Acting
Fritz Feld
EN, XX, DE cinema · 135 credits
Born
14 October 1900
Died
18 November 1993 (aged 93)
Birthplace
Berlin, Germany
Also known as Fritz Feilchenfeld
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
Filmography
Amazing Stories: The Movie III
as Maitre D
Homer and Eddie
as Mortician
Barfly
as Bum
A Fine Mess
as Bit Part (uncredited)
Last of the Great Survivors
as Marty LaFontaine
Heidi's Song
as Sebastian (voice)
History of the World: Part I
as Maitre 'D - The Roman Empire
Herbie Goes Bananas
as Chief Steward
Legend of the Northwest
as Trapper
The World's Greatest Lover
as Tomaso Abalone
Silent Movie
as Maitre d'
Freaky Friday
as Mr. Jackman
Won Ton Ton: The Dog Who Saved Hollywood
as Rudy's Butler
The Sunshine Boys
as Mr. Gilbert
The Strongest Man in the World
as Uncle Frederick
Herbie Rides Again
as Maitre D'
Call Her Mom
as Waiter
The Phynx
as Fritz Feld
Hello, Dolly!
as Rudolph's Assistant
The Computer Wore Tennis Shoes
as Sigmund Van Dyke
The Comic
as Armand
Barefoot in the Park
as Restaurant Proprietor
Three on a Couch
as The Attaché
Penelope
as Penelope's Dance Partner (uncredited)
Made in Paris
as Josef
Harlow
as Fritz (uncredited)
The Patsy
as Maitre D'
4 for Texas
as Fritz
Promises! Promises!
as Ship's Doctor
Who's Minding the Store?
as Irving Catastrophe
The New March of Dimes Presents: The Scene Stealers
as John Swallowtail
Pocketful of Miracles
as Pierre
The Ladies Man
as Mrs. Wellenmellon's Hairdresser (uncredited)
The Errand Boy
as Busby - Roaring 20's Director
Juke Box Rhythm
as Ambrose
Up In Smoke
as Dr. Bluzak (uncredited)
So You Want to Be Pretty
as Dr. Von Slaughter (uncredited)
Jail Busters
as Dr. Fernando F. Fordyce
Paris Playboys
as Marcel the Maitre d'
Riding Shotgun
as Fritz
Living It Up
as Barber (uncredited)
Crime Wave
as Jess (uncredited)
So You Want to Be a Musician
1953
So You Want to Be a Musician
as Lasagna Pizza - Orchestra Leader
O. Henry's Full House
as Maurice (segment "The Gift of the Magi") (uncredited)
Aaron Slick from Punkin Crick
as Headwaiter
Has Anybody Seen My Gal?
as Alvarez (uncredited)
So You Want to Enjoy Life
1952
So You Want to Enjoy Life
as Dr. Hugo Flugleman (uncredited)
So You Want to Wear the Pants
1952
So You Want to Wear the Pants
as Psychiatrist (uncredited)
Missing Women
as Pierre (hairdresser)
Kentucky Jubilee
as Rudolph Jouvet
Sky High
as Dr. Kapok
Rhythm Inn
as Prof. Rinaldo
Journey Into Light
as Clothing Salesman
Belle of Old Mexico
as Dr. Quincy
The Jackpot
as Pianist (uncredited)
Riding High
as French Dressmaker (uncredited)
Appointment with Danger
as Window Dresser
The Lovable Cheat
as Monsieur Louis
My Girl Tisa
as Prof. Tabor
The Noose Hangs High
as Psychiatrist
Julia Misbehaves
as Pepito
Trouble Makers
as Mr. Andre Schmidtlap - Hotel Manager
If You Knew Susie
as Chez Henri
Mexican Hayride
as Professor Ganzmeyer
You Gotta Stay Happy
as Pierre
Carnival in Costa Rica
as Hotel Clerk
Hollywood Wonderland
as Director (clip from "Swingtime in the Movies", 1938) (uncredited)
Fun on a Weekend
as Sergei Stroganoff
The Catman of Paris
as Prefect of Police
Her Sister's Secret
as Wine Salesman
I've Always Loved You
as Nicholas Kavlun
Movieland Magic
as (archive footage)
Gentleman Joe Palooka
as Club Steward
Captain Tugboat Annie
as Al Pucci aka Alfred Puccini
The Great John L.
as Claire's manager
George White's Scandals
as Montescu
Knickerbocker Holiday
as Poffenburgh
Passport to Destiny
as Chief Janitor
Take It Big
as Doctor Dittenhoffer
Ever Since Venus
as Michele
Phantom of the Opera
as Lecours
Heavenly Music
as Niccolò Paganini (uncredited)
Henry Aldrich Swings It
as Josef Altman
Holy Matrimony
as Critic
Maisie Gets Her Man
as Professor Orco
Four Jacks and a Jill
as Mr. Hoople
Shut My Big Mouth
as Robert Oglethorpe
Iceland
as Herr Tegnar
Sleepytime Gal
as Chef Petrovich
Come Live with Me
as Mac, the Headwaiter (uncredited)
The Mexican Spitfire's Baby
as Pierre Gaston de la Blanc
Three Sons o' Guns
as Stage Director
You Belong to Me
as Hotel Clerk
World Premiere
as Field Marshal Muller
It's a Date
as Oscar, the Headwaiter
Little Old New York
as Tavern Keeper
I Was an Adventuress
as Henri Gautier
Millionaire Playboy
as 'G.G.' Gorta
Victory
as Signor Makanoff
Ma, He's Making Eyes at Me!
as Forsythe
Sandy Is a Lady
as Mario
At the Circus
as Jardinet
Quiet, Please
as Mr. Nitvitch
Everything Happens at Night
as Gendarme
When Tomorrow Comes
as Butler
Idiot's Delight
as Pittatek
Little Accident
as Malisse
Bringing Up Baby
as Dr. Lehman
Hollywood Hotel
as The Russian
The Affairs of Annabel
as Vladimir
Out Where the Stars Begin
as Mr. Nitvitch
Gold Diggers in Paris
as Luis Leoni
Swingtime in the Movies
as Mr. Nitvitch
Go Chase Yourself
as Count Pierre Fountaine de Louis-Louis
I'll Give a Million
as Max Primerose
Campus Confessions
as 'Lady MacBeth'
Romance in the Dark
as Fritz
Tovarich
as Martelleau
Lancer Spy
as Fritz Mueller
True Confession
as Krayler's Butler
I Met Him in Paris
as Swiss Hotel Clerk
Expensive Husbands
as Herr Meyer, Hotel Director
The Wizard's Apprentice
as Wizard
Broadway
as Mose Levett
Black Magic
as James Fraser
One Hysterical Night
as Paganini
The Last Command
as A revolutionist
A Ship Comes In
as Sokol
Blindfold
as Thomas Bernard
The Golem: How He Came into the World
as Jester (uncredited)