
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.
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Known For
Acting History
2025
Doctor Who: The Savages as Jano (voice)
1995Cold Comfort Farm as Doctor Adolph Müdel
1993Selling Hitler as Fritz Stiefel
1990Keeping Up Appearances as Millburn
1990The Chief as Major Selwyn Davis
1989Indiana Jones and the Last Crusade as World War One Ace
1985I Woke Up One Morning
1984Miss Marple: The Body in the Library as Colonel Melchett
1983St. Ursula's in Danger as Mr. Forson
1982Remington Steele as Edvard Jensen
1982The Kenny Everett Television Show as Self
1982The Kenny Everett Television Show as Various
1981The Potsdam Quartet as Douglas Smedley
1980Nijinsky as Gabriel Astruc
1980Yes Minister
1980At the Fountainhead (Of German Strength) as Kurt Langsdorf
1979Home-Movies as Keith Sayle
1979Minder as Inspector Klingmann
1979Shoestring
1979The Passage as German Major (uncredited)
1979Der Abschlußtag as Harry Day
1978Return of the Saint as Inspector Grant
1978The Doombolt Chase
1978Winterspelt 1944 as Major Robert Wheeler
1977The Professionals as Schuman
1977Doctor Who: The Invisible Enemy as Professor Marius
1976Voyage of the Damned as Werner Mannheim
1976The Seven-Per-Cent Solution as Marker
1976The New Avengers as Jones
1976N.U.T.S.
1976One-Upmanship
1975Doctor Who: Planet of Evil as Sorenson
1975Angels
1975The Hanged Man as Hans Deiter
1975The Sweeney as Goldman
1974Churchill's People as Caradoc
1974Fall of Eagles as Holstein
1974Playhouse as Keith Sayle
1974Playhouse as Douglas Smedley
1973Warship
1973Scorpio as Novins
1972The Protectors as Bergen
1972Pretenders as Joachim
1972Slaughter Day as Klaus
1971Justice as Wilkinson
1971The Persuaders! as Luther
1971Jason King
1971One of Those Things as Melchior
1970Song of Norway as Henrik Ibsen
1970Little Women as Professor Friedrich Bhaer
1970Pakbo as Jim
1970Doomwatch as Richard Massingham
1970The Looking Glass War as Pilot
1969Department S as Major Harwood
1969The Main Chance as Peter Jarratt
1969The Limbo Line
1969The Naked Sun as Leebig
1968The Jazz Age as Alan Cooper
1967Graf Yoster gibt sich die Ehre as Sir Adam
1967Callan
1966Doctor Who: The Savages as Jano
1966The Liars as Ohisson
1966The Spies as Cooper
1964Theatre 625 as Tostig
1964Theatre 625 as Walter
1964Detective
1963Doctor Who as Sorenson
1963Doctor Who as Professor Marius
1963Farewell Performance as Paul Warner
1963Festival as Kinesias
1962Play It Cool as Male Receptionist
1962Suspense as Forsch
1962Z-Cars
1961Sir Francis Drake as Vicary
1961Amelia
1961The Avengers as Benson
1960The Small House at Allington as Adolphus Crosbie
1959Interpol Calling as Bernarde
1959Boy Meets Girls
1959One Step Beyond as Johann
1958I Was Monty's Double as Junior German Officer
1958Ice Cold in Alex as 2nd German Officer
1957The One That Got Away as German Prisoner
1956The Adventures of Sir Lancelot as Sir Christopher
1956The Black Tent as Koch
1955ITV Play of the Week as Bequeville
1955Dixon of Dock Green as John Charles Walton
1950Probation Officer as Norman Warren








