Rolf von Goth

{{short description|German actor}}

{{Infobox person

| name = Rolf von Goth

| image = Rolf von Goth 1929 by Alexander Binder.jpg

| imagesize =

| caption = Rolf von Goth in 1929

| birth_date = 5 November 1906

| birth_place = Windhoek, German Southwest Africa

| death_date = {{d-da|9 November 1981|5 November 1906}}

| death_place = West Berlin, West Germany

| resting_place = Friedhof Heerstraße, Berlin

| othername =

| occupation = Actor, playwright

| spouse = Karin Hardt

| yearsactive = 1927–1938 (film)

}}

Rolf von Goth (5 November 1906 – 9 November 1981) was a film actor from Windhoek in German Southwest Africa who settled and worked in Germany. After appearing in minor roles in several silent films such as Metropolis (1927) von Goth emerged as a prominent actor in the late 1920s. During the early 1930s he played a mixture of leading and supporting roles in films such as Once There Was a WaltzGrange p.386 and A Shot at Dawn (1932)Youngkin p.465 but his appearances began to decline during the Nazi era. By the outbreak of the Second World War he had almost entirely retired from film. von Goth switched to become a director of radio shows, becoming extremely successful in the format during the post-war years. He was married to the actress Karin Hardt.

File:Grab Rolf von Goth (Friedhof Heerstraße).jpg in Berlin.]]