
Rainer Bock
Known for Acting · 131 credits
- Born
- 1954-07-31 (age 71)
- Place of birth
- Kiel, Germany
Biography
After graduating from high school, Rainer Bock ran a café in his hometown, which also had a cabaret programme. After studying acting at a private acting school in Kiel, he made his debut as a theater actor on the stages of the state capital of Kiel in 1982. He came to Heidelberg and the National Theater Mannheim via the Schleswig-Holstein State Theater. From 1995 to 2001 he had an engagement at the Staatstheater Stuttgart. Until 2011 he was engaged at the Bavarian State Theater in Munich. Bock often appears in supporting roles, including his initially rare appearances in film and television. The part of the doctor in Michael Haneke's award-winning drama The White Ribbon - A German Children's Story (2009) earned him a nomination for the German Film Prize. In 2011 he was represented at the Berlinale with four films. Bock is also active as an audio book speaker.
Known For
TV Shows (45)

Homeland
2011
as BND Officer Keller

Scene of the Crime
1970
as Kapitän Helmut Reinders / Werner Krabonk / Augenthaler / Jost Friedland / Bauer's Father

Better Call Saul
2015
as Werner Ziegler

DAS!
1991
as Self
Volle Kanne
1999
as Self

The Old Fox
1977
as Prof. Dr. Werner Schmedtmann

Markus Lanz
2008
as Self

Abendschau
2000
as Self

Polizeiruf 110
1971
as Conrad Cassdorf

MDR um 4
2014
as Self

Kölner Treff
1976
as Self

Wer weiß denn sowas?
2015
as Self

Der Bergdoktor
2008
as Ulrich Kretschmar
German Film Award
1951
as Self

Der Kriminalist
2006
as Georg Wagenbach / Arbogast

Wilsberg
1995
as Müntemeyer

Das Boot
2018
as Heinrich Gluck

For Heaven's Sake
2002
as Rolf Hartung

Bella Block
1993
as Malte Schnaak / Kommissar Schnaak

Nachtschicht
2003
as Olaf Holtzmann

Kommissarin Lucas
2003
as Wolfram Truss
Bloch
2002
as Klaus Hollstein

SS-GB
2017
as Fritz Kellermann

1864
2014
as Bismarck

Freud
2020
as Theodor Meynert

Line of Separation
2015
as Robert Leonhardt
Die NDR Quizshow
2010
as Self

The Turncoat
2020
as Willi Stehauf

Death of a Girl
2015
as Johannes Christensen

Westwall
2021
as Berthold Roosen

Your Honor
2022
as Muhr

Dengler
2015
as BKA Dr. Müller

Fatal News
2016
as Attorney General Hasse

The Seed
2023
as Jon Hoffmann

Solo für Weiss
2016
as Rainer Weiss

Alice
2022
as Ernst Schwarzer

Die verschwundene Familie
2019
as Johannes Christensen

Divided We Stand
2022
as Hans Thieme

Süßer Rausch
2022
as Hans

Oktoberfest 1905
2025
as Adam Mertz

Klimawechsel
2010
as Psychiater

Die Puppenspieler
2017
as Kardinal della Rovere

Das Mädchen am Strand
2020
as Johannes Christensen

Alles muss raus
2014
as Graf von Langmaak

Einfach Elli
2026
as Leo
Movies (86)

Inglourious Basterds
2009
as General Schonherr

Wonder Woman
2017
as Von Hindenberg

Unknown
2011
as Herr Strauss

Hansel & Gretel: Witch Hunters
2013
as Mayor Engleman

War Horse
2011
as Brandt

Silent Friend
2026

The Book Thief
2013
as Mayor Hermann

The White Ribbon
2009
as The Doctor

A Most Wanted Man
2014
as Dieter Mohr

The Collini Case
2019
as Staatsanwalt Dr. Reimers

Passion
2013
as Inspector Bach

Arthur & Claire
2018
as Dr. Sebastian Hofer

Never Look Away
2018
as Burghart Kroll

Barbara
2012
as Klaus Schütz

The Calendar Killer
2025
as HC

Todsünde
2008
as Neidhard Moll

Picco
2011
as Mr. Reinhard

Open the Wall
2014
as Peter Arndt

Run Boy Run
2014
as SS Officer

The Most Beautiful Day
2016
as Dr. Wüst

Rate Your Date
2019
as Bruno

A Year Ago in Winter
2008
as Richard Peters

Exile
2020
as Urs

Operation Valkyrie
2004
as General der Infanterie Friedrich Olbricht

Sex, Pity and Loneliness
2017
as Robert Pfennig

The Guardians
2012
as Karl Falkner

Käthe Kruse
2015
as Oscar Tietz

Winnetou - A New World
2016
as James Bancroft

Stereo
2014
as Wolfgang

Naked Among Wolves
2015
as Alois Schwahl

Luna's Revenge
2018
as Behringer

Atlas
2018
as Walter Scholl

Two Lives
2012
as Hugo
Getting a Life
2003

München '72 - Das Attentat
2012
as Bruno Merk

Karla
2025
as Richter Lamy

Dessau Dancers
2014
as Hartmann Dietz

Russendisko
2012
as Herr Kaminer

Lara
2019
as Paul

Tabu - Es ist die Seele ein Fremdes auf Erden
2011
as Prof. Albert Brückner

The Investigation
2024
as Richter

My Best Enemy
2011
as SS-Hauptsturmführer Rauter

A Feast for Life
2023
as Gabriele Totti

Scrappin'
2016
as Herr Seifert

Kaltfront
2016
as Erik

Sehnsucht Mallorca - Wie alles begann
2024
as Narrator

The Verdict
2016
as Zeuge Lauterbach

The Chosen Ones
2014
as Helmut Hoffmann

Godless Youth
2017
as Trainer

If Not Us, Who?
2011
as Verteidiger

Mittagsstunde
2022
as Sönke Feddersen (1965 - 1984)

Ich war eine glückliche Frau
2017
as Hermann Blok

Charlotte Link - Die letzte Spur
2017
as Nick

Now or Never
2000
as Makowski

Blochin: Das letzte Kapitel
2019
as Shukshin

My Indian Summer
2020
as Markus

Zwei Weihnachtsmänner sind einer zu viel
2023
as Wilfried Schneider

Zeugin der Toten
2013
as Quirin Kaiserley

MuM Calls It Quits
2021
as Dr. Rudi Lutz

Dreileben: Beats Being Dead
2011
as Dr. Dreier

Zweigstelle
2025
as Pfosten

Hunters in the Night
2016
as Claus Rohmüller

The Blue Mauritius
2016
as Detektiv Kirschenbaum

In the Shadows
2010
as Nico
Ein Jahr nach morgen
2012
as Jürgen Reich

The Beginner
2018
as Rolf Buschhaus
Vorübergehend glücklich - Opimaral
2024
as Clemens Stellbrink

Burning Souls
2014
as Abdias

Hallo Spencer - Der Film
2024
as Jakob Sesam

Der König von Köln
2019
as Josef Asch

Vorübergehend glücklich - Vredenhorst
2024
as Clemens Stellbrink

Der Irland-Krimi: Preis des Schweigens
2022
as Erik Bell

The Cold Truth
2015
as Wagner

Ein Sommer in Sommerby
2025
as Christian Boysen

Wo ist die Liebe hin?
2020
as Bernhard
Weihnachten in Sommerby
as Christian Boysen

Einer bleibt sitzen
2008
as Reinhold

Operation Zucker - Jagdgesellschaft
2016
as Staatsanwalt Mack

Rückkehr nach Rimini
2022
as Peter Cerny
Onkel Wanja
2004
The Idiot(s)

Weihnachten im Schnee
2019
as Henri Johnen

Vive L'Amour
2017

Die Luft, die wir atmen
2021
as Klaus Bronstein

Tracks
2013
as Kurt Posel
Im Olymp der Kunst
2013
as Richard Strauss
About Rainer Bock
After graduating from high school, Rainer Bock ran a café in his hometown, which also had a cabaret programme. After studying acting at a private acting school in Kiel, he made his debut as a theater actor on the stages of the state capital of Kiel in 1982. He came to Heidelberg and the National Theater Mannheim via the Schleswig-Holstein State Theater. From 1995 to 2001 he had an engagement at the Staatstheater Stuttgart. Until 2011 he was engaged at the Bavarian State Theater in Munich. Bock often appears in supporting roles, including his i… With 131 credits spanning from 1951 to 2026, Rainer Bock has appeared in 86 films and 45 TV shows.
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- Inglourious Basterds (2009) — as General Schonherr
- Wonder Woman (2017) — as Von Hindenberg
- Unknown (2011) — as Herr Strauss
- Hansel & Gretel: Witch Hunters (2013) — as Mayor Engleman
- War Horse (2011) — as Brandt
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