Frederick Kerr

Frederick Kerr

Nascimento : 1858-10-11, London, England, UK

Morte : 1933-05-03

História

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).

Perfil

Frederick Kerr

Filmes

Lord of the Manor
Sir Henry Bovey
Two aristocrats become engaged but fall in love with people from a lower class.
The Man from Toronto
Bunston
According to the terms of a will two strangers must marry. Leila (Jessie Matthews) is a widow, and Fergus (Ian Hunter) is a Canadian bachelor. Both are bequeathed a fortune, but there is a condition to the receipt of it. The two much marry within a year. To aid matters, Leila disguises herself as Fergus' maid, and the two begin to fall in love. However when Fergus discovers the truth, he is less than pleased by the deception.
The Midshipmaid
Sir Percy Newbiggin
Sir Percy Newbiggin visits the fleet to find ways to economize Naval expenditures. Daughter Celia tags along and organizes a morale-boosting show utilizing ship-board talent. Her fiancé shows up, and romantic complications ensue.
Beauty and the Boss
Count Von Tolheim
An ultra-efficient Plain Jane secretary blossoms when she accompanies her boss on a business trip to Paris.
But the Flesh Is Weak
Duke of Hampshire
A poor-but-charming father and son try to enter high society by marrying rich English widows.
Lovers Courageous
Admiral Percy Blayne
A daydreaming dramatist and his beloved persevere through hard times in the hope that one of his plays will be a hit.
Frankenstein
Baron Frankenstein
Henry Frankenstein, um cientista louco, vive obcecado pela ideia de criar um ser, com partes de corpos humanos que vai roubando, e ao qual tenciona dar vida usando a electricidade. O que ele desconhece é que o seu ajudante, o corcunda Fritz, roubou o cérebro de um psicopata para a criatura, que assim se tornará num monstro que usa da violência sem qualquer critério.
Honor of the Family
Paul Barony
Intrigue and greed come between an immoral woman and the man who loves her. This film is believed lost.
Friends and Lovers
General Thomas Armstrong
British Army captain Geoff Roberts carries on an affair with Alva, the wife of the cruel Victor Sangrito. Sangrito, however, is well aware of the affair, as he uses his beautiful wife to lure men into romance with her, then blackmailing them to save their careers.
A Ponte de Waterloo
Major Fred Wetherby
Myra, uma "dançarina" de revista, passa por dificuldades e acaba se prostituindo, durante a primeira guerra mundial. Durante um ataque aéreo, ela conhece Roy, um jovem que se alistou no exército canadense e os dois logo se apaixonam, mas ela oculta dele o seu passado.
Always Goodbye
Sir George Boomer
Stranded and broke after her erstwhile boyfriend leaves her, A onetime London heiress joins a con man to bilk a millionaire at his Italian villa. Little do they realize that he knows full well who they are after being tipped off by Scotland Yard.
Born to Love
Lord Ponsonby
A pregnant American nurse living in London during WWI, believing her soldier-fiance has been killed in France, marries a wealthy aristocrat so her child will have a father.
O Diabo Que Pague
Lord Leland Hale
Spendthrift Willie Hale again returns penniless to the family home in London. His father is none too pleased, but Willie smooth-talks him into letting him stay. At the same time he turns the charm on Dorothy Hope, whose father is big in linoleum and who, before Willie's arrival, was about to become engaged to a Russian aristocrat.
Raffles
Lord Harry Melrose
A distinguished English gentleman has a secret life--he is the notorious jewel thief the press has dubbed "The Amateur Cracksman". When he meets a woman and falls in love he decides to "retire" from that life, but an old friend comes to him with a predicament that entails him committing one last job.
The Lady of Scandal
Lord Trench
A famous British actress gets involved with two members of a reserved British noble family, whose plan to get rid of her backfires.
12.10
Dr. Wrightman
Louis Fernando fails to sell a patent upon which he has spent the better part of his life and drowns himself. His orphaned child Marie is adopted by Lord Chatterton. Geoffrey Brooke, who is in the employ of Lord Chatterton, falls in love with Marie. Chatterton's general manager Arthur Newton also loves Marie and formulates a scheme whereby he hopes to win her and also acquire the Chatterton fortune. Chatterton becomes suspicious and by a ruse traps Newton and exposes his plot. Marie and Geoffrey are made happy in the end.
Victory and Peace
Sir Richard Arkwright
'Nurse saves captain from invading Germans and is saved herself when he leads counter-attack.' (British Film Catalogue)