Claude-Oliver Rudolph

German actor, producer, screenwriter, and film director

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Claude-Oliver Rudolph (born 30 November 1956 in Frankfurt) is a German actor, producer, screenwriter, and film director.
Rudolph is known to German-speaking audiences, among others, from the film Das Boot and the TV series Rote Erde .
In 2011 Rudolph acquired the rights to protect the name of Hans Albers' biography.
To date, no implementation has taken place (as of January 2020).
There he worked under the editor-in-chief Ivan Rodionow as "Head of Art and Culture" with his own program Clash .

Claude-Oliver Rudolph (born 30 November 1956 in Frankfurt) is a German actor, producer, screenwriter, and film director.

Life and work

Internationally, he is known in the James Bond film The World Is Not Enough alongside Pierce Brosnan. Rudolph is known to German-speaking audiences, among others, from the film Das Boot and the TV series Rote Erde.

Claude-Oliver Rudolph dubbed the film The Wrestler.

In 2011 Rudolph acquired the rights to protect the name of Hans Albers' biography. Along with Frank Otto wanted Rudolph by his own admission a movie and a musical called Hans Albers - the blonde rebel publish. To date, no implementation has taken place (as of January 2020).

Rudolph has worked for the television broadcaster RT (formerly "Russia Today") since April 2016. There he worked under the editor-in-chief Ivan Rodionow as "Head of Art and Culture" with his own program Clash. From 18 September 2016 to 16 June 2019, he hosted 26 episodes of the talk show.

Filmography (selection)

Actor

Director

The Wonderbeats: Kings of Beat (1990)
Ebbie's Bluff (1993)

Awards

1984: German actor award Chaplin Shoe in the category Best Young Actor for his role in Rote Erde
2013: Honorary award of the Eat My Shorts - Hagen Short Film Festival, Germany
2022: Jean Gabin - Prize at the Eat My Shorts - Hagen Short Film Festival, Germany