Fritz Feld
- Known for
- Acting
- Born
- October 14, 1900, Berlin, Germany
- Died
- November 18, 1993
- Movies
- 135
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.
Best-Known Movies
Filmography
| 1998 | Amazing Stories: The Movie III | Maitre D |
| 1989 | Homer and Eddie | Mortician |
| 1987 | Barfly | Bum |
| 1986 | A Fine Mess | Bit Part (uncredited) |
| 1984 | Last of the Great Survivors | Marty LaFontaine |
| 1982 | Heidi's Song | Sebastian (voice) |
| 1981 | History of the World: Part I | Maitre 'D - The Roman Empire |
| 1980 | Herbie Goes Bananas | Chief Steward |
| 1978 | Legend of the Northwest | Trapper |
| 1977 | The World's Greatest Lover | Tomaso Abalone |
| 1976 | Freaky Friday | Mr. Jackman |
| 1976 | Won Ton Ton: The Dog Who Saved Hollywood | Rudy's Butler |
| 1976 | Silent Movie | Maitre d' |
| 1975 | The Sunshine Boys | Mr. Gilbert |
| 1975 | The Strongest Man in the World | Uncle Frederick |
| 1974 | Only with Married Men | Chef |
| 1974 | Herbie Rides Again | Maitre D' |
| 1972 | Call Her Mom | Waiter |
| 1970 | The Phynx | Fritz Feld |
| 1969 | The Computer Wore Tennis Shoes | Sigmund Van Dyke |
| 1969 | Hello, Dolly! | Rudolph's Assistant |
| 1969 | The Comic | Armand |
| 1967 | Barefoot in the Park | Restaurant Proprietor |
| 1966 | Penelope | Penelope's Dance Partner (uncredited) |
| 1966 | Three on a Couch | The Attaché |
| 1966 | Made in Paris | Josef |
| 1965 | Harlow | Fritz (uncredited) |
| 1964 | The Patsy | Maitre D' |
| 1963 | 4 for Texas | Fritz |
| 1963 | Who's Minding the Store? | Irving Catastrophe |
| 1963 | Promises! Promises! | Ship's Doctor |
| 1962 | The New March of Dimes Presents: The Scene Stealers | John Swallowtail |
| 1961 | Pocketful of Miracles | Pierre |
| 1961 | The Errand Boy | Busby - Roaring 20's Director |
| 1961 | The Ladies Man | Mrs. Wellenmellon's Hairdresser (uncredited) |
| 1960 | The Miracle of the White Reindeer | Geronimo |
| 1959 | Juke Box Rhythm | Ambrose |
| 1957 | Up In Smoke | Dr. Bluzak (uncredited) |
| 1956 | So You Want to Be Pretty | Dr. Von Slaughter (uncredited) |
| 1955 | Jail Busters | Dr. Fernando F. Fordyce |
| 1954 | Living It Up | Barber (uncredited) |
| 1954 | Riding Shotgun | Fritz |
| 1954 | Paris Playboys | Marcel the Maitre d' |
| 1953 | Crime Wave | Jess (uncredited) |
| 1953 | So You Want to Be a Musician | Lasagna Pizza - Orchestra Leader |
| 1952 | So You Want to Wear the Pants | Psychiatrist (uncredited) |
| 1952 | O. Henry's Full House | Maurice (segment "The Gift of the Magi") (uncredited) |
| 1952 | Has Anybody Seen My Gal? | Alvarez (uncredited) |
| 1952 | Aaron Slick from Punkin Crick | Headwaiter |
| 1952 | So You Want to Enjoy Life | Dr. Hugo Flugleman (uncredited) |
| 1951 | Sky High | Dr. Kapok |
| 1951 | Journey Into Light | Clothing Salesman |
| 1951 | Kentucky Jubilee | Rudolph Jouvet |
| 1951 | Missing Women | Pierre (hairdresser) |
| 1951 | Rhythm Inn | Prof. Rinaldo |
| 1950 | The Jackpot | Pianist (uncredited) |
| 1950 | Riding High | French Dressmaker (uncredited) |
| 1950 | Appointment with Danger | Window Dresser |
| 1950 | Belle of Old Mexico | Dr. Quincy |
| 1949 | The Lovable Cheat | Monsieur Louis |
| 1948 | Mexican Hayride | Professor Ganzmeyer |
| 1948 | Trouble Makers | Mr. Andre Schmidtlap - Hotel Manager |
| 1948 | You Gotta Stay Happy | Pierre |
| 1948 | Julia Misbehaves | Pepito |
| 1948 | The Noose Hangs High | Psychiatrist |
| 1948 | My Girl Tisa | Prof. Tabor |
| 1948 | If You Knew Susie | Chez Henri |
| 1947 | The Secret Life of Walter Mitty | Anatole |
| 1947 | Hollywood Wonderland | Director (clip from "Swingtime in the Movies", 1938) (uncredited) |
| 1947 | Fun on a Weekend | Sergei Stroganoff |
| 1947 | Carnival in Costa Rica | Hotel Clerk |
| 1946 | I've Always Loved You | Nicholas Kavlun |
| 1946 | Gentleman Joe Palooka | Club Steward |
| 1946 | Her Sister's Secret | Wine Salesman |
| 1946 | The Catman of Paris | Prefect of Police |
| 1946 | Movieland Magic | (archive footage) |
| 1945 | Captain Tugboat Annie | Al Pucci aka Alfred Puccini |
| 1945 | George White's Scandals | Montescu |
| 1945 | The Great John L. | Claire's manager |
| 1944 | Ever Since Venus | Michele |
| 1944 | Take It Big | Doctor Dittenhoffer |
| 1944 | Knickerbocker Holiday | Poffenburgh |
| 1944 | Passport to Destiny | Chief Janitor |
| 1943 | Holy Matrimony | Critic |
| 1943 | Phantom of the Opera | Lecours |
| 1943 | Henry Aldrich Swings It | Josef Altman |
| 1943 | Heavenly Music | Niccolò Paganini (uncredited) |
| 1942 | Iceland | Herr Tegnar |
| 1942 | Maisie Gets Her Man | Professor Orco |
| 1942 | Sleepytime Gal | Chef Petrovich |
| 1942 | Shut My Big Mouth | Robert Oglethorpe |
| 1942 | Four Jacks and a Jill | Mr. Hoople |
| 1941 | The Mexican Spitfire's Baby | Pierre Gaston de la Blanc |
| 1941 | You Belong to Me | Hotel Clerk |
| 1941 | World Premiere | Field Marshal Muller |
| 1941 | Three Sons o' Guns | Stage Director |
| 1941 | Come Live with Me | Mac, the Headwaiter (uncredited) |
| 1940 | Victory | Signor Makanoff |
| 1940 | Sandy Is a Lady | Mario |
| 1940 | I Was an Adventuress | Henri Gautier |
| 1940 | It's a Date | Oscar, the Headwaiter |
| 1940 | Ma, He's Making Eyes at Me! | Forsythe |
| 1940 | Millionaire Playboy | 'G.G.' Gorta |
| 1940 | Little Old New York | Tavern Keeper |
| 1939 | Everything Happens at Night | Gendarme |
| 1939 | Little Accident | Malisse |
| 1939 | At the Circus | Jardinet |
| 1939 | When Tomorrow Comes | Butler |
| 1939 | Quiet, Please | Mr. Nitvitch |
| 1939 | Idiot's Delight | Pittatek |
| 1938 | Swingtime in the Movies | Mr. Nitvitch |
| 1938 | Artists and Models Abroad | Dubois |
| 1938 | Campus Confessions | 'Lady MacBeth' |
| 1938 | The Affairs of Annabel | Vladimir |
| 1938 | I'll Give a Million | Max Primerose |
| 1938 | Gold Diggers in Paris | Luis Leoni |
| 1938 | Out Where the Stars Begin | Mr. Nitvitch |
| 1938 | Go Chase Yourself | Count Pierre Fountaine de Louis-Louis |
| 1938 | Romance in the Dark | Fritz |
| 1938 | Bringing Up Baby | Dr. Lehman |
| 1938 | Hollywood Hotel | The Russian |
| 1937 | Tovarich | Martelleau |
| 1937 | True Confession | Krayler's Butler |
| 1937 | Expensive Husbands | Herr Meyer, Hotel Director |
| 1937 | Lancer Spy | Fritz Mueller |
| 1937 | I Met Him in Paris | Swiss Hotel Clerk |
| 1930 | The Wizard's Apprentice | Wizard |
| 1929 | One Hysterical Night | Paganini |
| 1929 | Black Magic | James Fraser |
| 1929 | Broadway | Mose Levett |
| 1928 | Blindfold | Thomas Bernard |
| 1928 | The Last Command | A revolutionist |
| 1928 | A Ship Comes In | Sokol |
| 1921 | Christian Wahnschaffe II: Escape from the Golden Dungeon | |
| 1920 | The Golem: How He Came into the World | Jester (uncredited) |
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