Fritz Feld
Acting
- Born:
- 1900-10-14
- Died:
- 1993-11-18
- Place of birth:
- Berlin, Germany
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
Filmography
Amazing Stories: The Movie III
Homer and Eddie
Barfly
Sledge Hammer!
A Fine Mess
Amazing Stories
Last of the Great Survivors
Heidi's Song
Simon & Simon
History of the World: Part I
Magnum, P.I.
Herbie Goes Bananas
Supertrain
Legend of the Northwest
The World's Greatest Lover
Tabitha
The Hardy Boys / Nancy Drew Mysteries
Freaky Friday
Won Ton Ton: The Dog Who Saved Hollywood
Silent Movie
The Sunshine Boys
The Strongest Man in the World
Only with Married Men
Kolchak: The Night Stalker
Herbie Rides Again
Call Her Mom
The Odd Couple
The Phynx
The Computer Wore Tennis Shoes
Hello, Dolly!
The Comic
Love, American Style
Land of the Giants
Barefoot in the Park
Penelope
The Girl from U.N.C.L.E.
Three on a Couch
Made in Paris
Batman
The Wild Wild West
Lost in Space
Harlow
The Man from U.N.C.L.E.
Valentine's Day
Bewitched
The Patsy
4 for Texas
Who's Minding the Store?
Burke's Law
Promises! Promises!
The Beverly Hillbillies
The New March of Dimes Presents: The Scene Stealers
Pocketful of Miracles
The Errand Boy
The Ladies Man
The Miracle of the White Reindeer
Adventures in Paradise
Juke Box Rhythm
Peter Gunn
Shirley Temple's Storybook
Up In Smoke
The Thin Man
So You Want to Be Pretty
Alfred Hitchcock Presents
Jail Busters
December Bride
Living It Up
Riding Shotgun
Paris Playboys
Crime Wave
General Electric Theater
So You Want to Be a Musician
So You Want to Wear the Pants
Mr. & Mrs. North
O. Henry's Full House
Has Anybody Seen My Gal?
Aaron Slick from Punkin Crick
So You Want to Enjoy Life
Dangerous Assignment
Sky High
I Love Lucy
The Red Skelton Show
Journey Into Light
Racket Squad
Kentucky Jubilee
Missing Women
Rhythm Inn
The Jackpot
The Colgate Comedy Hour
Riding High
Appointment with Danger
Belle of Old Mexico
The Lovable Cheat
Mexican Hayride
Trouble Makers
You Gotta Stay Happy
Julia Misbehaves
The Noose Hangs High
My Girl Tisa
If You Knew Susie
The Secret Life of Walter Mitty
Hollywood Wonderland
Fun on a Weekend
Carnival in Costa Rica
I've Always Loved You
Gentleman Joe Palooka
Her Sister's Secret
The Catman of Paris
Movieland Magic
Captain Tugboat Annie
George White's Scandals
The Great John L.
Ever Since Venus
Take It Big
Knickerbocker Holiday
Passport to Destiny
Holy Matrimony
Phantom of the Opera
Henry Aldrich Swings It
Heavenly Music
Iceland
Maisie Gets Her Man
Sleepytime Gal
Shut My Big Mouth
Four Jacks and a Jill
The Mexican Spitfire's Baby
You Belong to Me
World Premiere
Three Sons o' Guns
Come Live with Me
Victory
Sandy Is a Lady
I Was an Adventuress
It's a Date
Ma, He's Making Eyes at Me!
Millionaire Playboy
Little Old New York
Everything Happens at Night
Little Accident
At the Circus
When Tomorrow Comes
Quiet, Please
Idiot's Delight
Swingtime in the Movies
Artists and Models Abroad
Campus Confessions
The Affairs of Annabel
I'll Give a Million
Gold Diggers in Paris
Out Where the Stars Begin
Go Chase Yourself
Romance in the Dark
Bringing Up Baby
Hollywood Hotel
Tovarich
True Confession
Expensive Husbands
Lancer Spy
I Met Him in Paris
The Wizard's Apprentice
One Hysterical Night
Black Magic
Broadway
Blindfold
The Last Command
A Ship Comes In
Christian Wahnschaffe II: Escape from the Golden Dungeon
The Golem: How He Came into the World