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.
Filmography · 164
Batman
1966 · Prof. Greenleaf
Magnum, P.I.
1980 · Lars
Bewitched
1964
The Wild Wild West
1965 · Chef
Peter Gunn
1958
The Red Skelton Show
1951 · Professor Lazlo
Simon & Simon
1981
The Beverly Hillbillies
1962
Love, American Style
1969 · Captain
I Love Lucy
1951 · Tour Guide
Lost in Space
1965 · Mr. Zumdish
Burke's Law
1963 · Captain of Waiters
Amazing Stories
1985 · Maitre 'd
The Colgate Comedy Hour
1950 · Self
The Odd Couple
1970 · Maitre D'
Alfred Hitchcock Presents
1955 · Maitre D
Land of the Giants
1968 · Quigg
Adventures in Paradise
1959 · Fontaine
The Man from U.N.C.L.E.
1964 · Banker-Beatnik-Diploma...
Sledge Hammer!
1986 · Announcer
The Hardy Boys / Nancy Drew Mysteries
1977
Shirley Temple's Storybook
1958 · King's Bidder
Kolchak: The Night Stalker
1974 · Waiter
December Bride
1954
Dangerous Assignment
1952
Racket Squad
1951
The Thin Man
1957
The Girl from U.N.C.L.E.
1966 · Chef
Mr. & Mrs. North
1952
Supertrain
1979 · Maitre D'
Hello, Dolly!
1969 · Rudolph's Assistant
Freaky Friday
1976 · Mr. Jackman
Silent Movie
1976 · Maitre d'
Valentine's Day
1964
The Secret Life of Walter Mitty
1947 · Anatole
Tabitha
1977
Bringing Up Baby
1938 · Dr. Lehman
The World's Greatest Lover
1977 · Tomaso Abalone
Herbie Rides Again
1974 · Maitre D'
The Computer Wore Tennis Shoes
1969 · Sigmund Van Dyke
Barefoot in the Park
1967 · Restaurant Proprietor
Appointment with Danger
1950 · Window Dresser
General Electric Theater
1953 · Doctor
Pocketful of Miracles
1961 · Pierre
Barfly
1987 · Bum
Herbie Goes Bananas
1980 · Chief Steward
The Strongest Man in the World
1975 · Uncle Frederick
The Golem: How He Came into the World
1920 · Jester (uncredited)
4 for Texas
1963 · Fritz
History of the World: Part I
1981 · Maitre 'D - The Roman...
Millionaire Playboy
1940 · 'G.G.' Gorta
Crime Wave
1953 · Jess (uncredited)
O. Henry's Full House
1952 · Maurice (segment "The...
Phantom of the Opera
1943 · Lecours
The Patsy
1964 · Maitre D'
Riding Shotgun
1954 · Fritz
Missing Women
1951 · Pierre (hairdresser)
Penelope
1966 · Penelope's Dance Partn...
The Phynx
1970 · Fritz Feld
A Fine Mess
1986 · Bit Part (uncredited)
Living It Up
1954 · Barber (uncredited)
The Ladies Man
1961 · Mrs. Wellenmellon's Ha...
Won Ton Ton: The Dog Who Saved Hollywood
1976 · Rudy's Butler
I've Always Loved You
1946 · Nicholas Kavlun
The Errand Boy
1961 · Busby - Roaring 20's D...
Expensive Husbands
1937 · Herr Meyer, Hotel Dire...
Jail Busters
1955 · Dr. Fernando F. Fordyc...
The Sunshine Boys
1975 · Mr. Gilbert
Who's Minding the Store?
1963 · Irving Catastrophe
Her Sister's Secret
1946 · Wine Salesman
Holy Matrimony
1943 · Critic
Only with Married Men
1974 · Chef
When Tomorrow Comes
1939 · Butler
Harlow
1965 · Fritz (uncredited)
At the Circus
1939 · Jardinet
Idiot's Delight
1939 · Pittatek
Four Jacks and a Jill
1942 · Mr. Hoople
The Comic
1969 · Armand
Captain Tugboat Annie
1945 · Al Pucci aka Alfred Pu...
Riding High
1950 · French Dressmaker (unc...
Shut My Big Mouth
1942 · Robert Oglethorpe
Go Chase Yourself
1938 · Count Pierre Fountaine...
Homer and Eddie
1989 · Mortician
Mexican Hayride
1948 · Professor Ganzmeyer
Carnival in Costa Rica
1947 · Hotel Clerk
Everything Happens at Night
1939 · Gendarme
Heidi's Song
1982 · Sebastian (voice)
The Last Command
1928 · A revolutionist
Has Anybody Seen My Gal?
1952 · Alvarez (uncredited)
The Noose Hangs High
1948 · Psychiatrist
Journey Into Light
1951 · Clothing Salesman
Knickerbocker Holiday
1944 · Poffenburgh
You Belong to Me
1941 · Hotel Clerk
Made in Paris
1966 · Josef
The Jackpot
1950 · Pianist (uncredited)
The Affairs of Annabel
1938 · Vladimir
My Girl Tisa
1948 · Prof. Tabor
You Gotta Stay Happy
1948 · Pierre
I'll Give a Million
1938 · Max Primerose
Come Live with Me
1941 · Mac, the Headwaiter (u...
Little Old New York
1940 · Tavern Keeper
I Met Him in Paris
1937 · Swiss Hotel Clerk
It's a Date
1940 · Oscar, the Headwaiter
Aaron Slick from Punkin Crick
1952 · Headwaiter
Call Her Mom
1972 · Waiter
True Confession
1937 · Krayler's Butler
Passport to Destiny
1944 · Chief Janitor
Julia Misbehaves
1948 · Pepito
A Ship Comes In
1928 · Sokol
Gold Diggers in Paris
1938 · Luis Leoni
Promises! Promises!
1963 · Ship's Doctor
The New March of Dimes Presents: The Scene Stealers
1962 · John Swallowtail
Hollywood Wonderland
1947 · Director (clip from "S...
Sky High
1951 · Dr. Kapok
Up In Smoke
1957 · Dr. Bluzak (uncredited...
Three on a Couch
1966 · The Attaché
Belle of Old Mexico
1950 · Dr. Quincy
Ma, He's Making Eyes at Me!
1940 · Forsythe
The Wizard's Apprentice
1930 · Wizard
Romance in the Dark
1938 · Fritz
Victory
1940 · Signor Makanoff
The Great John L.
1945 · Claire's manager
Fun on a Weekend
1947 · Sergei Stroganoff
Broadway
1929 · Mose Levett
Tovarich
1937 · Martelleau
Gentleman Joe Palooka
1946 · Club Steward
Take It Big
1944 · Doctor Dittenhoffer
Little Accident
1939 · Malisse
George White's Scandals
1945 · Montescu
Iceland
1942 · Herr Tegnar
Sandy Is a Lady
1940 · Mario
Three Sons o' Guns
1941 · Stage Director
One Hysterical Night
1929 · Paganini
Christian Wahnschaffe II: Escape from the Golden Dungeon
1921
The Mexican Spitfire's Baby
1941 · Pierre Gaston de la Bl...
Quiet, Please
1939 · Mr. Nitvitch
Maisie Gets Her Man
1942 · Professor Orco
Hollywood Hotel
1938 · The Russian
The Lovable Cheat
1949 · Monsieur Louis
I Was an Adventuress
1940 · Henri Gautier
Trouble Makers
1948 · Mr. Andre Schmidtlap -...
Out Where the Stars Begin
1938 · Mr. Nitvitch
Last of the Great Survivors
1984 · Marty LaFontaine
If You Knew Susie
1948 · Chez Henri
Heavenly Music
1943 · Niccolò Paganini (uncr...
Blindfold
1928 · Thomas Bernard
Lancer Spy
1937 · Fritz Mueller
Swingtime in the Movies
1938 · Mr. Nitvitch
Juke Box Rhythm
1959 · Ambrose
Sleepytime Gal
1942 · Chef Petrovich
Artists and Models Abroad
1938 · Dubois
Campus Confessions
1938 · 'Lady MacBeth'
Kentucky Jubilee
1951 · Rudolph Jouvet
Rhythm Inn
1951 · Prof. Rinaldo
Black Magic
1929 · James Fraser
The Catman of Paris
1946 · Prefect of Police
Legend of the Northwest
1978 · Trapper
Henry Aldrich Swings It
1943 · Josef Altman
Paris Playboys
1954 · Marcel the Maitre d'
Movieland Magic
1946 · (archive footage)
Ever Since Venus
1944 · Michele
The Miracle of the White Reindeer
1960 · Geronimo
World Premiere
1941 · Field Marshal Muller
So You Want to Be Pretty
1956 · Dr. Von Slaughter (unc...