Cast & creator
Rainer Bock
Best known for Scene of the Crime, Scene of the Crime, Scene of the Crime
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.
88
film credits
51
television credits
139
1951–2026 · acting roles
6.2
average across scored titles
Signature credits
Known for
Across film & television
Filmography (139)
Showing 139 of 139 credits
Scene of the Crime
Kapitän Helmut Reinders
1970Scene of the Crime
Werner Krabonk
1970Scene of the Crime
Augenthaler
1970Scene of the Crime
Jost Friedland
1970Scene of the Crime
Bauer's Father
1970
DAS!
Self
1991
Markus Lanz
Self
2008Volle Kanne
Self
1999
The Old Fox
Prof. Dr. Werner Schmedtmann
1977
Better Call Saul
Werner Ziegler
2015
Homeland
BND Officer Keller
2011
Kölner Treff
Self
1976
Abendschau
Self
2000
MDR um 4
Self
2014
Polizeiruf 110
Conrad Cassdorf
1971
Wer weiß denn sowas?
Self
2015
Der Bergdoktor
Ulrich Kretschmar
2008German Film Award
Self
1951
Inglourious Basterds
General Schonherr
2009
Wilsberg
Müntemeyer
1995
Wonder Woman
Von Hindenberg
2017
For Heaven's Sake
Rolf Hartung
2002
Der Kriminalist
Georg Wagenbach
2006Der Kriminalist
Arbogast
2006
Das Boot
Heinrich Gluck
2018
The Book Thief
Mayor Hermann
2013
Bella Block
Malte Schnaak
1993Bella Block
Kommissar Schnaak
1993
Hansel & Gretel: Witch Hunters
Mayor Engleman
2013Bloch
Klaus Hollstein
2002
Kommissarin Lucas
Wolfram Truss
2003
SS-GB
Fritz Kellermann
2017
War Horse
Brandt
2011
Nachtschicht
Olaf Holtzmann
2003
Solo für Weiss
Rainer Weiss
2016
Fatal News
Attorney General Hasse
2016
Never Look Away
Burghart Kroll
2018
Unknown
Herr Strauss
2011
Line of Separation
Robert Leonhardt
2015
Silent Friend
Prof. Winterhalter
2026
A Most Wanted Man
Dieter Mohr
2014
The Turncoat
Willi Stehauf
2020
Freud
Theodor Meynert
2020
The Calendar Killer
HC
2024Die NDR Quizshow
Self
2010
1864
Bismarck
2014
Passion
Inspector Bach
2013
The White Ribbon
The Doctor
2009
The Collini Case
Staatsanwalt Dr. Reimers
2019
Oktoberfest 1905
Adam Mertz
2025
The Seed
Jon Hoffmann
2023
Your Honor
Muhr
2022
Divided We Stand
Hans Thieme
2022
Das Mädchen am Strand
Johannes Christensen
2020
Die verschwundene Familie
Johannes Christensen
2019
Dengler
BKA Dr. Müller
2015
Luna's Revenge
Behringer
2018
Die Puppenspieler
Kardinal della Rovere
2017
Klimawechsel
Psychiater
2010
Death of a Girl
Johannes Christensen
2015
Barbara
Klaus Schütz
2012
Einfach Elli
Leo
2026
The Most Beautiful Day
Dr. Wüst
2016
Alice
Ernst Schwarzer
2022
Run Boy Run
SS-Officer
2014
Open the Wall
Peter Arndt
2014
Winnetou - A New World
James Bancroft
2016
If Not Us, Who?
Verteidiger
2011
Alles muss raus
Graf von Langmaak
2014
The Guardians
Karl Falkner
2012
Picco
Mr. Reinhard
2011
Süßer Rausch
Hans
2022
Atlas
Walter Scholl
2018
My Best Enemy
SS-Hauptsturmführer Rauter
2011
Zweigstelle
Pfosten
2025
The Chosen Ones
Helmut Hoffmann
2014
The Idiot(s)
2026
Godless Youth
Trainer
2017
Naked Among Wolves
Alois Schwahl
2015
Agnes & Amir
2026
Two Lives
Hugo
2012
Lara
Paul
2019
Operation Valkyrie
General der Infanterie Friedrich Olbricht
2004
Stereo
Wolfgang
2014
Sex, Pity and Loneliness
Robert Pfennig
2017
A Year Ago in Winter
Richard Peters
2008
A Feast for Life
Gabriele Totti
2023
Exile
Urs
2020
Rate Your Date
Bruno
2019
Arthur & Claire
Dr. Sebastian Hofer
2018
Karla
Richter Lamy
2025
Burning Souls
Abdias
2014
Hallo Spencer - Der Film
Jakob Sesam
2024
Tabu - Es ist die Seele ein Fremdes auf Erden
Prof. Albert Brückner
2011
München '72 - Das Attentat
Bruno Merk
2012
Ich war eine glückliche Frau
Hermann Blok
2017
Dreileben: Beats Being Dead
Dr. Dreier
2011
Now or Never
Makowski
2000
Todsünde
Neidhard Moll
2008
Westwall
Berthold Roosen
2021
Ein Sommer in Sommerby
Christian Boysen
2025
The Investigation
Richter
2024
Blochin: Das letzte Kapitel
Shukshin
2019
The Blue Mauritius
Detektiv Kirschenbaum
2016
Die Luft, die wir atmen
Klaus Bronstein
2021
Zwei Weihnachtsmänner sind einer zu viel
Wilfried Schneider
2023Getting a Life
2003
Hunters in the Night
Claus Rohmüller
2016
Kaltfront
Erik
2016
The Verdict
Zeuge Lauterbach
2016
Wo ist die Liebe hin?
Bernhard
2020
Der König von Köln
Josef Asch
2019Ein Jahr nach morgen
Jürgen Reich
2012Im Olymp der Kunst
Richard Strauss
2013
Russendisko
Herr Kaminer
2012
Zeugin der Toten
Quirin Kaiserley
2013
Der Irland-Krimi: Preis des Schweigens
Erik Bell
2022
MuM Calls It Quits
Dr. Rudi Lutz
2021
Mittagsstunde
Sönke Feddersen (1965 - 1984)
2022
Charlotte Link - Die letzte Spur
Nick
2017Weihnachten in Sommerby
Christian Boysen
Weihnachten im Schnee
Henri Johnen
2019
In the Shadows
Nico
2010
Vorübergehend glücklich - Vredenhorst
Clemens Stellbrink
2024
The Beginner
Rolf Buschhaus
2018Mädchen in Uniform
Sehnsucht Mallorca - Wie alles begann
Narrator
2024
Einer bleibt sitzen
Reinhold
2008
Käthe Kruse
Oscar Tietz
2015
My Indian Summer
Markus
2020
Operation Zucker - Jagdgesellschaft
Staatsanwalt Mack
2016
Dessau Dancers
Hartmann Dietz
2014
The Cold Truth
Wagner
2015
Vive L'Amour
2017
Scrappin'
Herr Seifert
2016
Rückkehr nach Rimini
Peter Cerny
2022Vorübergehend glücklich - Opimaral
Clemens Stellbrink
2024Onkel Wanja
2004
Tracks
Kurt Posel
2013