1898 - 1985

He appeared late in the film business. He made his film debut with the movie "Verräter" (36), and when he impersonated a unscrupulous and demonical murderer in the movie "Im Namen des Volkes" (38) he became the dubious actor as such. Till the end of war he took part in the movies "Auf Wiedersehen, Franziska!" (41), "Kameraden" (41) and eventually "Dr. Crippen an Bord" (42), in which he performed one of his most successful parts which also demonstrated a new kind of acting. It followed "Der Verteidiger hat das Wort" (44) and "Die Affäre Roedern" (44).

After the war he first worked at the theater, only in 1949 - with the movie "Mordprozess Dr. Jordan" (49) - he continued his film career. His vocation was still the role of villains, of which he only rarely could escape. To his well-known movies of the 50's belong "Ludwig II" (54), "Kinder, Mütter und ein General" (55), "Gestehen Sie, Dr. Corda!" (58), "Die Canie war ihr Schicksal" (59) and "Buddenbrooks" (59).

In the 60's he was especially engaged in the new arising criminal films, above all in the Edgar-Wallace serial and the Dr.-Mabuse filmings. He took part in "Im Stahlnetz des Dr. Mabuse" (61), "Die seltsame Gräfin" (61), "Die unsichtbaren Krallen des Dr. Mabuse" (62), "Das Gasthaus an der Themse" (62), "Der Würger von Schloss Blackmoor" (63) and "Todesschüsse am Broadway" (69).

Rudolf Fernau appeared more often at the theater in the 70's and filled the audience with enthusiasm in plays by Shakespeare und Nestroy. In the film business he played in "Karl May" (74), "Bis zur bitteren Neige" (75), "Jeder stirbt für sich allein" (75) and "Die Elixiere des Teufels" (76).
 

Other movies with Rudolf Fernau:
Der Vorhang fällt (39) Brand im Ozean (39) Der Weg zu Isabel (39) Falschmünzer (40) Vom Schicksal verweht (42) Freitag, der 13. (44) Der stumme Gast (45) Die Nacht der 12 (45) Maria Theresia (51) Mönche, Mädchen und Panduren (52) Der grosse Zapfenstreich (52) Des Feuers Macht (52) Käpt'n Bay-Bay (53) Königliche Hoheit (53) Hochstaplerin der Liebe (54) Die Hexe (54) Weg in die Vergangenheit (54) Oberwachtmeister Borck (55) San Salvatore (56) Anastasia, die letzte Zarentochter (56) Unter Ausschluss der Öffentlichkeit (61) Jeder stirbt für sich allein (62) Dumala (63) Der Henker von London (63) Piccadilly null Uhr zwölf (63) Der Findling (67) Demetrius (69) Altersheim (72) Du Land der Liebe (74) Der wilde und der zahme Westen (74) Die Verschwörung des Fiesco (75) Julia und Romeo (76) Die Fastnachtsbeichte (76) Serie "Derrick: Offene Rechnung" (77) Lebensspuren (77) Seehundskomödie (78) Serie "Derrick: Die Stunde der Mörder" (81) Qualverwandtschaften (82)