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.
Acted in 164
1990s
- 1998
Amazing Stories: The Movie III
Maitre D
1980s
- 1989
Homer and Eddie
Mortician
- 1987
- 1986
- 1985
- 1984
Last of the Great Survivors
Marty LaFontaine
- 1982
Heidi's Song
Sebastian (voice)
- 1981
- 1980
1970s
- 1979
- 1978
Legend of the Northwest
Trapper
- 1977
The World's Greatest Lover
Tomaso Abalone
Tabitha
TV
- 1976
Won Ton Ton: The Dog Who Saved Hollywood
Rudy's Butler
- 1975
- 1974
- 1972
Call Her Mom
Waiter
- 1970
The Phynx
Fritz Feld
1960s
- 1969
The Comic
Armand
- 1968
- 1967
- 1966
Made in Paris
Josef
- 1965
Harlow
Fritz (uncredited)
- 1964
The Patsy
Maitre D'
- 1963
4 for Texas
Fritz
Who's Minding the Store?
Irving Catastrophe
Promises! Promises!
Ship's Doctor
- 1962
The New March of Dimes Presents: The Scene Stealers
John Swallowtail
- 1961
The Ladies Man
Mrs. Wellenmellon's Hairdresser (uncredited)
- 1960
The Miracle of the White Reindeer
Geronimo
1950s
- 1959
Juke Box Rhythm
Ambrose
- 1958
- 1957
Up In Smoke
Dr. Bluzak (uncredited)
- 1956
So You Want to Be Pretty
Dr. Von Slaughter (uncredited)
- 1955
Jail Busters
Dr. Fernando F. Fordyce
- 1954
Living It Up
Barber (uncredited)
Paris Playboys
Marcel the Maitre d'
- 1953
Crime Wave
Jess (uncredited)
General Electric Theater
Doctor · 1 episode
- 1952
Has Anybody Seen My Gal?
Alvarez (uncredited)
Aaron Slick from Punkin Crick
Headwaiter
- 1951
Sky High
Dr. Kapok
Journey Into Light
Clothing Salesman
Kentucky Jubilee
Rudolph Jouvet
Missing Women
Pierre (hairdresser)
Rhythm Inn
Prof. Rinaldo
- 1950
The Jackpot
Pianist (uncredited)
Riding High
French Dressmaker (uncredited)
Appointment with Danger
Window Dresser
Belle of Old Mexico
Dr. Quincy
1940s
- 1949
The Lovable Cheat
Monsieur Louis
- 1948
Mexican Hayride
Professor Ganzmeyer
Trouble Makers
Mr. Andre Schmidtlap - Hotel Manager
You Gotta Stay Happy
Pierre
My Girl Tisa
Prof. Tabor
If You Knew Susie
Chez Henri
- 1947
Hollywood Wonderland
Director (clip from "Swingtime in the Movies", 1938) (uncredited)
Fun on a Weekend
Sergei Stroganoff
Carnival in Costa Rica
Hotel Clerk
- 1946
I've Always Loved You
Nicholas Kavlun
Gentleman Joe Palooka
Club Steward
Her Sister's Secret
Wine Salesman
The Catman of Paris
Prefect of Police
Movieland Magic
(archive footage)
- 1945
Captain Tugboat Annie
Al Pucci aka Alfred Puccini
George White's Scandals
Montescu
The Great John L.
Claire's manager
- 1944
Ever Since Venus
Michele
Take It Big
Doctor Dittenhoffer
Passport to Destiny
Chief Janitor
- 1943
Holy Matrimony
Critic
Henry Aldrich Swings It
Josef Altman
Heavenly Music
Niccolò Paganini (uncredited)
- 1942
Iceland
Herr Tegnar
Maisie Gets Her Man
Professor Orco
Sleepytime Gal
Chef Petrovich
Shut My Big Mouth
Robert Oglethorpe
Four Jacks and a Jill
Mr. Hoople
- 1941
The Mexican Spitfire's Baby
Pierre Gaston de la Blanc
World Premiere
Field Marshal Muller
Three Sons o' Guns
Stage Director
Come Live with Me
Mac, the Headwaiter (uncredited)
- 1940
Victory
Signor Makanoff
Sandy Is a Lady
Mario
I Was an Adventuress
Henri Gautier
It's a Date
Oscar, the Headwaiter
Ma, He's Making Eyes at Me!
Forsythe
Little Old New York
Tavern Keeper
1930s
- 1939
Everything Happens at Night
Gendarme
Little Accident
Malisse
When Tomorrow Comes
Butler
Quiet, Please
Mr. Nitvitch
Idiot's Delight
Pittatek
- 1938
Swingtime in the Movies
Mr. Nitvitch
Artists and Models Abroad
Dubois
Campus Confessions
'Lady MacBeth'
The Affairs of Annabel
Vladimir
I'll Give a Million
Max Primerose
Gold Diggers in Paris
Luis Leoni
Out Where the Stars Begin
Mr. Nitvitch
Go Chase Yourself
Count Pierre Fountaine de Louis-Louis
Romance in the Dark
Fritz
Hollywood Hotel
The Russian
- 1937
Tovarich
Martelleau
True Confession
Krayler's Butler
Expensive Husbands
Herr Meyer, Hotel Director
Lancer Spy
Fritz Mueller
I Met Him in Paris
Swiss Hotel Clerk
- 1930
The Wizard's Apprentice
Wizard
1920s
- 1929
One Hysterical Night
Paganini
Black Magic
James Fraser
Broadway
Mose Levett
- 1928
Blindfold
Thomas Bernard
A Ship Comes In
Sokol
- 1921
Christian Wahnschaffe II: Escape from the Golden Dungeon
Movie
- 1920
The Golem: How He Came into the World
Jester (uncredited)
Appearances1
1950s
- 1950
