Actor
Friedrich Fehér
Born 16 March 1889 · Vienna, Austria-Hungary [now Austria] — died 30 September 1950
Friedrich Fehér (1889–1950) was a Vienna-born actor who became a film director. He is remembered for acting in the expressionist classic The Cabinet of Dr. Caligari and for directing silent and early sound films, most notably The Robber Symphony. He was married to actress Magda Sonja.
Key films
The Cabinet of Dr. Caligari (1920)On Cinespective
His best-known acting role, in a landmark of German Expressionist cinema.
The Robber Symphony (1937)
His most celebrated work as director, a music-driven film that is his main directorial legacy.
Ssanin (1924)
A major silent-era directing credit from his run of 1920s German productions.
Mata Hari: the Red Dancer (1927)
A well-known silent feature dramatising the story of the famed dancer and spy.
Key awards
No major awards are documented here.
On Cinespective
Full filmography · 25
- 1914Theodor Körner · as Theodor KörnerActor
- 1915Alexandra · as Graf ErwinActor
- 1916The Robber BrideActor
- 1918Praha roku 1549Actor
- 1920The Cabinet of Dr. Caligari · as FrancisActor
- 1920Die drei Tänze der Mary WilfordActor
- 1920Marionetten des TeufelsDirector
- 1920Marionetten des TeufelsActor
- 1922Die Geburt des AntichristDirector
- 1922Die Memoiren eines MönchsActor
- 1922Die Memoiren eines MönchsDirector
- 1923The Tales of HoffmannActor
- 1924SsaninDirector
- 1925The Knight of the Rose · as ValzacchiActor
- 1926Das graue HausDirector
- 1927Mata Hari: the Red DancerDirector
- 1927Die Geliebte des GouverneursDirector
- 1927Draga MaschinDirector
- 1928Sensations-ProzessDirector
- 1929HotelgeheimnisseDirector
- 1930Her BoyDirector
- 1932Haunted PeopleDirector
- 1933Štvaní lidéDirector
- 1933Štvaní lidéComposer
- 1937The Robber SymphonyDirector
Filmography data from TMDB. The profile text is a draft written for Cinespective.