Fred Doederlein Explained

Fred Doederlein
Birth Date:24 April 1906
Birth Place:Saint-Avold, Lothringen, German Empire
Death Place:Canada
Birth Name:Lothar Fritz Oskar Döderlein
Othername:Alfred Döderlein
Occupation:Actor
Yearsactive:1927–1984 (film)

Fred Doederlein (born Lothar Fritz Oskar Döderlein; 24 April 1906 – 23 April 1985) was a German stage and film actor.[1] He played leading roles in several silent films during the 1920s. He later emigrated to Canada and appeared in David Cronenberg's first feature, Shivers, as Dr Emil Hobbes, and in Scanners as Yoga Master Tautz.

Filmography

YearTitleRoleNotes
1927Queen Louise Prinz Louis
1928The Three Women of Urban Hell Hell
1929Diary of a Coquette Sein Sohn Helmuth
1929The White Paradise Kurt Bergen - Skilehrer
1929The Green Monocle Hans von Traß
1929Nachtlokal
1929The Girl from the Provinces Bert
1930Die Jugendgeliebte
1930Sei gegrüßt, Du mein schönes Sorrent
1930Dance Into Happiness
1930Three Days Confined to Barracks Erich Feldern, Leutnant
1931Purpur und Waschblau Erbprinz Georg, ihr Neffe, genannt Georg Burg
1931The Trunks of Mr. O.F. Alexander, Sohn des Bürgermeisters
1932Tannenberg Leutnant Schmidz
1934Peer Gynt Mats Moen
1935Hundert Tage Neipperg
1935Kampf um Kraft
1937Gordian the Tyrant Assessor Hans von Planck
1938Comrades at Sea Leutnant Born
1938Red Orchids Ingenieur Laurenz
1975Shivers Emil Hobbes
1975The Mystery of the Million Dollar Hockey Puck Jeweller
1978Blackout Mr. Grant
1981Scanners Dieter Tautz
1984The Hotel New Hampshire Finnish Doctor (final film role)

Bibliography

Notes and References

  1. Muir p.203