Gustav Fröhlich
Biography
Gustav Fröhlich was a German actor and film director. He was born on March 21, 1902, in Hannover, Germany. Fröhlich landed a breakthrough role in the 1927 film Metropolis, directed by Fritz Lang. He remained a popular film star in Germany until the 1950s. Fröhlich is also known as Gustav Froelich. He had a career spanning over 116 credits, primarily in acting. Gustav Fröhlich passed away on December 22, 1987, at the age of 85.
Career overview
Gustav Fröhlich began his acting career landing secondary roles in a number of films and plays. His breakthrough role came when he was cast as Freder Fredersen in Fritz Lang's 1927 film Metropolis. This marked a significant point in his career, establishing him as a popular film star in Germany.
Following his breakthrough, Fröhlich continued to appear in films throughout the 1920s and 1930s. He remained a prominent figure in German cinema until the 1950s. During this time, he worked as both an actor and a film director, further solidifying his position in the industry.
Throughout his career, Fröhlich accumulated a large number of acting credits, with over 100 known roles. His work in Metropolis remains one of the most notable aspects of his career, with the film itself becoming a classic of German Expressionist cinema.
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- Die Laurents (1981) as Guillaume Gaillard
- Pommi Stern (1981) as Old Man
- Auf los geht's los (1977) as Self
- Club 2 (1976) as Self
- aspekte (1965) as Self
- Premieren von gestern (1965) as Self - Presenter
- Gut gefragt ist halb gewonnen (1964) as Self
- Das Kriminalmuseum (1963) as Herr Eggers
- Blick zurück im Film (1963) as Self
- ...und keiner schämte sich (1960) as Dr. Lebrecht
- Aktuelle Schaubude (1957) as Self
- Der erste Frühlingstag (1956) as Paul Frank
- Vergiß wenn Du kannst (1956) as Dr.Georg Sudeny, ihr Gatte
- Seine Tochter ist der Peter (1955) Director
- Ball of the Nations (1954) as Percy Buck
- Rosen aus dem Süden (1954) as Julien de Costa
- The Little Town will go to Sleep (1954) as Peter Bruck
- Von Liebe reden wir später (1953) as Jonny Pitter
- Ehe für eine Nacht (1953) as Pedro
- Adventures in Vienna (1952) as Toni Sponer
- Haus des Lebens (1952) as Dr. Peter Haidt
- German Film Award (1951) as Self
- Stips (1951) as Dr. Klaus Michael Dirkhoff, genannt Stips
- Die Sünderin (1951) as Alexander
- Torreani (1951) as Erich Holsten
- Torreani (1951) Director
- Die Lüge (1950) Director
- This Man Belongs to Me (1950) as Dr. Wilhelm Löhnefink
- Der große Fall (1949) as Cerberus, der Tausendsassa
- Der Bagnosträfling (1949) Director
- Diese Nacht vergess ich nie (1949) as Dr. Paul Schröter
- Eine alltägliche Geschichte (1948) as Bernd Falkenhagen
- Paths in Twilight (1948) as Otto Lukas
- Paths in Twilight (1948) Director
- The Lost Face (1948) as Dr. Thomas Martin
- Tell the Truth (1946) as Peter Hellmer
- Leb’ wohl, Christina (1945) Director
- The Grand Prix (1944) as Westhoff
- The Buchholz Family (1944) as Frauenarzt Dr. Franz Wrenzchen
- Marriage of Affection (1944) as Frauenarzt Dr. Franz Wrenzchen
- Das Konzert (1944) as Dr.Jura
- Tolle Nacht (1943) as Peter
- With the Eyes of a Woman (1942) as Paul von Detky
- The Great King (1942) as Sgt. Treskow
- Sechs Tage Heimaturlaub (1941) as Unteroffizier Werner Holt
- Clarissa (1941) as Lutz Bornhoff
- Alles Schwindel (1940) as Peter Graf von Asfeld
- Herz – modern möbliert (1940) as Thomas Ostenhoff
- Her Private Secretary (1940) as Der Privatsekretär
- Herz geht vor Anker (1940) as Fritz Ullmann
- Adieu Vienne (1939) as Franz Mansfield
- Renata in the Quartet (1939) as Kurt Kielmansdorf
- Alarm at Station III (1939) as Arne Kolk, Zollwachtmeister
- Frau Sixta (1938) as Markus
- Secret Mission (1938) as Jan Jenssen, Steuermann
- The Stars Shine (1938) as Gast
- Die kleine und die große Liebe (1938) as Prinz Louis Alexander alias Dr. Alexander Bordam
- Alarm in Peking (1937) as Oberleutnant Brock
- Gleisdreieck (1937) as Hans Scheffler - U-Bahn-Beamter
- Gabriele eins, zwei, drei (1937) as Der Ingenieur
- Die Entführung (1936) as Gerard Frehel
- Die unmögliche Frau (1936) as Ingenieur Wiegand
- Incognito (1936) as Severin Matthias
- The Hour of Temptation (1936) as Rechtsanwalt Dr. Leuttern
- Stadt Anatol (1936) as Jacques Gregor
- Top Sergeant Schwenke (1935) as Oberwachtmeister Willi Schwenke
- Liebesleute (1935) as Hermann v. Goren
- Love Whispers (1935) as Peter von Ronan
- A Devil of a Fellow (1935) as Leutnant Bobby Tompson
- Stradivari (1935) as Sándor Teleki
- Barcarole (1935) as Eugen Colloredo
- A Night of Change (1935) as Frank Cornelius
- The Fugitive from Chicago (1934) as Michael Nissen
- Gardez le sourire (1934)
- Love and Alarum (1934) as Leutnant von Keller
- Love and Alarum (1934) Director
- What Women Dream (1933) as Walter König
- The Night of the Great Love (1933) as Holger Rhon
- Ray of Sunshine (1933) as Hans
- Rakoczi March (1933) as Oberleutnant Tarjan
- Rakoczi March (1933) Director
- Money Governs the World (1933) as Léon Saval
- Under False Flag (1932) as Hauptmann Herbert Frank
- Gitta Discovers Her Heart (1932) as Peter, Komponist
- A Man with Heart (1932) as Paul Ritter
- I Do Not Want to Know Who You Are (1932) as Robert Lindt, eigentlich Graf Lerchenau
- The Company's in Love (1932) as Werner Loring jr. - stellvertr. Direktor der Ideal Tonfilm
- A Song, A Kiss, A Girl (1932) as Peter Franke
- My Leopold (1931) as Rudolf Starke
- Kismet (1931)
- Love's Command (1931) as Leutnant von Lorenz
- We’re Switching to Hollywood (1931) as Self
- Inquest (1931) as Fritz Bernt, Student
- The Holy Flames (1931) as Walter Taylor
- A Waltz by Strauss (1931) as Johann Strauß - der Sohn
- Gloria (1931) as Georg Köhler
- Two Souls (1930)
- The Immortal Vagabond (1930) as Hans Ritter
- Fire in the Opera House (1930) as Richard Faber
- Asphalt (1929) as Wachtmeister Albert Holk
- Hochverrat (1929) as Wassil Gurmai
- The Burning Heart (1929) as Georg Wittig
- Der Fremdenlegionär (1928) as Martin Frey
- Fear (1928) as Francard
- Jahrmarkt des Lebens (1928)
- Homecoming (1928) as Karl
- The Green Alley (1928) as Gustav Brenner
- Hurrah! I'm Alive! (1928) as Hendrik Hansen
- Die Pflicht zu schweigen (1928) as Gerhard
- Metropolis (1927) as Freder Fredersen
- Eva and the Grasshopper (1927) as Armand Noret
- The Eleven Devils (1927) as Tommy, der Mittelstürmer
- Agitated Woman (1927) as Alexander Radny
- Die Frau die nicht nein sagen kann (1927) as Edgar Jefferson
- Die leichte Isabell (1927)
- The Master of Nuremberg (1927) as Walter von Stolzing
- Friesenblut (1925) as Jörg Larsen Fischer
- Schiff in Not (1925) as Harry Petersen
- The Woman Who Did (1925) as James Compson
- Paganini (1923) as Franz Von Liszt