Cast
Fritz Feld
Acting
Cast
Fritz Feld
Known for
Acting
Born
1900-10-14
From
Berlin, Germany
Died
1993-11-18
Also known as Fritz Feilchenfeld
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.
Barfly
as Bum
Freaky Friday
as Mr. Jackman
Bringing Up Baby
as Dr. Lehman
Hello, Dolly!
as Rudolph's Assistant
Herbie Goes Bananas
as Chief Steward
Riding Shotgun
as Fritz
Iceland
as Herr Tegnar
The Comic
as Armand
Pocketful of Miracles
as Pierre
Herbie Rides Again
as Maitre D'
The Computer Wore Tennis Shoes
as Sigmund Van Dyke
Sky High
as Dr. Kapok
Crime Wave
as Jess (uncredited)
The Jackpot
as Pianist (uncredited)
Heavenly Music
as Niccolò Paganini (uncredited)
Silent Movie
as Maitre d'
History of the World: Part I
as Maitre 'D - The Roman Empire
Phantom of the Opera
as Lecours
Holy Matrimony
as Critic
Barefoot in the Park
as Restaurant Proprietor
The Secret Life of Walter Mitty
as Anatole
The Strongest Man in the World
as Uncle Frederick
Lancer Spy
as Fritz Mueller
Has Anybody Seen My Gal?
as Alvarez (uncredited)
The World's Greatest Lover
as Tomaso Abalone
The Sunshine Boys
as Mr. Gilbert
O. Henry's Full House
as Maurice (segment "The Gift of the Magi") (uncredited)
Appointment with Danger
as Window Dresser
Missing Women
as Pierre (hairdresser)
Harlow
as Fritz
The Golem: How He Came into the World
as Jester (uncredited)
Tovarich
as Martelleau
The Patsy
as Maitre D'
Mexican Hayride
as Professor Ganzmeyer
Victory
as Signor Makanoff
When Tomorrow Comes
as Butler
Riding High
as French Dressmaker (uncredited)
Homer and Eddie
as Mortician
4 for Texas
as Fritz
Penelope
as Penelope's Dance Partner (uncredited)
A Fine Mess
as Bit Part (uncredited)
The Affairs of Annabel
as Vladimir
Millionaire Playboy
as 'G.G.' Gorta
Won Ton Ton: The Dog Who Saved Hollywood
as Rudy's Butler
I'll Give a Million
as Max Primerose
Julia Misbehaves
as Pepito
Made in Paris
as Josef
I Met Him in Paris
as Swiss Hotel Clerk
The Ladies Man
as Mrs. Wellenmellon's Hairdresser (uncredited)
At the Circus
as Jardinet
Knickerbocker Holiday
as Poffenburgh
The Errand Boy
as Busby - Roaring 20's Director
Jail Busters
as Dr. Fernando F. Fordyce
Promises! Promises!
as Ship's Doctor
Who's Minding the Store?
as Irving Catastrophe
Living It Up
as Barber (uncredited)
Hollywood Hotel
as The Russian
The Last Command
as A revolutionist
Gold Diggers in Paris
as Luis Leoni
The Phynx
as Fritz Feld
You Belong to Me
as Hotel Clerk
Kentucky Jubilee
as Rudolph Jouvet
Passport to Destiny
as Chief Janitor
Go Chase Yourself
as Count Pierre Fountaine de Louis-Louis
Idiot's Delight
as Pittatek
Last of the Great Survivors
as Marty LaFontaine
Out Where the Stars Begin
as Mr. Nitvitch
World Premiere
as Field Marshal Muller
Heidi's Song
as Sebastian (voice)
Come Live with Me
as Mac, the Headwaiter (uncredited)
Three on a Couch
as The Attaché
Captain Tugboat Annie
as Al Pucci aka Alfred Puccini
The New March of Dimes Presents: The Scene Stealers
as John Swallowtail
Juke Box Rhythm
as Ambrose
Paris Playboys
as Marcel the Maitre d'
Shut My Big Mouth
as Robert Oglethorpe
You Gotta Stay Happy
as Pierre
Broadway
as Mose Levett
The Lovable Cheat
as Monsieur Louis
Little Old New York
as Tavern Keeper
Ma, He's Making Eyes at Me!
as Forsythe
Rhythm Inn
as Prof. Rinaldo
Journey Into Light
as Clothing Salesman
I Was an Adventuress
as Henri Gautier
Only with Married Men
as Chef
Gentleman Joe Palooka
as Club Steward
George White's Scandals
as Montescu
Belle of Old Mexico
as Dr. Quincy
Swingtime in the Movies
as Mr. Nitvitch
True Confession
as Krayler's Butler
The Noose Hangs High
as Psychiatrist
Maisie Gets Her Man
as Professor Orco
Movieland Magic
as (archive footage)
It's a Date
as Oscar, the Headwaiter
If You Knew Susie
as Chez Henri
Artists and Models Abroad
as Dubois
Everything Happens at Night
as Gendarme
Fun on a Weekend
as Sergei Stroganoff
Legend of the Northwest
The Catman of Paris
as Prefect of Police
My Girl Tisa
as Prof. Tabor
Aaron Slick from Punkin Crick
as Headwaiter
Little Accident
as Malisse
Blindfold
as Thomas Bernard
Romance in the Dark
as Fritz
Ever Since Venus
as Michele
One Hysterical Night
as Paganini
Black Magic
as James Fraser
Campus Confessions
as 'Lady MacBeth'
Quiet, Please
as Mr. Nitvitch
I've Always Loved You
as Nicholas Kavlun
The Great John L.
as Claire's manager
So You Want to Wear the Pants
as Psychiatrist (uncredited)
Four Jacks and a Jill
as Mr. Hoople
Hollywood Wonderland
as Director (clip from "Swingtime in the Movies", 1938) (uncredited)
The Wizard's Apprentice
as Wizard
The Mexican Spitfire's Baby
as Pierre Gaston de la Blanc
Call Her Mom
as Waiter
The Miracle of the White Reindeer
as Geronimo
Trouble Makers
as Mr. Andre Schmidtlap - Hotel Manager
Three Sons o' Guns
as Stage Director
So You Want to Enjoy Life
as Dr. Hugo Flugleman (uncredited)
Sleepytime Gal
as Chef Petrovich
Sandy Is a Lady
as Mario
Her Sister's Secret
as Wine Salesman
A Ship Comes In
as Sokol
Up In Smoke
as Dr. Bluzak (uncredited)
Carnival in Costa Rica
as Hotel Clerk
Expensive Husbands
as Herr Meyer, Hotel Director
So You Want to Be Pretty
as Dr. Von Slaughter (uncredited)
Henry Aldrich Swings It
as Josef Altman
Take It Big
as Doctor Dittenhoffer
Christian Wahnschaffe II: Escape from the Golden Dungeon
So You Want to Be a Musician
as Lasagna Pizza - Orchestra Leader