Frederick Jaeger
Manfred Frederick Jaeger (born May 29, 1928 in Berlin , Germany , † June 18, 2004 in Mallorca , Spain ) was a British actor .
Life
Jaeger's family fled Germany after Hitler came to power to avoid persecution of the Jews . In 1948 he graduated from the Guildhall School of Music and Drama , and received his first engagements as a stage actor the following year. His theater career spanned five decades, during which he appeared in performances in London's West End , as well as touring the USA , Europe and Latin America . Jaeger acquired British citizenship in 1950. From the mid-1950s he could also be seen on the big screen; However, as a native German, he was initially subscribed to Nazi roles , including One Came Through and Ice Cold in Alexandria . His television career also began in the mid-1950s. In addition to numerous guest roles in successful television series in German-speaking countries such as Mit Schirm, Charme und Melone , Department S , Die 2 and Die Profis , he appeared in 1974 in the recurring role of Commander Fletcher in the crime series Task Force Police .
He was seen several times in the successful science fiction series Doctor Who : 1966 as Jano , 1975 as Professor Sorenson , and 1977 as Professor Marius , creator of the robot dog K-9 . Jaeger only rarely played in German productions, including the television productions Graf Yoster gives himself the honor , Butler Parker and Ein Kapitel .
Jaeger was married twice. His first marriage in 1958 was divorced in 1972 and remarried the following year. In 1996 he retired from the acting business and moved to Mallorca with his wife, where he died in 2004 after a long illness.
Filmography (selection)
watch TV
- 1962: With umbrella, charm and bowler hat (The Avengers)
- 1965: Task Force Police (Softly, Softly)
- 1966: Doctor Who
- 1969: Callan
- 1970: Department S
- 1970: Count Yoster does the honors
- 1971: The 2 (The Persuaders!)
- 1971: Jason King
- 1972: Butler Parker
- 1973: No Pardon for Guardian Angels (The Protectors)
- 1975: The foxes (The Sweeney)
- 1978: The professionals (The Professionals)
- 1978: Simon Templar - A Gentleman with a Halo (Return of the Saint)
- 1979: a chapter of its own
- 1980: Yes Minister
- 1982: The Minder (Minder)
- 1982: The Gentle Touch "(Dany)"
- 1984: Miss Marple
- 1984: Remington Steele
- 1991: Selling Hitler (Selling Hitler)
- 1993: Keeping Up Appearances (Keeping Up Appearances)
Movie
- 1956: The Best Man in the Military (Private's Progress)
- 1957: One came by (The One That Got Away)
- 1958: Ice-Cold in Alexandria (Ice-Cold in Alex)
- 1962: We're All Damned (The War Lover)
- 1970: War in the mirror (The Looking Glass War)
- 1970: Song of Norway
- 1973: Scorpio, the Killer (Scorpio)
- 1975: who stole our dinosaur? (One of Our Dinosaurs Is Missing)
- 1976: No coke for Sherlock Holmes (The Seven-Per-Cent Solution)
- 1976: Voyage of the Damned (Voyage of the Damned)
- 1989: Indiana Jones and the Last Crusade
Web links
- Frederick Jaeger in the Internet Movie Database (English)
- Frederick Jaeger in the All Movie Guide (English)
Individual evidence
- ↑ a b c Obituary of The Guardian (English)
- ↑ a b Obituary for The Stage (English)
- ^ Harris M. Lentz III: Obituaries in the Performing Arts, 2004: Film, Television, Radio, Theater, Dance, Music, Cartoons and Pop Culture , 2005, ISBN 978-0786421039
| personal data | |
|---|---|
| SURNAME | Jaeger, Frederick |
| ALTERNATIVE NAMES | Jaeger, Manfred Frederick (full name) |
| BRIEF DESCRIPTION | British actor |
| DATE OF BIRTH | May 29, 1928 |
| PLACE OF BIRTH | Berlin , Germany |
| DATE OF DEATH | June 18, 2004 |
| Place of death | Mallorca , Spain |