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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.

Fritz Feld

Fritz Feld Biography / Wiki

NameFritz Feld
Also KnowFritz Feilchenfeld
GenderMale
Known ForActing
Place of BirthBerlin, Germany
Date of Birth1900-10-15
Age(as in 2022)93
Deathday1993-11-18

Fritz Feld Acting Movies

Movie NameCharacterRelease DateOverview
Quiet, PleaseMr. Nitvitch1939-07-01A temperamental director multiple times completely changes the concept during a movie’s production….
Swingtime in the MoviesMr. Nitvitch1938-12-24In this musical short, a waitress at the Warner Bros. commissary gets her big break….
The Wizard’s ApprenticeWizard1930-02-07This one has it all, the apprentice, the multiplying brooms, the buckets of water, everything that the Fantasia sequence has….
A Ship Comes InSokol1928-01-04Film which tells the story of immigrants coming to the United States….
Movieland Magic1946-03-09Released as part of a series of WB shorts under the collective title of “Technicolor Specials” (WB production number 2003) this short most likely hold…
So You Want to Wear the PantsPsychiatrist (uncredited)1952-11-08It’s a dangerous hypnotic suggestion when a psychiatrist tells married couple Joe and Alice McDoakes to switch points of view during a session….
The World’s Greatest LoverTomaso Abalone1977-12-18When frustrated movie studio mogul Adolph Zitz announces a talent search for a romantic leading man to rival the great Rudolph Valentino, thousands of…
Out Where the Stars BeginMr. Nitvitch1938-05-28When the ballerina star of a musical feature walks off in a huff, aided by the fit-throwing director, her understudy steps in and a star is born….
Kentucky JubileeRudolph Jouvet1951-05-18A movie director travels to Kentucky to seek out local talent for a hillbilly musical film….
Millionaire Playboy‘G.G.’ Gorta1940-03-14A young millionaire gets hiccups whenever he kisses a pretty woman….
Campus Confessions‘Lady MacBeth’1938-09-23This comical campus romance showcases the fancy footwork of All-American basketball player Hank Luisetti while it tells the story of a dean’s son who …
Hollywood WonderlandDirector (clip from “Swingtime in the Movies”, 1938) (uncredited)1947-08-09Two tour guides take visitors on a promotional tour of Warner Bros.’ studios….
One Hysterical NightPaganini1929-10-05The scheming aunt and uncle of William Judd, heir to the family fortune, persuade him to pose as Napoleon at a fancy masquerade ball, but they are act…
So You Want to Enjoy LifeDr. Hugo Flugleman (uncredited)1952-03-29Believing he has only a month to live, average guy Joe McDoakes decides to live life to the fullest in the time he has left….
Passport to DestinyChief Janitor1944-01-31A British war widow travels to Berlin to assassinate Hitler….
Go Chase YourselfCount Pierre Fountaine de Louis-Louis1938-04-22When a bank is robbed, a not-so-bright teller is wrongly suspected of being part of the holdup team. Comedy….
Artists and Models AbroadDubois1938-12-20Buck Boswell and his all-girl troupe are stranded in Paris, but Buck manages to con the manager of the ‘Hotel de Navarre’ in furnishing accommodations…
The Affairs of AnnabelVladimir1938-09-09Wonder Pictures has been striking out at the box office lately, causing the seedy PR man to involve main star Annabel in ever outrageous stunts for pu…
Heavenly MusicNiccolò Paganini (uncredited)1943-05-01Bandleader/singer/songwriter Ted Barry arrives to heaven. The receptionist tells him that before he can take his place in the Hall of Music, a committ…
Promises! Promises!Ship’s Doctor1963-08-01After a drunken spree on a cruise ship, two women discover that they’re pregnant, and set out to find who the fathers are….
Romance in the DarkFritz1938-03-24A baritone aids a young servant in making her dream of singing professionally come true….
Rhythm InnProf. Rinaldo1951-02-11A bandleader, desperate to get his band’s instruments out of hock, promises the pawnshop clerk–an aspiring songwriter–that he’ll let the band’s fema…
Sky HighDr. Kapok1951-10-19When he is told that he is to spend three more years as a tailgunner, goofball GI Herbert Pumice thinks that a promotion–which he has little to no ch…
The Catman of ParisPrefect of Police1946-04-20When author Charles Regnier (Carl Esmond) returns to Paris with a best-selling book that criticizes the government, he’s tormented by frequent blackou…
The Mexican Spitfire’s BabyPierre Gaston de la Blanc1941-11-28An advertising executive and his temperamental wife adopt a war orphan who turns out to be a beautiful woman….
I Was an AdventuressHenri Gautier1940-05-10Posing as the fabulously glamorous Countess Tanya Vronsky, a poor young ballet dancer and her two accomplices are really a team of skilled con artists…
Black MagicJames Fraser1929-07-06On a South Seas island, “three white derelicts drink away memories of the past. After many adventures during which a girl enters the picture, the thre…
So You Want to Be PrettyDr. Von Slaughter (uncredited)1956-03-10In this comedic short, Joe and Alice McDoakes each wish their looks were better….
Bringing Up BabyFritz Lehman1938-02-18David Huxley is waiting to get a bone he needs for his museum collection. Through a series of strange circumstances, he meets Susan Vance, and the duo…
The Noose Hangs HighPsychiatrist1948-04-05Two window washers who are mistaken by Nick Craig, a bookie, as the messengers he sent for to pick up $50,000. Now the person he sent them to sent two…
Missing WomenPierre (hairdresser)1951-02-23A woman becomes desperate to find a pair of car thieves after her husband — while on their honeymoon — is killed during a robbery….
The Last CommandA revolutionist1928-01-21A former Imperial Russian general and cousin of the Czar ends up in Hollywood as an extra in a movie directed by a former revolutionary….
The Lovable CheatMonsieur Louis1949-05-11Posing as a wealthy Parisian, Mercadet fleeces friends and casual acquaintances alike. He is forced into this life of crime to keep up appearances, so…
Everything Happens at NightGendarme1939-12-22Two reporters compete to discover a scientist living in hiding and win his daughter….
When Tomorrow ComesNicholas1939-08-11Romance and heartbreak walk hand-in-hand when Philip Chagal accidentally meets Helen Lawrence in a restaurant where she is a waitress. Unhappily marri…
Little Old New YorkTavern Keeper1940-02-09Inventor Robert Fulton receives support from a tavern owner and a shipyard worker to help realize his dream of a high-powered steamboat….
Four Jacks and a JillMr. Hoople1942-01-23Karanina “Nina” Novak, is befriended by Nifty, the leader of a four-piece orchestra, and in return, secures an engagement for them at the Little Arega…
I Met Him in ParisSwiss Hotel Clerk1937-05-28Kay Denham is off for a fling in Paris, leaving her suitor Berk behind. There, she meets two new suitors, Gene and George. Gene smooth-talks her into …
Expensive HusbandsHerr Meyer, Hotel Director1937-11-27Unable to get work in her home country, Laurine Lynne (Beverly Roberts) travels to Vienna where her press agent, Joe Craig (Allyn Joslyn), convinces h…
Barefoot in the ParkRestaurant Proprietor1967-05-25In this film based on a Neil Simon play, newlyweds Corie, a free spirit, and Paul Bratter, an uptight lawyer, share a sixth-floor apartment in Greenwi…
Henry Aldrich Swings ItJosef Altman1943-06-23Teenager Henry Aldrich (Jimmy Lydon) decides to take matters into his own hands when his high school principal forbids the student band from playing s…
VictorySignor Makanoff1940-12-21A hermit’s idyllic life on an island is disturbed by the arrival of a bunch of cutthroats….
Shut My Big MouthRobert Oglethorpe1942-02-19A shy horticulturist becomes involved with a local criminal in the old west….
Ma, He’s Making Eyes at Me!Forsythe1940-03-15In this musical, a sharp witted press agent teams up with an unemployed chorine and dubs her “Miss Manhattan” to promote a cheap line of clothing. To …
Aaron Slick from Punkin CrickHeadwaiter1952-04-01Shy farmboy loves his next-door neighbor, but she dreams of going to the big city. Then she gets mixed up with big-city gangsters….
Mexican HayrideProfessor Ganzmeyer1948-12-27Two con men selling phony stock flee to Mexico ahead of the law, where they run into a woman friend from their earlier days, who is now a bullfighter….
Phantom of the OperaLecours1943-08-12Pit violinist Claudin hopelessly loves rising operatic soprano Christine Dubois (as do baritone Anatole and police inspector Raoul) and secretly aids …
Gold Diggers in ParisLuis Leoni1938-06-11When the representative of the Paris International Dance Exposition arrives in New York to invite the Academy Ballet of America to compete for monetar…
BroadwayMose Levett1929-05-27A naive young dancer in a Broadway show innocently gets involved in backstage bootlegging and murder….
I’ll Give a MillionMax Primerose1938-07-27After saving a tramp from suicide, a millionaire takes his clothing and disappears. Word is out that he will give a million dollars to anyone who is k…
Her Sister’s SecretWine Salesman1946-09-23A WWII tale of romance that begins during New Orlean’s “Mardi Gras” celebration when a soldier and a girl meet and fall in love. He asks her to marry …
Trouble MakersMr. Andre Schmidtlap – Hotel Manager1948-12-10Slip and Sach are in the sidewalk star-gazing business when they see a murder committed in a room at the El Royale Hotel….
Riding ShotgunFritz1954-04-01When a stagecoach guard tries to warn a town of an imminent raid by a band of outlaws, the people mistake him for one of the gang…
IcelandHerr Tegnar1942-09-21Marine James Murfin, is unaware of Icelandic customs. When he flirts with Katina her Icelandic family take his actions as a proposal of marriage to Ka…
Christian Wahnschaffe II: Escape from the Golden Dungeon1921-03-30Escape from the Golden Dungeon is the second part of the two-part silent movie Christian Wahnschaffe….
Belle of Old MexicoDr. Quincy1950-03-01Wealthy Kip Artmitage III (Robert Rockwell) honors his late wartime friend’s request to look after the friend’s “little sister.”…
At the CircusJardinet1939-10-20Jeff Wilson, the owner of a small circus, owes his partner Carter $10,000. Before Jeff can pay, Carter lets his accomplices steal the money, so he can…
Heidi’s SongSebastian1982-11-19Orphan Heidi lives with her grandpa in Swiss Alps. She brings joy to all there. However, her aunt takes her to the city to live as a servant girl to a…
Maisie Gets Her ManProfessor Orco1942-06-01Struggling performers, Sothern and Skelton’s lives are thrown off gear when they are caught with a bagful of hard cash robbed by a goon. With Skelton …
True ConfessionButler1937-12-24A writer takes a job as a secretary because her scrupulous husband isn’t bringing in the dough as an attorney. When her new employer is murdered, she …
Fun on a WeekendSergei Stroganoff1947-05-15Shy, destitute Peter Porter meets equally impoverished Nancy Crane at a Florida beach. Inspired by Peter’s belief that a person can acquire wealth sim…
World PremiereField Marshal Muller1941-08-21A movie-making publicity man screwball comedy about a movie producer who wants to create publicity for his latest project. He decides to have three m…
Knickerbocker HolidayPoffenburgh1944-03-17The wild and woolly early days of New York — when it was still known as New Amsterdam — provide the backdrop for this period musical-comedy. In 1650…
Silent MovieMaitre d’1976-06-17Aspiring filmmakers Mel Funn, Marty Eggs and Dom Bell go to a financially troubled studio with an idea for a silent movie. In an effort to make the mo…
Lancer SpyFritz Mueller1937-10-08An Englishman impersonates an imprisoned German officer and “returns” to Germany to become a national hero. A female German spy is assigned to check h…
It’s a DateOscar, the Headwaiter1940-03-22An aspiring actress is offered the lead in a major new play, but discovers that her mother, a more seasoned performer, expects the same part. The situ…
Juke Box RhythmAmbrose1959-08-01An European princess visiting America helps a record producer organize a big concert….
Herbie Goes BananasChief Steward1980-06-25The adorable little VW helps its owners break up a counterfeiting ring in Mexico….
Three Sons o’ GunsStage Director1941-08-02Three reckless brothers dodge the draft then sign up and become men….
Sandy Is a LadyMario1940-05-21Mary and Joe Phillips’ (Nan Grey and Tom Brown) attempts to improve their financial status are alternately aided and endangered by the antics of their…
Ever Since VenusMichele1944-09-14The American Beauty Association is about to hold its annual trade show in New York City and songwriter “Tiny” Lewis (Billy Gilbert) has just sold a so…
Who’s Minding the Store?Irving Catastrophe1963-11-28Jerry Lewis plays Norman Phiffer, a proud man in a humble life, who doesn’t know that his girlfriend, Barbara, is heir to the Tuttle Department Store …
Sleepytime GalChef Petrovich1942-03-05Bessie Cobb, cake decorator in the kitchen of one of Miami’s swankier hotels, is the central figure in an elaborate scheme by Chick Patterson, bell ca…
Captain Tugboat AnnieAl Pucci aka Alfred Puccini1945-11-17This tale of two tugboats focuses upon the rivalries between two operators competing to win a major shipping contract. Meanwhile a tugboat office secr…
The Sunshine BoysMr. Gilbert1975-11-06Lewis and Clark, aka The Sunshine Boys, were famous comedians during the vaudeville era, but off-stage they couldn’t stand each other and haven’t spok…
Up In SmokeDr. Bluzak (uncredited)1957-12-22The Bowery Boys: In order to be able to get the names of winning horses at the track, Sach agrees to sell his soul to the devil….
Holy MatrimonyCritic1943-08-24An artist returning from years abroad takes the identity of his dead valet and gets married, but then there are complications….
George White’s ScandalsMontescu1945-10-09Two couples work through their issues in this backstage Broadway musical….
Gentleman Joe PalookaClub Steward1946-10-05In the second film of Monogram’s Joe Palooka series, Joe is ‘used’, by two state senators scheming to obtain oil-rich lands, in a publicity campaign t…
Little AccidentMalisse1939-10-26A baby is passed from hand to hand after her father abandons her….
Hello, Dolly!Rudolph’s Assistant1969-12-12Dolly Levi is a strong-willed matchmaker who travels to Yonkers, New York in order to see the miserly “well-known unmarried half-a-millionaire” Horace…
Carnival in Costa RicaHotel Clerk1947-03-28Two pairs of lovers try to thwart an arranged marriage at Costa Rican fiesta time….
Idiot’s DelightPittatek1939-01-27A group of disparate travelers are caught are thrown together in a posh Alpine hotel when the borders are closed at the start of WWII….
Paris PlayboysMarcel1954-03-07Sach is the exact double of a famous French scientist who has invented a powerful rocket fuel. Enemy agents, mistaking Sach for the scientist, attempt…
The Golem: How He Came into the WorldJester (uncredited)1920-10-28Suffering under the tyrannical rule of Rudolf II in 16th-century Prague, a Talmudic rabbi creates a giant warrior to protect the safety of his people….
The Secret Life of Walter MittyAnatole1947-09-01Walter Mitty, a daydreaming writer with an overprotective mother, likes to imagine that he is a hero who experiences fantastic adventures. His dream b…
TovarichMartelleau1937-12-25When upper-class Parisian Charles Dupont and his family hire Tina and Michel as their servants, they have no idea that the domestics are in fact Tatia…
Julia MisbehavesPepito1948-08-08Julia and William were married and soon separated by his snobbish family. They meet again many years later, when their daughter he has raised invites …
The New March of Dimes Presents: The Scene StealersJohn Swallowtail1962-01-06A TV movie with intertwining music numbers and sketches….
Crime WaveJess (uncredited)1953-10-22Reformed parolee Steve Lacey is caught in the middle when a wounded former cellmate seeks him out for shelter. The other two former cellmates then att…
I’ve Always Loved YouNicholas Kavlun1946-12-02A beautiful young concert pianist is torn between her attraction to her arrogant but brilliant maestro and her love for a farm boy she left back home….
The Great John L.Claire’s manager1945-05-25Portrait of legendary fighter John L. Sullivan, aka “The Boston Strong Boy”, and his meteoric rise to become the first gloved World Heavyweight Champ…
You Gotta Stay HappyPierre1948-10-28Indecisive heiress Dee Dee Dillwood is pushed into marrying her sixth fiancée, but unable to face the wedding night, she flees into the adjacent hote…
If You Knew SusieChez Henri1948-02-07In the small town of Brookford, everybody can trace their ancestors back to the Revolutionary War, except Sam and Susie Parker. One day, however, they…
The Computer Wore Tennis ShoesSigmund Van Dyke1969-12-29Some college students manage to persuade the town’s big businessman, A. J. Arno, to donate a computer to their college. When the problem- student, Dex…
Living It UpBarber (uncredited)1954-07-15Homer Flagg (Lewis) is a railroad worker in the small town of Desert Hole, New Mexico. One day he finds an abandoned automobile at an old atomic provi…
Homer and EddieMortician1989-08-17A mentally disabled man gets help from a sociopath when he tries to reunite with his dying father, who years earlier disowned him….
My Girl TisaProf. Tabor1948-02-071905 was a period of heavy immigration from Europe to America before laws were passed restricting the flow of immigrants. Almost every character in th…
Come Live with MeMac, the Headwaiter (uncredited)1941-01-31Seeking US citizenship, a Viennese refugee arranges a marriage of convenience with a struggling writer….
Hollywood HotelThe Russian1937-12-20After losing a coveted role in an upcoming film to another actress, screen queen Mona Marshall (Lola Lane) protests by refusing to appear at her curre…
HarlowFritz (uncredited)1965-06-23Hollywood drama loosely based on the life of film actress Jean Harlow, with Carroll Baker in the title role. One of two feature film biographies, both…
The Errand BoyBusby – Roaring 20’s Director1961-11-28Paramutual Pictures wants to know where all the money is going so they hire Morty to be their spy. Morty works for Mr. Sneak and gets a job in the mai…
The ComicArmand1969-11-19An account of the rise and fall of a silent film comic, Billy Bright. The movie begins with his funeral, as he speaks from beyond the grave in a bitte…
4 for TexasFritz1963-12-25In the 1870s, two rival businessmen, Zack Thomas and Joe Jarrett, on a stagecoach heading to Galveston, Texas, must pull together to protect $100,000 …
The Strongest Man in the WorldUncle Frederick1975-02-06Medfield College science major Dexter Riley and his classmates have been working on a new vitamin compound when a lab accident creates a supercharged …
Pocketful of MiraclesPierre1961-12-18Boozy, brassy Apple Annie, a beggar with a basket of apples, is as much a part of downtown New York as old Broadway itself. Bootlegger Dave the Dude i…
Appointment with DangerWindow Dresser1950-04-07Al Goddard, a detective who works for the United States Postal Inspection Service, is assigned to arrest two criminals who’ve allegedly murdered a U.S…
Has Anybody Seen My Gal?Alvarez (uncredited)1952-06-25When a 1920s millionaire tests the fiber of his Vermont family, a young lady and her boyfriend feel the repercussions….
Journey Into LightClothing Salesman1951-09-28John Burrows, an ordained minister from a small village in the East, envisions himself with a larger congregation. He is mortified when his wife drunk…
The JackpotPianist1950-11-01Jimmy Stewart’s Bill Lawrence wins a bevy or prizes from a radio program, but ends up having to sell them all in order to pay the taxes he’s incurred….
The PatsyMaitre D’1964-06-24When a star comedian dies, his comedy team decides to train a ‘nobody’ to play the Star in a big TV show (a Patsy). But the man chosen, bellboy Stanle…
Call Her MomWaiter1972-02-15A sexy waitress becomes a house mother in a fraternity house and involves the college in a nationwide women’s lib controversy….
The Ladies ManHairdresser1961-06-21After his girl leaves him for someone else, Herbert gets really depressed and starts searching for a job. He finally finds one in a big house which is…
Freaky FridayMr. Jackman1976-12-17School girl Annabel is hassled by her mother, and Mrs. Andrews is annoyed with her daughter, Annabel. They both think that the other has an easy life….
O. Henry’s Full HouseMaurice (segment “The Gift of the Magi”) (uncredited)1952-08-07Five O. Henry stories, each separate. The primary one from the critic’s acclaim was “The Cop and the Anthem”. Soapy tells fellow bum Horace that he is…
The PhynxFritz Feld1970-03-06A rock band is invented by the government as a cover to find hostages in a remote castle in Albania held by communist enemies of the USA….
History of the World: Part IMaitre ‘D – The Roman Empire1981-06-12An uproarious version of history that proves nothing is sacred – not even the Roman Empire, the French Revolution and the Spanish Inquisition….
BarflyBum1987-09-02Downtrodden writer Henry and distressed goddess Wanda aren’t exactly husband and wife: they’re wedded to their bar stools. But, they like each other’s…
Herbie Rides AgainMaitre d’1974-02-12The living Volkswagen Beetle helps an old lady protect her home from a corrupt developer….
The Ladies ManMrs. Wellenmellon’s Hairdresser (uncredited)1961-06-21After his girl leaves him for someone else, Herbert gets really depressed and starts searching for a job. He finally finds one in a big house which is…
Won Ton Ton: The Dog Who Saved HollywoodRudy’s Butler1976-07-26A would-be filmmaker and actress shake up the industry with a trick dog who gets discovered by a studio bus driver in the 1920s….

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