Fredrick Ruth
Biography
(1989 Biography) Frido Ruth was born in Evanston, Illinois in 1962. He studied Computer Science and Singing at Bonn and Cologne University, West Germany and trained as a dancer in Hamburg. Frido worked as a Systems Advisor before taking the job, first of keyboard player, and later as Assistant Musical Director on Cats, Hamburg. In 1987 he was Musical Director for Cats in Amsterdam and then returned to the Hamburg production to understudy Munkustrap and Rum Tum Tugger. In 1988 Frido played Espresso in the German production of Starlight Express. He later became Assistant Musical Director for the show. Before coming to London Frido produced the German live album of Starlight Express. This is Frido's first West End show.
Known For & Full Filmography7 Titles
Movie - 2025, 2h 15m • as German Chancellor
The UK Prime Minister and US President have a public rivalry that risks their countries' alliance. But when they become targets of a powerful enemy, they're forced to rely on each other as they go on a wild, multinational run. Allied with Noel, a brilliant MI6 agent, they must find a way to thwart a conspiracy that threatens the free world.
Drama Series - 1997, 16 episodes • as Ole Waldner
Küstenwache is a German television series that tells the fictionalized adventures of a unit of Federal Coast Guard officers off the German coast of the Baltic Sea.
Movie - 2011, 2h 15m • as Ballroom Attendant
There is a new criminal mastermind at large (Professor Moriarty) and not only is he Holmes’ intellectual equal, but his capacity for evil and lack of conscience may give him an advantage over the detective.
Drama Series - 2003, 16 episodes • as Gottlieb Daimler (voice)
Days That Shook the World is a British documentary television series that premiered on BBC Two on 17 September 2003. The programme features various milestones throughout history. It has been broadcast on the BBC, Discovery Channel UK, The History Channel and Viasat History. The series was also released on DVD by the Polish edition of Newsweek in 2007.
Movie - 2005, 2h 15m • as Robert Oppenheimer
The documentary recounts the world's first nuclear attack and examines the alarming repercussions. Covering a three-week period from the Trinity test to the atomic bombing of Hiroshima, the program chronicles America's political gamble and the planning for the momentous event. Archival film, dramatizations, and special effects feature what occurred aboard the Enola Gay (the aircraft that dropped the bomb) and inside the exploding bomb.
Drama Series - 1996, 16 episodes • as Rolli (Voice)
A German language series for schoolchildren, designed to help beginners learn the language. Six teenagers from Berlin introduce themselves and their lives to the viewers.
Movie - 2000, 2h 15m • as Reg
A young girl is drawn back to the village where her father went on a killing spree fifteen years earlier to the day of this solar eclipse. At first, it seems disturbingly quiet. Then all hell breaks loose...