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Fritz Feld

1900-10-14

The Biography

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.

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History of the World: Part I

6.778 average rating
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Bringing Up Baby

7.5 average rating
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Pocketful of Miracles

7.275 average rating
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Hello, Dolly!

6.9 average rating
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The Computer Wore Tennis Shoes

6.034 average rating
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The Secret Life of Walter Mitty

6.7 average rating
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Herbie Rides Again

6.113 average rating
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Barefoot in the Park

7.109 average rating
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Herbie Goes Bananas

5.2 average rating
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Barfly

6.8 average rating
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The Golem: How He Came Into the World

7 average rating
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Silent Movie

6.5 average rating
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The Strongest Man in the World

6.07 average rating
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Phantom of the Opera

6.205 average rating
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Freaky Friday

6.1 average rating
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The Ladies Man

6.3 average rating
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At the Circus

6.3 average rating
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The Patsy

6.2 average rating
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Who's Minding the Store?

6.9 average rating
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Crime Wave

7.063 average rating