Fritz Feld
Fritz Feld
Biography
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
Personal Info
Known For
Acting
Known Credits
165
Gender
Male
Birthday
1900-10-14 (124 years old)
Place of Birth
Berlin, Germany
Acting

1989

Homer and Eddie as Mortician

1987

Barfly as Bum

1986

Sledge Hammer! as Announcer

1986

A Fine Mess as Bit Part (uncredited)

1985

Amazing Stories as Maitre 'd

1984

Last of the Great Survivors as Marty LaFontaine

1982

Heidi's Song as Sebastian (voice)

1981

Simon & Simon as Not available

1981

History of the World: Part I as Maitre 'D - The Roman Empire

1980

Magnum, P.I. as Lars

1980

Herbie Goes Bananas as Chief Steward

1978

Legend of the Northwest as Not available

1977

The World's Greatest Lover as Tomaso Abalone

1977

Tabitha as Not available

1976

Freaky Friday as Mr. Jackman

1976

Silent Movie as Maitre d'

1975

The Strongest Man in the World as Uncle Frederick

1975

The Sunshine Boys as Mr. Gilbert

1974

Herbie Rides Again as Maitre D'

1972

Call Her Mom as Waiter

1970

The Odd Couple as Maitre D'

1970

The Phynx as Fritz Feld

1969

Love, American Style as Captain

1969

Love, American Style as Walter

1969

The Computer Wore Tennis Shoes as Sigmund Van Dyke

1969

The Comic as Armand

1969

Hello, Dolly! as Rudolph's Assistant

1968

Land of the Giants as Quigg

1967

Barefoot in the Park as Restaurant Proprietor

1966

Batman as Prof. Greenleaf

1966

Batman as Oliver Muzzy

1966

The Girl from U.N.C.L.E. as Not available

1966

Penelope as Penelope's Dance Partner (uncredited)

1966

Three on a Couch as The Attaché

1965

Lost in Space as Mr. Zumdish

1965

The Wild Wild West as Chef

1965

Harlow as Fritz

1964

Bewitched as Not available

1964

Valentine's Day as Not available

1964

The Patsy as Maitre D'

1963

Burke's Law as Captain of Waiters

1963

Who's Minding the Store? as Irving Catastrophe

1963

Promises! Promises! as Ship's Doctor

1963

4 for Texas as Fritz

1962

The Beverly Hillbillies as Not available

1961

The Ladies Man as Mrs. Wellenmellon's Hairdresser (uncredited)

1961

The Errand Boy as Busby - Roaring 20's Director

1961

Pocketful of Miracles as Pierre

1959

Adventures in Paradise as Fontaine

1959

Juke Box Rhythm as Ambrose

1958

Peter Gunn as Not available

1958

Shirley Temple's Storybook as King's Bidder

1957

The Thin Man as Not available

1957

Up In Smoke as Dr. Bluzak (uncredited)

1956

So You Want to Be Pretty as Dr. Von Slaughter (uncredited)

1955

Alfred Hitchcock Presents as Maitre D

1955

Jail Busters as Dr. Fernando F. Fordyce

1954

December Bride as Not available

1954

Living It Up as Barber (uncredited)

1954

Riding Shotgun as Fritz

1954

Paris Playboys as Marcel the Maitre d'

1953

Crime Wave as Jess (uncredited)

1953

So You Want to Be a Musician as Lasagna Pizza - Orchestra Leader

1952

Mr. & Mrs. North as Not available

1952

Dangerous Assignment as Not available

1952

O. Henry's Full House as Maurice (segment "The Gift of the Magi") (uncredited)

1952

Has Anybody Seen My Gal? as Alvarez (uncredited)

1952

So You Want to Wear the Pants as Psychiatrist (uncredited)

1952

So You Want to Enjoy Life as Dr. Hugo Flugleman (uncredited)

1951

I Love Lucy as Tour Guide

1951

Racket Squad as Not available

1951

Missing Women as Pierre (hairdresser)

1951

Kentucky Jubilee as Rudolph Jouvet

1951

Journey Into Light as Clothing Salesman

1951

Sky High as Dr. Kapok

1951

Rhythm Inn as Prof. Rinaldo

1950

Appointment with Danger as Window Dresser

1950

Riding High as French Dressmaker (uncredited)

1950

Belle of Old Mexico as Dr. Quincy

1950

The Jackpot as Pianist (uncredited)

1949

The Lovable Cheat as Monsieur Louis

1948

The Noose Hangs High as Psychiatrist

1948

Mexican Hayride as Professor Ganzmeyer

1948

You Gotta Stay Happy as Pierre

1948

If You Knew Susie as Chez Henri

1948

Julia Misbehaves as Pepito

1948

My Girl Tisa as Prof. Tabor

1948

Trouble Makers as Mr. Andre Schmidtlap - Hotel Manager

1947

Fun on a Weekend as Sergei Stroganoff

1947

Carnival in Costa Rica as Hotel Clerk

1947

Hollywood Wonderland as Director (clip from "Swingtime in the Movies", 1938) (uncredited)

1946

The Catman of Paris as Prefect of Police

1946

Her Sister's Secret as Wine Salesman

1946

I've Always Loved You as Nicholas Kavlun

1946

Movieland Magic as (archive footage)

1946

Gentleman Joe Palooka as Club Steward

1945

The Great John L. as Claire's manager

1945

George White's Scandals as Montescu

1945

Captain Tugboat Annie as Al Pucci aka Alfred Puccini

1944

Passport to Destiny as Chief Janitor

1944

Knickerbocker Holiday as Poffenburgh

1944

Take It Big as Doctor Dittenhoffer

1944

Ever Since Venus as Michele

1943

Holy Matrimony as Critic

1943

Phantom of the Opera as Lecours

1943

Heavenly Music as Niccolò Paganini (uncredited)

1943

Henry Aldrich Swings It as Josef Altman

1942

Shut My Big Mouth as Robert Oglethorpe

1942

Maisie Gets Her Man as Professor Orco

1942

Four Jacks and a Jill as Mr. Hoople

1942

Iceland as Herr Tegnar

1942

Sleepytime Gal as Chef Petrovich

1941

Come Live with Me as Mac, the Headwaiter (uncredited)

1941

Three Sons o' Guns as Stage Director

1941

You Belong to Me as Hotel Clerk

1941

The Mexican Spitfire's Baby as Pierre Gaston de la Blanc

1941

World Premiere as Field Marshal Muller

1940

I Was an Adventuress as Henri Gautier

1940

Victory as Signor Makanoff

1940

Little Old New York as Tavern Keeper

1940

It's a Date as Oscar, the Headwaiter

1940

Millionaire Playboy as 'G.G.' Gorta

1940

Sandy Is a Lady as Mario

1939

At the Circus as Jardinet

1939

Idiot's Delight as Pittatek

1939

Little Accident as Malisse

1939

Quiet, Please as Mr. Nitvitch

1939

When Tomorrow Comes as Nicholas

1938

Bringing Up Baby as Fritz Lehman

1938

I'll Give a Million as Max Primerose

1938

Gold Diggers in Paris as Luis Leoni

1938

Hollywood Hotel as The Russian

1938

The Affairs of Annabel as Vladimir

1938

Out Where the Stars Begin as Mr. Nitvitch

1938

Campus Confessions as 'Lady MacBeth'

1938

Go Chase Yourself as Count Pierre Fountaine de Louis-Louis

1938

Swingtime in the Movies as Mr. Nitvitch

1938

Romance in the Dark as Fritz

1937

True Confession as Krayler's Butler

1937

I Met Him in Paris as Swiss Hotel Clerk

1937

Expensive Husbands as Herr Meyer, Hotel Director

1937

Tovarich as Martelleau

1937

Lancer Spy as Fritz Mueller

1929

Black Magic as James Fraser

1929

Broadway as Mose Levett

1929

One Hysterical Night as Paganini

1928

The Last Command as A revolutionist

1928

A Ship Comes In as Sokol

1928

Blindfold as Thomas Bernard

1920

The Golem: How He Came Into the World as Jester (uncredited)