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
Most Rating	8.999
Birthday	1900-10-14
Place of Birth	Berlin, Germany
Also Known As	Fritz Feilchenfeld,

Pocketful of Miracles

Bringing Up Baby

History of the World: Part I

The Golem: How He Came into the World

Silent Movie

At the Circus

Come Live with Me

The Noose Hangs High

The Secret Life of Walter Mitty

Tovarich

Hollywood Hotel

Phantom of the Opera

Missing Women

The World's Greatest Lover

Julia Misbehaves

The Last Command

The Lovable Cheat

Heidi's Song

The Catman of Paris

Maisie Gets Her Man

Lancer Spy

Out Where the Stars Begin

Quiet, Please

True Confession

Everything Happens at Night

It's a Date

Gold Diggers in Paris

Swingtime in the Movies

When Tomorrow Comes

Passport to Destiny

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Little Old New York

Carnival in Costa Rica

Go Chase Yourself

The Mexican Spitfire's Baby

Artists and Models Abroad

Four Jacks and a Jill

I Met Him in Paris

The Sunshine Boys

The Affairs of Annabel

Kentucky Jubilee

Broadway

I'll Give a Million

A Ship Comes In

I Was an Adventuress

The New March of Dimes Presents: The Scene Stealers

Her Sister's Secret

Herbie Goes Bananas

Heavenly Music

Expensive Husbands

Barefoot in the Park

Millionaire Playboy

Henry Aldrich Swings It

Idiot's Delight

Three Sons o' Guns

O. Henry's Full House

Freaky Friday

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Trouble Makers

Campus Confessions

Shut My Big Mouth

Sandy Is a Lady

Ma, He's Making Eyes at Me!

If You Knew Susie

Harlow

I've Always Loved You

Up In Smoke

Aaron Slick from Punkin Crick

Black Magic

Mexican Hayride

Hollywood Wonderland

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Ever Since Venus

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The Strongest Man in the World

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