Frederick Kerr

Frederick Kerr

Born: October 11, 1858
Died: May 3, 1933
in London, England, UK
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).

Movies for Frederick Kerr...

Lord of the Manor
Title: Lord of the Manor
Character: Sir Henry Bovey
Released: May 1, 1933
Type: Movie
Two aristocrats become engaged but fall in love with people from a lower class.
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The Man from Toronto
Title: The Man from Toronto
Character: Bunston
Released: January 1, 1933
Type: Movie
According to the terms of a will two strangers must marry. Leila (Jessie Matthews) is an English widow, and Fergus (Ian Hunter) is a Canadian bachelor. Both are bequeathed a fortune, but there is a condition to receive it; the two must 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.
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The Midshipmaid
Title: The Midshipmaid
Character: Sir Percy Newbiggin
Released: December 8, 1932
Type: Movie
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.
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Beauty and the Boss
Title: Beauty and the Boss
Character: Count Von Tolheim
Released: April 9, 1932
Type: Movie
An ultra-efficient Plain Jane secretary blossoms when she accompanies her boss on a business trip to Paris.
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But the Flesh Is Weak
Title: But the Flesh Is Weak
Character: Duke of Hampshire
Released: April 9, 1932
Type: Movie
A poor-but-charming father and son try to enter high society by marrying rich English widows.
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Lovers Courageous
Title: Lovers Courageous
Character: Admiral Percy Blayne
Released: January 23, 1932
Type: Movie
A daydreaming dramatist and his beloved persevere through hard times in the hope that one of his plays will be a hit.
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Frankenstein
Title: Frankenstein
Character: Baron Frankenstein
Released: November 21, 1931
Type: Movie
Tampering with life and death, Henry Frankenstein pieces together salvaged body parts to bring a human monster to life; the mad scientist's dreams are shattered by his creation's violent rage as the monster awakens to a world in which he is unwelcome.
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Honor of the Family
Title: Honor of the Family
Character: Paul Barony
Released: October 17, 1931
Type: Movie
Intrigue and greed come between an immoral woman and the man who loves her. This film is believed lost.
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Friends and Lovers
Title: Friends and Lovers
Character: General Thomas Armstrong
Released: October 3, 1931
Type: Movie
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.
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Waterloo Bridge
Title: Waterloo Bridge
Character: Major Fred Wetherby
Released: September 1, 1931
Type: Movie
In World War I London, Myra is an American out-of-work chorus girl making ends meet by picking up men on Waterloo Bridge. During a Zeppelin air raid she meets Roy, a naive young American who enlisted in the Canadian army. After they fall for each other, Roy tricks Myra into visiting his family, who live in a country estate outside London, his mother having remarried to a retired British Major. Myra is reluctant to continue the relationship with Roy, he not aware of her past.
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Always Goodbye
Title: Always Goodbye
Character: Sir George Boomer
Released: May 24, 1931
Type: Movie
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.
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Born to Love
Title: Born to Love
Character: Lord Ponsonby
Released: April 17, 1931
Type: Movie
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.
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The Devil to Pay!
Title: The Devil to Pay!
Character: Lord Leland Hale
Released: December 18, 1930
Type: Movie
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.
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Raffles
Title: Raffles
Character: Lord Harry Melrose
Released: July 11, 1930
Type: Movie
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.
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The Lady of Scandal
Title: The Lady of Scandal
Character: Lord Trench
Released: May 24, 1930
Type: Movie
A famous British actress gets involved with two members of a reserved British noble family, whose plan to get rid of her backfires.
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12.10
Title: 12.10
Character: Dr. Wrightman
Released: December 14, 1919
Type: Movie
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.
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Victory and Peace
Title: Victory and Peace
Character: Sir Richard Arkwright
Released: December 1, 1918
Type: Movie
'Nurse saves captain from invading Germans and is saved herself when he leads counter-attack.' (British Film Catalogue)