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
Bringing Up Baby (1938)
as Dr. Lehman
Herbie Rides Again (1974)
as Maitre D'
Herbie Goes Bananas (1980)
as Chief Steward
Freaky Friday (1976)
as Mr. Jackman
Barfly (1987)
as Bum
Silent Movie (1976)
as Maitre d'
Barefoot in the Park (1967)
as Restaurant Proprietor
Phantom of the Opera (1943)
as Lecours
The Computer Wore Tennis Shoes (1969)
as Sigmund Van Dyke
The Strongest Man in the World (1975)
as Uncle Frederick
O. Henry's Full House (1952)
as Maurice (segment "The Gift of the Magi") (uncredited)
Living It Up (1954)
as Barber (uncredited)
Pocketful of Miracles (1961)
as Pierre
The Ladies Man (1961)
as Mrs. Wellenmellon's Hairdresser (uncredited)
The Secret Life of Walter Mitty (1947)
as Anatole
The Sunshine Boys (1975)
as Mr. Gilbert
The Errand Boy (1961)
as Busby - Roaring 20's Director
The World's Greatest Lover (1977)
as Tomaso Abalone
Three on a Couch (1966)
as The Attaché
Who's Minding the Store? (1963)
as Irving Catastrophe
The Patsy (1964)
as Maitre D'
The Golem: How He Came into the World (1920)
as Jester (uncredited)
At the Circus (1939)
as Jardinet
Won Ton Ton: The Dog Who Saved Hollywood (1976)
as Rudy's Butler
A Fine Mess (1986)
as Bit Part (uncredited)
History of the World: Part I (1981)
as Maitre 'D - The Roman Empire
Crime Wave (1953)
as Jess (uncredited)
Missing Women (1951)
as Pierre (hairdresser)
4 for Texas (1963)
as Fritz
If You Knew Susie (1948)
as Chez Henri
Little Old New York (1940)
as Tavern Keeper
Knickerbocker Holiday (1944)
as Poffenburgh
Has Anybody Seen My Gal? (1952)
as Alvarez (uncredited)
I've Always Loved You (1946)
as Nicholas Kavlun
Shut My Big Mouth (1942)
as Robert Oglethorpe
Millionaire Playboy (1940)
as 'G.G.' Gorta
I Was an Adventuress (1940)
as Henri Gautier
I'll Give a Million (1938)
as Max Primerose
Idiot's Delight (1939)
as Pittatek
The Noose Hangs High (1948)
as Psychiatrist
Penelope (1966)
as Penelope's Dance Partner (uncredited)
Amazing Stories: The Movie III (1998)
as Maitre D
You Belong to Me (1941)
as Hotel Clerk
The New March of Dimes Presents: The Scene Stealers (1962)
as John Swallowtail
Appointment with Danger (1950)
as Window Dresser
Gold Diggers in Paris (1938)
as Luis Leoni
George White's Scandals (1945)
as Montescu
Artists and Models Abroad (1938)
as Dubois
Her Sister's Secret (1946)
as Wine Salesman
Riding Shotgun (1954)
as Fritz
Come Live with Me (1941)
as Mac, the Headwaiter (uncredited)
Made in Paris (1966)
as Josef
It's a Date (1940)
as Oscar, the Headwaiter
The Catman of Paris (1946)
as Prefect of Police
Fun on a Weekend (1947)
as Sergei Stroganoff
The Great John L. (1945)
as Claire's manager
Homer and Eddie (1989)
as Mortician
I Met Him in Paris (1937)
as Swiss Hotel Clerk
Harlow (1965)
as Fritz (uncredited)
Sandy Is a Lady (1940)
as Mario
Only with Married Men (1974)
as Chef
Jail Busters (1955)
as Dr. Fernando F. Fordyce
The Comic (1969)
as Armand
Romance in the Dark (1938)
as Fritz
Carnival in Costa Rica (1947)
as Hotel Clerk
Four Jacks and a Jill (1942)
as Mr. Hoople
Swingtime in the Movies (1938)
as Mr. Nitvitch
Everything Happens at Night (1939)
as Gendarme
You Gotta Stay Happy (1948)
as Pierre
Last of the Great Survivors (1984)
as Marty LaFontaine
Holy Matrimony (1943)
as Critic
Expensive Husbands (1937)
as Herr Meyer, Hotel Director
Heidi's Song (1982)
as Sebastian (voice)
Aaron Slick from Punkin Crick (1952)
as Headwaiter
So You Want to Wear the Pants (1952)
as Psychiatrist (uncredited)
Ma, He's Making Eyes at Me! (1940)
as Forsythe
Out Where the Stars Begin (1938)
as Mr. Nitvitch
Call Her Mom (1972)
as Waiter
Legend of the Northwest (1978)
as Trapper
When Tomorrow Comes (1939)
as Butler
The Affairs of Annabel (1938)
as Vladimir
Three Sons o' Guns (1941)
as Stage Director
So You Want to Enjoy Life (1952)
as Dr. Hugo Flugleman (uncredited)
Maisie Gets Her Man (1942)
as Professor Orco
Henry Aldrich Swings It (1943)
as Josef Altman
So You Want to Be Pretty (1956)
as Dr. Von Slaughter (uncredited)
Julia Misbehaves (1948)
as Pepito
True Confession (1937)
as Krayler's Butler
Hollywood Hotel (1938)
as The Russian
Belle of Old Mexico (1950)
as Dr. Quincy
The Mexican Spitfire's Baby (1941)
as Pierre Gaston de la Blanc
The Phynx (1970)
as Fritz Feld
Tovarich (1937)
as Martelleau
My Girl Tisa (1948)
as Prof. Tabor
A Ship Comes In (1928)
as Sokol
Lancer Spy (1937)
as Fritz Mueller
The Jackpot (1950)
as Pianist (uncredited)
The Last Command (1928)
as A revolutionist
So You Want to Be a Musician (1953)
as Lasagna Pizza - Orchestra Leader
The Wizard's Apprentice (1930)
as Wizard
Paris Playboys (1954)
as Marcel the Maitre d'
Captain Tugboat Annie (1945)
as Al Pucci aka Alfred Puccini
Christian Wahnschaffe II: Escape from the Golden Dungeon (1921)
Actor
Mexican Hayride (1948)
as Professor Ganzmeyer
Promises! Promises! (1963)
as Ship's Doctor
Little Accident (1939)
as Malisse
Go Chase Yourself (1938)
as Count Pierre Fountaine de Louis-Louis
Take It Big (1944)
as Doctor Dittenhoffer
Journey Into Light (1951)
as Clothing Salesman
Riding High (1950)
as French Dressmaker (uncredited)
The Lovable Cheat (1949)
as Monsieur Louis
The Miracle of the White Reindeer (1960)
as Geronimo
Victory (1940)
as Signor Makanoff
Broadway (1929)
as Mose Levett
Quiet, Please (1939)
as Mr. Nitvitch
Gentleman Joe Palooka (1946)
as Club Steward
World Premiere (1941)
as Field Marshal Muller
Sky High (1951)
as Dr. Kapok
Passport to Destiny (1944)
as Chief Janitor
Movieland Magic (1946)
as (archive footage)
Campus Confessions (1938)
as 'Lady MacBeth'
One Hysterical Night (1929)
as Paganini
Iceland (1942)
as Herr Tegnar
Trouble Makers (1948)
as Mr. Andre Schmidtlap - Hotel Manager
Kentucky Jubilee (1951)
as Rudolph Jouvet
Hollywood Wonderland (1947)
as Director (clip from "Swingtime in the Movies", 1938) (uncredited)
Ever Since Venus (1944)
as Michele
Up In Smoke (1957)
as Dr. Bluzak (uncredited)
Juke Box Rhythm (1959)
as Ambrose
Sleepytime Gal (1942)
as Chef Petrovich
Heavenly Music (1943)
as Niccolò Paganini (uncredited)
Black Magic (1929)
as James Fraser
Rhythm Inn (1951)
as Prof. Rinaldo
Blindfold (1928)
as Thomas Bernard