Person
Frederick Jaeger
Acting · 1928–2004 · Berlin, Germany
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.
Known for
Doctor Who
Sorenson
The Avengers
Benson
Minder
Inspector Klingmann
Theatre 625
Tostig
Z-Cars
1962
Remington Steele
Edvard Jensen
The Persuaders!
Luther
The Professionals
Schuman
Playhouse
Keith Sayle
One Step Beyond
Johann
Filmography
- 2025Doctor Who: The SavagesJano (voice)
- 1995Cold Comfort FarmDoctor Adolph Müdel
- 1993Selling HitlerFritz Stiefel
- 1991Selling HitlerFritz Stiefel
- 1990Keeping Up AppearancesMillburn
- 1990The ChiefMajor Selwyn Davis
- 1989Indiana Jones and the Last CrusadeWorld War One Ace
- 1985I Woke Up One Morning
- 1984Miss Marple: The Body in the LibraryColonel Melchett
- 1983St. Ursula's in DangerMr. Forson
- 1982Remington SteeleEdvard Jensen
- 1982The Agatha Christie HourThe Count
- 1982The Kenny Everett Television ShowSelf
- 1981The Potsdam QuartetDouglas Smedley
- 1980NijinskyGabriel Astruc
- 1980Yes Minister
- 1980At the Fountainhead (Of German Strength)Kurt Langsdorf
- 1979Home-MoviesKeith Sayle
- 1979MinderInspector Klingmann
- 1979ShoestringDr Neil Stirling
- 1979The PassageGerman Major (uncredited)
- 1979Der AbschlußtagHarry Day
- 1978Return of the SaintInspector Grant
- 1978The Doombolt Chase
- 1978Winterspelt 1944Major Robert Wheeler
- 1977The ProfessionalsSchuman
- 1977Doctor Who: The Invisible EnemyProfessor Marius
- 1976Voyage of the DamnedWerner Mannheim
- 1976The Seven-Per-Cent SolutionMarker
- 1976The New AvengersJones
- 1976N.U.T.S.
- 1976One-UpmanshipCogg-Willoughby
- 1975Doctor Who: Planet of EvilSorenson
- 1975Angels
- 1975The Hanged ManHans Deiter
- 1975The SweeneyGoldman
- 1974Churchill's PeopleCaradoc
- 1974SkiboyJacques Noêl
- 1974Fall of EaglesHolstein
- 1974PlayhouseKeith Sayle
- 1973Warship
- 1973ScorpioNovins
- 1972The ProtectorsBergen
- 1972PretendersJoachim
- 1972Slaughter DayKlaus
- 1971JusticeWilkinson
- 1971The Persuaders!Luther
- 1971Jason King
- 1971One of Those ThingsMelchior
- 1970Song of NorwayHenrik Ibsen
- 1970Little WomenProfessor Friedrich Bhaer
- 1970PakboJim
- 1970DoomwatchRichard Massingham
- 1970The Looking Glass WarPilot
- 1969Department SMajor Harwood
- 1969The Main ChancePeter Jarratt
- 1969The Limbo Line
- 1969The Naked SunLeebig
- 1969The Inside ManDoctor James Austen
- 1968The Jazz AgeAlan Cooper
- 1967Graf Yoster gibt sich die EhreSir Adam
- 1967Callan
- 1967Girl in a Black BikiniLeo Pettit
- 1966Doctor Who: The SavagesJano
- 1966The Man in the MirrorGregor Sanders
- 1966The SpiesCooper
- 1965Thirty-Minute TheatreDenis
- 1965Out of the UnknownLeebig
- 1964The Wednesday PlayOber-Leutnant von Chemnitz
- 1964Theatre 625Tostig
- 1964Detective
- 1963Doctor WhoSorenson
- 1963Farewell PerformancePaul Warner
- 1963FestivalKinesias
- 1962Play It CoolMale Receptionist
- 1962SuspenseForsch
- 1962Z-Cars
- 1961Sir Francis DrakeVicary
- 1961Amelia
- 1961The AvengersBenson
- 1960The Small House at AllingtonAdolphus Crosbie
- 1959Interpol CallingBernarde
- 1959One Step BeyondJohann
- 1958I Was Monty's DoubleJunior German Officer
- 1958Ice Cold in Alex2nd German Officer
- 1957The One That Got AwayGerman Prisoner
- 1956The Adventures of Sir LancelotSir Christopher
- 1956The Black TentKoch
- 1955ITV Play of the WeekBequeville
- 1955Dixon of Dock GreenJohn Charles Walton
- 1950Probation OfficerNorman Warren
Follow their work on Vescene
Rate films and shows on two axes — quality and fun — and share taste with friends.