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Gustav Froehlich
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Actor Born: February 21, 1902 in Hannover, Germany Death: December 22, 1987 in Lugano, Switzerland Biography:Gustav Froehlich is best remembered to international audiences for his performance as Freder, the young hero of Fritz Lang's Metropolis (1927). The role was an unexpected turn in a career that was already highly varied before he began acting. Born in Hanover, Lower Saxony, Froehlich (also often credited as Gustav Fröhlich) began his dramatic career when he arrived Berlin in 1921, at the age of 19. He had already worked as a journalist and dime novelist, and as a variety-show emcee. What success he enjoyed as an actor was limited entirely to the stage, where he worked with producers such as Max Reinhardt and Erwin Piscator. Onscreen, Froehlich's one major success of the early '20s was his portrayal of Franz Liszt in Paganini (1922).
Fate took a hand in 1926, however, when Froehlich was cast in a relatively anonymous role in Fritz Lang's Metropolis -- the original leading man, André Mattoni,... Full Biography
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