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.
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 (Movies)
Homer and Eddie
Character:Mortician
Release Date:17/08/1989
Barfly
Character:Bum
Release Date:02/09/1987
A Fine Mess
Character:Bit Part (uncredited)
Release Date:08/08/1986
Last of the Great Survivors
Character:Marty LaFontaine
Release Date:03/01/1984
Heidi's Song
Character:Sebastian (voice)
Release Date:19/11/1982
History of the World: Part I
Character:Maitre 'D - The Roman Empire
Release Date:12/06/1981
Herbie Goes Bananas
Character:Chief Steward
Release Date:25/06/1980
Legend of the Northwest
Character:
Release Date:01/01/1978
The World's Greatest Lover
Character:Tomaso Abalone
Release Date:18/12/1977
Freaky Friday
Character:Mr. Jackman
Release Date:17/12/1976
Won Ton Ton: The Dog Who Saved Hollywood
Character:Rudy's Butler
Release Date:26/07/1976
Silent Movie
Character:Maitre d'
Release Date:17/06/1976
The Sunshine Boys
Character:Mr. Gilbert
Release Date:06/11/1975
The Strongest Man in the World
Character:Uncle Frederick
Release Date:06/02/1975
Only with Married Men
Character:Chef
Release Date:04/12/1974
Herbie Rides Again
Character:Maitre D'
Release Date:12/02/1974
Call Her Mom
Character:Waiter
Release Date:15/02/1972
The Phynx
Character:Fritz Feld
Release Date:06/03/1970
The Computer Wore Tennis Shoes
Character:Sigmund Van Dyke
Release Date:29/12/1969
Hello, Dolly!
Character:Rudolph's Assistant
Release Date:12/12/1969
The Comic
Character:Armand
Release Date:19/11/1969
Barefoot in the Park
Character:Restaurant Proprietor
Release Date:25/05/1967
Penelope
Character:Penelope's Dance Partner (uncredited)
Release Date:10/11/1966
Three on a Couch
Character:The Attaché
Release Date:01/03/1966
Harlow
Character:Fritz
Release Date:23/06/1965
The Patsy
Character:Maitre D'
Release Date:24/06/1964
4 for Texas
Character:Fritz
Release Date:21/12/1963
Who's Minding the Store?
Character:Irving Catastrophe
Release Date:28/11/1963
Promises! Promises!
Character:Ship's Doctor
Release Date:01/08/1963
The New March of Dimes Presents: The Scene Stealers
Character:John Swallowtail
Release Date:06/01/1962
Pocketful of Miracles
Character:Pierre
Release Date:18/12/1961
The Errand Boy
Character:Busby - Roaring 20's Director
Release Date:28/11/1961
The Ladies Man
Character:Mrs. Wellenmellon's Hairdresser (uncredited)
Release Date:21/06/1961
The Miracle of the White Reindeer
Character:Geronimo
Release Date:01/01/1960
Juke Box Rhythm
Character:Ambrose
Release Date:01/08/1959
Up In Smoke
Character:Dr. Bluzak (uncredited)
Release Date:22/12/1957
So You Want to Be Pretty
Character:Dr. Von Slaughter (uncredited)
Release Date:10/03/1956
Jail Busters
Character:Dr. Fernando F. Fordyce
Release Date:18/09/1955
Living It Up
Character:Barber (uncredited)
Release Date:04/08/1954
Riding Shotgun
Character:Fritz
Release Date:01/04/1954
Paris Playboys
Character:Marcel the Maitre d'
Release Date:07/03/1954
Crime Wave
Character:Jess (uncredited)
Release Date:22/10/1953
So You Want to Be a Musician
Character:Lasagna Pizza - Orchestra Leader
Release Date:10/01/1953
So You Want to Wear the Pants
Character:Psychiatrist (uncredited)
Release Date:08/11/1952
O. Henry's Full House
Character:Maurice (segment "The Gift of the Magi") (uncredited)
Release Date:07/08/1952
Has Anybody Seen My Gal?
Character:Alvarez (uncredited)
Release Date:25/06/1952
Aaron Slick from Punkin Crick
Character:Headwaiter
Release Date:01/04/1952
So You Want to Enjoy Life
Character:Dr. Hugo Flugleman (uncredited)
Release Date:29/03/1952
Sky High
Character:Dr. Kapok
Release Date:19/10/1951
Journey Into Light
Character:Clothing Salesman
Release Date:28/09/1951
Kentucky Jubilee
Character:Rudolph Jouvet
Release Date:18/05/1951
Missing Women
Character:Pierre (hairdresser)
Release Date:23/02/1951
Rhythm Inn
Character:Prof. Rinaldo
Release Date:11/02/1951
The Jackpot
Character:Pianist (uncredited)
Release Date:01/11/1950
Riding High
Character:French Dressmaker (uncredited)
Release Date:12/04/1950
Appointment with Danger
Character:Window Dresser
Release Date:07/04/1950
Belle of Old Mexico
Character:Dr. Quincy
Release Date:01/03/1950
The Lovable Cheat
Character:Monsieur Louis
Release Date:11/05/1949
Mexican Hayride
Character:Professor Ganzmeyer
Release Date:27/12/1948
Trouble Makers
Character:Mr. Andre Schmidtlap - Hotel Manager
Release Date:10/12/1948
You Gotta Stay Happy
Character:Pierre
Release Date:28/10/1948
Julia Misbehaves
Character:Pepito
Release Date:08/08/1948
The Noose Hangs High
Character:Psychiatrist
Release Date:05/04/1948
My Girl Tisa
Character:Prof. Tabor
Release Date:07/02/1948
If You Knew Susie
Character:Chez Henri
Release Date:07/02/1948
The Secret Life of Walter Mitty
Character:Anatole
Release Date:01/09/1947
Hollywood Wonderland
Character:Director (clip from "Swingtime in the Movies", 1938) (uncredited)
Release Date:09/08/1947
Fun on a Weekend
Character:Sergei Stroganoff
Release Date:15/05/1947
Carnival in Costa Rica
Character:Hotel Clerk
Release Date:28/03/1947
I've Always Loved You
Character:Nicholas Kavlun
Release Date:02/12/1946
Gentleman Joe Palooka
Character:Club Steward
Release Date:05/10/1946
Her Sister's Secret
Character:Wine Salesman
Release Date:23/09/1946
The Catman of Paris
Character:Prefect of Police
Release Date:20/04/1946
Movieland Magic
Character:(archive footage)
Release Date:09/03/1946
Captain Tugboat Annie
Character:Al Pucci aka Alfred Puccini
Release Date:17/11/1945
George White's Scandals
Character:Montescu
Release Date:09/10/1945
The Great John L.
Character:Claire's manager
Release Date:25/05/1945
Ever Since Venus
Character:Michele
Release Date:14/09/1944
Take It Big
Character:Doctor Dittenhoffer
Release Date:09/06/1944
Knickerbocker Holiday
Character:Poffenburgh
Release Date:17/03/1944
Passport to Destiny
Character:Chief Janitor
Release Date:31/01/1944
Holy Matrimony
Character:Critic
Release Date:24/08/1943
Phantom of the Opera
Character:Lecours
Release Date:12/08/1943
Henry Aldrich Swings It
Character:Josef Altman
Release Date:23/06/1943
Heavenly Music
Character:Niccolò Paganini (uncredited)
Release Date:01/05/1943
Iceland
Character:Herr Tegnar
Release Date:21/09/1942
Maisie Gets Her Man
Character:Professor Orco
Release Date:01/06/1942
Sleepytime Gal
Character:Chef Petrovich
Release Date:05/03/1942
Shut My Big Mouth
Character:Robert Oglethorpe
Release Date:19/02/1942
Four Jacks and a Jill
Character:Mr. Hoople
Release Date:23/01/1942
The Mexican Spitfire's Baby
Character:Pierre Gaston de la Blanc
Release Date:28/11/1941
You Belong to Me
Character:Hotel Clerk
Release Date:22/10/1941
World Premiere
Character:Field Marshal Muller
Release Date:21/08/1941
Three Sons o' Guns
Character:Stage Director
Release Date:02/08/1941
Come Live with Me
Character:Mac, the Headwaiter (uncredited)
Release Date:31/01/1941
Victory
Character:Signor Makanoff
Release Date:21/12/1940
Sandy Is a Lady
Character:Mario
Release Date:21/05/1940
I Was an Adventuress
Character:Henri Gautier
Release Date:10/05/1940
It's a Date
Character:Oscar, the Headwaiter
Release Date:22/03/1940
Ma, He's Making Eyes at Me!
Character:Forsythe
Release Date:15/03/1940
Millionaire Playboy
Character:'G.G.' Gorta
Release Date:14/03/1940
Little Old New York
Character:Tavern Keeper
Release Date:09/02/1940
Everything Happens at Night
Character:Gendarme
Release Date:22/12/1939
Little Accident
Character:Malisse
Release Date:26/10/1939
At the Circus
Character:Jardinet
Release Date:20/10/1939
When Tomorrow Comes
Character:Butler
Release Date:11/08/1939
Quiet, Please
Character:Mr. Nitvitch
Release Date:01/07/1939
Idiot's Delight
Character:Pittatek
Release Date:27/01/1939
Swingtime in the Movies
Character:Mr. Nitvitch
Release Date:24/12/1938
Artists and Models Abroad
Character:Dubois
Release Date:20/12/1938
Campus Confessions
Character:'Lady MacBeth'
Release Date:23/09/1938
The Affairs of Annabel
Character:Vladimir
Release Date:09/09/1938
I'll Give a Million
Character:Max Primerose
Release Date:27/07/1938
Gold Diggers in Paris
Character:Luis Leoni
Release Date:11/06/1938
Out Where the Stars Begin
Character:Mr. Nitvitch
Release Date:28/05/1938
Go Chase Yourself
Character:Count Pierre Fountaine de Louis-Louis
Release Date:22/04/1938
Romance in the Dark
Character:Fritz
Release Date:24/03/1938
Bringing Up Baby
Character:Fritz Lehman
Release Date:18/02/1938
Hollywood Hotel
Character:The Russian
Release Date:15/01/1938
Tovarich
Character:Martelleau
Release Date:25/12/1937
True Confession
Character:Krayler's Butler
Release Date:24/12/1937
Expensive Husbands
Character:Herr Meyer, Hotel Director
Release Date:27/11/1937
Lancer Spy
Character:Fritz Mueller
Release Date:08/10/1937
I Met Him in Paris
Character:Swiss Hotel Clerk
Release Date:28/05/1937
The Wizard's Apprentice
Character:Wizard
Release Date:07/02/1930
One Hysterical Night
Character:Paganini
Release Date:05/10/1929
Black Magic
Character:James Fraser
Release Date:06/07/1929
Broadway
Character:Mose Levett
Release Date:27/05/1929
Blindfold
Character:Thomas Bernard
Release Date:09/12/1928
The Last Command
Character:A revolutionist
Release Date:21/01/1928
A Ship Comes In
Character:Sokol
Release Date:04/01/1928
Christian Wahnschaffe II: Escape from the Golden Dungeon
Character:
Release Date:30/03/1921
The Golem: How He Came Into the World
Character:Jester (uncredited)
Release Date:29/10/1920
Television Appearances
Sledge Hammer!
Character:Announcer
Amazing Stories
Character:Maitre 'd
Simon & Simon
Character:
Magnum, P.I.
Character:Lars
Tabitha
Character:
The Hardy Boys / Nancy Drew Mysteries
Character:
Kolchak: The Night Stalker
Character:Waiter
The Odd Couple
Character:Maitre D'
Love, American Style
Character:Captain
Love, American Style
Character:Walter
Land of the Giants
Character:Quigg
The Girl from U.N.C.L.E.
Character:Chef
Batman
Character:Prof. Greenleaf
Batman
Character:Oliver Muzzy
The Wild Wild West
Character:Chef
Lost in Space
Character:Mr. Zumdish
The Man from U.N.C.L.E.
Character:Banker-Beatnik-Diplomat-Waiter
Valentine's Day
Character:
Bewitched
Character:
Burke's Law
Character:Captain of Waiters
The Beverly Hillbillies
Character:
Adventures in Paradise
Character:Fontaine
Peter Gunn
Character:
Shirley Temple's Storybook
Character:King's Bidder
The Thin Man
Character:
Alfred Hitchcock Presents
Character:Maitre D
December Bride
Character:
General Electric Theater
Character:Doctor
Mr. & Mrs. North
Character:
Dangerous Assignment
Character:
I Love Lucy
Character:Tour Guide
Racket Squad
Character:
The Colgate Comedy Hour
Character:Self
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