Gustav Fröhlich
Acting
Biography
From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia Gustav Fröhlich (21 March 1902 – 22 December 1987) was a German actor and film director. He landed secondary roles in a number of films and plays before landing his breakthrough role of Freder Fredersen in Fritz Lang's 1927 film Metropolis. He remained a popular film star in Germany until the 1950s.
Born: March 21, 1902
Place of Birth: Hannover, Germany
Known For
Das Kriminalmuseum
Das Kriminalmuseum was a German television series. It ran from 1963 to 1970 on ZDF and was one of its first programs. Each episode began with a tracking shot through an unspecified crime museum, stopping at one of the displays, whose story was then told. Each episode was between 60 and 75 minutes long and featured different actors as the criminal commissioner. The best known was Erik Ode, who in 1969 moved to Der Kommissar, appearing in 97 episodes. The theme music of the series was written by German composer Martin Böttcher, who also composed the complete scores for five episodes.
What Women Dream
In this pre-WWII German mystery-comedy, a lovely kleptomaniac with a taste for fine jewelry is unable to resist temptation. Strangely, every time she steals something, a mysterious man pays for it. A clumsy detective begins investigating and finds a crucial clue: a strongly scented woman's glove. The perfume is an expensive scent and the detective's pal realizes that it belongs to a popular nightclub singer. The friend quickly becomes enamored of the girl, but then so does her mystery man, a notorious international criminal. Eventually he gets arrested, leaving the detective's pal to move in on the singer.
Adventures in Vienna
Taking place over 12 hours on New Years Eve, a concert pianist murders his wife's lover, then frames an innocent man.
Metropolis
In a futuristic city sharply divided between the rich and the poor, the son of the city's mastermind meets a prophet who predicts the coming of a savior to mediate their differences.
Eva and the Grasshopper
Mary and Eva are best friends, although they couldn't be more different. Armand, Mary's fiancee, falls in love with the seductive Eva, who is busy becoming a revue star. When Eva fails and loses her money, Armand tries to help her out.
Gloria
This is the German version of Gloria with Gustav Fröhlich & Brigitte Helm in the leads. A French version was filmed simultaneously with André Luguet & Brigitte Helm in the leads.
My Leopold
Asphalt
Starring Betty Amann in her most famous leading role, Joe May's Asphalt is a luxuriously produced German Expressionist classic where tragic liaisons and fatal encounters are shaped alongside the constant roar of Berlin traffic.
The Great King
King Frederick II (aka "Frederick the Great") of Prussia is engaged in a major battle against the Austrian army at Kunersdorf, and things aren't going well. The Austrians are inflicting major casualties, and his army is beginning to crumble. Defeat seems inevitable when a combination of events gives him hope that he may pull victory from the jaws of defeat after all.
Homecoming
Following World War I, after a long imprisonment, two German prisoner-of-war soldiers escape from a Siberian lead-mine. Karl manages to reach Germany before Richard, and is sheltered by Anna, wife of Richard. While Richard is still on his homeward trek, Karl and Anna fall in love. And then Richard comes home.
Filmography
as Self
as Self
as Herr Eggers
as Dr. Lebrecht
as Self
as Paul Frank
as Percy Buck
as Peter Bruck
as Julien de Costa
as Jonny Pitter
as Pedro
as Dr. Peter Haidt
as Toni Sponer
as Erich Holsten
as Dr. Klaus Michael Dirkhoff, genannt Stips
as Alexander
as Dr. Wilhelm Löhnefink
as Cerberus, der Tausendsassa
as Dr. Paul Schröter
as Dr. Thomas Martin
as Otto Lukas
as Peter Hellmer
as Dr.Jura
as Westhoff
as Frauenarzt Dr. Franz Wrenzchen
as Frauenarzt Dr. Franz Wrenzchen
as Peter
as Paul von Detky
as Sgt. Treskow
as Unteroffizier Werner Holt
as Lutz Bornhoff
as Fritz Ullmann
as Thomas Ostenhoff
as Peter Graf von Asfeld
as Der Privatsekretär
as Franz Mansfield
as Arne Kolk, Zollwachtmeister
as Kurt Kielmansdorf
as Jan Jenssen, Steuermann
as Markus
as Prinz Louis Alexander alias Dr. Alexander Bordam
as Gast
as Der Ingenieur
as Oberleutnant Brock
as Hans Scheffler - U-Bahn-Beamter
as Jacques Gregor
as Rechtsanwalt Dr. Leuttern
as Severin Matthias
as Ingenieur Wiegand
as Gerard Frehel
as Peter von Ronan
as Hermann v. Goren
as Leutnant Bobby Tompson
as Sándor Teleki
as Frank Cornelius
as Eugen Colloredo
as Oberwachtmeister Willi Schwenke
as Leutnant von Keller
as Michael Nissen
as Oberleutnant Tarjan
as Léon Saval
as Hans
as Holger Rhon
as Walter König
as Paul Ritter
as Robert Lindt, eigentlich Graf Lerchenau
as Peter Franke
as Peter, Komponist
as Werner Loring jr. - stellvertr. Direktor der Ideal Tonfilm
as Hauptmann Herbert Frank
as Rudolf Starke
as Leutnant von Lorenz
as Johann Strauß - der Sohn
as Georg Köhler
as Self
as Walter Taylor
as Fritz Bernt, Student
as Richard Faber
as Hans Ritter
as Wassil Gurmai
as Wachtmeister Albert Holk
as Georg Wittig
as Hendrik Hansen
as Karl
as Francard
as Martin Frey
as Gustav Brenner
as Tommy, der Mittelstürmer
as Walter von Stolzing
as Alexander Radny
as Armand Noret
as Freder Fredersen
as Edgar Jefferson
as Harry Petersen
as Franz Von Liszt