Frederick Jaeger

Frederick Jaeger
Born	Manfred Frederick Jaeger 29 May 1928 Berlin, Germany
Died	18 June 2004 (aged 76) Majorca
Occupation	actor

Frederick Jaeger (29 May 1928 – 18 June 2004) was a German-born actor who found success working in British television.

Jaeger was born in Berlin, but moved to England following Adolf Hitler's rise to power in Germany. He was educated at Lord Weymouth's Grammar School, Warminster, and the Guildhall School of Music and Drama, from which he graduated in 1948, becoming a British subject two years later. He made his first theatre appearance in 1949, and his film debut, The Black Tent, in 1956. He went on to make further film, television and radio appearances until retiring in 1996. He died in June 2004 aged 76.^[1]

He is well remembered by fans of the science fiction series Doctor Who for his roles in three serials. He appeared as Jano in The Savages in 1966, and as Professor Sorenson in Planet of Evil in 1975.^[2] In 1977's The Invisible Enemy, he appeared as Professor Marius, creator of the robot dog K-9; his performance was described by reviewer John Peel as "superb".^[3]

Selected filmography

• The Black Tent (1956)
• Ice Cold in Alex (1958)
• I Was Monty's Double (1958)
• Farewell Performance (1963)
• The Limbo Line (1968)
• The Looking Glass War (1969)
• Song of Norway (1970)
• One of Those Things (1971)
• Scorpio (1973)
• The Seven-Per-Cent Solution (1976)
• Voyage of the Damned (1976)
• Winterspelt (1979)
• Nijinsky (1980)
• Indiana Jones and the Last Crusade (1989) as (World War I Ace)

TV appearances

• The Avengers
• Dixon of Dock Green
• Z-Cars
• Doctor Who
• Callan
• Department S
• The Inside Man
• Jason King
• Doomwatch
• The Persuaders!
• Pretenders
• Fall of Eagles
• OneUpmanship
• Special Branch
• The Sweeney
• The New Avengers
• Some Mothers Do 'Ave 'Em
• The Standard
• Return of the Saint
• The Professionals
• The Omega Factor
• Take the High Road
• Yes Minister
• Shoestring
• The Onedin Line
• Minder
• Miss Marple
• The Body in the Library as (Chief Constable Colonel Melchett)
• Keeping Up Appearances

References

1. Hadoke, Toby (8 September 2004). "Obituary: Frederick Jaeger". The Guardian.
2. BBC - Doctor Who Classic Series Episode Guide - Planet of Evil
3. BBC - Doctor Who Classic Series Episode Guide - The Invisible Enemy

External links

• Frederick Jaeger at the Internet Movie Database