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.

Fred Doederlein
Fred Doederlein c. 1927
Born
Lothar Fritz Oskar Döderlein

(1906-04-24)24 April 1906
Died23 April 1985(1985-04-23) (aged 78)
Other namesAlfred Döderlein
OccupationActor
Years active1927–1984 (film)

Filmography

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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
1929 The White Paradise Kurt Bergen - Skilehrer
1929 The Green Monocle Hans von Traß
1929 Nachtlokal
1929 The Girl from the Provinces Bert
1930 Die Jugendgeliebte
1930 Sei gegrüßt, Du mein schönes Sorrent
1930 Dance Into Happiness
1930 Three Days Confined to Barracks Erich Feldern, Leutnant
1931 Purpur und Waschblau Erbprinz Georg, ihr Neffe, genannt Georg Burg
1931 The Trunks of Mr. O.F. Alexander, Sohn des Bürgermeisters
1932 Tannenberg Leutnant Schmidz
1934 Peer Gynt Mats Moen
1935 Hundert Tage Neipperg
1935 Kampf um Kraft
1937 Gordian the Tyrant Assessor Hans von Planck
1938 Comrades at Sea Leutnant Born
1938 Red Orchids Ingenieur Laurenz
1975 Shivers Emil Hobbes
1975 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

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  1. ^ Muir p.203

Bibliography

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