Rudolf Rittner was born on June 30, 1869 in Weißbach, Silesia, Germany [now Bílý Potok, Czech Republic]. He was an actor and writer, known for Der Meister von Nürnberg (1927), Der fröhliche Weinberg (1927) and Väter und Söhne (1930). He died on February 4, 1943 in Weißbach.