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 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 | Acting |
|---|---|
| Most Rating | 1.3509 |
| Birthday | 1954-07-31 |
| Place of Birth | Kiel, Schleswig-Holstein, Germany |
| Also Known As |
2004
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In the Shadows
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Unknown
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Picco
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Stereo
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München '72 - Das Attentat
5.5/13
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Hansel & Gretel: Witch Hunters
6.1/7220
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Hansel & Gretel: Witch Hunters
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Run Boy Run
7.1/200
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2008
Todsünde
5.7/3
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Ein Jahr nach morgen
6.5/2
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2011
My Best Enemy
5.8/31
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Open the Wall
7.263/40
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War Horse
7.304/3763
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2014
Burning Souls
6.5/8
A story about of one of the darkest periods in German history, an era in which the belief in occult forces was widespread. In Bamberg, witch hunts wer...
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2015
The Cold Truth
7.5/2
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2009
Inglourious Basterds
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Inglourious Basterds
2000
Now or Never
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2013
Tracks
6.909/580
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Vive L'Amour
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Kaltfront
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2016
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Winnetou - A New World
6.2/48
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2008
Einer bleibt sitzen
7/1
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2016
Operation Zucker - Jagdgesellschaft
6.7/9
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Operation Zucker - Jagdgesellschaft
2014
Dessau Dancers
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Dessau Dancers
2016
Hunters in the Night
3.4/5
Back on duty after alcohol withdrawal, Commissioner Bonì is investigating the case of a missing student. Eddie, a teenager, found a badly abused young...
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Hunters in the Night
2016
The Most Beautiful Day
7.013/275
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The Most Beautiful Day
2024
Vorübergehend glücklich - Vredenhorst
5.5/1
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2024
Vorübergehend glücklich - Opimaral
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Vorübergehend glücklich - Opimaral
2018
Luna's Revenge
5.763/112
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Luna's Revenge
2003
Getting a Life
7.5/2
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Getting a Life
2016
The Verdict
7.528/36
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The Verdict
2018
Never Look Away
7.74/772
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Never Look Away
2017
Charlotte Link - Die letzte Spur
4.4/7
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2017
Sex, Pity and Loneliness
6.087/23
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Sex, Pity and Loneliness
2017
Ich war eine glückliche Frau
2.75/4
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Ich war eine glückliche Frau
2017
Wonder Woman
7.203/21186
An Amazon princess comes to the world of Man in the grips of the First World War to confront the forces of evil and bring an end to human conflict.
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Wonder Woman
2017
Godless Youth
6.062/137
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2018
Arthur & Claire
7.3/21
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Arthur & Claire
2015
Käthe Kruse
6.3/3
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Käthe Kruse
2016
Scrappin'
5.9/31
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Scrappin'
2018
The Beginner
6.5/11
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2004
Onkel Wanja
7/1
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Onkel Wanja
2008
A Year Ago in Winter
6.3/42
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2020
Exile
6.029/34
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Rate Your Date
5.98/50
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Atlas
6.4/28
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Atlas
2019
Lara
6.655/84
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2019
The Collini Case
7.385/444
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Der König von Köln
8.091/11
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Weihnachten im Schnee
3.5/4
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My Indian Summer
0/0
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Blochin: Das letzte Kapitel
7/1
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Im Olymp der Kunst
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MuM Calls It Quits
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The Calendar Killer
6.2/253
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Hallo Spencer - Der Film
6.083/12
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2024
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A Feast for Life
5.846/26
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Karla
7.9/8
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Karla
2026
The Idiot(s)
0/0
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2025
Zweigstelle
6.042/12
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Ein Sommer in Sommerby
7.1/4
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Silent Friend
7/47
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Agnes & Amir
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