Rochus Gliese

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, Germany.

Rochus Gliese
Born(1891-01-06)6 January 1891
Berlin, German Empire
Died22 December 1978(1978-12-22) (aged 87)
Berlin, East Germany
OccupationActor, director and production designer
Years active1915-1967

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.

Main filmography

Director

Art director
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See also
  • List of German-speaking Academy Award winners and nominees

References
  1. "The 1st Academy Awards (1929) Nominees and Winners". Academy of Motion Pictures Arts and Sciences. Retrieved May 19, 2019.


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