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.

Фільмографія

• 1998Amazing Stories: The Movie III — Maitre D
• 1989Homer and Eddie — Mortician
• 1987Barfly — Bum
• 1986A Fine Mess — Bit Part (uncredited)
• Агент Кувалда — Announcer
• Дивовижні історії — Maitre 'd
• 1984Last of the Great Survivors — Marty LaFontaine
• 1982Heidi's Song — Sebastian (voice)
• 1981History of the World: Part I — Maitre 'D - The Roman Empire
• Simon & Simon — Yoygen Skridlew
• 1980Гербі летить з котушок — Chief Steward
• Магнум, приватний детектив — Lars
• Supertrain — Maitre D'
• 1978Legend of the Northwest — Trapper
• Tabitha
• The Hardy Boys / Nancy Drew Mysteries
• 1977The World's Greatest Lover — Tomaso Abalone
• 1976Silent Movie — Maitre d'
• 1976Won Ton Ton: The Dog Who Saved Hollywood — Rudy's Butler
• 1976Шалена п′ятниця — Mr. Jackman
• 1975The Strongest Man in the World — Uncle Frederick
• 1975The Sunshine Boys — Mr. Gilbert
• Kolchak: The Night Stalker — Waiter
• 1974Only with Married Men — Chef
• 1974Гербі знову на ходу — Maitre D'
• 1972Call Her Mom — Waiter
• The Odd Couple — Maitre D'
• 1970The Phynx — Fritz Feld
• Love, American Style — Captain, Walter
• 1969The Comic — Armand
• 1969The Computer Wore Tennis Shoes — Sigmund Van Dyke
• 1969Привіт, Доллі! — Rudolph's Assistant
• Land of the Giants — Quigg
• 1967Barefoot in the Park — Restaurant Proprietor
• 1966Made in Paris — Josef
• 1966Penelope — Penelope's Dance Partner (uncredited)
• The Girl from U.N.C.L.E. — Chef
• 1966Three on a Couch — The Attaché
• Бетмен — Prof. Greenleaf, Oliver Muzzy
• 1965Harlow — Fritz (uncredited)
• Lost in Space — Mr. Zumdish
• The Wild Wild West — Chef
• 1964The Patsy — Maitre D'
• Valentine's Day
• Агенти U.N.C.L.E. — Banker-Beatnik-Diplomat-Waiter
• Чаклунка
• 19634 for Texas — Fritz
• Burke's Law — Captain of Waiters
• 1963Promises! Promises! — Ship's Doctor
• 1963Who's Minding the Store? — Irving Catastrophe
• 1962The New March of Dimes Presents: The Scene Stealers — John Swallowtail
• Селюки з Беверлі-Хіллс
• 1961Pocketful of Miracles — Pierre
• 1961The Errand Boy — Busby - Roaring 20's Director
• 1961The Ladies Man — Mrs. Wellenmellon's Hairdresser (uncredited)
• 1960The Miracle of the White Reindeer — Geronimo
• Adventures in Paradise — Fontaine
• 1959Juke Box Rhythm — Ambrose
• Peter Gunn
• Shirley Temple's Storybook — King's Bidder
• The Thin Man
• 1957Up In Smoke — Dr. Bluzak (uncredited)
• 1956So You Want to Be Pretty — Dr. Von Slaughter (uncredited)
• 1955Jail Busters — Dr. Fernando F. Fordyce
• Альфред Гічкок представляє — Maitre D
• 1954Living It Up — Barber (uncredited)
• 1954Paris Playboys — Marcel the Maitre d'
• 1954Riding Shotgun — Fritz
• Груднева наречена
• 1953Crime Wave — Jess (uncredited)
• General Electric Theater — Doctor
• 1953So You Want to Be a Musician — Lasagna Pizza - Orchestra Leader
• 1952Aaron Slick from Punkin Crick — Headwaiter
• Dangerous Assignment
• 1952Has Anybody Seen My Gal? — Alvarez (uncredited)
• Mr. & Mrs. North
• 1952O. Henry's Full House — Maurice (segment "The Gift of the Magi") (uncredited)
• 1952So You Want to Enjoy Life — Dr. Hugo Flugleman (uncredited)
• 1952So You Want to Wear the Pants — Psychiatrist (uncredited)
• I Love Lucy — Tour Guide
• 1951Journey Into Light — Clothing Salesman
• 1951Kentucky Jubilee — Rudolph Jouvet
• 1951Missing Women — Pierre (hairdresser)
• Racket Squad
• 1951Rhythm Inn — Prof. Rinaldo
• 1951Sky High — Dr. Kapok
• The Red Skelton Show — Professor Lazlo
• 1950Appointment with Danger — Window Dresser
• 1950Belle of Old Mexico — Dr. Quincy
• 1950Riding High — French Dressmaker (uncredited)
• 1950The Jackpot — Pianist (uncredited)
• 1949The Lovable Cheat — Monsieur Louis
• 1948If You Knew Susie — Chez Henri
• 1948Julia Misbehaves — Pepito
• 1948Mexican Hayride — Professor Ganzmeyer
• 1948My Girl Tisa — Prof. Tabor
• 1948The Noose Hangs High — Psychiatrist
• 1948Trouble Makers — Mr. Andre Schmidtlap - Hotel Manager
• 1948You Gotta Stay Happy — Pierre
• 1947Carnival in Costa Rica — Hotel Clerk
• 1947Fun on a Weekend — Sergei Stroganoff
• 1947Hollywood Wonderland — Director (clip from "Swingtime in the Movies", 1938) (uncredited)
• 1947The Secret Life of Walter Mitty — Anatole
• 1946Gentleman Joe Palooka — Club Steward
• 1946Her Sister's Secret — Wine Salesman
• 1946I've Always Loved You — Nicholas Kavlun
• 1946Movieland Magic — (archive footage)
• 1946The Catman of Paris — Prefect of Police
• 1945Captain Tugboat Annie — Al Pucci aka Alfred Puccini
• 1945George White's Scandals — Montescu
• 1945The Great John L. — Claire's manager
• 1944Ever Since Venus — Michele
• 1944Knickerbocker Holiday — Poffenburgh
• 1944Passport to Destiny — Chief Janitor
• 1944Take It Big — Doctor Dittenhoffer
• 1943Heavenly Music — Niccolò Paganini (uncredited)
• 1943Henry Aldrich Swings It — Josef Altman
• 1943Holy Matrimony — Critic
• 1943Привид опери — Lecours
• 1942Four Jacks and a Jill — Mr. Hoople
• 1942Iceland — Herr Tegnar
• 1942Maisie Gets Her Man — Professor Orco
• 1942Shut My Big Mouth — Robert Oglethorpe
• 1942Sleepytime Gal — Chef Petrovich
• 1941Come Live with Me — Mac, the Headwaiter (uncredited)
• 1941The Mexican Spitfire's Baby — Pierre Gaston de la Blanc
• 1941Three Sons o' Guns — Stage Director
• 1941World Premiere — Field Marshal Muller
• 1941You Belong to Me — Hotel Clerk
• 1940I Was an Adventuress — Henri Gautier
• 1940It's a Date — Oscar, the Headwaiter
• 1940Little Old New York — Tavern Keeper
• 1940Ma, He's Making Eyes at Me! — Forsythe
• 1940Millionaire Playboy — 'G.G.' Gorta
• 1940Sandy Is a Lady — Mario
• 1940Victory — Signor Makanoff
• 1939At the Circus — Jardinet
• 1939Everything Happens at Night — Gendarme
• 1939Idiot's Delight — Pittatek
• 1939Little Accident — Malisse
• 1939Quiet, Please — Mr. Nitvitch
• 1939When Tomorrow Comes — Butler
• 1938Artists and Models Abroad — Dubois
• 1938Campus Confessions — 'Lady MacBeth'
• 1938Go Chase Yourself — Count Pierre Fountaine de Louis-Louis
• 1938Gold Diggers in Paris — Luis Leoni
• 1938Hollywood Hotel — The Russian
• 1938I'll Give a Million — Max Primerose
• 1938Out Where the Stars Begin — Mr. Nitvitch
• 1938Romance in the Dark — Fritz
• 1938Swingtime in the Movies — Mr. Nitvitch
• 1938The Affairs of Annabel — Vladimir
• 1938Виховання малюка — Dr. Lehman
• 1937Expensive Husbands — Herr Meyer, Hotel Director
• 1937I Met Him in Paris — Swiss Hotel Clerk
• 1937Lancer Spy — Fritz Mueller
• 1937Tovarich — Martelleau
• 1937True Confession — Krayler's Butler
• 1930The Wizard's Apprentice — Wizard
• 1929Black Magic — James Fraser
• 1929Broadway — Mose Levett
• 1929One Hysterical Night — Paganini
• 1928A Ship Comes In — Sokol
• 1928Blindfold — Thomas Bernard
• 1928The Last Command — A revolutionist
• 1921Christian Wahnschaffe II: Escape from the Golden Dungeon
• 1920The Golem: How He Came into the World — Jester (uncredited)

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• The Colgate Comedy Hour — Self