
Acting
Born October 14, 1900 · 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.

Homer and Eddie
1989

Barfly
1987

A Fine Mess
1986

Last of the Great Survivors
1984

Heidi's Song
1982

History of the World: Part I
1981

Herbie Goes Bananas
1980

Legend of the Northwest
1978

The World's Greatest Lover
1977

Freaky Friday
1976

Won Ton Ton: The Dog Who Saved Hollywood
1976

Silent Movie
1976

The Sunshine Boys
1975

The Strongest Man in the World
1975

Only with Married Men
1974

Herbie Rides Again
1974

Call Her Mom
1972

The Phynx
1970

The Computer Wore Tennis Shoes
1969

Hello, Dolly!
1969

The Comic
1969

Barefoot in the Park
1967

Penelope
1966

Three on a Couch
1966

Made in Paris
1966

Harlow
1965

The Patsy
1964

4 for Texas
1963

Who's Minding the Store?
1963

Promises! Promises!
1963

The New March of Dimes Presents: The Scene Stealers
1962