Gustav Fröhlich
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Gustav Fröhlich was a German
actor
. 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
.
, and was raised by foster parents. Before becoming an actor in the mid 1920s, he was an editor and a journalist. During World War I
he volunteered for a duty in the occupied Brussels
as the press' supervisor.
In 1922 he played the role of composer Franz Liszt
in Paganini, and in 1930 he was called to Hollywood to play roles in German versions of American films such as Die heilige Flamme and Kismet.
Between 1931 and 1935, Fröhlich was married to Hungarian opera star, and actress Gitta Alpar
, with whom he had a child, Julika. He was engaged to the actress Lida Baarova
until she became involved with the Nazi propaganda minister, Joseph Goebbels
. In 1937, he rented his house in Berchtesgaden
to Hitler's architect, Albert Speer
. In 1941 he married Maria Hajek. In the same year he served the Wehrmacht
Landschützen-Regiment.
Fröhlich gradually retired from the film business, and from 1956 he lived in Lugano, Switzerland, where he died in 1987, of complication from surgery.
Germany
Germany , officially the Federal Republic of Germany , is a federal parliamentary republic in Europe. The country consists of 16 states while the capital and largest city is Berlin. Germany covers an area of 357,021 km2 and has a largely temperate seasonal climate...
actor
Actor
An actor is a person who acts in a dramatic production and who works in film, television, theatre, or radio in that capacity...
. He landed secondary roles in a number of films and plays before landing his breakthrough role of Freder Fredersen in Fritz Lang
Fritz Lang
Friedrich Christian Anton "Fritz" Lang was an Austrian-American filmmaker, screenwriter, and occasional film producer and actor. One of the best known émigrés from Germany's school of Expressionism, he was dubbed the "Master of Darkness" by the British Film Institute...
's 1927 film
1927 in film
-Events:*January 10 - Fritz Lang's science-fiction fantasy Metropolis premieres in Germany.*April 7 - Abel Gance's Napoleon often considered his best known and greatest masterpiece, premiers at the Paris Opéra and would demonstrate techniques and equipment that would not be used for years to...
Metropolis
Metropolis (film)
Metropolis is a 1927 German expressionist film in the science-fiction genre directed by Fritz Lang. Produced in Germany during a stable period of the Weimar Republic, Metropolis is set in a futuristic urban dystopia and makes use of this context to explore the social crisis between workers and...
.
Biography
Fröhlich was born in Hannover, GermanyGermany
Germany , officially the Federal Republic of Germany , is a federal parliamentary republic in Europe. The country consists of 16 states while the capital and largest city is Berlin. Germany covers an area of 357,021 km2 and has a largely temperate seasonal climate...
, and was raised by foster parents. Before becoming an actor in the mid 1920s, he was an editor and a journalist. During World War I
World War I
World War I , which was predominantly called the World War or the Great War from its occurrence until 1939, and the First World War or World War I thereafter, was a major war centred in Europe that began on 28 July 1914 and lasted until 11 November 1918...
he volunteered for a duty in the occupied Brussels
Brussels
Brussels , officially the Brussels Region or Brussels-Capital Region , is the capital of Belgium and the de facto capital of the European Union...
as the press' supervisor.
In 1922 he played the role of composer Franz Liszt
Franz Liszt
Franz Liszt ; ), was a 19th-century Hungarian composer, pianist, conductor, and teacher.Liszt became renowned in Europe during the nineteenth century for his virtuosic skill as a pianist. He was said by his contemporaries to have been the most technically advanced pianist of his age...
in Paganini, and in 1930 he was called to Hollywood to play roles in German versions of American films such as Die heilige Flamme and Kismet.
Between 1931 and 1935, Fröhlich was married to Hungarian opera star, and actress Gitta Alpar
Gitta Alpár
Gitta Alpár , was a Hungarian-born opera and operetta soprano.Gitta Alpár was born in Budapest as Klopfer Regina. At an early age she commenced the study of singing and pianoforte at the Academy of Budapest...
, with whom he had a child, Julika. He was engaged to the actress Lida Baarova
Lída Baarová
Lída Baarová was a Czech actress and mistress of Joseph Goebbels, Hitler's propaganda minister.-Biography:...
until she became involved with the Nazi propaganda minister, Joseph Goebbels
Joseph Goebbels
Paul Joseph Goebbels was a German politician and Reich Minister of Propaganda in Nazi Germany from 1933 to 1945. As one of Adolf Hitler's closest associates and most devout followers, he was known for his zealous oratory and anti-Semitism...
. In 1937, he rented his house in Berchtesgaden
Berchtesgaden
Berchtesgaden is a municipality in the German Bavarian Alps. It is located in the south district of Berchtesgadener Land in Bavaria, near the border with Austria, some 30 km south of Salzburg and 180 km southeast of Munich...
to Hitler's architect, Albert Speer
Albert Speer
Albert Speer, born Berthold Konrad Hermann Albert Speer, was a German architect who was, for a part of World War II, Minister of Armaments and War Production for the Third Reich. Speer was Adolf Hitler's chief architect before assuming ministerial office...
. In 1941 he married Maria Hajek. In the same year he served the Wehrmacht
Wehrmacht
The Wehrmacht – from , to defend and , the might/power) were the unified armed forces of Nazi Germany from 1935 to 1945. It consisted of the Heer , the Kriegsmarine and the Luftwaffe .-Origin and use of the term:...
Landschützen-Regiment.
Fröhlich gradually retired from the film business, and from 1956 he lived in Lugano, Switzerland, where he died in 1987, of complication from surgery.
Filmography
- 1922 De bruutDe bruutDe bruut is a 1922 Dutch silent film directed by Theo Frenkel.-Cast:* Willem van der Veer - Charles Duval, de bruut* Erna Morena - Charles Duvals vrouw* Bruno Decarli - Henri Norwart* Adolphe Engers - George Smith...
- 1923 Der Weg zum Licht
- 1923 Paganini
- 1925 Die Frau mit dem schlechten Ruf
- 1925 Friesenblut
- 1925 Schiff in Not
- 1926 Die Frau die nicht nein sagen kann
- 1927 MetropolisMetropolis (film)Metropolis is a 1927 German expressionist film in the science-fiction genre directed by Fritz Lang. Produced in Germany during a stable period of the Weimar Republic, Metropolis is set in a futuristic urban dystopia and makes use of this context to explore the social crisis between workers and...
- 1927 Der Meister von Nürnberg
- 1927 Die Elf Teufel
- 1927 Gehetzte Frauen
- 1927 Jahrmarkt des Lebens
- 1927 Jugendrausch
- 1928 HeimkehrHomecoming (1928 film)Homecoming is a 1928 German film directed by Joe May.- Plot :Richard and Karl are German prisoners of war in Siberia. Since escape is almost impossible, they are unguarded and live an almost idyllic existence running a ferry...
- 1928 Angst - Die schwache Stunde einer Frau
- 1928 Die Pflicht zu schweigen
- 1928 Eva und der Grashüpfer
- 1929 AsphaltAsphalt (1929 film)Asphalt is a German silent film. The film was one of the last silent films released in Germany as the world was entering the era of sound film.-Crew:...
- 1929 Das Brennende Herz
- 1930 Zwei MenschenZwei MenschenZwei Menschen is a novel by Richard Voß. It has been filmed in Germany twice, in 1930 by Erich Waschneck, and in 1952 by Paul May.- Plot :...
- 1930 Brand in der Oper
- 1930 Der Unsterbliche Lump
- 1930 II Kismet
- 1930 Liebeslied
- 1931 Die Heilige Flamme
- 1931 Die Verliebte Firma
- 1931 I Gloria
- 1931 Liebeskommando
- 1931 Sang viennois
- 1931 Solang' noch ein Walzer von Strauss erklingt
- 1931 Voruntersuchung
- 1932 Ein Lied, ein Kuß, ein Mädel
- 1932 Gitta entdeckt ihr Herz
- 1932 Ich will nicht wissen, wer du bist
- 1932 Mann mit Herz, Ein
- 1932 Mein Leopold
- 1932 Unter falscher Flagge
- 1933 Die Nacht der großen Liebe
- 1933 Gardez le sourire
- 1933 Rund um eine Million
- 1933 Sonnenstrahl
- 1933 Was Frauen träumen
- 1934 Abenteuer eines jungen Herrn in Polen
- 1934 Der Flüchtling von Chicago
- 1934 Oberwachtmeister Schwenke
- 1935 Barcarole
- 1935 Es flüstert die Liebe
- 1935 Leutnant Bobby, der Teufelskerl
- 1935 Liebesleute
- 1935 Nacht der Verwandlung
- 1935 Stradivari
- 1936 Die Entführung
- 1936 Die Stunde der Versuchung
- 1936 Inkognito
- 1936 Stadt Anatol
- 1937 Alarm in Peking
- 1937 Gabriele: eins, zwei, drei
- 1937 Gleisdreieck
- 1938 Die Kleine und die große Liebe
- 1938 Frau Sixta
- 1938 In geheimer Mission
- 1939 Adieu Vienne
- 1939 Alarm auf Station III
- 1939 Renate im Quartett
- 1940 Alles Schwindel
- 1940 Herz - modern möbliert
- 1940 Herz geht vor Anker
- 1940 Ihr Privatsekretär
- 1941 Clarissa
- 1941 Sechs Tage Heimaturlaub
- 1942 Der Große KönigThe Great KingThe Great King is a 1942 German drama film directed by Veit Harlan and starring Otto Gebühr. It depicts the life of Frederick the Great, who ruled Prussia from 1740 to 1786...
- 1942 Mit den Augen einer Frau
- 1943 Tolle Nacht
- 1944 Der Große Preis
- 1944 Familie Buchholz
- 1944 Konzert, Das
- 1944 Neigungsehe
- 1946 Sag' die Wahrheit
- 1948 Das Verlorene Gesicht
- 1948 Eine Alltägliche Geschichte
- 1948 Wege im Zwielicht
- 1949 Diese Nacht vergess ich nie
- 1949 Große Fall, Der
- 1950 Dieser Mann gehört mir
- 1951 Die Sünderin
- 1951 Stips
- 1951 Torreani
- 1952 Abenteuer in Wien
- 1952 Haus des Lebens
- 1953 Ehe für eine Nacht
- 1953 Von Liebe reden wir später
- 1954 Ball der Nationen
- 1954 Die Kleine Stadt will schlafen gehen
- 1954 Rosen aus dem Süden
- 1956 Der Erste Frühlingstag
- 1956 Vergiß wenn Du kannst
- 1958 Das gab's nur einmal