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.

Known For: Acting

Born: Berlin, Germany, 1900-10-14

Died: 1993-11-18

Film

No.	Year	Title	Role	Vote Average
1	1920	The Golem: How He Came Into the World	Jester (uncredited)	70
2	1921	Christian Wahnschaffe II: Escape from the Golden Dungeon		0
3	1928	A Ship Comes In	Sokol	58
4	1928	The Last Command	A revolutionist	73
5	1928	Blindfold	Thomas Bernard	0
6	1929	Broadway	Mose Levett	56
7	1929	Black Magic	James Fraser	0
8	1929	One Hysterical Night	Paganini	50
9	1930	The Wizard's Apprentice	Wizard	100
10	1937	I Met Him in Paris	Swiss Hotel Clerk	54
11	1937	Lancer Spy	Fritz Mueller	60
12	1937	Expensive Husbands	Herr Meyer, Hotel Director	48
13	1937	True Confession	Krayler's Butler	58
14	1937	Tovarich	Martelleau	62
15	1938	Hollywood Hotel	The Russian	54
16	1938	Bringing Up Baby	Fritz Lehman	75
17	1938	Romance in the Dark	Fritz	30
18	1938	Go Chase Yourself	Count Pierre Fountaine de Louis-Louis	45
19	1938	Out Where the Stars Begin	Mr. Nitvitch	65
20	1938	Gold Diggers in Paris	Luis Leoni	55
21	1938	I'll Give a Million	Max Primerose	57
22	1938	The Affairs of Annabel	Vladimir	40
23	1938	Campus Confessions	'Lady MacBeth'	42
24	1938	Artists and Models Abroad	Dubois	40
25	1938	Swingtime in the Movies	Mr. Nitvitch	58
26	1939	Idiot's Delight	Pittatek	61
27	1939	Quiet, Please	Mr. Nitvitch	55
28	1939	When Tomorrow Comes	Nicholas	53
29	1939	At the Circus	Jardinet	63
30	1939	Little Accident	Malisse	20
31	1939	Everything Happens at Night	Gendarme	41
32	1940	Little Old New York	Tavern Keeper	40
33	1940	Millionaire Playboy	'G.G.' Gorta	27
34	1940	Ma, He's Making Eyes at Me!	Forsythe	60
35	1940	It's a Date	Oscar, the Headwaiter	64
36	1940	I Was an Adventuress	Henri Gautier	63
37	1940	Sandy Is a Lady	Mario	0
38	1940	Victory	Signor Makanoff	0
39	1941	Come Live with Me	Mac, the Headwaiter (uncredited)	69
40	1941	Three Sons o' Guns	Stage Director	50
41	1941	World Premiere	Field Marshal Muller	50
42	1941	You Belong to Me	Hotel Clerk	58
43	1941	The Mexican Spitfire's Baby	Pierre Gaston de la Blanc	43
44	1942	Four Jacks and a Jill	Mr. Hoople	60
45	1942	Shut My Big Mouth	Robert Oglethorpe	100
46	1942	Sleepytime Gal	Chef Petrovich	0
47	1942	Maisie Gets Her Man	Professor Orco	65
48	1942	Iceland	Herr Tegnar	57
49	1943	Heavenly Music	Niccolò Paganini (uncredited)	58
50	1943	Henry Aldrich Swings It	Josef Altman	0
51	1943	Phantom of the Opera	Lecours	62
52	1943	Holy Matrimony	Critic	67
53	1944	Passport to Destiny	Chief Janitor	52
54	1944	Knickerbocker Holiday	Poffenburgh	50
55	1944	Take It Big	Doctor Dittenhoffer	0
56	1944	Ever Since Venus	Michele	0
57	1945	The Great John L.	Claire's manager	50
58	1945	George White's Scandals	Montescu	53
59	1945	Captain Tugboat Annie	Al Pucci aka Alfred Puccini	0
60	1946	Movieland Magic	(archive footage)	0
61	1946	The Catman of Paris	Prefect of Police	55
62	1946	Her Sister's Secret	Wine Salesman	65
63	1946	Gentleman Joe Palooka	Club Steward	0
64	1946	I've Always Loved You	Nicholas Kavlun	64
65	1947	Carnival in Costa Rica	Hotel Clerk	60
66	1947	Fun on a Weekend	Sergei Stroganoff	70
67	1947	Hollywood Wonderland	Director (clip from "Swingtime in the Movies", 1938) (uncredited)	67
68	1947	The Secret Life of Walter Mitty	Anatole	67
69	1948	My Girl Tisa	Prof. Tabor	0
70	1948	If You Knew Susie	Chez Henri	75
71	1948	The Noose Hangs High	Psychiatrist	68
72	1948	Julia Misbehaves	Pepito	65
73	1948	You Gotta Stay Happy	Pierre	64
74	1948	Trouble Makers	Mr. Andre Schmidtlap - Hotel Manager	57
75	1948	Mexican Hayride	Professor Ganzmeyer	56
76	1949	The Lovable Cheat	Monsieur Louis	30
77	1950	Belle of Old Mexico	Dr. Quincy	0
78	1950	Appointment with Danger	Window Dresser	55
79	1950	Riding High	French Dressmaker (uncredited)	58
80	1950	The Jackpot	Pianist (uncredited)	69
81	1951	Rhythm Inn	Prof. Rinaldo	20
82	1951	Missing Women	Pierre (hairdresser)	62
83	1951	Kentucky Jubilee	Rudolph Jouvet	55
84	1951	Journey Into Light	Clothing Salesman	60
85	1951	Sky High	Dr. Kapok	40
86	1952	So You Want to Enjoy Life	Dr. Hugo Flugleman (uncredited)	20
87	1952	Aaron Slick from Punkin Crick	Headwaiter	40
88	1952	Has Anybody Seen My Gal?	Alvarez (uncredited)	67
89	1952	O. Henry's Full House	Maurice (segment "The Gift of the Magi") (uncredited)	65
90	1952	So You Want to Wear the Pants	Psychiatrist (uncredited)	50
91	1953	So You Want to Be a Musician	Lasagna Pizza - Orchestra Leader	0
92	1953	Crime Wave	Jess (uncredited)	71
93	1954	Paris Playboys	Marcel the Maitre d'	40
94	1954	Riding Shotgun	Fritz	60
95	1954	Living It Up	Barber (uncredited)	64
96	1955	Jail Busters	Dr. Fernando F. Fordyce	60
97	1956	So You Want to Be Pretty	Dr. Von Slaughter (uncredited)	20
98	1957	Up In Smoke	Dr. Bluzak (uncredited)	63
99	1959	Juke Box Rhythm	Ambrose	70
100	1960	The Miracle of the White Reindeer	Geronimo	0
101	1961	The Ladies Man	Mrs. Wellenmellon's Hairdresser (uncredited)	63
102	1961	The Errand Boy	Busby - Roaring 20's Director	61
103	1961	Pocketful of Miracles	Pierre	73
104	1962	The New March of Dimes Presents: The Scene Stealers	John Swallowtail	70
105	1963	Promises! Promises!	Ship's Doctor	48
106	1963	Who's Minding the Store?	Irving Catastrophe	69
107	1963	4 for Texas	Fritz	51
108	1964	The Patsy	Maitre D'	62
109	1965	Harlow	Fritz	54
110	1966	Three on a Couch	The Attaché	54
111	1966	Penelope	Penelope's Dance Partner (uncredited)	56
112	1967	Barefoot in the Park	Restaurant Proprietor	71
113	1969	The Comic	Armand	59
114	1969	Hello, Dolly!	Rudolph's Assistant	70
115	1969	The Computer Wore Tennis Shoes	Sigmund Van Dyke	60
116	1970	The Phynx	Fritz Feld	35
117	1972	Call Her Mom	Waiter	40
118	1974	Herbie Rides Again	Maitre D'	61
119	1974	Only with Married Men	Chef	50
120	1975	The Strongest Man in the World	Uncle Frederick	61
121	1975	The Sunshine Boys	Mr. Gilbert	68
122	1976	Silent Movie	Maitre d'	65
123	1976	Won Ton Ton: The Dog Who Saved Hollywood	Rudy's Butler	41
124	1976	Freaky Friday	Mr. Jackman	61
125	1977	The World's Greatest Lover	Tomaso Abalone	58
126	1978	Legend of the Northwest		60
127	1980	Herbie Goes Bananas	Chief Steward	52
128	1981	History of the World: Part I	Maitre 'D - The Roman Empire	68
129	1982	Heidi's Song	Sebastian (voice)	60
130	1984	Last of the Great Survivors	Marty LaFontaine	0
131	1986	A Fine Mess	Bit Part (uncredited)	47
132	1987	Barfly	Bum	68
133	1989	Homer and Eddie	Mortician	56

Television

No.	Year	Title	Role	Vote Average
1	1950	The Colgate Comedy Hour	Self	70
2	1951	Racket Squad		60
3	1951	I Love Lucy	Tour Guide	80
4	1952	Dangerous Assignment		35
5	1952	Mr. & Mrs. North		48
6	1953	General Electric Theater	Doctor	60
7	1954	December Bride		55
8	1955	Alfred Hitchcock Presents	Maitre D	77
9	1957	The Thin Man		76
10	1958	Shirley Temple's Storybook	King's Bidder	58
11	1958	Peter Gunn		65
12	1959	Adventures in Paradise	Fontaine	57
13	1962	The Beverly Hillbillies		69
14	1963	Burke's Law	Captain of Waiters	60
15	1964	Bewitched		79
16	1964	Valentine's Day		0
17	1965	Lost in Space	Mr. Zumdish	71
18	1965	The Wild Wild West	Chef	76
19	1966	Batman	Prof. Greenleaf	73
20	1966	Batman	Oliver Muzzy	73
21	1966	The Girl from U.N.C.L.E.		66
22	1968	Land of the Giants	Quigg	67
23	1969	Love, American Style	Captain	60
24	1969	Love, American Style	Walter	60
25	1970	The Odd Couple	Maitre D'	78
26	1974	Kolchak: The Night Stalker	Waiter	76
27	1977	The Hardy Boys / Nancy Drew Mysteries		70
28	1977	Tabitha		58
29	1980	Magnum, P.I.	Lars	73
30	1981	Simon & Simon		67
31	1985	Amazing Stories	Maitre 'd	75
32	1986	Sledge Hammer!	Announcer	79