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