Arnold Frey (11 October 1900 – 26 June 1961) was a German actor who portrayed the Nazi villain Dr. Lang in the Frank Buck movie ''

Tiger Fangs ''Tiger Fangs'' is a 1943 American adventure/thriller film directed by Sam Newfield and starring Frank Buck and June Duprez. It was distributed Producers Releasing Corporation. The film's sets were designed by the art director Paul Palmentola. ...

'' (1943).

Biography

Frey arrived in the United States in October 1926, according to the New York passenger manifest for the S/S ''Muenchen'', and became a naturalized citizen August 23, 1940. He acted in more than 90 movies. Besides his role in ''

'' he is known today for his roles in '' Man Hunt'' (1941), ''

The Valley of Vanishing Men ''The Valley of Vanishing Men'' is a 1942 American Western film serial. It was the 20th of 57 released by Columbia Pictures. Directed by Spencer Gordon Bennet, it stars Bill Elliott, Slim Summerville, and Carmen Morales. Plot In this serial, ...

'' (1942), ''

Hangmen Also Die ''Hangmen Also Die!'' is a 1943 noir war film directed by the Austrian director Fritz Lang and written by John Wexley from a story by Bertolt Brecht (credited as Bert Brecht) and Lang. The film stars Hans Heinrich von Twardowski, Brian Donlevy, W ...

'' (1943), ''

The Adventures of Rusty ''Adventures of Rusty'' is a 1945 drama film, the first in the "Rusty" series of children's films. The series of eight films were made in the 1940s by Columbia Pictures with stories centered on Rusty, a German shepherd dog. The film is notable f ...

'' (1945), ''

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'', the 1945 version of this Universal Serial, and ''

13 Rue Madeleine ''13 Rue Madeleine'' is a 1947 American World War II spy film directed by Henry Hathaway and starring James Cagney, Annabella, Richard Conte and Frank Latimore. Allied volunteers are trained as spies in the leadup to the invasion of Europe, bu ...

''. He died in

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. His remains are interred at Forest Lawn Memorial Park in Hollywood Hills, California.Resting Places: The Burial Sites of More Than 14000 Famous Persons by Scott Wilson

Selected filmography

* '' The Awakening'' (1928) - (uncredited) * '' The Mask Falls'' (1931) * '' Best of Enemies'' (1933) - Emil * '' Hell in the Heavens'' (1934) - Baron Kurt von Hagen * ''

Mystery Woman ''Mystery Woman'' is the name of a series of 11 made-for-television mystery films released by the Hallmark Channel between 2003 and 2007, and now appearing regularly on the Hallmark Movies & Mysteries. While on the Hallmark Channel, it was broadca ...

'' (1935) - Schultz * '' Rendezvous'' (1935) - Army Officer (uncredited) * '' 15 Maiden Lane'' (1936) - Diamond Cutter's Son (uncredited) * '' Thin Ice'' (1937) - Baron's Secretary (uncredited) * '' Charlie Chan at the Olympics'' (1937) - Carlos (uncredited) * ''

Lancer Spy ''Lancer Spy'' is a 1937 American thriller film directed by Gregory Ratoff and starring Dolores Del Rio and George Sanders. Its plot concerns an Englishman who impersonates a German officer and a female German spy who falls in love with him. Plot ...

'' (1937) - Soldier (uncredited) * '' The Great Waltz'' (1938) - Musician (uncredited) * '' Midnight'' (1939) - Hotel Desk Clerk at Ritz (uncredited) * '' Never Say Die'' (1939) - Assistant Chemist (uncredited) * '' Boy Friend'' (1939) - Headwaiter (uncredited) * '' Espionage Agent'' (1939) - Foreign Officer (uncredited) * ''

Hollywood Cavalcade ''Hollywood Cavalcade'' is a 1939 American film featuring Alice Faye as a young performer making her way in the early days of Hollywood, from slapstick silent pictures through the transition from silent to sound. Production In the wake of Alic ...

'' (1939) - Maitre d'Hotel (uncredited) * '' Pack Up Your Troubles'' (1939) - German (uncredited) * ''

City in Darkness ''City in Darkness'', also known as ''Charlie Chan in City in Darkness'' is a 1939 American drama film directed by Herbert I. Leeds and starring Sidney Toler, Lynn Bari, and Richard Clark. It is one of the films in the Charlie Chan film series, ...

'' (1939) - Pilot (uncredited) * '' The Honeymoon's Over'' (1939) - Captain (uncredited) * '' The Fighting 69th'' (1940) - German Officer (uncredited) * ''

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'' (1940) - German Junior Officer (uncredited) * '' Escape to Glory'' (1940) - Submarine Gunner * '' Earthbound'' (1940) - Maitre d'Hotel (uncredited) * ''

Four Sons ''Four Sons'' is a 1928 American silent drama film directed and produced by John Ford and written for the screen by Philip Klein from a story by I. A. R. Wylie first published in the '' Saturday Evening Post'' as "Grandmother Bernle Learns Her ...

'' (1940) - German Officer (uncredited) * ''

The Man I Married ''The Man I Married'' (alternative title ''I Married a Nazi'') is an American 1940 drama film starring Joan Bennett, Francis Lederer, Lloyd Nolan and Anna Sten. Plot A successful, and yet naive American woman, art critic Carol Cabbott (Joan Benn ...

'' (1940) - German Broadcaster (uncredited) * ''

Arizona Gang Busters ''Arizona Gang Busters'' is a 1940 American Western film directed by Sam Newfield and written by William Lively. The film stars Tim McCoy, Pauline Haddon, Lou Fulton, Forrest Taylor, Julian Rivero and Arno Frey. The film was released on Septemb ...

'' (1940) - Carl Schmidt * '' Yesterday's Heroes'' (1940) - Waiter (uncredited) * '' Escape'' (1940) - Concentration Camp Commandant (uncredited) * '' The Great American Broadcast'' (1941) - Waiter (uncredited) * '' Man Hunt'' (1941) - Police Lieutenant * '' Moon Over Miami'' (1941) - Wine Steward (uncredited) * '' Underground'' (1941) - Guard (uncredited) * '' Sergeant York'' (1941) - German Soldier (uncredited) * '' We Go Fast'' (1941) - Headwaiter (uncredited) * '' Two-Faced Woman'' (1941) - Waiter (uncredited) * '' H.M. Pulham, Esq.'' (1941) - German Captain (uncredited) * '' Paris Calling'' (1941) - Watchman (uncredited) * ''Texas Man Hunt'' (1942) - Otto Reuther * '' My Favorite Blonde'' (1942) - Male Nurse (uncredited) * ''

The Wife Takes a Flyer ''The Wife Takes a Flyer'' (aka ''Highly Irregular'', UK title: ''A Yank in Dutch'') is a 1942 romantic comedy film made by Columbia Pictures, directed by Richard Wallace. The film stars Joan Bennett and Franchot Tone. The screenplay of ''The Wif ...

'' (1942) - German Officer (uncredited) * '' Pacific Rendezvous'' (1942) - German (uncredited) * '' Jungle Siren'' (1942) - Herr George Lukas * ''

Berlin Correspondent ''Berlin Correspondent'' is a 1942 American film. Plot Dana Andrews portrays an American radio correspondent reporting from within Nazi Germany, whose principal source of information is an elderly philatelist. His reports prove so embarrassing ...

'' (1942) - Censor (uncredited) * ''

Just Off Broadway ''Just Off Broadway'' is a 1942 Drama directed by Herbert I. Leeds, starring Lloyd Nolan and Marjorie Weaver. This is the sixth of a series of seven that Lloyd Nolan played Michael Shayne for Twentieth Century Fox films. Hugh Beaumont portrayed ...

'' (1942) - Headwaiter (uncredited) * ''

Desperate Journey ''Desperate Journey'' is a 1942 American World War II action and aviation film directed by Raoul Walsh and starring Errol Flynn and Ronald Reagan. The supporting cast includes Raymond Massey, Alan Hale Sr., and Arthur Kennedy. The melodramatic f ...

'' (1942) - Pvt. Trocha (uncredited) * '' Girl Trouble'' (1942) - Anton (uncredited) * ''

Once Upon a Honeymoon ''Once Upon a Honeymoon'' is a 1942 romantic comedy/drama starring Cary Grant, Ginger Rogers, and Walter Slezak, directed by Leo McCarey, and released by RKO Radio Pictures. It was nominated for the Oscar for Best Sound Recording (Stephen Dunn) ...

'' (1942) - German Officer (uncredited) * ''

Valley of Hunted Men ''Valley of Hunted Men'' is a 1942 American Western "Three Mesquiteers" B-movie directed by John English and starring Bob Steele, Tom Tyler, and Jimmie Dodd. Cast * Bob Steele as Tucson Smith * Tom Tyler as Stony Brooke * Jimmie Dodd as L ...

'' (1942) - Counsel Von Breckner * ''

'' (1942, Serial) - Col. Engler * ''

Reunion in France ''Reunion in France'' is a 1942 American war film distributed by Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer starring Joan Crawford, John Wayne, and Philip Dorn in a story about a woman in occupied France who, learning her well-heeled lover has German connections, aids ...

'' (1942) - Guide (uncredited) * ''

The Adventures of Smilin' Jack ''The Adventures of Smilin' Jack'' is an aviation comic strip that first appeared October 1, 1933, in the ''Chicago Tribune'' and ended April 1, 1973. After a run of 40 years, it was the longest-running aviation comic strip. The strip was created ...

'' (1943, Serial) - Nazi Agent

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(uncredited) * ''

Chetniks! The Fighting Guerrillas ''Chetniks! The Fighting Guerrillas'' is a war film made by Twentieth Century Fox in 1943. The film starred Philip Dorn, Anna Sten, and Martin Kosleck. The film was originally titled ''The Seventh Column''. It was directed by Louis King and i ...

'' (1943) - Gestapo Officer (uncredited) * ''

'' (1943) - Camp Lt. Itnut * '' Tonight We Raid Calais'' (1943) - German Soldier (uncredited) * '' They Came to Blow Up America'' (1943) - Kranz' Aide * ''

Action in the North Atlantic ''Action in the North Atlantic'', also known as ''Heroes Without Uniforms'', is a 1943 American black-and-white war film from Warner Bros. Pictures, produced by Jerry Wald, directed by Lloyd Bacon, that stars Humphrey Bogart and Raymond Massey as ...

'' (1943) - German Pilot (uncredited) * '' Appointment in Berlin'' (1943) - Gestapo Captain (uncredited) * ''

Bomber's Moon ''Bomber's Moon'' is a 1943 American wartime propaganda film, produced by 20th Century Fox, based on an unpublished magazine serial "Bomber's Moon" by Leonard Lee. Plot Captain Jeff Dakin ( George Montgomery) is shot down over Germany on a bomb ...

'' (1943) - German Captain (uncredited) * '' First Comes Courage'' (1943) - Sergeant (uncredited) * ''

Adventures of the Flying Cadets ''Adventures of the Flying Cadets'' is a 13-episode 1943 Universal film serial directed by Ray Taylor and Lewis D. Collins. Plot Flying students Danny Collins (Johnny Downs), "Jinx" Roberts (Bobby Jordan), "Scrapper" McKay (Ward Wood) and "Zom ...

'' (1943) - Sub U-47 Captain

h. 6 H is the eighth letter of the Latin alphabet. H may also refer to: Musical symbols * H number, Harry Halbreich reference mechanism for music by Honegger and Martinů * H, B (musical note) * H, B major People * H. (noble) (died after 12 ...

(uncredited) * ''

'' (1943) - Dr. Lang * '' Paris After Dark'' (1943) - German Detective (uncredited) * '' The Cross of Lorraine'' (1943) - Elite Guard (uncredited) * '' Northern Pursuit'' (1943) - Submarine Captain (uncredited) * '' Around the World'' (1943) - German (uncredited) * ''

None Shall Escape ''None Shall Escape'' is a 1944 war film. Even though the film was made during World War II, the setting is a post-war Nuremberg-style war crimes trial. Alexander Knox plays Wilhelm Grimm, a Nazi officer who is on trial, and the story unfolds th ...

'' (1944) - German Officer (uncredited) * ''

Tampico Tampico is a city and port in the southeastern part of the state of Tamaulipas, Mexico. It is located on the north bank of the Pánuco River, about inland from the Gulf of Mexico, and directly north of the state of Veracruz. Tampico is the fifth ...

'' (1944) - Navigator (uncredited) * ''

Broadway Rhythm ''Broadway Rhythm'' (1944) is a Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer Technicolor musical film. It was produced by Jack Cummings and directed by Roy Del Ruth. The film was originally announced as ''Broadway Melody of 1944'' to follow MGM's ''Broadway Melody' ...

'' (1944) - Waiter (uncredited) * '' Address Unknown'' (1944) - German (uncredited) * '' U-Boat Prisoner'' (1944) - U-Boat Officer Hagemann (uncredited) * '' Wilson'' (1944) - German Delegate (uncredited) * '' The Conspirators'' (1944) - General's Attache (uncredited) * '' Jungle Queen'' (1945, Serial) - German Officer (uncredited) * ''

Hotel Berlin ''Hotel Berlin'' is an American drama film set in Berlin near the close of World War II, made by Warner Bros. in late 1944 to early 1945. Directed by Peter Godfrey, it stars Faye Emerson, Helmut Dantine, Raymond Massey and Andrea King. It is b ...

'' (1945) - Officer (uncredited) * '' A Royal Scandal'' (1945) - Captain (uncredited) * ''

Son of Lassie ''Son of Lassie'' (also known as ''Laddie, Son of Lassie'') is a 1945 American Technicolor feature film produced by MGM based on characters created by Eric Knight, and starring Peter Lawford, Donald Crisp, June Lockhart and Pal (credited as L ...

'' (1945) - German Officer (uncredited) * ''

Counter-Attack A counterattack is a tactic employed in response to an attack, with the term originating in "war games". The general objective is to negate or thwart the advantage gained by the enemy during attack, while the specific objectives typically seek ...

'' (1945) - German Officer at Telephone (uncredited) * '' Thrill of a Romance'' (1945) - Hotel Headwaiter (uncredited) * '' Where Do We Go from Here?'' (1945) - German Lieutenant (uncredited) * ''

'' (1945, Serial) - Kapitan Grut * '' Adventures of Rusty'' (1945) - Tausig * ''

Week-End at the Waldorf ''Week-End at the Waldorf'', an American comedy drama film directed by Robert Z. Leonard and starring Ginger Rogers, Lana Turner, Walter Pidgeon, and Van Johnson. It premiered in Los Angeles on 17 October 1945. The screenplay by Samuel and Bella ...

'' (1945) - Starlight Roof Maitre d'Hotel (uncredited) * ''

Abbott and Costello in Hollywood ''Abbott and Costello in Hollywood'' is a 1945 American black-and-white comedy film directed by S. Sylvan Simon and starring the comedy team of Abbott and Costello alongside Frances Rafferty. Made by Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer, it was produced by Marti ...

'' (1945) - Waiter (uncredited) * '' Paris Underground'' (1945) - German Officer (uncredited) * ''

Rendezvous 24 ''Rendezvous 24'' is a 1946 American drama film directed by James Tinling and written by Aubrey Wisberg. The film stars William Gargan, Maria Palmer, Patrick O'Moore, Herman Bing, Kay Connors and Kurt Katch. The film was released on May 6, 1946, ...

'' (1946) - Kutner (uncredited) * '' The Searching Wind'' (1946) - German Guard (uncredited) * '' Cloak and Dagger'' (1946) - German Soldier (uncredited) * '' No Leave, No Love'' (1946) - Waiter (uncredited) * ''

'' (1946) - German Officer (uncredited) * '' The Beginning or the End'' (1947) - Nazi Official (uncredited) * ''

Golden Earrings ''Golden Earrings'' is a 1947 romantic spy film made by Paramount Pictures and starring Ray Milland and Marlene Dietrich. It was directed by Mitchell Leisen and produced by Harry Tugend from a screenplay by Frank Butler, Helen Deutsch and Ab ...

'' (1947) - Major (uncredited) * ''

This Time for Keeps ''This Time for Keeps'' is a 1947 American romantic musical film directed by Richard Thorpe and starring Esther Williams, Jimmy Durante, Johnnie Johnston and opera singer Lauritz Melchior. Produced by MGM, it is about a soldier, returning home ...

'' (1947) - Headwaiter (uncredited) * '' Cass Timberlane'' (1947) - Waiter at Country Club (uncredited) * '' Women in the Night'' (1948) - Field Marshall Von Runzel * ''

The Noose Hangs High ''The Noose Hangs High'' is a 1948 film starring the comedy team of Abbott and Costello. The film is a remake of the Universal Pictures film ''For Love or Money'' (1939). Plot Ted Higgins and Tommy Hinchcliffe work for the Speedy Service Window W ...

'' (1948) - Headwaiter (uncredited) * '' In a Lonely Place'' (1950) - Joe (uncredited) * '' For Heaven's Sake'' (1950) - Headwaiter (uncredited) * '' Invitation'' (1952) - Clerk (uncredited) * '' What Price Glory'' (1952) - German Officer (uncredited) * ''

Call Me Madam ''Call Me Madam'' is a musical written by Howard Lindsay and Russel Crouse, with music and lyrics by Irving Berlin. The musical is a satire on politics and foreign policy that spoofs postwar America's penchant for lending billions of dollars to ...

'' (1953) - Butler (uncredited) * '' The Desert Rats'' (1953) - Kramm (uncredited)

Bibliography

References

External links

* * * Brian Taves. Candidates for the National Film Registry: Fang and Claw & Tiger Fang

* {{DEFAULTSORT:Frey, Arno 1900 births 1961 deaths German male film actors Male actors from Munich German expatriate male actors in the United States 20th-century German male actors