Actor
Gustav Fröhlich
Born 21 March 1902 · Hannover, Germany — died 22 December 1987
Gustav Fröhlich (1902–1987) was a German actor and occasional director. He became internationally known as Freder, the lead in Fritz Lang's Metropolis (1927). He remained a popular leading man in German cinema from the silent era into the 1950s, later appearing in the controversial Die Sünderin.
Key films
Metropolis (1927)On Cinespective
His breakthrough role as Freder in Fritz Lang's landmark science-fiction film, still his best-known work.
Asphalt (1929)
Led this acclaimed late-silent Berlin drama, confirming his status as a major star of German cinema.
Homecoming (1928)
Starred in Joe May's silent drama, a prestigious UFA production of the late 1920s.
The Company's in Love (1932)
Example of his success as a leading man in early German sound films.
Die Sünderin (1951)
Appeared in this scandal-provoking postwar film, one of the most controversial German releases of its time.
Key awards
No major awards are documented here.
On Cinespective
Full filmography · 110
- 1923Paganini · as Franz Von LisztActor
- 1925The Woman Who Did · as James CompsonActor
- 1925Schiff in Not · as Harry PetersenActor
- 1925Friesenblut · as Jörg Larsen FischerActor
- 1927Metropolis · as Freder FredersenActor
- 1927The Eleven Devils · as Tommy, der MittelstürmerActor
- 1927Eva and the Grasshopper · as Armand NoretActor
- 1927Die Frau die nicht nein sagen kann · as Edgar JeffersonActor
- 1927Die leichte IsabellActor
- 1927The Master of Nuremberg · as Walter von StolzingActor
- 1927Agitated Woman · as Alexander RadnyActor
- 1928Homecoming · as KarlActor
- 1928Fear · as FrancardActor
- 1928The Green Alley · as Gustav BrennerActor
- 1928Der Fremdenlegionär · as Martin FreyActor
- 1928Jahrmarkt des LebensActor
- 1928Die Pflicht zu schweigen · as GerhardActor
- 1928Hurrah! I'm Alive! · as Hendrik HansenActor
- 1929Asphalt · as Wachtmeister Albert HolkActor
- 1929Hochverrat · as Wassil GurmaiActor
- 1929The Burning Heart · as Georg WittigActor
- 1930Fire in the Opera House · as Richard FaberActor
- 1930The Immortal Vagabond · as Hans RitterActor
- 1930Two SoulsActor
- 1931We’re Switching to Hollywood · as SelfActor
- 1931Gloria · as Georg KöhlerActor
- 1931My Leopold · as Rudolf StarkeActor
- 1931A Waltz by Strauss · as Johann Strauß - der SohnActor
- 1931KismetActor
- 1931The Holy Flames · as Walter TaylorActor
- 1931Inquest · as Fritz Bernt, StudentActor
- 1931Love's Command · as Leutnant von LorenzActor
- 1932The Company's in Love · as Werner Loring jr. - stellvertr. Direktor der Ideal TonfilmActor
- 1932A Song, A Kiss, A Girl · as Peter FrankeActor
- 1932Gitta Discovers Her Heart · as Peter, KomponistActor
- 1932A Man with Heart · as Paul RitterActor
- 1932I Do Not Want to Know Who You Are · as Robert Lindt, eigentlich Graf LerchenauActor
- 1932Under False Flag · as Hauptmann Herbert FrankActor
- 1933Ray of Sunshine · as HansActor
- 1933What Women Dream · as Walter KönigActor
- 1933The Night of the Great Love · as Holger RhonActor
- 1933Rakoczi March · as Oberleutnant TarjanActor
- 1933Rakoczi MarchDirector
- 1933Money Governs the World · as Léon SavalActor
- 1934Gardez le sourireActor
- 1934The Fugitive from Chicago · as Michael NissenActor
- 1934Love and Alarum · as Leutnant von KellerActor
- 1934Love and AlarumDirector
- 1935Stradivari · as Sándor TelekiActor
- 1935Liebesleute · as Hermann v. GorenActor
- 1935A Night of Change · as Frank CorneliusActor
- 1935Top Sergeant Schwenke · as Oberwachtmeister Willi SchwenkeActor
- 1935Love Whispers · as Peter von RonanActor
- 1935Barcarole · as Eugen ColloredoActor
- 1935A Devil of a Fellow · as Leutnant Bobby TompsonActor
- 1936Stadt Anatol · as Jacques GregorActor
- 1936Incognito · as Severin MatthiasActor
- 1936Die Entführung · as Gerard FrehelActor
- 1936Die unmögliche Frau · as Ingenieur WiegandActor
- 1936The Hour of Temptation · as Rechtsanwalt Dr. LeutternActor
- 1937Gleisdreieck · as Hans Scheffler - U-Bahn-BeamterActor
- 1937Alarm in Peking · as Oberleutnant BrockActor
- 1937Gabriele eins, zwei, drei · as Der IngenieurActor
- 1938The Stars Shine · as GastActor
- 1938Die kleine und die große Liebe · as Prinz Louis Alexander alias Dr. Alexander BordamActor
- 1938Frau Sixta · as MarkusActor
- 1938Secret Mission · as Jan Jenssen, SteuermannActor
- 1939Renata in the Quartet · as Kurt KielmansdorfActor
- 1939Alarm at Station III · as Arne Kolk, ZollwachtmeisterActor
- 1939Adieu Vienne · as Franz MansfieldActor
- 1940Herz – modern möbliert · as Thomas OstenhoffActor
- 1940Herz geht vor Anker · as Fritz UllmannActor
- 1940Her Private Secretary · as Der PrivatsekretärActor
- 1940Alles Schwindel · as Peter Graf von AsfeldActor
- 1941Sechs Tage Heimaturlaub · as Unteroffizier Werner HoltActor
- 1941Clarissa · as Lutz BornhoffActor
- 1942The Great King · as Sgt. TreskowActor
- 1942With the Eyes of a Woman · as Paul von DetkyActor
- 1943Tolle Nacht · as PeterActor
- 1944Das Konzert · as Dr.JuraActor
- 1944The Buchholz Family · as Frauenarzt Dr. Franz WrenzchenActor
- 1944The Grand Prix · as WesthoffActor
- 1944Marriage of Affection · as Frauenarzt Dr. Franz WrenzchenActor
- 1945Leb’ wohl, ChristinaDirector
- 1946Tell the Truth · as Peter HellmerActor
- 1948Paths in Twilight · as Otto LukasActor
- 1948Eine alltägliche Geschichte · as Bernd FalkenhagenActor
- 1948The Lost Face · as Dr. Thomas MartinActor
- 1948Paths in TwilightDirector
- 1949Der große Fall · as Cerberus, der TausendsassaActor
- 1949Der BagnosträflingDirector
- 1949Diese Nacht vergess ich nie · as Dr. Paul SchröterActor
- 1950This Man Belongs to Me · as Dr. Wilhelm LöhnefinkActor
- 1950Die LügeDirector
- 1951Die Sünderin · as AlexanderActor
- 1951TorreaniDirector
- 1951Torreani · as Erich HolstenActor
- 1951Stips · as Dr. Klaus Michael Dirkhoff, genannt StipsActor
- 1952Adventures in Vienna · as Toni SponerActor
- 1952Haus des Lebens · as Dr. Peter HaidtActor
- 1953Von Liebe reden wir später · as Jonny PitterActor
- 1953Ehe für eine Nacht · as PedroActor
- 1954The Little Town will go to Sleep · as Peter BruckActor
- 1954Ball of the Nations · as Percy BuckActor
- 1954Rosen aus dem Süden · as Julien de CostaActor
- 1955Seine Tochter ist der PeterDirector
- 1956Vergiß wenn Du kannst · as Dr.Georg Sudeny, ihr GatteActor
- 1956Der erste Frühlingstag · as Paul FrankActor
- 1960...und keiner schämte sich · as Dr. LebrechtActor
- 1981Pommi Stern · as Old ManActor
Filmography data from TMDB. The profile text is a draft written for Cinespective.