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Friedrich Wilhelm Löcherer (born 9 February 1938), known professionally as Fred Williams, is a German actor.[1][2] He appeared in more than forty films from 1962 to 1992. 1977 came his most well-known international role as Captain Gräbner, the commander of the reconnaissance battle group of 9th SS Panzer Division Hohenstaufen in Richard Attenborough's film A Bridge Too Far.[3][4]
Fred Williams | |
|---|---|
| Born | 9 February 1938 |
| Occupation | Actor |
| Years active | 1962–1992 |
Filmography
edit| Year | Title | Role | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1962 | Il capitano di ferro | Leopoldo | |
| 1963 | The Shortest Day | L'attendente di von Gassman | Uncredited |
| Il fornaretto di Venezia | Alvise | ||
| 1964 | The Magnificent Cuckold | Man in Nightclub | Uncredited |
| Cover Girls | Philippe | ||
| 1965 | The Gentlemen | ||
| Sandra | Pierto Formari | ||
| Juliet of the Spirits | Lynx-Eyes' agent | ||
| 1966 | Angelique and the King | Ràkóczi | |
| Die Nibelungen | Gernot | ||
| 1968 | Anyone Can Play | Esmerelda's lover | |
| 1968–1969 | Rinaldo Rinaldini | Rinaldo Rinaldini | TV series |
| 1969 | Madame and Her Niece | Peter von Hallstein | |
| Catherine, il suffit d'un amour | Michel de Montsalvy | ||
| Isabella, Duchess of the Devils | Viscount Gilbert de Villancourt | ||
| 1970 | Count Dracula | Jonathan Harker | |
| 1971 | The Devil Came from Akasava | Rex Forrester | |
| She Killed in Ecstasy | Dr. Johnson | ||
| 1972 | The Death Avenger of Soho | Inspector Ruppert Redford | |
| La venganza del Doctor Mabuse | Sheriff Bromer Thomas | [5] | |
| 1974 | The Last Desperate Hours | Dario Lippi | |
| 1975 | Le jouisseur | Count Roland | |
| Les Chatouilleuses | Carlos Ribas | ||
| Les incestueuses | |||
| Les lesbiennes | |||
| 1976 | Nick the Sting | Roizman | |
| Les emmerdeuses | Guest Appearance | Uncredited | |
| Voir Malte et mourir | |||
| 1977 | Le lunghe notti della Gestapo | Helmut von Danzig | |
| A Bridge Too Far | Hauptsturmführer Viktor Eberhard Gräbner | ||
| 1983 | And the Ship Sails On | Sabatino Lepori |
References
edit- ^ "Fred Williams | Movies and Filmography". AllMovie.
- ^ "Fred Williams". BFI. Archived from the original on June 12, 2018.
- ^ Cornelius Ryan: A Bridge Too Far
- ^ "A Bridge Too Far (1977) - Sidney Hayers, Richard Attenborough | Cast and Crew". AllMovie.
- ^ Thrower, Stephen (2015). Murderous Passions: The Delirious Cinema of Jesús Franco: Volume 1:1959-1974. Strange Attractor Press. p. 262. ISBN 978-1-907222-31-3.
Bibliography
edit- Ryan, Cornelius (1974), A Bridge Too Far, London: Hamish Hamilton, ISBN 0-340-19941-5
- Waddy, Colonel John (1977), "The Making of a Bridge Too Far", After the Battle (17), London: Plaistow Press: 10–34