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Frederick Schrecker

1892 – 1976 · Vienna, Austria · Active 1926–1971

Austrian born Frederick Schrecker was a screen and television actor in the United Kingdom.

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The Third Man

The Third Man

1949 ★ 8.0
as Hansel's Father (uncredited)

In the post Second World War, the unemployed pulp fiction writer Holly Martins arrives in Vienna to meet with his old friend from school, Harry Lime, who has offered him a job. On the arrival, he learns that Harry has just died, hit by a truck in front of his building, and he goes to his funeral. Holly Martins sees a beautiful woman, Anna Schmidt, and a friend of Harry and sooner he learns that Anna was Harry's lover. Maj. Calloway, who is commanding the investigation, offers the ticket to Holly return home, but while waiting for the trip, he talks to two friends of Harry that tell that they had been the firsts to help his friend. However, the porter of Harry's building tells that there was a mysterious third man that helped Harry and Holly Martins becomes intrigued with the inconsistency and decides to investigate further. Sooner he discloses that Harry Lime was the leader of a gang that robbed penicillin from the military hospital to adulterate and resell it, and has caused the death and anomalies in many children. He continues to investigate and he has a great surprise when he finds who the third man is.

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Filmography

13 credits
1970s 1 credit
1971
Deviation as Taxidermist
Movie ★ 4.5
1960s 2 credits
1967
Billion Dollar Brain as Old Man on Train
Movie ★ 5.6
1961
Taste of Fear as Plainclothes Officer (uncredited)
Movie ★ 7.1
1950s 7 credits
1958
Mark of the Phoenix as Van de Velde
Movie ★ 5.3
1957
The Traitor as Suderman's Aide
Movie ★ 7.6
1956
Breakaway as Professor Dohlmann
Movie ★ 5.5
1956
Foreign Intrigue as Karl Mannheim
Movie ★ 5.7
1954
The Master Plan as Doctor Morganstern
Movie ★ 8.0
1953
Counterspy as Plattnaur
Movie ★ 6.3
1950
Murder Without Crime as Max (uncredited)
Movie ★ 6.0
1940s 1 credit
1949
The Third Man as Hansel's Father (uncredited)
Movie ★ 7.9
1930s 1 credit
1931
Movie ★ 8.0
1920s 1 credit
1926
Der Feldherrnhügel as Regimentsarzt
Movie ★ 7.5