8.5
8.5
Shut My Big Mouth
1942
as Robert Oglethorpe
Fritz Feld
Acting
Born:October 14, 1900
Died:November 18, 1993(aged 93)
Birthplace:Berlin, Germany
Nationality:Germany
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CommunityBiography
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.
Filmography (117 movies)
8.0
8.0
The Wizard's Apprentice
1930
as Wizard
7.5
7.5
Bringing Up Baby
1938
as Fritz Lehman
7.5
7.5
If You Knew Susie
1948
as Chez Henri
7.3
7.3
The Last Command
1928
as A revolutionist
7.3
7.3
Pocketful of Miracles
1961
as Pierre
7.1
7.1
Crime Wave
1953
as Jess (uncredited)
7.1
7.1
Barefoot in the Park
1967
as Restaurant Proprietor
7.0
7.0
The Golem: How He Came Into the World
1920
as Jester (uncredited)
7.0
7.0
Fun on a Weekend
1947
as Sergei Stroganoff
7.0
7.0
Last of the Great Survivors
1984
as Marty LaFontaine
7.0
7.0
The New March of Dimes Presents: The Scene Stealers
1962
as John Swallowtail
7.0
7.0
Juke Box Rhythm
1959
as Ambrose
7.0
7.0
Hello, Dolly!
1969
as Rudolph's Assistant
6.8
6.8
The Noose Hangs High
1948
as Psychiatrist
6.8
6.8
The Sunshine Boys
1975
as Mr. Gilbert
6.8
6.8
Who's Minding the Store?
1963
as Irving Catastrophe
6.8
6.8
The Secret Life of Walter Mitty
1947
as Anatole
6.8
6.8
Come Live with Me
1941
as Mac, the Headwaiter (uncredited)
6.7
6.7
Has Anybody Seen My Gal?
1952
as Alvarez (uncredited)
6.7
6.7
Hollywood Wonderland
1947
as Director (clip from "Swingtime in the Movies", 1938) (uncredited)
6.6
6.6
Holy Matrimony
1943
as Critic
6.6
6.6
Out Where the Stars Begin
1938
as Mr. Nitvitch
6.5
6.5
Maisie Gets Her Man
1942
as Professor Orco
6.5
6.5
Her Sister's Secret
1946
as Wine Salesman
6.5
6.5
Julia Misbehaves
1948
as Pepito
6.5
6.5
Silent Movie
1976
as Maitre d'
6.4
6.4
You Gotta Stay Happy
1948
as Pierre
6.4
6.4
I've Always Loved You
1946
as Nicholas Kavlun
6.4
6.4
At the Circus
1939
as Jardinet
6.3
6.3
I Was an Adventuress
1940
as Henri Gautier
6.2
6.2
Missing Women
1951
as Pierre (hairdresser)
6.2
6.2
Tovarich
1937
as Martelleau
6.2
6.2
Phantom of the Opera
1943
as Lecours
6.1
6.1
The Errand Boy
1961
as Busby - Roaring 20's Director
6.1
6.1
The Strongest Man in the World
1975
as Uncle Frederick
6.1
6.1
Heavenly Music
1943
as Niccolò Paganini (uncredited)
6.1
6.1
Idiot's Delight
1939
as Pittatek
6.0
6.0
Carnival in Costa Rica
1947
as Hotel Clerk
6.0
6.0
Journey Into Light
1951
as Clothing Salesman
6.0
6.0
Legend of the Northwest
1978
6.0
6.0
Ma, He's Making Eyes at Me!
1940
as Forsythe
6.0
6.0
Jail Busters
1955
as Dr. Fernando F. Fordyce
6.0
6.0
The Computer Wore Tennis Shoes
1969
as Sigmund Van Dyke
6.0
6.0
Heidi's Song
1982
as Sebastian (voice)
6.0
6.0
Four Jacks and a Jill
1942
as Mr. Hoople
5.9
5.9
It's a Date
1940
as Oscar, the Headwaiter
5.9
5.9
Swingtime in the Movies
1938
as Mr. Nitvitch
5.9
5.9
The Comic
1969
as Armand
5.8
5.8
Riding Shotgun
1954
as Fritz
5.8
5.8
True Confession
1937
as Krayler's Butler
5.8
5.8
You Belong to Me
1941
as Hotel Clerk
5.7
5.7
Gold Diggers in Paris
1938
as Luis Leoni
5.7
5.7
Trouble Makers
1948
as Mr. Andre Schmidtlap - Hotel Manager
5.7
5.7
I'll Give a Million
1938
as Max Primerose
5.7
5.7
Iceland
1942
as Herr Tegnar
5.6
5.6
Broadway
1929
as Mose Levett
5.6
5.6
Mexican Hayride
1948
as Professor Ganzmeyer
5.5
5.5
The World's Greatest Lover
1977
as Tomaso Abalone
5.5
5.5
Up In Smoke
1957
as Dr. Bluzak (uncredited)
5.5
5.5
Appointment with Danger
1950
as Window Dresser
5.5
5.5
A Ship Comes In
1928
as Sokol
5.4
5.4
Harlow
1965
as Fritz
5.4
5.4
The Catman of Paris
1946
as Prefect of Police
5.4
5.4
Hollywood Hotel
1938
as The Russian
5.3
5.3
Herbie Goes Bananas
1980
as Chief Steward
5.3
5.3
George White's Scandals
1945
as Montescu
5.3
5.3
I Met Him in Paris
1937
as Swiss Hotel Clerk
5.3
5.3
Lancer Spy
1937
as Fritz Mueller
5.3
5.3
Quiet, Please
1939
as Mr. Nitvitch
5.3
5.3
Three on a Couch
1966
as The Attaché
5.1
5.1
When Tomorrow Comes
1939
as Butler
5.1
5.1
4 for Texas
1963
as Fritz
5.0
5.0
Go Chase Yourself
1938
as Count Pierre Fountaine de Louis-Louis
5.0
5.0
Movieland Magic
1946
as (archive footage)
5.0
5.0
The Great John L.
1945
as Claire's manager
5.0
5.0
World Premiere
1941
as Field Marshal Muller
5.0
5.0
Only with Married Men
1974
as Chef
5.0
5.0
Kentucky Jubilee
1951
as Rudolph Jouvet
5.0
5.0
One Hysterical Night
1929
as Paganini
5.0
5.0
Knickerbocker Holiday
1944
as Poffenburgh
5.0
5.0
So You Want to Wear the Pants
1952
as Psychiatrist (uncredited)
5.0
5.0
Three Sons o' Guns
1941
as Stage Director
4.8
4.8
Expensive Husbands
1937
as Herr Meyer, Hotel Director
4.8
4.8
Passport to Destiny
1944
as Chief Janitor
4.4
4.4
Promises! Promises!
1963
as Ship's Doctor
4.3
4.3
Little Old New York
1940
as Tavern Keeper
4.2
4.2
Artists and Models Abroad
1938
as Dubois
4.2
4.2
Campus Confessions
1938
as 'Lady MacBeth'
4.1
4.1
The Mexican Spitfire's Baby
1941
as Pierre Gaston de la Blanc
4.1
4.1
Everything Happens at Night
1939
as Gendarme
4.0
4.0
Sky High
1951
as Dr. Kapok
4.0
4.0
The Lovable Cheat
1949
as Monsieur Louis
4.0
4.0
Aaron Slick from Punkin Crick
1952
as Headwaiter
4.0
4.0
Paris Playboys
1954
as Marcel the Maitre d'
4.0
4.0
The Affairs of Annabel
1938
as Vladimir
3.0
3.0
Romance in the Dark
1938
as Fritz
2.7
2.7
Millionaire Playboy
1940
as 'G.G.' Gorta
2.0
2.0
Little Accident
1939
as Malisse
2.0
2.0
Rhythm Inn
1951
as Prof. Rinaldo
2.0
2.0
So You Want to Enjoy Life
1952
as Dr. Hugo Flugleman (uncredited)
1.7
1.7
So You Want to Be Pretty
1956
as Dr. Von Slaughter (uncredited)
My Girl Tisa
1948
as Prof. Tabor
Christian Wahnschaffe II: Escape from the Golden Dungeon
1921
Henry Aldrich Swings It
1943
as Josef Altman
So You Want to Be a Musician
1953
as Lasagna Pizza - Orchestra Leader
Sandy Is a Lady
1940
as Mario
Sleepytime Gal
1942
as Chef Petrovich
Black Magic
1929
as James Fraser
Gentleman Joe Palooka
1946
as Club Steward
Belle of Old Mexico
1950
as Dr. Quincy
Victory
1940
as Signor Makanoff
Captain Tugboat Annie
1945
as Al Pucci aka Alfred Puccini
The Miracle of the White Reindeer
1960
as Geronimo
Blindfold
1928
as Thomas Bernard
Ever Since Venus
1944
as Michele
Take It Big
1944
as Doctor Dittenhoffer
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