Portrait of Frederick Jaeger

Frederick Jaeger

Acting

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.

Born: May 29, 1928

Place of Birth: Berlin, Germany

Filmography

2025
1995
Cold Comfort Farm

as Doctor Adolph Müdel

1993
Selling Hitler

as Fritz Stiefel

1990
1990
The Chief

as Major Selwyn Davis

1989
1982
Remington Steele

as Edvard Jensen

1981
The Potsdam Quartet

as Douglas Smedley

1980
Nijinsky

as Gabriel Astruc

1979
Home-Movies

as Keith Sayle

1979
Minder

as Inspector Klingmann

1979
The Passage

as German Major (uncredited)

1978
Return of the Saint

as Inspector Grant

1978
Winterspelt 1944

as Major Robert Wheeler

1977
1977
1976
Voyage of the Damned

as Werner Mannheim

1976
1975
1975
The Sweeney

as Goldman

1974
1974
Fall of Eagles

as Holstein

1974
Playhouse

as Keith Sayle

1974
Playhouse

as Douglas Smedley

1973
Scorpio

as Novins

1972
1972
Pretenders

as Joachim

1972
1971
Justice

as Wilkinson

1971
1971
1970
Song of Norway

as Henrik Ibsen

1970
Doomwatch

as Richard Massingham

1969
Department S

as Major Harwood

1969
The Main Chance

as Peter Jarratt

1967
1964
Theatre 625

as Tostig

1964
Theatre 625

as Walter

1963
Doctor Who

as Sorenson

1963
Doctor Who

as Professor Marius

1962
Play It Cool

as Male Receptionist

1962
Suspense

as Forsch

1962
1961
1961
The Avengers

as Benson

1959
Interpol Calling

as Bernarde

1959
1958
I Was Monty's Double

as Junior German Officer

1958
Ice Cold in Alex

as 2nd German Officer

1957
The One That Got Away

as German Prisoner

1956
1956
1955
1955
Dixon of Dock Green

as John Charles Walton