Acting
Gustav Fröhlich
Born 1902-03-21
Hannover, Germany
Department: Acting
Biography
From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia Gustav Fröhlich (21 March 1902 – 22 December 1987) was a German actor and film director. He landed secondary roles in a number of films and plays before landing his breakthrough role of Freder Fredersen in Fritz Lang's 1927 film Metropolis. He remained a popular film star in Germany until the 1950s.
Known For
Prominent works featuring Gustav Fröhlich
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Metropolis
1927
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Das Kriminalmuseum
1963
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Aktuelle Schaubude
1957
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Asphalt
1929
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Auf los geht's los
1977
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Der Fremdenlegionär
1928
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Die Entführung
1936
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Der Bagnosträfling
1949
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Tolle Nacht
1943
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Fear
1928
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Filmography & Credits
Complete career catalog (120 titles)
| Poster | Title | Character / Role | Type | Year |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Die Laurents | Guillaume Gaillard | TV Series | 1981 | |
| Pommi Stern | Old Man | Movie | 1981 | |
 | Auf los geht's los | Self | TV Series | 1977 |
| Club 2 | Self | TV Series | 1976 | |
| aspekte | Self | TV Series | 1965 | |
| Premieren von gestern | Self - Presenter | TV Series | 1965 | |
| Gut gefragt ist halb gewonnen | Self | TV Series | 1964 | |
| Blick zurück im Film | Self | TV Series | 1963 | |
 | Das Kriminalmuseum | Herr Eggers | TV Series | 1963 |
 | ...und keiner schämte sich | Dr. Lebrecht | Movie | 1960 |
 | Aktuelle Schaubude | Self | TV Series | 1957 |
| Vergiß wenn Du kannst | Dr.Georg Sudeny, ihr Gatte | Movie | 1956 | |
 | Der erste Frühlingstag | Paul Frank | Movie | 1956 |
| Seine Tochter ist der Peter | Director | Movie | 1955 | |
 | Ball of the Nations | Percy Buck | Movie | 1954 |
 | The Little Town will go to Sleep | Peter Bruck | Movie | 1954 |
 | Rosen aus dem Süden | Julien de Costa | Movie | 1954 |
 | Von Liebe reden wir später | Jonny Pitter | Movie | 1953 |
 | Ehe für eine Nacht | Pedro | Movie | 1953 |
 | Haus des Lebens | Dr. Peter Haidt | Movie | 1952 |
 | Adventures in Vienna | Toni Sponer | Movie | 1952 |
 | Torreani | Erich Holsten | Movie | 1951 |
| Torreani | Director | Movie | 1951 |
 | Stips | Dr. Klaus Michael Dirkhoff, genannt Stips | Movie | 1951 |
| German Film Award | Self | TV Series | 1951 | |
 | Die Sünderin | Alexander | Movie | 1951 |
| Die Lüge | Director | Movie | 1950 | |
 | This Man Belongs to Me | Dr. Wilhelm Löhnefink | Movie | 1950 |
 | Der große Fall | Cerberus, der Tausendsassa | Movie | 1949 |
 | Der Bagnosträfling | Director | Movie | 1949 |
 | Diese Nacht vergess ich nie | Dr. Paul Schröter | Movie | 1949 |
| Eine alltägliche Geschichte | Bernd Falkenhagen | Movie | 1948 | |
 | The Lost Face | Dr. Thomas Martin | Movie | 1948 |
 | Paths in Twilight | Otto Lukas | Movie | 1948 |
| Paths in Twilight | Director | Movie | 1948 |
 | Tell the Truth | Peter Hellmer | Movie | 1946 |
| Leb’ wohl, Christina | Director | Movie | 1945 | |
 | Das Konzert | Dr.Jura | Movie | 1944 |
 | The Grand Prix | Westhoff | Movie | 1944 |
 | Marriage of Affection | Frauenarzt Dr. Franz Wrenzchen | Movie | 1944 |
 | The Buchholz Family | Frauenarzt Dr. Franz Wrenzchen | Movie | 1944 |
 | Tolle Nacht | Peter | Movie | 1943 |
 | With the Eyes of a Woman | Paul von Detky | Movie | 1942 |
 | The Great King | Sgt. Treskow | Movie | 1942 |
 | Sechs Tage Heimaturlaub | Unteroffizier Werner Holt | Movie | 1941 |
 | Clarissa | Lutz Bornhoff | Movie | 1941 |
 | Herz geht vor Anker | Fritz Ullmann | Movie | 1940 |
 | Herz – modern möbliert | Thomas Ostenhoff | Movie | 1940 |
 | Alles Schwindel | Peter Graf von Asfeld | Movie | 1940 |
 | Her Private Secretary | Der Privatsekretär | Movie | 1940 |
 | Adieu Vienne | Franz Mansfield | Movie | 1939 |
 | Alarm at Station III | Arne Kolk, Zollwachtmeister | Movie | 1939 |
 | Renata in the Quartet | Kurt Kielmansdorf | Movie | 1939 |
 | Secret Mission | Jan Jenssen, Steuermann | Movie | 1938 |
 | Frau Sixta | Markus | Movie | 1938 |
 | Die kleine und die große Liebe | Prinz Louis Alexander alias Dr. Alexander Bordam | Movie | 1938 |
 | The Stars Shine | Gast | Movie | 1938 |
 | Gabriele eins, zwei, drei | Der Ingenieur | Movie | 1937 |
 | Alarm in Peking | Oberleutnant Brock | Movie | 1937 |
 | Gleisdreieck | Hans Scheffler - U-Bahn-Beamter | Movie | 1937 |
 | Stadt Anatol | Jacques Gregor | Movie | 1936 |
 | The Hour of Temptation | Rechtsanwalt Dr. Leuttern | Movie | 1936 |
 | Incognito | Severin Matthias | Movie | 1936 |
 | Die unmögliche Frau | Ingenieur Wiegand | Movie | 1936 |
 | Die Entführung | Gerard Frehel | Movie | 1936 |
 | Love Whispers | Peter von Ronan | Movie | 1935 |
 | Liebesleute | Hermann v. Goren | Movie | 1935 |
 | A Devil of a Fellow | Leutnant Bobby Tompson | Movie | 1935 |
 | Stradivari | Sándor Teleki | Movie | 1935 |
 | A Night of Change | Frank Cornelius | Movie | 1935 |
 | Barcarole | Eugen Colloredo | Movie | 1935 |
 | Top Sergeant Schwenke | Oberwachtmeister Willi Schwenke | Movie | 1935 |
 | Love and Alarum | Leutnant von Keller | Movie | 1934 |
| Love and Alarum | Director | Movie | 1934 |
 | Gardez le sourire | Self / Appearance | Movie | 1934 |
 | The Fugitive from Chicago | Michael Nissen | Movie | 1934 |
 | Rakoczi March | Oberleutnant Tarjan | Movie | 1933 |
| Rakoczi March | Director | Movie | 1933 |
 | Money Governs the World | Léon Saval | Movie | 1933 |
 | Ray of Sunshine | Hans | Movie | 1933 |
 | The Night of the Great Love | Holger Rhon | Movie | 1933 |
 | What Women Dream | Walter König | Movie | 1933 |
 | A Man with Heart | Paul Ritter | Movie | 1932 |
 | I Do Not Want to Know Who You Are | Robert Lindt, eigentlich Graf Lerchenau | Movie | 1932 |
 | A Song, A Kiss, A Girl | Peter Franke | Movie | 1932 |
 | Gitta Discovers Her Heart | Peter, Komponist | Movie | 1932 |
 | The Company's in Love | Werner Loring jr. - stellvertr. Direktor der Ideal Tonfilm | Movie | 1932 |
 | Under False Flag | Hauptmann Herbert Frank | Movie | 1932 |
 | My Leopold | Rudolf Starke | Movie | 1931 |
 | Love's Command | Leutnant von Lorenz | Movie | 1931 |
 | A Waltz by Strauss | Johann Strauß - der Sohn | Movie | 1931 |
 | Gloria | Georg Köhler | Movie | 1931 |
 | We’re Switching to Hollywood | Self | Movie | 1931 |
 | The Holy Flames | Walter Taylor | Movie | 1931 |
 | Inquest | Fritz Bernt, Student | Movie | 1931 |
 | Kismet | Self / Appearance | Movie | 1931 |
 | Two Souls | Self / Appearance | Movie | 1930 |
 | Fire in the Opera House | Richard Faber | Movie | 1930 |
 | The Immortal Vagabond | Hans Ritter | Movie | 1930 |
 | Hochverrat | Wassil Gurmai | Movie | 1929 |
 | Asphalt | Wachtmeister Albert Holk | Movie | 1929 |
 | The Burning Heart | Georg Wittig | Movie | 1929 |
 | Hurrah! I'm Alive! | Hendrik Hansen | Movie | 1928 |
 | Homecoming | Karl | Movie | 1928 |
 | Fear | Francard | Movie | 1928 |
| Die Pflicht zu schweigen | Gerhard | Movie | 1928 | |
 | Der Fremdenlegionär | Martin Frey | Movie | 1928 |
| Jahrmarkt des Lebens | Self / Appearance | Movie | 1928 | |
 | The Green Alley | Gustav Brenner | Movie | 1928 |
 | The Eleven Devils | Tommy, der Mittelstürmer | Movie | 1927 |
 | The Master of Nuremberg | Walter von Stolzing | Movie | 1927 |
 | Agitated Woman | Alexander Radny | Movie | 1927 |
 | Eva and the Grasshopper | Armand Noret | Movie | 1927 |
| Die leichte Isabell | Self / Appearance | Movie | 1927 | |
 | Metropolis | Freder Fredersen | Movie | 1927 |
 | Die Frau die nicht nein sagen kann | Edgar Jefferson | Movie | 1927 |
| The Woman Who Did | James Compson | Movie | 1925 | |
 | Schiff in Not | Harry Petersen | Movie | 1925 |
| Friesenblut | Jörg Larsen Fischer | Movie | 1925 | |
 | Paganini | Franz Von Liszt | Movie | 1923 |