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