verkäufer Krüppli - *[This One or None](/source/This_One_or_None)* (1932) - Officer - *[How Shall I Tell My Husband?](/source/How_Shall_I_Tell_My_Husband%3F)* (1932) - Beamter - *[Love at First Sight](/source/Love_at_First_Sight_(1932_film))* (1932) - Crammberg, Adjutant des Prinzen - *[I by Day, You by Night](/source/I_by_Day%2C_You_by_Night)* (1932) - Kuchenkellner - *[F.P.1 Doesn't Respond](/source/F.P.1)* (1932) - Radio Operator - *Eine Tür geht auf* (1933) - *[Morgenrot](/source/Morgenrot_(film))* (1933) - *[Two Good Comrades](/source/Two_Good_Comrades)* (1933) - *Der Stern von Valencia* (1933) - *[Hitlerjunge Quex](/source/Hitlerjunge_Quex_(film))* (1933) - Moritatensänger (carnival singer) (uncredited) - *[Keine Angst vor Liebe](https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Keine_Angst_vor_Liebe&action=edit&redlink=1) [[de](https://de.wikipedia.org/wiki/Keine_Angst_vor_Liebe)]* (1933) - Wagner - *Viktor und Viktoria* (1933) - *[The Sun Rises](/source/The_Sun_Rises_(1934_film))* (1934) - Sauerwein - *[Such a Rascal](/source/Such_a_Rascal)* (1934) - Rettig, Tanzlehrer - *[Gold](/source/Gold_(1934_film))* (1934) - Schwarz - *[Pappi](/source/Pappi_(film))* (1934) - Der Mann - *Der Meisterboxer* (1934) - Ein Tanzpaar - *[Charley's Aunt](/source/Charley's_Aunt_(1934_film))* (1934) - Shipmaker - *[What Am I Without You](/source/What_Am_I_Without_You)* (1934) - Franz Hurtig, Schriftsteller - *[Heinz in the Moon](/source/Heinz_in_the_Moon)* (1934) - Arthur Kosemund, Nessels Diener - *[The Cousin from Nowhere](/source/The_Cousin_from_Nowhere_(1934_film))* (1934) - August - *[Bashful Felix](/source/Bashful_Felix)* (1934) - Felix Kaminski - *Der Herr Senator. Die fliegende Ahnfrau* (1934) - Theo Keller - *[Love Conquers All](/source/Love_Conquers_All_(1934_film))* (1934) - Max - sein Freund - *Grüß' mir die Lore noch einmal* (1934) - Theo - *[Love, Death and the Devil](/source/Love%2C_Death_and_the_Devil)* (1934) - Spunda - *[One Too Many on Board](/source/One_Too_Many_on_Board)* (1935) - *[The Gypsy Baron](/source/The_Gypsy_Baron_(1935_film))* (1935) - *[I Love All the Women](/source/I_Love_All_the_Women)* (1935) - *[The Court Concert](/source/The_Court_Concert)* (1936) - *[Donogoo Tonka](/source/Donogoo_Tonka)* (1936) - *[Stjenka Rasin](/source/Stjenka_Rasin)* (1936) - *[A Girl from the Chorus](/source/A_Girl_from_the_Chorus)* (1937) - *[Autobus S](/source/Autobus_S)* (1937) - *[The Chief Witness](/source/The_Chief_Witness_(film))* (1937) - *[Gasparone](/source/Gasparone_(film))* (1937) - *[The Vagabonds](/source/The_Vagabonds_(1937_film))* (1937) - *[Monika](/source/Monika_(1938_film))* (1938) - *[The Girl of Last Night](/source/The_Girl_of_Last_Night)* (1938) - *[So You Don't Know Korff Yet?](/source/So_You_Don't_Know_Korff_Yet%3F)* (1938) - *[The Blue Fox](/source/The_Blue_Fox_(1938_film))* (1938) - *[Woman at the Wheel](/source/Woman_at_the_Wheel)* (1939) - *[Marriage in Small Doses](/source/Marriage_in_Small_Doses)* (1939) - *[In the Name of the People](/source/In_the_Name_of_the_People_(1939_film))* (1939) - *[Who's Kissing Madeleine?](/source/Who's_Kissing_Madeleine%3F)* (1939) - *[Twelve Minutes After Midnight](/source/Twelve_Minutes_After_Midnight)* (1939) - *[The Girl at the Reception](/source/The_Girl_at_the_Reception)* (1940) - *[My Daughter Doesn't Do That](/source/My_Daughter_Doesn't_Do_That)* (1940) - *[Alarm](/source/Alarm_(1941_film))* (1941) - *[A Waltz with You](/source/A_Waltz_with_You)* (1943) - *[The Master Detective](/source/The_Master_Detective)* (1944) - *[After the Rain Comes Sunshine](/source/After_the_Rain_Comes_Sunshine)* (1949) - *[Third from the Right](/source/Third_from_the_Right)* (1950) - *[Thirteen Under One Hat](/source/Thirteen_Under_One_Hat)* (1950) - *[This Man Belongs to Me](/source/This_Man_Belongs_to_Me)* (1950) - *[When Men Cheat](/source/When_Men_Cheat)* (1950) - *[The Reluctant Maharaja](/source/The_Reluctant_Maharaja)* (1950) - *[Unknown Sender](/source/Unknown_Sender_(film))* (1950) - *[The Man in Search of Himself](/source/The_Man_in_Search_of_Himself)* (1950) - *[You Have to be Beautiful](/source/You_Have_to_be_Beautiful)* (1951) - *[It Began at Midnight](/source/It_Began_at_Midnight)* (1951) - *[Woe to Him Who Loves](/source/Woe_to_Him_Who_Loves)* (1951) - *[Wild West in Upper Bavaria](/source/Wild_West_in_Upper_Bavaria)* (1951) - *[Maya of the Seven Veils](/source/Maya_of_the_Seven_Veils)* (1951) - *[When the Evening Bells Ring](/source/When_the_Evening_Bells_Ring_(1951_film))* (1951) - *[Pension Schöller](/source/Pension_Sch%C3%B6ller_(1952_film))* (1952) - *[The Exchange](/source/The_Exchange_(1952_film))* (1952) - *[Three Days of Fear](/source/Three_Days_of_Fear)* (1952) - *[Hannerl](/source/Hannerl)* (1952) - *[You Only Live Once](/source/You_Only_Live_Once_(1952_film))* (1952) - *[My Wife Is Being Stupid](/source/My_Wife_Is_Being_Stupid)* (1952) - *[Beautiful Night](/source/Beautiful_Night_(film))* (1952) - *[A Musical War of Love](/source/A_Musical_War_of_Love)* (1953) - *[Lady's Choice](/source/Lady's_Choice_(film))* (1953) - *[Dutch Girl](/source/Dutch_Girl)* (1953) - *[The Bachelor Trap](/source/The_Bachelor_Trap)* (1953) - *[The Flower of Hawaii](/source/The_Flower_of_Hawaii_(1953_film))* (1953) - *[My Sister and I](/source/My_Sister_and_I_(1954_film))* (1954) - *[Columbus Discovers Kraehwinkel](/source/Columbus_Discovers_Kraehwinkel)* (1954) - *[The Great Lola](/source/The_Great_Lola)* (1954) - *[Money from the Air](/source/Money_from_the_Air)* (1954) - *[The False Adam](/source/The_False_Adam)* (1955) - *[Ball at the Savoy](/source/Ball_at_the_Savoy_(1955_film))* (1955) - *[Mamitschka](/source/Mamitschka)* (1955) - *[Music, Music and Only Music](/source/Music%2C_Music_and_Only_Music)* (1955) - *[Love, Dance and a Thousand Songs](/source/Love%2C_Dance_and_a_Thousand_Songs)* (1955) - *[The Spanish Fly](/source/The_Spanish_Fly_(1955_film))* (1955) - *[The Beautiful Master](/source/The_Beautiful_Master)* (1956) - *[The Bath in the Barn](/source/The_Bath_in_the_Barn_(1956_film))* (1956) - *[Tired Theodore](/source/Tired_Theodore_(1957_film))* (1957) - *[The Simple Girl](/source/The_Simple_Girl)* (1957) - *[The Zurich Engagement](/source/The_Zurich_Engagement)* (1957) - *[Der Haus-Tyrann](/source/Der_Haus-Tyrann)* (1957) - *[Aunt Wanda from Uganda](/source/Aunt_Wanda_from_Uganda)* (1957) - *[Lilli](/source/Lilli_(1958_film))* (1958) - *[The Muzzle](/source/The_Muzzle_(1958_film))* (1958) - *[La Paloma](/source/La_Paloma_(film))* (1959) - *[The Domestic Tyrant](/source/The_Domestic_Tyrant)* (1959) - *[The Buddenbrooks](/source/The_Buddenbrooks_(1959_film))* (1959) - *[The Captain from Köpenick](https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=The_Captain_from_K%C3%B6penick_(1960_film)&action=edit&redlink=1) [[de](https://de.wikipedia.org/wiki/Der_Hauptmann_von_K%C3%B6penick_(1960))]* (1960, TV film) - *[Adieu, Lebewohl, Goodbye](/source/Adieu%2C_Lebewohl%2C_Goodbye)* (1961) - *[One Prettier Than the Other](/source/One_Prettier_Than_the_Other)* (1961) - *[Always Trouble with the Bed](/source/Always_Trouble_with_the_Bed)* (1961) - *[Her Most Beautiful Day](/source/Her_Most_Beautiful_Day)* (1962) - *[The Bird Seller](/source/The_Bird_Seller_(1962_film))* (1962) - *[Doctor Sibelius](/source/Doctor_Sibelius)* (1962) - *[Stahlnetz](/source/Stahlnetz): [Das Haus an der Stör](https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Das_Haus_an_der_St%C3%B6r&action=edit&redlink=1) [[de](https://de.wikipedia.org/wiki/Stahlnetz:_Das_Haus_an_der_St%C3%B6r)]* (1963, TV series episode) - *[Homesick for St. Pauli](/source/Homesick_for_St._Pauli)* (1963) - *[Destination Death](/source/Destination_Death)* (1964) - *[Professor Columbus](https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Professor_Columbus&action=edit&redlink=1) [[de](https://de.wikipedia.org/wiki/Professor_Columbus)]* (1968) - *[Gentlemen in White Vests](/source/Gentlemen_in_White_Vests)* (1970) - *[Der Kommissar](/source/Der_Kommissar_(TV_series)): Der Tennisplatz* (1972, TV series episode) - *[Derrick](/source/Derrick_(TV_series)): [Mitternachtsbus](https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Mitternachtsbus_(Derrick)&action=edit&redlink=1) [[de](https://de.wikipedia.org/wiki/Derrick:_Mitternachtsbus)]* (1973, TV series episode) - *[Auch ich war nur ein mittelmäßiger Schüler](/source/Auch_ich_war_nur_ein_mittelm%C3%A4%C3%9Figer_Sch%C3%BCler)* (1974) - *Der Kommissar: Der Mord an Dr. Winter* (1975, TV series episode) - *Derrick: Offene Rechnung* (1977, TV series episode) - *[The Old Fox](/source/The_Old_Fox): Marholms Erben* (1978, TV series episode) - *The Old Fox: Die Lüge* (1979, TV series episode) - *[Zurück an den Absender](https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Zur%C3%BCck_an_den_Absender&action=edit&redlink=1) [[de](https://de.wikipedia.org/wiki/Zur%C3%BCck_an_den_Absender)]* (1981, TV film) - *[Veronika Voss](/source/Veronika_Voss)* (1982) - *[Jakob und Adele](/source/Jakob_und_Adele): Eine Altersliebe* (1984, TV series episode) ## References 1. **[^](#cite_ref-1)** ["Rudolf Platte"](https://web.archive.org/web/20090114144720/http://ftvdb.bfi.org.uk/sift/individual/87035). *BFI*. Archived from [the original](http://ftvdb.bfi.org.uk/sift/individual/87035) on 14 January 2009. Retrieved 29 August 2017. 1. **[^](#cite_ref-2)** ["Rudolf Antonius Heinrich Platte | WISSEN-digital.de"](https://www.wissen-digital.de/Rudolf_Antonius_Heinrich_Platte). *www.wissen-digital.de*. Retrieved 8 August 2025. 1. **[^](#cite_ref-3)** Biographie, Deutsche. ["Platte, Rudolf - Deutsche Biographie"](https://www.deutsche-biographie.de/gnd116208368.html#ndbcontent). *www.deutsche-biographie.de* (in German). 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