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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

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

References

  1. ^ Muir p.203

Bibliography

  • John Kenneth Muir. Horror Films of the 1980s. 2012.