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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Movies (21)
Doctor Who: The Savages
as Jano (voice)
2025
Cold Comfort Farm
as Doctor Adolph Müdel
1995
Selling Hitler
as Fritz Stiefel
1993
Indiana Jones and the Last Crusade
as World War One Ace
1989
St. Ursula's in Danger
as Mr. Forson
1983
The Potsdam Quartet
as Douglas Smedley
1981
Nijinsky
as Gabriel Astruc
1980
At the Fountainhead (Of German Strength)
as Kurt Langsdorf
1980
Home-Movies
as Keith Sayle
1979
The Passage
as German Major (uncredited)
1979
Der Abschlußtag
as Harry Day
1979
Winterspelt 1944
as Major Robert Wheeler
1978
Doctor Who: The Invisible Enemy
as Professor Marius
1977
Voyage of the Damned
as Werner Mannheim
1976
The Seven-Per-Cent Solution
as Marker
1976
Doctor Who: Planet of Evil
as Sorenson
1975
Scorpio
as Novins
1973
Slaughter Day
as Klaus
1972
One of Those Things
as Melchior
1971
Song of Norway
as Henrik Ibsen
1970
Pakbo
as Jim
1970
TV Shows (29)
Keeping Up Appearances
as Millburn
1990
The Chief
as Major Selwyn Davis
1990
I Woke Up One Morning
1985
Miss Marple: The Body in the Library
as Colonel Melchett
1984
Remington Steele
as Edvard Jensen
1982
The Kenny Everett Television Show
as Self
1982
Yes Minister
1980
Minder
as Inspector Klingmann
1979
Shoestring
1979
Return of the Saint
as Inspector Grant
1978
The Doombolt Chase
1978
The Professionals
as Schuman
1977
The New Avengers
as Jones
1976
N.U.T.S.
1976
One-Upmanship
1976
Angels
1975
The Hanged Man
as Hans Deiter
1975
The Sweeney
as Goldman
1975
Churchill's People
as Caradoc
1974
Fall of Eagles
as Holstein
1974
Playhouse
as Keith Sayle
1974
Warship
1973
The Protectors
as Bergen
1972
Pretenders
as Joachim
1972
Justice
as Wilkinson
1971
The Persuaders!
as Luther
1971
Jason King
1971
Barlow
1971
Doomwatch
as Richard Massingham
1970