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  • BIRTH 14/10/1900
  • DEATH 18/11/1993
  • Country Germany
  • SHOWS 11
  • MOVIES 38

Fritz Feld

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.

Fritz Feld

Shows (11)

Alfred Hitchcock Presents
Alfred Hitchcock Presents
Maitre D
I Love Lucy
I Love Lucy
Tour Guide
Batman (1966)
Batman (1966)
Oliver Muzzy / Prof. Greenleaf
Amazing Stories (1985)
Amazing Stories (1985)
Maitre 'd
Land of the Giants
Land of the Giants
Quigg
The Odd Couple
The Odd Couple
Maitre D'
Lost in Space
Lost in Space
Mr. Zumdish
Kolchak: The Night Stalker
Kolchak: The Night Stalker
Waiter
Sledge Hammer!
Sledge Hammer!
Announcer
General Electric Theater
General Electric Theater
Doctor
Burke's Law
Burke's Law
Captain of Waiters

Movies (38)

Herbie Goes Bananas
Herbie Goes Bananas
Chief Steward
Hello, Dolly!
Hello, Dolly!
Rudolph's Assistant
The Errand Boy
The Errand Boy
Busby - Roaring 20's Director
Who's Minding the Store?
Who's Minding the Store?
Irving Catastrophe
4 for Texas
4 for Texas
Fritz
Phantom of the Opera
Phantom of the Opera
Lecours
Riding Shotgun
Riding Shotgun
Fritz
Der Golem, wie er in die Welt kam
Der Golem, wie er in die Welt kam
Jester (uncredited)
The Strongest Man in the World
The Strongest Man in the World
Uncle Frederick
The Patsy
The Patsy
Maitre D'
Penelope
Penelope
Penelope's Dance Partner (uncredited)
Barefoot in the Park
Barefoot in the Park
Restaurant Proprietor
The Jackpot
The Jackpot
Pianist (uncredited)
Julia Misbehaves
Julia Misbehaves
Pepito
Movieland Magic
Movieland Magic
(archive footage)
Silent Movie
Silent Movie
Maitre d'
The Comic
The Comic
Armand
Hollywood Hotel
Hollywood Hotel
The Russian
Crime Wave
Crime Wave
Jess (uncredited)
Living It Up
Living It Up
Barber (uncredited)
Knickerbocker Holiday
Knickerbocker Holiday
Poffenburgh
The Secret Life of Walter Mitty
The Secret Life of Walter Mitty
Anatole
Iceland
Iceland
Herr Tegnar
Quiet, Please
Quiet, Please
Mr. Nitvitch
The Sunshine Boys
The Sunshine Boys
Mr. Gilbert
Four Jacks and a Jill
Four Jacks and a Jill
Mr. Hoople
I've Always Loved You
I've Always Loved You
Nicholas Kavlun
So You Want to Wear the Pants
So You Want to Wear the Pants
Psychiatrist (uncredited)
The Computer Wore Tennis Shoes
The Computer Wore Tennis Shoes
Sigmund Van Dyke
Mexican Hayride
Mexican Hayride
Professor Ganzmeyer
The Affairs of Annabel
The Affairs of Annabel
Vladimir
Harlow
Harlow
Fritz
Pocketful of Miracles
Pocketful of Miracles
Pierre
When Tomorrow Comes
When Tomorrow Comes
Nicholas
Promises! Promises!
Promises! Promises!
Ship's Doctor
At the Circus
At the Circus
Jardinet
Bringing Up Baby
Bringing Up Baby
Fritz Lehman
Last of the Great Survivors
Last of the Great Survivors
Marty LaFontaine