
Acting
Frederick Kerr
Born — Died
1858-10-11 — 1933-05-03
Place of birth
London, England, UK
Known for
Acting
Credits
18 titles
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).
Known for
7.5Obsessed scientist Dr. Henry Frankenstein attempts to create life by assembling a creature from deceased body parts. Aided by his loyal misshapen assistant, Fritz, Frankenstein succeeds in animating his monster, but it flees into the countryside and begins to wreak havoc.
Frankenstein
1931
6.9In WWI London, out-of-work American chorus girl Myra makes ends meet by picking up men on Waterloo Bridge. During a Zeppelin air raid, she meets Roy, a naive young Yank 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.
Waterloo Bridge
1931
5.9Spendthrift 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.
The Devil to Pay!
1930
7.0Intrigue and greed come between an immoral woman and the man who loves her. This film is believed lost.
Honor of the Family
1931
7.0An ultra-efficient Plain Jane secretary blossoms when she accompanies her boss on a business trip to Paris.
Beauty and the Boss
1932
6.2A poor-but-charming father and son try to enter high society by marrying rich English widows.
But the Flesh Is Weak
1932
Film credits
1930s · 15 titles
7.5Obsessed scientist Dr. Henry Frankenstein attempts to create life by assembling a creature from deceased body parts. Aided by his loyal misshapen assistant, Fritz, Frankenstein succeeds in animating his monster, but it flees into the countryside and begins to wreak havoc.
Frankenstein
1931
6.9In WWI London, out-of-work American chorus girl Myra makes ends meet by picking up men on Waterloo Bridge. During a Zeppelin air raid, she meets Roy, a naive young Yank 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.
Waterloo Bridge
1931
5.9Spendthrift 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.
The Devil to Pay!
1930
7.0Intrigue and greed come between an immoral woman and the man who loves her. This film is believed lost.
Honor of the Family
1931
7.0An ultra-efficient Plain Jane secretary blossoms when she accompanies her boss on a business trip to Paris.
Beauty and the Boss
1932
6.2A poor-but-charming father and son try to enter high society by marrying rich English widows.
But the Flesh Is Weak
1932
5.0According 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.
The Man from Toronto
1933
5.5A famous British actress gets involved with two members of a reserved British noble family, whose plan to get rid of her backfires.
The Lady of Scandal
1930
6.0A daydreaming dramatist and his beloved persevere through hard times in the hope that one of his plays will be a hit.
Lovers Courageous
1932
6.5Two aristocrats become engaged but fall in love with people from a lower class.
Lord of the Manor
1933
4.9British 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.
Friends and Lovers
1931
5.3A 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.
Born to Love
1931
6.1A 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.
Raffles
1930
7.0Sir 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.
The Midshipmaid
1932
10.0Stranded 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.
Always Goodbye
1931
1910s · 3 titles
NRLouis 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.
12.10
1919
'Nurse saves captain from invading Germans and is saved herself when he leads counter-attack.' (British Film Catalogue)
Victory and Peace
1918
An idiot heir helps a wounded prince save the princess from forced marriage to a usurper.
The Lifeguardsman
1916
