- Born
- Died
- Birth nameManfred Frederick Jaeger
- 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.
- IMDb mini biography by: Gary P. Rose
- SpousesElizabeth Griffiths(1973 - June 18, 2004) (his death)Hazel Penwarden(1958 - 1972) (divorced)
- Acted in both The Avengers (1961) and The New Avengers (1976).
- Became a naturalized Briton in 1950.
- Retired from acting in 1996
- Considered for Dr. Hans Fallada, Sir Percy Heseltine, Dr. Bukovsky and Dr. Armstrong in Lifeforce (1985).
- Frequently employed in dubbing foreign actors in English-language films - for example, he provides the voice for the Gerard Tichy character in "Doctor Zhivago".
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