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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 film, adventure/thriller film directed by Sam Newfield and starring Frank Buck (animal collector), Frank Buck and June Duprez. It was distributed Producers Releasing Corporation. The film's sets were de ...
'' (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 ''
Tiger Fangs ''Tiger Fangs'' is a 1943 American adventure film, adventure/thriller film directed by Sam Newfield and starring Frank Buck (animal collector), Frank Buck and June Duprez. It was distributed Producers Releasing Corporation. The film's sets were de ...
'' he is known today for his roles in '' Man Hunt'' (1941), '' The Valley of Vanishing Men'' (1942), '' Hangmen Also Die'' (1943), ''
The Adventures of Rusty ''Adventures of Rusty'' is a 1945 American drama film, the first in the Rusty (film series), "Rusty" series of children's films. The series of eight films was made in the 1940s by Columbia Pictures with stories centered on Rusty, a German Shephe ...
'' (1945), ''
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'', the 1945 version of this Universal Serial, and ''
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''. He died in
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. His remains are interred at Forest Lawn Memorial Park in
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Selected filmography

* '' The Awakening'' (1928) - (uncredited) * '' The Mask Falls'' (1931) * '' Best of Enemies'' (1933) - Emil * ''
Hell in the Heavens ''Hell in the Heavens'' is a 1934 American aviation drama film directed by John G. Blystone and written by Byron Morgan, Ted Parsons and Jack Yellen based on the stage play ''Der Flieger'' by Hermann Roßmann. The film stars Warner Baxter, ...
'' (1934) - Baron Kurt von Hagen * '' Mystery Woman'' (1935) - Schultz * ''
Rendezvous Rendezvous or rendez-vous may refer to: Arts and entertainment Film and television * ''The Rendezvous'' (1923 film), a silent film adventure melodrama * ''Rendezvous'' (1930 film), a German musical directed by Carl Boese * ''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. Pl ...
'' (1937) - Soldier (uncredited) * '' The Great Waltz'' (1938) - Musician (uncredited) * ''
Midnight Midnight is the transition time from one day to the next – the moment when the date changes, on the local official clock time for any particular jurisdiction. By clock time, midnight is the opposite of noon, differing from it by 12 hours. ...
'' (1939) - Hotel Desk Clerk at Ritz (uncredited) * '' Never Say Die'' (1939) - Assistant Chemist (uncredited) * '' Boy Friend'' (1939) - Headwaiter (uncredited) * ''
Espionage Agent ''Espionage Agent'' is a pre–World War II spy melodrama produced by Hal B. Wallis in 1939. Directed by Lloyd Bacon, ''Espionage Agent'', like many Warner Bros. movies, clearly identifies the Germans as the enemy. This was unlike many other mov ...
'' (1939) - Foreign Officer (uncredited) * '' Hollywood Cavalcade'' (1939) - Maitre d'Hotel (uncredited) * '' Pack Up Your Troubles'' (1939) - German (uncredited) * '' City in Darkness'' (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 ''EarthBound'', originally released in Japan as is a 1994 role-playing video game, role-playing video game developed by Ape, Inc., Ape Inc. and HAL Laboratory and published by Nintendo for the Super Nintendo Entertainment System as the second e ...
'' (1940) - Maitre d'Hotel (uncredited) * ''
Four Sons ''Four Sons'' is a 1928 American synchronized sound 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 ...
'' (1940) - German Officer (uncredited) * '' The Man I Married'' (1940) - German Broadcaster (uncredited) * '' Arizona Gang Busters'' (1940) - Carl Schmidt * '' Yesterday's Heroes'' (1940) - Waiter (uncredited) * '' Escape'' (1940) - Concentration Camp Commandant (uncredited) * ''
The Great American Broadcast ''The Great American Broadcast'' is a 1941 American musical comedy film directed by Archie Mayo and starring Jack Oakie, Alice Faye and John Payne. It was produced and distributed by 20th Century Fox. Plot Impoverished roommates Rix Martin a ...
'' (1941) - Waiter (uncredited) * '' Man Hunt'' (1941) - Police Lieutenant * '' Moon Over Miami'' (1941) - Wine Steward (uncredited) * '' Underground'' (1941) - Guard (uncredited) * ''
Sergeant York Alvin Cullum York (December 13, 1887 – September 2, 1964), also known by his rank as Sergeant York, was an American soldier who was one of the most decorated United States Army soldiers of World War I. He received the Medal of Honor fo ...
'' (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 ''My Favorite Blonde'' is a 1942 American comedy film directed by Sidney Lanfield and starring Bob Hope and Madeleine Carroll. Based on a story by Melvin Frank and Norman Panama, the film is about a vaudeville performer who gets mixed up with Br ...
'' (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 Wi ...
'' (1942) - German Officer (uncredited) * '' Pacific Rendezvous'' (1942) - German (uncredited) * ''
Jungle Siren ''Jungle Siren'' is a 1942 American film directed by Sam Newfield. Plot Captain Hart and Sergeant Jenkins, two Americans in the Free French Engineering Corps in Africa are sent to the jungle city of Carraby to do surveying for an airfield. The ...
'' (1942) - Herr George Lukas * '' Berlin Correspondent'' (1942) - Censor (uncredited) * '' Just Off Broadway'' (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 melodramati ...
'' (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'' (1942) - Counsel Von Breckner * '' The Valley of Vanishing Men'' (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'' (1943, Serial) - Nazi Agent h. 5(uncredited) * '' Chetniks! The Fighting Guerrillas'' (1943) - Gestapo Officer (uncredited) * '' Hangmen Also Die'' (1943) - Camp Lt. Itnut * '' Tonight We Raid Calais'' (1943) - German Soldier (uncredited) * ''
They Came to Blow Up America ''They Came to Blow Up America'', also known as ''School for Sabotage'' and ''School for Saboteurs'', is a 1943 American war spy film directed by Edward Ludwig and starring George Sanders and Anna Sten. It is based on the World War II Operation P ...
'' (1943) - Kranz' Aide * ''
Action in the North Atlantic ''Action in the North Atlantic'' is a 1943 American war film from Warner Bros. Pictures. It was produced by Jerry Wald, directed by Lloyd Bacon, and adapted by John Howard Lawson from a story by Guy Gilpatric. The film stars Humphrey Bogart and R ...
'' (1943) - German Pilot (uncredited) * '' Appointment in Berlin'' (1943) - Gestapo Captain (uncredited) * '' Bomber's Moon'' (1943) - German Captain (uncredited) * '' First Comes Courage'' (1943) - Sergeant (uncredited) * '' Adventures of the Flying Cadets'' (1943) - Sub U-47 Captain h. 6(uncredited) * ''
Tiger Fangs ''Tiger Fangs'' is a 1943 American adventure film, adventure/thriller film directed by Sam Newfield and starring Frank Buck (animal collector), Frank Buck and June Duprez. It was distributed Producers Releasing Corporation. The film's sets were de ...
'' (1943) - Dr. Lang * '' Paris After Dark'' (1943) - German Detective (uncredited) * ''
The Cross of Lorraine ''The Cross of Lorraine'' is a 1943 Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer war film about French Prisoner of war, prisoners of war escaping a German prison camp and joining the French Resistance. Directed by Tay Garnett, starring Jean-Pierre Aumont and Gene Kelly, ...
'' (1943) - Elite Guard (uncredited) * '' Northern Pursuit'' (1943) - Submarine Captain (uncredited) * '' Around the World'' (1943) - German (uncredited) * '' None Shall Escape'' (1944) - German Officer (uncredited) * ''
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'' (1944) - Navigator (uncredited) * '' Broadway Rhythm'' (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'' (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 Lassi ...
'' (1945) - German Officer (uncredited) * ''
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'' (1945) - German Officer at Telephone (uncredited) * '' Thrill of a Romance'' (1945) - Hotel Headwaiter (uncredited) * '' Where Do We Go from Here?'' (1945) - German Lieutenant (uncredited) * ''
Secret Agent X-9 ''Secret Agent X-9'' is a comic strip created by writer Dashiell Hammett ('' The Maltese Falcon'') and artist Alex Raymond ('' Flash Gordon''). Syndicated by King Features, it ran from January 22, 1934, until February 10, 1996. Premise and ...
'' (1945, Serial) - Kapitan Grut * '' Adventures of Rusty'' (1945) - Tausig * '' Week-End at the Waldorf'' (1945) - Starlight Roof Maitre d'Hotel (uncredited) * '' Abbott and Costello in Hollywood'' (1945) - Waiter (uncredited) * '' Paris Underground'' (1945) - German Officer (uncredited) * '' Rendezvous 24'' (1946) - Kutner (uncredited) * '' The Searching Wind'' (1946) - German Guard (uncredited) * ''
Cloak and Dagger "Cloak and dagger" was a fighting style common by the time of the Renaissance involving a knife hidden beneath a cloak. The term later came into use as a metaphor, referring to situations involving intrigue, secrecy, espionage, or mystery. Over ...
'' (1946) - German Soldier (uncredited) * '' No Leave, No Love'' (1946) - Waiter (uncredited) * ''
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, but ...
'' (1946) - German Officer (uncredited) * '' The Beginning or the End'' (1947) - Nazi Official (uncredited) * '' Golden Earrings'' (1947) - Major (uncredited) * '' This Time for Keeps'' (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''. Plot Ted Higgins and Tommy Hinchcliffe work for the Speedy Service Window Washi ...
'' (1948) - Headwaiter (uncredited) * '' In a Lonely Place'' (1950) - Joe (uncredited) * '' For Heaven's Sake'' (1950) - Headwaiter (uncredited) * '' Invitation'' (1952) - Clerk (uncredited) * ''
What Price Glory What Price Glory? may refer to: * ''What Price Glory?'' (1926 film), directed by Raoul Walsh * ''What Price Glory'' (1952 film), directed by John Ford * ''What Price Glory?'' (play), a 1924 play by Maxwell Anderson and Laurence Stallings; basis for ...
'' (1952) - German Officer (uncredited) * ''
Call Me Madam ''Call Me Madam'' is a Broadway 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 ...
'' (1953) - Butler (uncredited) * ''
The Desert Rats The 7th Armoured Division (Desert Rats) was an armoured warfare, armoured division (military), division of the British Army. It was formed as the Mobile Division (Egypt) on 27 September 1938, after increased tensions between Britain and the Ax ...
'' (1953) - Kramm (uncredited)


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* * * 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