Frederick Jaeger

Personal Info

Known For

Acting

Born

1928-05-29

Place of Birth

Berlin, Germany

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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Acting History

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