Fred Döderlein

Fred Doederlein (born Lothar Fritz Oskar Döderlein; 24 April 1906 – 23 April 1985) was a German stage and film actor. He played leading roles in several silent films during the 1920s. He later emigrated to Canada and appeared in David Cronenberg's first feature, Shivers as Dr Emil Hobbes and in Scanners as Yoga Master Tautz.

Filmography Year Title Role Notes1927 Queen Louise Prinz Louis 1928 The Three Women of Urban Hell Hell 1929 Diary of a Coquette Sein Sohn Helmuth The White Paradise Kurt Bergen - Skilehrer The Green Monocle Hans von Traß Nachtlokal The Girl from the Provinces Bert 1930 Die Jugendgeliebte Sei gegrüßt, Du mein schönes Sorrent Dance Into Happiness Three Days Confined to Barracks Erich Feldern, Leutnant 1931 Purpur und Waschblau Erbprinz Georg, ihr Neffe, genannt Georg Burg The Trunks of Mr. O.F. Alexander, Sohn des Bürgermeisters 1932 Tannenberg Leutnant Schmidz 1934 Peer Gynt Mats Moen 1935 Hundred Days Neipperg Kampf um Kraft 1937 Gordian the Tyrant Assessor Hans von Planck 1938 Comrades at Sea Leutnant Born Red Orchids Ingenieur Laurenz 1975 Shivers Emil Hobbes The Mystery of the Million Dollar Hockey Puck Jeweller 1978 Blackout Mr. Grant 1981 Scanners Dieter Tautz 1984 The Hotel New Hampshire Finnish Doctor (final film role)