
Fritz Feld
Born: 1900-10-14
Place of Birth: Berlin, Germany
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.
Known For

Legend of the Northwest

George White's Scandals

The Miracle of the White Reindeer

Little Old New York

The Phynx

The Lovable Cheat

True Confession

Riding Shotgun

Barfly

Crime Wave

History of the World: Part I

The Ladies Man

Hello, Dolly!

Riding High

At the Circus

Paris Playboys

Missing Women

Harlow

World Premiere

Passport to Destiny

Silent Movie

Lancer Spy

Iceland

Penelope

Kentucky Jubilee

Julia Misbehaves

Rhythm Inn

Black Magic

Sleepytime Gal

Millionaire Playboy

Victory

Up In Smoke

The Comic

Expensive Husbands

The Great John L.

Bringing Up Baby

Jail Busters

Gold Diggers in Paris

Freaky Friday

Pocketful of Miracles

The Mexican Spitfire's Baby

Idiot's Delight

The Jackpot

Tovarich

Three on a Couch

Herbie Rides Again

Quiet, Please

A Fine Mess

Blindfold

The Computer Wore Tennis Shoes

Herbie Goes Bananas

Four Jacks and a Jill

My Girl Tisa

Heavenly Music

The Secret Life of Walter Mitty

If You Knew Susie

Phantom of the Opera

O. Henry's Full House

The Errand Boy

Her Sister's Secret

Heidi's Song

Call Her Mom

Barefoot in the Park

A Ship Comes In

Henry Aldrich Swings It

The Golem: How He Came Into the World

It's a Date

Fun on a Weekend

Holy Matrimony

4 for Texas

Appointment with Danger

The Wizard's Apprentice

The Sunshine Boys

Go Chase Yourself

You Gotta Stay Happy

The Noose Hangs High

I Met Him in Paris

The Patsy

The Strongest Man in the World

Only with Married Men

The World's Greatest Lover

When Tomorrow Comes

Living It Up

You Belong to Me

Captain Tugboat Annie

The Last Command

Come Live with Me

I Was an Adventuress

Homer and Eddie

Who's Minding the Store?

Promises! Promises!

Won Ton Ton: The Dog Who Saved Hollywood

Has Anybody Seen My Gal?

Little Accident

Mexican Hayride

Broadway

Knickerbocker Holiday

Shut My Big Mouth

Journey Into Light

The Catman of Paris

I've Always Loved You

The Affairs of Annabel

I'll Give a Million

Take It Big

Hollywood Hotel

Ever Since Venus

Artists and Models Abroad

Last of the Great Survivors

Everything Happens at Night

Trouble Makers

Romance in the Dark

Belle of Old Mexico

Sky High

Gentleman Joe Palooka

Aaron Slick from Punkin Crick

Three Sons o' Guns

The New March of Dimes Presents: The Scene Stealers

Carnival in Costa Rica

Out Where the Stars Begin

Campus Confessions

One Hysterical Night

Maisie Gets Her Man

Movieland Magic

Hollywood Wonderland

So You Want to Be Pretty

Swingtime in the Movies

Ma, He's Making Eyes at Me!

Juke Box Rhythm

Sandy Is a Lady
