Who is Rudolph Shildkraut?

Rudolph Shildkraut is a well-known German actor whose acceptance of a lead role in "...Vengeance" helps to establish its European production, and eventually its New York production. Based on the real-life Shildkraut, the character in Indecent is portrayed as having a powerful ego, a commitment to theatre, and a commitment to Jewishness, all things that lead to his sustained involvement with "...Vengeance" in spite of the controversy it triggers.