Frederick Rolf

Frederick Rolf (born Rolf Günther Friedrichs August 14, 1926 in Berlin) is an actor and director whose career spans British and American film, theater, television and opera.

Biography

Born to Dr. Theodor Friedrichs and his wife Ilse, Rolf escaped Nazi Germany on a Kindertransport in May 1939 and fled to England where he attended the City of Bath Boys' School. He worked in the BBC’s European Service during the war. He became an actor in 1946 and changed his name from Rolf Günther Friedrichs to Frederick Rolf. He made his debut with the West Riding Theatre in Halifax, Yorkshire as Capt. Frederic de Foenix in Trelawny of the Wells. After two years serving his apprenticeship in various regional theatres, he emigrated to the U.S., where he became a naturalized citizen in 1953. He married actress Roni Dengel on October 3, 1971.

Theater, Film, and Television