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person_profile-Fritz Feld

Fritz Feld Died at age: 93

Actor | Producer

Fullname:

Fritz Feld

Date of Birth:

Oct 14, 1900

Country of birth:

Germany

Died:

Nov 18, 1993

Biography of

Fritz Feld

    Fritz Feld was born on October 15, 1900 in Berlin, Germany as Fritz Feilchenfeld. He is known for his work on Bringing Up Baby (1938), Barefoot in the Park (1967) and Hello, Dolly! (1969). He was married to Virginia Christine. He died on November 18, 1993 in Los Angeles, California, USA.

    Born in Berlin, Germany, Feld began his acting career in Germany in 1917, making his screen debut in Der Golem und die Tänzerin (The Golem and the Dancing Girl). Feld filmed the sound sequences of the Cecil B. DeMille film The Godless Girl, released by Pathé, without DeMille's supervision since DeMille had already broken his contract with Pathé, and signed with Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer.

    He developed a characterization that came to define him. His trademark was to slap his mouth with the palm of his hand to create a "pop!" sound that indicated both his superiority and his annoyance. The first use of the "pop" sound was in If You Knew Susie.

    Feld often played the part of a maître d', but also a variety of aristocrats and eccentrics; his characters were indeterminately European, sometimes French and sometimes Belgian but always with his particular mannerisms. In the 1938 screwball comedy Bringing Up Baby he played the role of Dr. Lehman. In 1939 he appeared with the Marx Brothers in At The Circus in the small but memorable role of French orchestra conductor Jardinet. In one 1967 episode of The Man from U.N.C.L.E., "The Napoleon's Tomb Affair", Feld played a banker, a beatnik, a diplomat and a waiter. The episode also featured Ted Cassidy from The Addams Family. In his later years, Feld appeared in several Walt Disney films and also played an uncharacteristically dramatic role in Barfly. In addition to films, he acted in numerous television series in guest roles, including the recurring role of "Zumdish", the manager of the intergalactic Celestial Department Store on Lost In Space, in two Season 2 episodes, The Android Machine and The Toymaker. Zumdish returned in the Season 3 episode Two Weeks In Space, where he has been brainwashed by bank robbers into believing he is a tour director taking the robbers on holiday. He also portrayed one of the Harmonia Gardens waiters in the movie Hello Dolly!

    Feld made his final film appearance in 1989.

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Fritz Feld

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Filmography of

Fritz Feld

Found 123 Movies in total

Homer and Eddie

Mortician ( Actor )

... 1989

Barfly

Bum ( Actor )

... 1987

A Fine Mess

Bit Part (uncredited) ( Actor )

... 1986

Last of the Great Survivors

Marty LaFontaine ( Actor )

... 1984

Heidi's Song

Sebastian ( Actor )

... 1982

History of the World: Part I

Maitre 'D - The Roman Empire ( Actor )

... 1981

Herbie Goes Bananas

Chief Steward ( Actor )

... 1980

The World's Greatest Lover

Tomaso Abalone ( Actor )

... 1977

Freaky Friday

Mr. Jackman ( Actor )

... 1976

P. J. And The President's Son

White House Chef ( Actor )

... 1976

... 1976

Silent Movie

Maitre d' ( Actor )

... 1976

The Sunshine Boys

Mr. Gilbert ( Actor )

... 1975

The Strongest Man in the World

Uncle Frederick ( Actor )

... 1975

... 1974

Herbie Rides Again

Maitre D' ( Actor )

... 1974

Call Her Mom

Waiter ( Actor )

... 1972

The Phynx

Fritz Feld ( Actor )

... 1970

The Computer Wore Tennis Shoes

Sigmund Van Dyke ( Actor )

... 1969

Hello, Dolly!

Rudolph's Assistant ( Actor )

... 1969

The Comic

Armand ( Actor )

... 1969

Barefoot in the Park

Restaurant Proprietor ( Actor )

... 1967

Penelope

Penelope's Dance Partner (uncredited) ( Actor )

... 1966

Three on a Couch

The Attaché ( Actor )

... 1966

Harlow

Fritz ( Actor )

... 1965

The Patsy

Maitre D' ( Actor )

... 1964

4 for Texas

Fritz ( Actor )

... 1963

Who's Minding the Store?

Irving Catastrophe ( Actor )

... 1963

Promises! Promises!

Ship's Doctor ( Actor )

... 1963

... 1962

Pocketful of Miracles

Pierre ( Actor )

... 1961

The Errand Boy

Busby - Roaring 20's Director ( Actor )

... 1961

The Ladies Man

Mrs. Wellenmellon's Hairdresser (uncredited) ( Actor )

... 1961

... 1960

Juke Box Rhythm

Ambrose ( Actor )

... 1959

Up In Smoke

Dr. Bluzak (uncredited) ( Actor )

... 1957

Jail Busters

Dr. Fernando F. Fordyce ( Actor )

... 1955

Living It Up

Barber (uncredited) ( Actor )

... 1954

Riding Shotgun

Fritz ( Actor )

... 1954

Paris Playboys

Marcel the Maitre d' ( Actor )

... 1954

Crime Wave

Jess (uncredited) ( Actor )

... 1953

O. Henry's Full House

Maurice (segment "The Gift of the Magi") (uncredited) ( Actor )

... 1952

Has Anybody Seen My Gal?

Alvarez (uncredited) ( Actor )

... 1952

Aaron Slick from Punkin Crick

Headwaiter ( Actor )

... 1952

Sky High

Dr. Kapok ( Actor )

... 1951

Journey Into Light

Clothing Salesman ( Actor )

... 1951

Kentucky Jubilee

Rudolph Jouvet ( Actor )

... 1951

Missing Women

Pierre (hairdresser) ( Actor )

... 1951

Rhythm Inn

Prof. Rinaldo ( Actor )

... 1951

The Jackpot

Pianist ( Actor )

... 1950

Riding High

French Dressmaker (uncredited) ( Actor )

... 1950

Appointment with Danger

Window Dresser ( Actor )

... 1950

Belle of Old Mexico

Dr. Quincy ( Actor )

... 1950

The Lovable Cheat

Monsieur Louis ( Actor )

... 1949

Mexican Hayride

Professor Ganzmeyer ( Actor )

... 1948

Trouble Makers

Mr. Andre Schmidtlap - Hotel Manager ( Actor )

... 1948

You Gotta Stay Happy

Pierre ( Actor )

... 1948

Julia Misbehaves

Pepito ( Actor )

... 1948

The Noose Hangs High

Psychiatrist ( Actor )

... 1948

My Girl Tisa

Prof. Tabor ( Actor )

... 1948

If You Knew Susie

Chez Henri ( Actor )

... 1948

... 1947

Fun on a Weekend

Sergei Stroganoff ( Actor )

... 1947

Carnival in Costa Rica

Hotel Clerk ( Actor )

... 1947

I've Always Loved You

Nicholas Kavlun ( Actor )

... 1946

Gentleman Joe Palooka

Club Steward ( Actor )

... 1946

Her Sister's Secret

Wine Salesman ( Actor )

... 1946

The Catman of Paris

Prefect of Police ( Actor )

... 1946

Captain Tugboat Annie

Al Pucci aka Alfred Puccini ( Actor )

... 1945

George White's Scandals

Montescu ( Actor )

... 1945

The Great John L.

Claire's manager ( Actor )

... 1945

Ever Since Venus

Michele ( Actor )

... 1944

Take It Big

Doctor Dittenhoffer ( Actor )

... 1944

Knickerbocker Holiday

Poffenburgh ( Actor )

... 1944

Passport to Destiny

Chief Janitor ( Actor )

... 1944

Holy Matrimony

Critic ( Actor )

... 1943

Phantom of the Opera

Lecours ( Actor )

... 1943

Henry Aldrich Swings It

Josef Altman ( Actor )

... 1943

Iceland

Herr Tegnar ( Actor )

... 1942

Maisie Gets Her Man

Professor Orco ( Actor )

... 1942

Sleepytime Gal

Chef Petrovich ( Actor )

... 1942

Shut My Big Mouth

Robert Oglethorpe ( Actor )

... 1942

Four Jacks and a Jill

Mr. Hoople ( Actor )

... 1942

The Mexican Spitfire's Baby

Pierre Gaston de la Blanc ( Actor )

... 1941

You Belong to Me

Hotel Clerk ( Actor )

... 1941

World Premiere

Field Marshal Muller ( Actor )

... 1941

Three Sons o' Guns

Stage Director ( Actor )

... 1941

Come Live with Me

Mac, the Headwaiter (uncredited) ( Actor )

... 1941

Victory

Signor Makanoff ( Actor )

... 1940

Sandy Is a Lady

Mario ( Actor )

... 1940

I Was an Adventuress

Henri Gautier ( Actor )

... 1940

It's a Date

Oscar, the Headwaiter ( Actor )

... 1940

... 1940

Millionaire Playboy

'G.G.' Gorta ( Actor )

... 1940

Little Old New York

Tavern Keeper ( Actor )

... 1940

... 1939

Little Accident

Malisse ( Actor )

... 1939

At the Circus

Jardinet ( Actor )

... 1939

When Tomorrow Comes

Nicholas ( Actor )

... 1939

Idiot's Delight

Pittatek ( Actor )

... 1939

... 1938

Campus Confessions

'Lady MacBeth' ( Actor )

... 1938

The Affairs of Annabel

Vladimir ( Actor )

... 1938

I'll Give a Million

Max Primerose ( Actor )

... 1938

Gold Diggers in Paris

Luis Leoni ( Actor )

... 1938

Go Chase Yourself

Count Pierre Fountaine de Louis-Louis ( Actor )

... 1938

Romance in the Dark

Fritz ( Actor )

... 1938

Bringing Up Baby

Fritz Lehman ( Actor )

... 1938

Hollywood Hotel

The Russian ( Actor )

... 1938

Tovarich

Martelleau ( Actor )

... 1937

True Confession

Krayler's Butler ( Actor )

... 1937

Expensive Husbands

Herr Meyer, Hotel Director ( Actor )

... 1937

Lancer Spy

Fritz Mueller ( Actor )

... 1937

I Met Him in Paris

Swiss Hotel Clerk ( Actor )

... 1937

One Hysterical Night

Paganini ( Actor )

... 1929

Black Magic

James Fraser ( Actor )

... 1929

Broadway

Mose Levett ( Actor )

... 1929

Blindfold

Thomas Bernard ( Actor )

... 1928

The Last Command

A revolutionist ( Actor )

... 1928

A Ship Comes In

Sokol ( Actor )

... 1928

The Golem: How He Came Into the World

Jester (uncredited) ( Actor )

... 1920