Rochus Gliese (6 January 1891 — 22 December 1978) was a German actor, director, production designer, and Academy Award-nominated art director of early films from the 1910s and 1920s. He was born in Berlin.
Rochus Gliese | |
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Born | Berlin, German Empire | 6 January 1891
Died | 22 December 1978 Berlin, East Germany | (aged 87)
Occupation(s) | Actor, director and production designer |
Years active | 1915-1967 |
He is most remembered in the United States for his work as an art director on the film Sunrise: A Song of Two Humans.[1] Most of his other films did not receive wide release in the United States. His final film as a director was 1930's Chasing Fortune, though he did some behind-the-scenes roles through the 1930s and in the 1950s. His final work was 1955's Fidelio , where he worked as a set decorator.
He died in 1978 in Berlin.