Fritz Feld
About
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Birth Place
Berlin, DE
Born
October 15, 1900
Died
November 18, 1993
Biography
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German-born actor Fritz Feld established himself in his native film industry before immigrating to the United States in the '20s. With a distinct European accent, Feld was often typecast as an aristocrat or as a hotel employee of some sort. Following a hiatus from film during the mid '30s, Feld was cast with fellow Europeans Claudette Colbert and Charles Boyer in Ukrainian director Anato...
Filmography
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Lancer Spy
(1937)
Dialogue Director
Easy to Take
(1936)
Dialogue Director
Homer and Eddie
(1989)
Mortician
Get Smart, Again!
(1989)
Barfly
(1987)
Last of the Great Survivors
(1984)
Family & Companions
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Virginia Christine
Wife
Actor. Married November 16, 1940; appeared in commercials for Folgers coffee as Mrs. Olson; died July 24, 1996 of heart problems at age 77.
Biography
German-born actor Fritz Feld established himself in his native film industry before immigrating to the United States in the '20s. With a distinct European accent, Feld was often typecast as an aristocrat or as a hotel employee of some sort. Following a hiatus from film during the mid '30s, Feld was cast with fellow Europeans Claudette Colbert and Charles Boyer in Ukrainian director Anatole Litvak's "Tovarich," about exiled royal Russians in Paris during the Bolshevik revolution. The following year Feld was cast as Dr. Fritz Lehman (he would often be cast as a "Fritz") in Howard Hawks's screwball comedy "Bringing Up Baby" in 1938. Playing another Fritz in H.C. Potter's musical "Romance in the Dark," Feld costarred with John Barrymore. In the '40s he played Lecours in the Oscar-winning horror film "Phantom of the Opera," directed by Arthur Lubin, and developed his trademark "pop" exclamation as Chez Henri in the comedy "If You Knew Susie" in 1948. Working in small and supporting film roles through the '40s and '50s, Feld increasingly took television roles in the '60s in guest roles on popular shows such as the spy series "The Man from U.N.C.L.E." and the superhero series "Batman." Still making films, Feld had small parts in the romantic comedies "Barefoot in the Park" and "Hello, Dolly!"--once again playing a character named Fritz. Displaying incredible longevity in his career, Feld made films into the '80s, including several spoofs of early cinema like Gene Wilder's "The World's Greatest Lover" in 1977.
Filmography
Director (Feature Film)
Lancer Spy
(1937)
Dialogue Director
Easy to Take
(1936)
Dialogue Director
Cast (Feature Film)
Homer and Eddie
(1989)
Mortician
Get Smart, Again!
(1989)
Barfly
(1987)
Last of the Great Survivors
(1984)
Heidi's Song
(1982)
Voice
History of the World Part I
(1981)
Herbie Goes Bananas
(1980)
The World's Greatest Lover
(1977)
Freaky Friday
(1976)
Silent Movie
(1976)
The Sunshine Boys
(1975)
Only With Married Men
(1974)
Call Her Mom
(1972)
Waiter
The Computer Wore Tennis Shoes
(1970)
Sigmund Van Dyke
Which Way to the Front?
(1970)
Von Runstadt
The Phynx
(1970)
Hello, Dolly!
(1969)
Rudolph's assistant
The Comic
(1969)
Armand
The Wicked Dreams of Paula Schultz
(1968)
Kessel
Barefoot in the Park
(1967)
Restaurant proprietor
Caprice
(1967)
Swiss innkeeper
Three on a Couch
(1966)
Attaché
The Patsy
(1964)
Maitre d'
Who's Minding the Store?
(1963)
Irving Cahastrophe, gourmet manager
The Miracle of Santa's White Reindeer
(1963)
Promises! Promises!
(1963)
Ship's doctor
4 for Texas
(1963)
Maître d'
The Errand Boy
(1961)
The Foreign Director
Pocketful of Miracles
(1961)
Pierre
Don't Give Up the Ship
(1959)
Waiter
Juke Box Rhythm
(1959)
Ambrose
Up In Smoke
(1957)
Dr. Bluzak
Jail Busters
(1955)
Dr. Fernando F. Fordyce
The French Line
(1954)
French cabbie
Crime Wave
(1954)
Playboy
Riding Shotgun
(1954)
Fritz
Casanova's Big Night
(1954)
Little man
Living It Up
(1954)
Barber
Paris Playboys
(1954)
Marcel
Call Me Madam
(1953)
Hat clerk
O. Henry's Full House
(1952)
Maurice
Has Anybody Seen My Gal
(1952)
Alvarez
Aaron Slick from Punkin Crick
(1952)
Headwaiter
My Favorite Spy
(1951)
Dress designer
Little Egypt
(1951)
Professor
Journey into Light
(1951)
Clothing salesman
Appointment with Danger
(1951)
Window dresser
Kentucky Jubilee
(1951)
Rudolph Jouvet
Missing Women
(1951)
Pierre
Rhythm Inn
(1951)
Professor Rinaldo
Sky High
(1951)
Dr. Kapok
Leave It to the Marines
(1951)
Belle of Old Mexico
(1950)
Dr. Quincy
The Jackpot
(1950)
Long-haired pianist
Riding High
(1950)
French dressmaker
You Gotta Stay Happy
(1949)
Pierre
Trouble Makers
(1949)
Mr. Schmidlap
The Lovable Cheat
(1949)
M. Louis
The Noose Hangs High
(1948)
Psychiatrist
Mexican Hayride
(1948)
Professor Ganzmeyer
My Girl Tisa
(1948)
Prof. Tabor
If You Knew Susie
(1948)
Chez Henri
Julia Misbehaves
(1948)
Pepito
The Secret Life of Walter Mitty
(1947)
Anatole
Carnival in Costa Rica
(1947)
Clerk
Fun on a Weekend
(1947)
Sergei Stroganoff
Gentleman Joe Palooka
(1946)
Steward
Her Sister's Secret
(1946)
Wine salesman
The Wife of Monte Cristo
(1946)
Bonnet
The Catman of Paris
(1946)
Prefect of police
I've Always Loved You
(1946)
Nikolas Kavlun
The Great John L.
(1945)
Claire's manager
Captain Tugboat Annie
(1945)
Al Pucci, also known as Alfred Puccini
George White's Scandals
(1945)
M. Montescu
Ever Since Venus
(1944)
Michele
Knickerbocker Holiday
(1944)
Poffenburgh
Take It Big
(1944)
Dr. Dittenhoffer
Passport to Destiny
(1944)
Frederick Hausmeister
Holy Matrimony
(1943)
First critic
Henry Aldrich Swings It
(1943)
Josef Altman
Phantom of the Opera
(1943)
Lecours
Sleepytime Gal
(1942)
Chef Petrovich
Maisie Gets Her Man
(1942)
Professor Orco
Iceland
(1942)
Herr Tegner
Four Jacks and a Jill
(1942)
Mr. Hoople
Shut My Big Mouth
(1942)
Robert Oglethorpe
You Belong to Me
(1941)
Hotel clerk
World Premiere
(1941)
Muller
Three Sons O'Guns
(1941)
Blotievkin
Victory
(1941)
Señor Makanoff
The Mexican Spitfire's Baby
(1941)
Lieutenant Pierre Gaston de la Blanc
Skylark
(1941)
Maitre d'hotel
Sandy Is a Lady
(1940)
Henri
It's a Date
(1940)
Headwaiter [Oscar]
Ma, He's Making Eyes at Me
(1940)
Forsythe
Little Old New York
(1940)
Tavern keeper
I Was an Adventuress
(1940)
Henri Gautier
Millionaire Playboy
(1940)
Gorta
Idiot's Delight
(1939)
Pittatek
Little Accident
(1939)
Matisse
At the Circus
(1939)
Jardinet
When Tomorrow Comes
(1939)
[Nickolas] Butler
Everything Happens at Night
(1939)
Gendarme
I'll Give a Million
(1938)
Max Primerose
Gold Diggers in Paris
(1938)
Luis Leoni
Bringing Up Baby
(1938)
Dr. [Fritz] Lehman
Go Chase Yourself
(1938)
Count Pierre Fontaine de Louis-Louis
The Affairs of Annabel
(1938)
Vladimir [Dukov]
Artists and Models Abroad
(1938)
Dubois
Romance in the Dark
(1938)
Fritz
Campus Confessions
(1938)
"Lady Macbeth"
Hollywood Hotel
(1938)
The Russian
True Confession
(1937)
Krayler's butler
Lancer Spy
(1937)
Fritz Mueller
Expensive Husbands
(1937)
Herr Meyer
I Met Him in Paris
(1937)
Hotel clerk
Tovarich
(1937)
Martelleau
Broadway
(1929)
Mose Levett
Black Magic
(1929)
James Fraser
One Hysterical Night
(1929)
Paganini
The Last Command
(1928)
A revolutionist
A Ship Comes In
(1928)
Sokol
Blindfold
(1928)
Thomas Bernard
Cast (Special)
B-Men
(1989)
Himself
P.J. and the President's Son
(1976)
Cast (Short)
Heavenly Music
(1943)
Quiet, Please
(1939)
Out Where the Stars Begin
(1938)
Swingtime in the Movies
(1938)
Life Events
1916
Made stage debut in "William Tell" at Royal Theater in Berlin
1917
Feature film debut, "Der Golem und die Tanzerin"
1923
Came to US with Max Reinhardt's stage production of "The Miracle"
Videos
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Family
Rudi Feld
Brother
Survived him.
Daniel Feld
Son
Survived him.
Steve Feld
Son
Survived him.
Companions
Virginia Christine
Wife
Actor. Married November 16, 1940; appeared in commercials for Folgers coffee as Mrs. Olson; died July 24, 1996 of heart problems at age 77.
