Fritz Feld
- Known for
- Acting
- Born
- October 14, 1900
- Died
- November 18, 1993 (aged 93)
- Birthplace
- Berlin, Germany
Biography
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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Filmography
Amazing Stories: The Movie III
Movie · as Maitre D
Homer and Eddie
Movie · as Mortician
Barfly
Movie · as Bum
A Fine Mess
Movie · as Bit Part (uncredited)
Sledge Hammer!
TV · as Announcer · 1 ep
Amazing Stories
TV · as Maitre 'd · 1 ep
Last of the Great Survivors
Movie · as Marty LaFontaine
Heidi's Song
Movie · as Sebastian (voice)
History of the World: Part I
Movie · as Maitre 'D - The Roman Empire
Simon & Simon
TV · as Yoygen Skridlew · 1 ep
Herbie Goes Bananas
Movie · as Chief Steward
Magnum, P.I.
TV · as Lars · 1 ep
Supertrain
TV · as Maitre D' · 1 ep
Legend of the Northwest
Movie · as Trapper
The World's Greatest Lover
Movie · as Tomaso Abalone
Tabitha
TV · 1 ep
The Hardy Boys / Nancy Drew Mysteries
TV · 2 eps
Silent Movie
Movie · as Maitre d'
Freaky Friday
Movie · as Mr. Jackman
Won Ton Ton: The Dog Who Saved Hollywood
Movie · as Rudy's Butler
The Sunshine Boys
Movie · as Mr. Gilbert
The Strongest Man in the World
Movie · as Uncle Frederick
Only with Married Men
Movie · as Chef
Herbie Rides Again
Movie · as Maitre D'
Kolchak: The Night Stalker
TV · as Waiter · 1 ep
Call Her Mom
Movie · as Waiter
The Phynx
Movie · as Fritz Feld
The Odd Couple
TV · as Maitre D' · 1 ep
Hello, Dolly!
Movie · as Rudolph's Assistant
The Computer Wore Tennis Shoes
Movie · as Sigmund Van Dyke
The Comic
Movie · as Armand
Love, American Style
TV · as Captain, Walter · 1 ep
Land of the Giants
TV · as Quigg · 1 ep
Barefoot in the Park
Movie · as Restaurant Proprietor
Three on a Couch
Movie · as The Attaché
Penelope
Movie · as Penelope's Dance Partner (uncredited)
Made in Paris
Movie · as Josef
The Girl from U.N.C.L.E.
TV · as Chef · 1 ep
Batman
TV · as Prof. Greenleaf, Oliver Muzzy · 1 ep
Harlow
Movie · as Fritz (uncredited)
Lost in Space
TV · as Mr. Zumdish · 3 eps
The Wild Wild West
TV · as Chef · 1 ep
The Patsy
Movie · as Maitre D'
Bewitched
TV · 1 ep
Valentine's Day
TV · 1 ep
The Man from U.N.C.L.E.
TV · as Banker-Beatnik-Diplomat-Waiter · 1 ep
4 for Texas
Movie · as Fritz
Promises! Promises!
Movie · as Ship's Doctor
Who's Minding the Store?
Movie · as Irving Catastrophe
Burke's Law
TV · as Captain of Waiters · 1 ep
The New March of Dimes Presents: The Scene Stealers
Movie · as John Swallowtail
The Beverly Hillbillies
TV · 1 ep
Pocketful of Miracles
Movie · as Pierre
The Ladies Man
Movie · as Mrs. Wellenmellon's Hairdresser (uncredited)
The Errand Boy
Movie · as Busby - Roaring 20's Director
The Miracle of the White Reindeer
Movie · as Geronimo
Juke Box Rhythm
Movie · as Ambrose
Adventures in Paradise
TV · as Fontaine · 1 ep
Peter Gunn
TV · 1 ep
Shirley Temple's Storybook
TV · as King's Bidder · 1 ep
Up In Smoke
Movie · as Dr. Bluzak (uncredited)
The Thin Man
TV · 1 ep
So You Want to Be Pretty
Movie · as Dr. Von Slaughter (uncredited)
Jail Busters
Movie · as Dr. Fernando F. Fordyce
Alfred Hitchcock Presents
TV · as Maitre D · 1 ep
Paris Playboys
Movie · as Marcel the Maitre d'
Riding Shotgun
Movie · as Fritz
Living It Up
Movie · as Barber (uncredited)
December Bride
TV · 1 ep
Crime Wave
Movie · as Jess (uncredited)
So You Want to Be a Musician
Movie · as Lasagna Pizza - Orchestra Leader
General Electric Theater
TV · as Doctor · 1 ep
O. Henry's Full House
Movie · as Maurice (segment "The Gift of the Magi") (uncredited)
Aaron Slick from Punkin Crick
Movie · as Headwaiter
Has Anybody Seen My Gal?
Movie · as Alvarez (uncredited)
So You Want to Enjoy Life
Movie · as Dr. Hugo Flugleman (uncredited)
So You Want to Wear the Pants
Movie · as Psychiatrist (uncredited)
Dangerous Assignment
TV · 2 eps
Mr. & Mrs. North
TV · 1 ep
Missing Women
Movie · as Pierre (hairdresser)
Kentucky Jubilee
Movie · as Rudolph Jouvet
Sky High
Movie · as Dr. Kapok
Rhythm Inn
Movie · as Prof. Rinaldo
Journey Into Light
Movie · as Clothing Salesman
I Love Lucy
TV · as Tour Guide · 1 ep
Racket Squad
TV · 1 ep
The Red Skelton Show
TV · as Professor Lazlo · 1 ep
Belle of Old Mexico
Movie · as Dr. Quincy
The Jackpot
Movie · as Pianist (uncredited)
Riding High
Movie · as French Dressmaker (uncredited)
Appointment with Danger
Movie · as Window Dresser
The Colgate Comedy Hour
TV · as Self · 1 ep
The Lovable Cheat
Movie · as Monsieur Louis
My Girl Tisa
Movie · as Prof. Tabor
The Noose Hangs High
Movie · as Psychiatrist
Julia Misbehaves
Movie · as Pepito
Trouble Makers
Movie · as Mr. Andre Schmidtlap - Hotel Manager
If You Knew Susie
Movie · as Chez Henri
Mexican Hayride
Movie · as Professor Ganzmeyer
You Gotta Stay Happy
Movie · as Pierre
The Secret Life of Walter Mitty
Movie · as Anatole
Carnival in Costa Rica
Movie · as Hotel Clerk
Hollywood Wonderland
Movie · as Director (clip from "Swingtime in the Movies", 1938) (uncredited)
Fun on a Weekend
Movie · as Sergei Stroganoff
The Catman of Paris
Movie · as Prefect of Police
Her Sister's Secret
Movie · as Wine Salesman
I've Always Loved You
Movie · as Nicholas Kavlun
Movieland Magic
Movie · as (archive footage)
Gentleman Joe Palooka
Movie · as Club Steward
Captain Tugboat Annie
Movie · as Al Pucci aka Alfred Puccini
The Great John L.
Movie · as Claire's manager
George White's Scandals
Movie · as Montescu
Knickerbocker Holiday
Movie · as Poffenburgh
Passport to Destiny
Movie · as Chief Janitor
Take It Big
Movie · as Doctor Dittenhoffer
Ever Since Venus
Movie · as Michele
Phantom of the Opera
Movie · as Lecours
Heavenly Music
Movie · as Niccolò Paganini (uncredited)
Henry Aldrich Swings It
Movie · as Josef Altman
Holy Matrimony
Movie · as Critic
Maisie Gets Her Man
Movie · as Professor Orco
Four Jacks and a Jill
Movie · as Mr. Hoople
Shut My Big Mouth
Movie · as Robert Oglethorpe
Iceland
Movie · as Herr Tegnar
Sleepytime Gal
Movie · as Chef Petrovich
Come Live with Me
Movie · as Mac, the Headwaiter (uncredited)
The Mexican Spitfire's Baby
Movie · as Pierre Gaston de la Blanc
Three Sons o' Guns
Movie · as Stage Director
You Belong to Me
Movie · as Hotel Clerk
World Premiere
Movie · as Field Marshal Muller
It's a Date
Movie · as Oscar, the Headwaiter
Little Old New York
Movie · as Tavern Keeper
I Was an Adventuress
Movie · as Henri Gautier
Millionaire Playboy
Movie · as 'G.G.' Gorta
Victory
Movie · as Signor Makanoff
Ma, He's Making Eyes at Me!
Movie · as Forsythe
Sandy Is a Lady
Movie · as Mario
At the Circus
Movie · as Jardinet
Quiet, Please
Movie · as Mr. Nitvitch
Everything Happens at Night
Movie · as Gendarme
When Tomorrow Comes
Movie · as Butler
Idiot's Delight
Movie · as Pittatek
Little Accident
Movie · as Malisse
Bringing Up Baby
Movie · as Dr. Lehman
Hollywood Hotel
Movie · as The Russian
The Affairs of Annabel
Movie · as Vladimir
Out Where the Stars Begin
Movie · as Mr. Nitvitch
Gold Diggers in Paris
Movie · as Luis Leoni
Swingtime in the Movies
Movie · as Mr. Nitvitch
Go Chase Yourself
Movie · as Count Pierre Fountaine de Louis-Louis
Artists and Models Abroad
Movie · as Dubois
I'll Give a Million
Movie · as Max Primerose
Campus Confessions
Movie · as 'Lady MacBeth'
Romance in the Dark
Movie · as Fritz
Tovarich
Movie · as Martelleau
Lancer Spy
Movie · as Fritz Mueller
True Confession
Movie · as Krayler's Butler
I Met Him in Paris
Movie · as Swiss Hotel Clerk
Expensive Husbands
Movie · as Herr Meyer, Hotel Director
The Wizard's Apprentice
Movie · as Wizard
Broadway
Movie · as Mose Levett
Black Magic
Movie · as James Fraser
One Hysterical Night
Movie · as Paganini
The Last Command
Movie · as A revolutionist
A Ship Comes In
Movie · as Sokol
Blindfold
Movie · as Thomas Bernard
Christian Wahnschaffe II: Escape from the Golden Dungeon
Movie
The Golem: How He Came into the World
Movie · as Jester (uncredited)