Gerhard Frei was born on February 8, 1911 in Breslau, Silesia, Germany [now Wroclaw, Dolnoslaskie, Poland]. He was an actor, known for Der Teufel vom Mühlenberg (1955), Es geht nicht ohne Gisela (1951) and Jetzt und in der Stunde meines Todes (1963). He was previously married to Irmgard Arnold. He died on December 24, 1989 in Berlin, Germany.