Frederick Kerr

Frederick Kerr

Known for

Acting

Born

October 11, 1858

Birthplace

London, England, UK

Died

May 3, 1933 (aged 74)

Biography

Frederick Kerr (born Frederick Grinham Keen) was an English stage and screen actor who performed in plays and movies both in the UK and America, his film career beginning in 1916. He is best remembered for his portrayal of the old Baron Frankenstein in Frankenstein (1931).

Best known work

Frankenstein
Frankenstein
1931
Waterloo Bridge
Waterloo Bridge
1931
The Devil to Pay!
The Devil to Pay!
1930
Raffles
Raffles
1930
The Lady of Scandal
The Lady of Scandal
1930
Beauty and the Boss
Beauty and the Boss
1932
Friends and Lovers
Friends and Lovers
1931
Lovers Courageous
Lovers Courageous
1932
Born to Love
Born to Love
1931
But the Flesh Is Weak
But the Flesh Is Weak
1932

Filmography

  1. 1933

    Lord of the Manor

    as Sir Henry Bovey

  2. 1933

    The Man from Toronto

    as Bunston

  3. 1932

    The Midshipmaid

    as Sir Percy Newbiggin

  4. 1932

    But the Flesh Is Weak

    as Duke of Hampshire

  5. 1932

    Beauty and the Boss

    as Count Von Tolheim

  6. 1932

    Lovers Courageous

    as Admiral Percy Blayne

  7. 1931

    Frankenstein

    as Baron Frankenstein

  8. 1931

    Honor of the Family

    as Paul Barony

  9. 1931

    Friends and Lovers

    as General Thomas Armstrong

  10. 1931

    Waterloo Bridge

    as Major Fred Wetherby

  11. 1931

    Always Goodbye

    as Sir George Boomer

  12. 1931

    Born to Love

    as Lord Ponsonby

  13. 1930

    The Devil to Pay!

    as Lord Leland Hale

  14. 1930

    Raffles

    as Lord Harry Melrose

  15. 1930

    The Lady of Scandal

    as Lord Trench

  16. 1919

    12.10

    as Dr. Wrightman

  17. 1918

    Victory and Peace

    as Sir Richard Arkwright

  18. 1916

    The Lifeguardsman

    as Premier

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