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
Pierre
Pocketful of Miracles
Fritz Lehman
Bringing Up Baby
Maitre 'D - The Roman Empire
History of the World: Part I
Prof. Tabor
My Girl Tisa
Poffenburgh
Knickerbocker Holiday
Jester (uncredited)
Der Golem, wie er in die Welt kam
Maitre d'
Silent Movie
Dr. Quincy
Belle of Old Mexico
Marcel the Maitre d'
Paris Playboys
Jardinet
At the Circus
Mac, the Headwaiter (uncredited)
Come Live with Me
Psychiatrist
The Noose Hangs High
Dr. Fernando F. Fordyce
Jail Busters
Anatole
The Secret Life of Walter Mitty
Geronimo
The Miracle of the White Reindeer
Martelleau
Tovarich
Lecours
Phantom of the Opera
The Russian
Hollywood Hotel
Fritz Feld
The Phynx
Pierre (hairdresser)
Missing Women
Tomaso Abalone
The World's Greatest Lover
Mrs. Wellenmellon's Hairdresser (uncredited)
The Ladies Man
Pepito
Julia Misbehaves
A revolutionist
The Last Command
Monsieur Louis
The Lovable Cheat
Pianist (uncredited)
The Jackpot
Sebastian (voice)
Heidi's Song
Prefect of Police
The Catman of Paris
Professor Orco
Maisie Gets Her Man
Vladimir
The Affairs of Annabel
Fritz Mueller
Lancer Spy
Mr. Nitvitch
Out Where the Stars Begin
Mr. Nitvitch
Quiet, Please
Krayler's Butler
True Confession
Gendarme
Everything Happens at Night
Oscar, the Headwaiter
It's a Date
Luis Leoni
Gold Diggers in Paris
Mr. Nitvitch
Swingtime in the Movies
Nicholas
When Tomorrow Comes
Legend of the Northwest
Chief Janitor
Passport to Destiny
Chef
Only with Married Men
The Attaché
Three on a Couch
Ambrose
Juke Box Rhythm
Tavern Keeper
Little Old New York
Hotel Clerk
Carnival in Costa Rica
Pierre Gaston de la Blanc
The Mexican Spitfire's Baby
Count Pierre Fountaine de Louis-Louis
Go Chase Yourself
Dubois
Artists and Models Abroad
Mr. Hoople
Four Jacks and a Jill
Swiss Hotel Clerk
I Met Him in Paris
Mr. Gilbert
The Sunshine Boys
Marty LaFontaine
Last of the Great Survivors
Rudolph Jouvet
Kentucky Jubilee
Mose Levett
Broadway
Dr. Kapok
Sky High
Al Pucci aka Alfred Puccini
Captain Tugboat Annie
Max Primerose
I'll Give a Million
Henri Gautier
I Was an Adventuress
Sokol
A Ship Comes In
Chief Steward
Herbie Goes Bananas
Niccolò Paganini (uncredited)
Heavenly Music
Herr Meyer, Hotel Director
Expensive Husbands
John Swallowtail
The New March of Dimes Presents: The Scene Stealers
Wine Salesman
Her Sister's Secret
Rudolph's Assistant
Hello, Dolly!
Restaurant Proprietor
Barefoot in the Park
'G.G.' Gorta
Millionaire Playboy
Josef Altman
Henry Aldrich Swings It
Pittatek
Idiot's Delight
Stage Director
Three Sons o' Guns
Maurice (segment "The Gift of the Magi") (uncredited)
O. Henry's Full House
Mr. Jackman
Freaky Friday
Signor Makanoff
Victory
Jess (uncredited)
Crime Wave
Hotel Clerk
You Belong to Me
Doctor Dittenhoffer
Take It Big
French Dressmaker (uncredited)
Riding High
Mr. Andre Schmidtlap - Hotel Manager
Trouble Makers
'Lady MacBeth'
Campus Confessions
Robert Oglethorpe
Shut My Big Mouth
Forsythe
Ma, He's Making Eyes at Me!
Mario
Sandy Is a Lady
Penelope's Dance Partner (uncredited)
Penelope
Chez Henri
If You Knew Susie
Thomas Bernard
Blindfold
Fritz
Harlow
Nicholas Kavlun
I've Always Loved You
Dr. Bluzak (uncredited)
Up In Smoke
Headwaiter
Aaron Slick from Punkin Crick
James Fraser
Black Magic
Professor Ganzmeyer
Mexican Hayride
Director (clip from "Swingtime in the Movies", 1938) (uncredited)
Hollywood Wonderland
Fritz
4 for Texas
Fritz
Riding Shotgun
Critic
Holy Matrimony
Ship's Doctor
Promises! Promises!
Michele
Ever Since Venus
Paganini
One Hysterical Night
Uncle Frederick
The Strongest Man in the World
Sigmund Van Dyke
The Computer Wore Tennis Shoes
(archive footage)
Movieland Magic
Herr Tegnar
Iceland
Maitre D'
Herbie Rides Again
Irving Catastrophe
Who's Minding the Store?
Claire's manager
The Great John L.
Fritz
Romance in the Dark
Christian Wahnschaffe, 2. Teil: Die Flucht aus dem goldenen Kerker
Barber (uncredited)
Living It Up
Bum
Barfly
Chef Petrovich
Sleepytime Gal
Busby - Roaring 20's Director
The Errand Boy
Window Dresser
Appointment with Danger
Sergei Stroganoff
Fun on a Weekend
Prof. Rinaldo
Rhythm Inn
Montescu
George White's Scandals
Mortician
Homer and Eddie
Pierre
You Gotta Stay Happy
Field Marshal Muller
World Premiere
Armand
The Comic
Alvarez (uncredited)
Has Anybody Seen My Gal?
Dr. Hugo Flugleman (uncredited)
So You Want to Enjoy Life
Psychiatrist (uncredited)
So You Want to Wear the Pants
Dr. Von Slaughter (uncredited)
So You Want to Be Pretty
Club Steward
Gentleman Joe Palooka
Waiter
Call Her Mom
Maitre D'
The Patsy
Malisse
Little Accident
Wizard
The Wizard's Apprentice
Rudy's Butler
Won Ton Ton: The Dog Who Saved Hollywood
Clothing Salesman
Journey Into Light
Bit Part (uncredited)
A Fine Mess
Lasagna Pizza - Orchestra Leader
So You Want to Be a Musician
Personal Info
Known For
Acting
Known Credits
133
Gender
Male
Birthday
1900-10-14
Place of Birth
Berlin, Germany
Also Known As
Fritz Feilchenfeld