Actor profile

Frederick Jaeger

29th May 1928 Berlin, Germany Acting

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.

27 Movies 55 TV Shows 98 Credits

Filmography

Movies & TV Shows

Doctor Who: The Savages poster

Doctor Who: The Savages 24th March 2025 as Jano (voice)

Cold Comfort Farm poster

Cold Comfort Farm 1st January 1995 as Doctor Adolph Müdel

Selling Hitler poster

Selling Hitler 20th April 1993 as Fritz Stiefel

Indiana Jones and the Last Crusade poster

Indiana Jones and the Last Crusade 24th May 1989 as World War One Ace

The Potsdam Quartet poster

The Potsdam Quartet 13th May 1981 as Douglas Smedley

Nijinsky poster

Nijinsky 20th March 1980 as Gabriel Astruc

At the Fountainhead (Of German Strength) poster

At the Fountainhead (Of German Strength) 1st January 1980 as Kurt Langsdorf

Home-Movies poster

Home-Movies 5th December 1979 as Keith Sayle

The Passage poster

The Passage 9th March 1979 as German Major (uncredited)

Winterspelt 1944 poster

Winterspelt 1944 3rd March 1978 as Major Robert Wheeler

Doctor Who: The Invisible Enemy poster

Doctor Who: The Invisible Enemy 22nd October 1977 as Professor Marius

Voyage of the Damned poster

Voyage of the Damned 22nd December 1976 as Werner Mannheim

The Seven-Per-Cent Solution poster

The Seven-Per-Cent Solution 24th October 1976 as Marker

Doctor Who: Planet of Evil poster

Doctor Who: Planet of Evil 18th October 1975 as Sorenson

Scorpio poster

Scorpio 11th April 1973 as Novins

Slaughter Day poster

Slaughter Day 1st January 1972 as Klaus

One of Those Things poster

One of Those Things 22nd January 1971 as Melchior

Song of Norway poster

Song of Norway 4th November 1970 as Henrik Ibsen

The Looking Glass War poster

The Looking Glass War 2nd January 1970 as Pilot

The Limbo Line poster

The Limbo Line 3rd March 1969

The Naked Sun poster

The Naked Sun 18th February 1969 as Leebig

Doctor Who: The Savages poster

Doctor Who: The Savages 18th June 1966 as Jano

Play It Cool poster

Play It Cool 22nd July 1962 as Male Receptionist

I Was Monty's Double poster

I Was Monty's Double 21st October 1958 as Junior German Officer

Ice Cold in Alex poster

Ice Cold in Alex 24th June 1958 as 2nd German Officer

The One That Got Away poster

The One That Got Away 22nd November 1957 as German Prisoner

The Black Tent poster

The Black Tent 9th April 1956 as Koch

Selling Hitler poster

Selling Hitler 11th June 1991 as Fritz Stiefel

Keeping Up Appearances poster

Keeping Up Appearances 29th October 1990 as Millburn

The Chief poster

The Chief 20th April 1990 as Major Selwyn Davis

I Woke Up One Morning poster

I Woke Up One Morning 21st March 1985

Miss Marple poster

Miss Marple 26th December 1984 as Colonel Melchett

Miss Marple: The Body in the Library poster

Miss Marple: The Body in the Library 26th December 1984 as Colonel Melchett

Remington Steele poster

Remington Steele 1st October 1982 as Edvard Jensen

The Agatha Christie Hour poster

The Agatha Christie Hour 7th September 1982 as The Count

Q.E.D. poster

Q.E.D. 23rd March 1982 as Kaiser Wilhelm II

The Kenny Everett Television Show poster

The Kenny Everett Television Show 25th February 1982 as Self

The Kenny Everett Television Show poster

The Kenny Everett Television Show 25th February 1982 as Various

Yes Minister poster

Yes Minister 25th February 1980

Minder poster

Minder 29th October 1979 as Inspector Klingmann

Shoestring poster

Shoestring 30th September 1979 as Dr Neil Stirling

Return of the Saint poster

Return of the Saint 10th September 1978 as Inspector Grant

The Doombolt Chase poster

The Doombolt Chase 12th March 1978

The Professionals poster

The Professionals 30th December 1977 as Schuman

The New Avengers poster

The New Avengers 22nd October 1976 as Jones

Angels poster

Angels 1st September 1975

The Sweeney poster

The Sweeney 2nd January 1975 as Goldman

Churchill's People poster

Churchill's People 30th December 1974 as Caradoc

Skiboy poster

Skiboy 13th May 1974 as Jacques Noêl

Fall of Eagles poster

Fall of Eagles 15th March 1974 as Holstein

Playhouse poster

Playhouse 13th March 1974 as Keith Sayle

Playhouse poster

Playhouse 13th March 1974 as Douglas Smedley

Warship poster

Warship 7th June 1973

The Protectors poster

The Protectors 29th September 1972 as Bergen

Pretenders poster

Pretenders 27th February 1972 as Joachim

Justice poster

Justice 8th October 1971 as Wilkinson

The Persuaders! poster

The Persuaders! 17th September 1971 as Luther

Jason King poster

Jason King 15th September 1971

Doomwatch poster

Doomwatch 9th February 1970 as Richard Massingham

Department S poster

Department S 9th September 1969 as Major Harwood

The Main Chance poster

The Main Chance 18th June 1969 as Peter Jarratt

The Inside Man poster

The Inside Man 17th January 1969 as Doctor James Austen

Graf Yoster gibt sich die Ehre poster

Graf Yoster gibt sich die Ehre 15th September 1967 as Sir Adam

Callan poster

Callan 6th February 1967

Thirty-Minute Theatre poster

Thirty-Minute Theatre 7th October 1965 as Denis

Thirty-Minute Theatre poster

Thirty-Minute Theatre 7th October 1965 as Brian Trodd

Out of the Unknown poster

Out of the Unknown 4th October 1965 as Leebig

The Wednesday Play poster

The Wednesday Play 30th September 1964 as Ober-Leutnant von Chemnitz

Theatre 625 poster

Theatre 625 3rd May 1964 as Tostig

Theatre 625 poster

Theatre 625 3rd May 1964 as Walter

Detective poster

Detective 30th March 1964

Doctor Who poster

Doctor Who 23rd November 1963 as Sorenson

Doctor Who poster

Doctor Who 23rd November 1963 as Professor Marius

Suspense poster

Suspense 30th April 1962 as Forsch

Z-Cars poster

Z-Cars 2nd January 1962

Sir Francis Drake poster

Sir Francis Drake 12th November 1961 as Vicary

The Avengers poster

The Avengers 7th January 1961 as Benson

Interpol Calling poster

Interpol Calling 13th September 1959 as Bernarde

One Step Beyond poster

One Step Beyond 20th January 1959 as Johann

The Adventures of Sir Lancelot poster

The Adventures of Sir Lancelot 15th September 1956 as Sir Christopher

ITV Play of the Week poster

ITV Play of the Week 27th September 1955 as Bequeville

Dixon of Dock Green poster

Dixon of Dock Green 9th July 1955 as John Charles Walton