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