Frederick Jaeger
Known for

Acting

Credits

77

Gender

Man

Birthday

May 29, 1928

Day of death

Jun 18, 2004 (76)

Place of birth

Berlin, Germany

Also known as
Frederick Jaegar
Manfred Frederick Jaeger

Frederick Jaeger

Biography

Frederick was educated in Germany and France. He came to England in 1939 and took up acting at the suggestion of his English headmaster. He attended the Guildhall School of Music and Drama in London between 1946 and 1948 and started his stage career at preston Rep in 1949. Many rep seasons in provinces before West End appearances including 'The Comedy of Errors', 'Lock Up Your Daughters', 'The Potsdam Quartet', 'Big Fish, Little Fish', 'For Adults Only', 'A Patriot For Me', 'Mrs. Gibson's Boys' and 'Salad Days'. Frederick started his television career in 1955 and went into films in 1956. He continued to act in all strands of the profession until his death.

Known for
Acting roles
YearMovie / TV show / OtherRole
One-Upmanship
1995Cold Comfort FarmDoctor Adolph Müdel
1991Selling HitlerFritz Stiefel
1990Keeping Up AppearancesMillburn
1990The Chief
1989Indiana Jones and the Last CrusadeWorld War One Ace
1985I Woke Up One Morning
1984Miss Marple: The Body in the LibraryColonel Melchett
1984Miss MarpleColonel Melchett
1983St. Ursula's in DangerMr. Forson
1982Remington SteeleEdvard Jensen
1982The Kenny Everett Television ShowSelf
1982The Kenny Everett Television ShowVarious
1980Yes Minister
1980NijinskyGabriel Astruc
1980At the Fountainhead (Of German Strength)Kurt Langsdorf
1979The PassageGerman Major
1979MinderInspector Klingmann
1979Shoestring
1979Der AbschlußtagHarry Day
1978Return of the SaintInspector Grant
1978The Doombolt Chase
1978Winterspelt 1944Major Robert Wheeler
1977The ProfessionalsSchuman
1977Doctor Who: The Invisible EnemyProfessor Marius
1976The Seven-Per-Cent SolutionMarker
1976Voyage of the DamnedWerner Mannheim
1976The New AvengersJones
1976N.U.T.S.
1975The SweeneyGoldman
1975Doctor Who: Planet of EvilSorenson
1975Angels
1975The Hanged ManHans Deiter
1974Fall of EaglesHolstein
1973ScorpioNovins
1973Some Mothers Do 'Ave 'EmMr Barker
1973Warship
1973Slaughter DayKlaus
1972The ProtectorsBergen
1972PretendersJoachim
1971The Persuaders!Luther
1971Jason King
1971Barlow
1971JusticeWilkinson
1971One of Those ThingsMelchior
1970The Looking Glass WarPilot
1970Song of NorwayHenrik Ibsen
1970DoomwatchRichard Massingham
1970PakboJim
1969Department SMajor Harwood
1969The Main ChancePeter Jarratt
1969The Limbo Line
1968The Jazz Age
1967Callan
1967Graf Yoster gibt sich die EhreSir Adam
1966Doctor Who: The SavagesJano
1965Thirty-Minute Theatre
1964Detective
1963Doctor WhoSorenson
1963Doctor WhoProfessor Marius
1963FestivalKinesias
1962Play It CoolMale Receptionist
1962Z-Cars
1961The AvengersBenson
1961Sir Francis DrakeVicary
1961Amelia
1959One Step BeyondJohann
1959Interpol CallingBernarde
1959Boy Meets Girls
1958Ice Cold in Alex2nd German Officer
1958I Was Monty's DoubleJunior German Officer
1957The One That Got AwayGerman Prisoner
1956The Black TentKoch
1956The Adventures of Sir LancelotSir Christopher
1955ITV Play of the WeekBequeville
1955Dixon of Dock GreenJohn Charles Walton
1950Probation OfficerNorman Warren