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name: "Rolf Kanies"
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born: "21 December 1957"
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# Rolf Kanies

Actor. Born 21 December 1957 in Bielefeld, Germany.

## Details

- **Work:** Actor
- **Born:** 21 December 1957, Bielefeld, Germany
- **Also known as:** Ralph Kaines, Rolf Kanis

## Biography

Rolf Kanies is a German actor. He was born on 21 December 1957 in Bielefeld. After training at the Westfälische Schauspielschule Bochum and the Universität der Künste Berlin, he began his career in theatre, with engagements including the Hebbel-Theater in Berlin, Schauspielhaus Bochum and productions in Kassel, Graz, Basel and elsewhere. He played roles such as Faust, Orest in Iphigenia and Biff in Death of a Salesman, as well as leading parts in musicals.

Kanies moved into film and television in 1997. His screen debut was in Margarethe von Trotta's Dark Days. He is known for portraying General der Infanterie Hans Krebs in Downfall (2004), Reginald J. Priest in the series Lexx, Adolf Hitler in Joe and Max (2002), Dr. Delriego in Hitman: Agent 47 (2015), William de Villiers in Sapphire Blue (2014) and Emerald Green (2016), and roles in Babylon Berlin (2017), The Young Karl Marx (2017) and The Silent Revolution (2018).

*Sources: en.wikipedia.org, imdb.com, filmportal.de.*

## On Fi1m (1)

- *Downfall* (2004), Fi1m 81, as General der Infanterie Hans Krebs — [page](https://film.one/film/downfall.md)

## Also known for

- *Hitman: Agent 47* (2015), Dr. Delriego
- *Sapphire Blue* (2014), William de Villiers
- *Emerald Green* (2016), William de Villiers
- *Babylon Berlin* (2017), Aristide Briand
- *The Young Karl Marx* (2017), Moses Hess
- *Inspector Rex* (1994), Dr. Ballak
- *The Silent Revolution* (2018), Wardetzki
- *The Countess* (2009), Count Krajevo

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