

Actor
May 29, 1928 · Berlin, Germany
Frederick was educated in Germany and France. He came to England in 1939 and took up acting at the suggestion of his English headmaster. He attended the Guildhall School of Music and Drama in London between 1946 and 1948 and started his stage career at preston Rep in 1949. Many rep seasons in provinces before West End appearances including 'The Comedy of Errors', 'Lock Up Your Daughters', 'The Potsdam Quartet', 'Big Fish, Little Fish', 'For Adults Only', 'A Patriot For Me', 'Mrs. Gibson's Boys' and 'Salad Days'. Frederick started his television career in 1955 and went into films in 1956. He continued to act in all strands of the profession until his death.
Selling Hitler
as Fritz Stiefel
Keeping Up Appearances
as Millburn
The Chief
as Major Selwyn Davis
I Woke Up One Morning
cast
Miss Marple: The Body in the Library
as Colonel Melchett
Miss Marple
as Colonel Melchett
Remington Steele
as Edvard Jensen
The Agatha Christie Hour
as The Count
Q.E.D.
as Kaiser Wilhelm II
Yes Minister
cast
Minder
as Inspector Klingmann
Shoestring
as Dr Neil Stirling