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