death_place death_date birth_place birth_date yearsactive article_title name occupation
berlin , west germany 22 december 1978 berlin , germany 6 january 1891 1915-1967 rochus gliese
 rochus gliese actor , director and production designer
rochus gliese

rochus gliese -lrb- 6 january 1891 -- 22 december 1978 -rrb- 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 .
he is most remembered in the united states for his work as an art director on the film `` sunrise '' .
most of his other films did not receive wide release in the united states .
his final film as a director was 1930 's `` die jagd nach dem glück '' -lrb- `` running after luck '' -rrb- , though he did some behind-the-scenes roles through the 1930s and in the 1950s .
his final work was 1955 's `` fidelo '' , where he worked as a set decorator .
he died in 1978 in berlin .
