He attained the rank of "Black Rook," of the Lords Cardinal of the New York branch of the Hellfire Club, an exclusive secret society bent on world domination.
Created by writer Chris Claremont and artist Bill Sienkiewicz, the Black Rook first appeared in New Mutants #22 (December 1984).
Apparentally German by birth, Friedrich von Roehm operated a jewelry shop on New York City's Park Avenue.
[volume & issue needed] Alongside the Hellfire Club, he later battled the X-Men in New York's Central Park.
Friedrich Von Roehm, among other Hellfire Club members, was originally planned to appear in Dark Phoenix, but was ultimately cut from the film.