Gustav Friedrich Fröhlich (21 March 1902 – 22 December 1987) was a German actor and film director. He landed secondary roles in a number of films and plays before landing his breakthrough role of Freder Fredersen in Fritz Lang's 1927 filmMetropolis. He remained a popular film star in Germany until the 1950s.
Gustav Fröhlich was born an illegitimate child in Hanover and was raised by foster parents. Before becoming an actor, he worked for a short time as an editor of a provincial newspaper and as the author of popular novels. During World War I, he also volunteered for duty in occupied Brussels as a press supervisor.
Gustav Fröhlich began his stage career in the early 1920s at minor theatres in Germany. He quickly achieved more important roles and appeared as The Prince of Homburg at the Deutsche Theater under the direction of Max Reinhardt. One of Fröhlich's first film roles was composer Franz Liszt in Paganini in 1922. This was followed by a string of bit parts and supporting roles in films. He landed his breakthrough role as Freder Fredersen in Fritz Lang's film epic Metropolis (1927). Although the film itself was a financial failure, it established him as a leading film star in Germany. He was also notable for his appearance in Asphalt (1929), in which his restrained performance is still impressive today. In 1930, he was called to Hollywood to play roles in German versions of American films such as Die heilige Flamme and Kismet. He often appeared in musicals or comedies as a romantic hero and smart gentleman.
Third Reichedit
In 1933, Fröhlich directed the film Rakoczy-Marsch, in which he also portrayed the leading role. He would direct another seven films and was screenwriter on five, until the 1950s.
During the Third Reich, Gustav Fröhlich remained one of the foremost male stars in German film (along with Hans Albers, Willy Fritsch and Heinz Rühmann). Between 1931 and 1935, Fröhlich was married to Hungarian opera star, and actress Gitta Alpár, 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. There is also an unconfirmed story that Fröhlich slapped Goebbels in a fit of jealous rage.[1] In 1937, he rented his house in Berchtesgaden to Hitler's architect, Albert Speer. In 1941, he served in the WehrmachtLandschützen-Regiment and in the same year, married Maria Hajek. They remained married until her death in 1987.
Later lifeedit
Gustav Fröhlich was seldom involved in Nazi Propaganda films, a fact that helped him to establish a new film career after World War II. He remained a busy actor after the war but his roles changed from leading men to supporting parts as he got older. His best-known role during this time was perhaps in Die Sünderin (1951) with Hildegard Knef, in which Fröhlich portrayed a terminally ill painter. Die Sünderin caused a scandal because of its open treatment of several taboos such as nudity, suicide and euthanasia.
Fröhlich retired from the film business in 1956, but he still managed to make occasional film and television appearances until the early 1980s. In 1973, he received the German Film Award for Lifetime Achievements. From 1956, Fröhlich lived in Lugano, Switzerland, where he died in 1987, from complications after surgery.
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For the German swimmer see Gustav Frohlich swimmer Gustav Friedrich Frohlich 21 March 1902 22 December 1987 was a German actor and film director 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 He remained a popular film star in Germany until the 1950s Gustav FrohlichFrohlich in 1938Born 1902 03 21 21 March 1902Hanover German EmpireDied22 December 1987 1987 12 22 aged 85 Lugano SwitzerlandOccupationsActorfilm directorYears active1922 1956 sporadically until early 1980s Spouse s Gitta Alpar 1931 1935 divorced 1 child Maria Hajek 1941 1987 her death Contents 1 Biography 1 1 Early life and Weimar Republic 1 2 Third Reich 1 3 Later life 2 Selected filmography 3 References 4 External linksBiography editEarly life and Weimar Republic edit Gustav Frohlich was born an illegitimate child in Hanover and was raised by foster parents Before becoming an actor he worked for a short time as an editor of a provincial newspaper and as the author of popular novels During World War I he also volunteered for duty in occupied Brussels as a press supervisor Gustav Frohlich began his stage career in the early 1920s at minor theatres in Germany He quickly achieved more important roles and appeared as The Prince of Homburg at the Deutsche Theater under the direction of Max Reinhardt One of Frohlich s first film roles was composer Franz Liszt in Paganini in 1922 This was followed by a string of bit parts and supporting roles in films He landed his breakthrough role as Freder Fredersen in Fritz Lang s film epic Metropolis 1927 Although the film itself was a financial failure it established him as a leading film star in Germany He was also notable for his appearance in Asphalt 1929 in which his restrained performance is still impressive today In 1930 he was called to Hollywood to play roles in German versions of American films such as Die heilige Flamme and Kismet He often appeared in musicals or comedies as a romantic hero and smart gentleman Third Reich edit In 1933 Frohlich directed the film Rakoczy Marsch in which he also portrayed the leading role He would direct another seven films and was screenwriter on five until the 1950s During the Third Reich Gustav Frohlich remained one of the foremost male stars in German film along with Hans Albers Willy Fritsch and Heinz Ruhmann Between 1931 and 1935 Frohlich 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 There is also an unconfirmed story that Frohlich slapped Goebbels in a fit of jealous rage 1 In 1937 he rented his house in Berchtesgaden to Hitler s architect Albert Speer In 1941 he served in the Wehrmacht Landschutzen Regiment and in the same year married Maria Hajek They remained married until her death in 1987 Later life edit Gustav Frohlich was seldom involved in Nazi Propaganda films a fact that helped him to establish a new film career after World War II He remained a busy actor after the war but his roles changed from leading men to supporting parts as he got older His best known role during this time was perhaps in Die Sunderin 1951 with Hildegard Knef in which Frohlich portrayed a terminally ill painter Die Sunderin caused a scandal because of its open treatment of several taboos such as nudity suicide and euthanasia Frohlich retired from the film business in 1956 but he still managed to make occasional film and television appearances until the early 1980s In 1973 he received the German Film Award for Lifetime Achievements From 1956 Frohlich lived in Lugano Switzerland where he died in 1987 from complications after surgery Selected filmography editDe bruut 1922 Paganini 1923 Franz von Liszt The Way to the Light 1923 Frisian Blood 1925 Jorg Larsen Fischer Ship in Distress 1925 Harry Petersen The Woman Who Did 1925 James Compson The Woman Who Couldn t Say No 1927 Edgar Jefferson Metropolis 1927 Freder Fredersen Joh Fredersens Sohn Light Hearted Isabel 1927 Eva and the Grasshopper 1927 Armand Noret Their Last Love Affair 1927 Marys Mann Gehetzte Frauen 1927 Junger Furst The Master of Nuremberg 1927 Walter von Stolzing The Eleven Devils 1927 Tommy der Mittelsturmer Tough Guys Easy Girls 1927 Martin Overbeck jun The Duty to Remain Silent 1928 Gerhard ihr Sohn The Market of Life 1928 The Foreign Legionnaire 1928 Martin Frey Angst 1928 The Green Alley 1928 Gustav Brenner Homecoming 1928 Karl Hurrah I Live 1928 Hendrik Hansen The Burning Heart 1929 Georg Wittig Asphalt 1929 Wachtmeister Albert Holk High Treason 1929 Wassil Gurmai The Immortal Vagabond 1930 Hans Ritter Fire in the Opera House 1930 Richard Faber Two People 1930 Junker Rochus Liebeslied it 1931 Heinrich Brandt Kismet 1931 Inquest 1931 Fritz Bernt Student The Sacred Flame 1931 Gloria 1931 Georg Kohler A Waltz by Strauss 1931 Johann Strauss der Sohn Liebeskommando it 1931 Leutnant von Lorenz My Leopold 1931 Sang viennois 1931 Under False Flag 1932 Hauptmann Herbert Frank The Company s in Love 1932 Werner Loring jr stellvertr Direktor der Ideal Tonfilm Gitta Discovers Her Heart 1932 Peter Komponist Ein Lied ein Kuss ein Madel fr 1932 Peter Franke I Do Not Want to Know Who You Are 1932 Robert Lindt A Man with Heart 1932 Paul Ritter What Women Dream 1933 Walter Koenig Die Nacht der grossen Liebe 1933 Holger Rhon Sonnenstrahl 1933 Hans Rund um eine Million 1933 Leon Saval The Racokzi March 1933 also directed 2 Oberleutnant Tarjan Gardez le sourire 1933 Jean The Fugitive from Chicago 1934 Michael Nissen Abenteuer eines jungen Herrn in Polen 1934 director Leutnant von Keller Sergeant Schwenke 1934 Oberwachtmeister Willi Schwenke Barcarole 1935 Eugen Colloredo A Night of Change 1935 Frank Cornelius Stradivari 1935 Sandor Teleki Leutnant Bobby der Teufelskerl 1935 Leutnant Bobby Tompson Liebesleute 1935 Hermann v Goren Es flustert die Liebe 1935 Peter von Ronan Die Entfuhrung fr 1936 Gerard Frehel The Impossible Woman 1936 Ingenieur Wiegand The Hour of Temptation 1936 Rechtsanwalt Dr Leuttern Inkognito 1936 Severin Matthias City of Anatol 1936 Jacques Gregor Dangerous Crossing 1937 Hans Scheffler U Bahn Beamter Alarm in Peking 1937 Oberleutnant Brock Gabriele eins zwei drei 1937 Der Ingenieur The Great and the Little Love 1938 Prinz Louis Alexander alias Dr Alexander Bordam Frau Sixta 1938 Markus In geheimer Mission 1938 Jan Jenssen Steuermann Renate in the Quartet 1939 Kurt Kielmansdorf Alarm at Station III 1939 Arne Kolk Zollwachtmeister Goodbye Vienna 1939 Franz Mansfield Ihr Privatsekretar de 1940 Der Privatsekretar Alles Schwindel 1940 Peter Graf von Asfeld Herz modern mobliert 1940 Thomas Ostenhoff Herz geht vor Anker 1940 Fritz Ullmann Clarissa 1941 Lutz Bornhoff Sechs Tage Heimaturlaub 1941 Unteroffizier Werner Holt Der Grosse Konig 1942 Sgt Treskow With the Eyes of a Woman 1942 Paul von Detky Tolle Nacht 1943 Peter The Buchholz Family 1944 Dr Wrenzchen Marriage of Affection 1944 Dr Franz Wrenzchen Der Grosse Preis 1944 Westhoff Das Konzert 1944 Dr Jura Tell the Truth 1946 Peter Hellmer Paths in Twilight 1948 director Otto Lukas The Lost Face 1948 Dr Thomas Martin An Everyday Story 1948 Bernd Falkenhagen I ll Never Forget That Night 1949 Dr Paul Schroter Der grosse Fall 1949 Cerberus der Tausendsassa The Prisoner 1949 only director This Man Belongs to Me 1950 Dr Wilhelm Lohnefink The Lie 1950 only director The Sinner 1951 Alexander Kless Stips 1951 Dr Klaus Michael Dirkhoff genannt Stips Torreani 1951 also directed Erich Holsten Adventure in Vienna 1952 Toni Sponer House of Life 1952 Dr Peter Haidt Marriage for One Night 1953 Pedro We ll Talk About Love Later 1953 Jonny Pitter The Little Town Will Go to Sleep 1954 Peter Bruck Bildhauer Roses from the South 1954 Julien de Costa Ball of Nations 1954 Percy Buck His Daughter is Called Peter 1955 only director The First Day of Spring 1956 Paul Frank Vergiss wenn Du kannst 1956 Dr Georg Sudeny ihr Gatte Sag nicht addio 1956 It Happened Only Once 1958 Himself und keiner schamte sich 1960 Dr Lebrecht Das Kriminalmuseum 1963 TV Series Eberhard Eggers Die Dubarry 1963 TV Movie Konig Ludwig XV Laubenkolonie 1968 TV Movie Richard Scheibe Schicht in Weiss 1980 TV Series Dr Sodener Pommi Stern 1981 TV Movie Alter MannReferences edit IMDb IMDb page on Rakoczy Marsch accessed 5 September 2013 External links editGustav Frohlich at IMDb Photographs of Gustav Frohlich Gustav Frohlich at Find a Grave Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title Gustav Frohlich amp oldid 1188739927, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
