Scott Fredericks (born Frederick Wehrly; 15 March 1943 – 6 November 2017Obituary: ) was an Irish actor best known for his roles on British television.

Early life

Fredericks was born in

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to Edward Wehrly (d. 2001), a jewellery businessman
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of German descent, and Ann (née Shaw). He left Sligo when he won a scholarship to train at

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in London, and later adopted the name Scott Fredericks.

Career

Scott Fredericks began his acting career with stage roles at the Chesterfield Repertory. He later worked with director

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and appeared in

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productions of ''

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'' (as

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) and in ''

Becket ''Becket or The Honour of God'' (french: Becket ou l'honneur de Dieu) is a 1959 play written in French by Jean Anouilh. It is a depiction of the conflict between Thomas Becket and King Henry II of England leading to Becket's assassination in 117 ...

'' (as

Henry II of England Henry II (5 March 1133 – 6 July 1189), also known as Henry Curtmantle (french: link=no, Court-manteau), Henry FitzEmpress, or Henry Plantagenet, was King of England from 1154 until his death in 1189, and as such, was the first Angevin kin ...

). After appearing in the television soap opera

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, Scott Fredericks went on to appear in a number of British television programmes in the 1960s, 70s and 1980s, including ''

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'', ''

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'', '' Dixon of Dock Green'', ''

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'' (episode "Weapon"), and ''

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''. He made two appearances in the ''

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'', in the serials ''

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'' (as Boaz) and '' Image of the Fendahl'' (as Max Stael). He also appeared in a 1981 episode of the ITV television police drama, '' Cribb'' ("The Hand That Rocks the Cradle") playing

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. Fredericks also appeared in such feature films as ''

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'' (1971), '' See No Evil'' (1971) and ''

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'' (1984). Whilst working in cinema productions, he once played a game of

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with

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. More recently, he appeared as a regular character in the Irish

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'', as well as spending his time as a radio producer and director in his native Ireland. Fredericks's stage career included leading roles in the

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, Dublin, a long run of ''Peg o’ My Heart'' by

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, and in stage adaptations of ''

'' and ''

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'' with the newly created Irish Theatre Company. For his solo stage show ''Yeats Remembers'' Fredericks was awarded the J.J. Finnegan Evening Herald Award in 1980.

Filmography

Death

Fredericks suffered from smoking-related illnesses and toward the end of his life had undergone a lung lobectomy and suffered from an

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. Fredericks died in 2017 at

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in Ireland. His funeral was held at

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and he was buried in Sligo Cemetery. Fredericks was survived by his two sons.

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* * {{DEFAULTSORT:Fredericks, Scott 1943 births 2017 deaths Irish people of German descent Irish male film actors Irish male television actors People from County Sligo