Fritz Feld
1900-10-14 ( 124 years old ) in Berlin, Germany

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.

Movies

Barfly 1987-09-02
A Fine Mess 1986-08-08
Heidi's Song 1982-11-19
Freaky Friday 1976-12-17
Silent Movie 1976-06-17
Call Her Mom 1972-02-15
The Phynx 1970-03-06
Hello, Dolly! 1969-12-12
The Comic 1969-11-19
Penelope 1966-11-10
Harlow 1965-06-23
The Patsy 1964-06-24
4 for Texas 1963-12-21
The Errand Boy 1961-11-28
The Ladies Man 1961-06-21
Up In Smoke 1957-12-22
Jail Busters 1955-09-18
Living It Up 1954-07-15
Riding Shotgun 1954-04-01
Paris Playboys 1954-03-07
Crime Wave 1953-10-22
Sky High 1951-10-19
Missing Women 1951-02-23
Rhythm Inn 1951-02-11
The Jackpot 1950-11-01
Riding High 1950-04-12
Trouble Makers 1948-12-10
My Girl Tisa 1948-02-07
Take It Big 1944-06-09
Holy Matrimony 1943-08-24
Heavenly Music 1943-05-01
Iceland 1942-09-21
Sleepytime Gal 1942-03-05
World Premiere 1941-08-21
Victory 1940-12-21
It's a Date 1940-03-22
At the Circus 1939-10-20
Quiet, Please 1939-07-01
Tovarich 1937-12-25
Lancer Spy 1937-10-08
Black Magic 1929-07-06
Broadway 1929-05-27
Blindfold 1928-12-09