Frederick Jaeger
Biography
Frederick Jaeger was a German-born British actor whose work took in film, television, theater and radio. Born in Berlin, he moved to England as a child and trained at the Guildhall School of Music and Drama, graduating in 1948; he became a British subject two years later. His first stage appearance came in 1949, and he made his film debut in The Black Tent in 1956, continuing to appear on screen, television and radio until he retired in 1996. Viewers of the science fiction series Doctor Who knew him from three serials: Jano in The Savages in 1966, Sorenson in Planet of Evil in 1975 and Professor Marius, who built the robot dog K-9, in The Invisible Enemy in 1977, a performance the reviewer John Peel called superb. He died in 2004.
76years old at death
- Born Berlin
- Died Mallorca
- Star sign: GeminiThe sign runs May 21 to June 20
- Also credited as Manfred Frederick Jaeger
Movie Career
- Films
- 6
- Career span
- 23 years1957 to 1980
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Early training
Jaeger was educated at Lord Weymouth's Grammar School in Warminster and at the Guildhall School of Music and Drama, graduating from the Guildhall in 1948.
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Worked with
Frederick Jaeger shares two films with Peter Arne, and one with each of the others. Pick a number on the chart or a name in the list to see the films they share.
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Herbert RossDirector, 2 films, 1976 to 1980
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