Fred Doederlein
Fred Döderlein , born Lothar Fritz Oskar Döderlein (born April 24, 1906 in St. Oswald , Lorraine , † April 23, 1985 in Canada ) was a German actor .
Life
Born in Lorraine, after graduating from secondary school, he received two years of training in industry and another two years in hotel management.
In 1927 he stood in front of the camera for the first time, after attending the Ilka Grünings drama school from 1931 also on the stage. From then on Döderlein played roles under the directorship of Max Reinhardt , in Vienna and Berlin. He was seen in 1931 with the lead role of Manuel in Reinhardt's production of Bourdet comedy The weaker sex and the following year with smaller roles in the Ladislas Fodor -Schauspiel The kiss in the mirror and in the comedy If I wanted ... , both productions of the Reinhardt assistant Otto Preminger .
Then Döderlein worked at the Berlin Schiller Theater until 1938 , then also at the Theater der Jugend . During the war Döderlein u. a. at the Hamburg-Altonaer Volkstheater and as an actor and director at the Augsburg Municipal Theaters. After the war he received smaller engagements in Passau , Hamburg and Lüneburg and earned extra income with broadcasting activities (in Hamburg). In 1952 he lost his trace in Hamburg, probably in that year he emigrated to Canada.
In films of the 1920s and 1930s, the good-looking, blonde Lorraine with the distinctive male facial features was often used as a smart sunny boy and a charming admirer and lover, without Fred Döderlein attracting attention for his greater achievements. Döderlein's return to the camera took place in the 1970s (as Fred Doederlein) with occasional tiny supporting roles in some films made in Canada. The best known is his English-speaking part as an irresponsible scientist who created the disgusting title "hero" with a murderous life of his own in the 1974 shocker parasite killer .
Filmography
- 1927: Queen Luise
- 1928: The three women from Urban Hell
- 1929: Diary of a cocotte
- 1929: The girl from the provinces
- 1929: The green monocle
- 1929: The white night
- 1929: night club
- 1929: Greetings to you, my beautiful Sorrento
- 1929: The youth lover
- 1930: The dance into happiness
- 1930: Central arrest for three days
- 1931: The suitcase of Mr. OF
- 1931: purple and wash blue
- 1932: Tannenberg
- 1934: Peer Gynt
- 1935: a hundred days
- 1937: Gordian, the tyrant
- 1938: Comrades at sea
- 1938: Red orchids
- 1974: Shivers ( The Parasite Murders / Shivers )
- 1978: The Beasts (Blackout)
- 1979: Scanners (WP: 1981)
- 1979: The Beloved (short film)
- 1983: Hotel New Hampshire
Web links
- Fred Döderlein at filmportal.de
- Fred Doederlein in the Internet Movie Database (English)
- Alfred Doederlein in the Internet Movie Database (English)
Remarks
- ↑ When exactly Döderlein emigrated to Canada is still unclear. So far it has been assumed that he left Germany in 1952. This is supported by the fact that it is listed in the German stage yearbooks until 1944, as well as in the first post-war volume (1945–1948). When asked, however, the film historian Kay Less explains that an Alfred Doederlein, born in 1906, born in St. Avold, appears on a ship's passenger list ( Magallanes ). This ship cast off from Bilbao (Spain) on March 2, 1941 and reached New York on March 26, 1941. This little doeder received his visa for the USA in Marseille on January 14, 1941. Whether it was forgotten to delete Döderlein's entries from the stage yearbooks from 1941 onwards, or whether he did not take the ship in 1941 despite his name being entered on the passenger list, can no longer be clarified. In view of the numerous entries on stage engagements in Germany even after 1941, there are some arguments in favor of Döderlein's remaining in the Reich.
| personal data | |
|---|---|
| SURNAME | Doederlein, Fred |
| ALTERNATIVE NAMES | Döderlein, Lothar Fritz Oskar (maiden name) |
| BRIEF DESCRIPTION | German actor |
| DATE OF BIRTH | April 24, 1906 |
| PLACE OF BIRTH | St. Oswald , Lorraine |
| DATE OF DEATH | April 23, 1985 |
| Place of death | Canada |