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name: "Rudolf Lettinger"
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born: "26 October 1865"
died: "21 March 1937"
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updated: "2026-09-16T11:30:04.695162+00:00"
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# Rudolf Lettinger

Actor. Born 26 October 1865 in Hamburg, Germany. Died 21 March 1937.

## Details

- **Work:** Actor
- **Born:** 26 October 1865, Hamburg, Germany
- **Died:** 21 March 1937
- **Also known as:** Rudolf Johann Heinrich Lettinger, Рудольф Лейтингер

## Biography

Rudolf Lettinger (also credited as Rudolph Lettinger) was a German stage and film actor. He made his stage debut in 1883 as Kosinsky in Schiller's *The Robbers* and later worked with director Max Reinhardt. Among his notable stage roles were Cyrano de Bergerac and Gessler in *William Tell*.

Lettinger entered films in 1912 with *Das Geheimnis von Monte Carlo*. He appeared in more than ninety films until 1931, usually in supporting parts. He is best known for playing Dr. Olsen in *The Cabinet of Dr. Caligari* (1920) and John Terry in *The Spiders* (1919–1920).

He was born on 26 October 1865 in Hamburg and died on 21 March 1937 in Berlin-Schöneberg. He was married to Maria Wendt.

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

## On Fi1m (1)

- *The Cabinet of Dr. Caligari* (1920), Fi1m 87, as Dr. Olsen — [page](https://film.one/film/the-cabinet-of-dr-caligari.md)

## Also known for

- *The Spiders: Part 1 - The Golden Sea* (1919), Diamond King John Terry

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