Fritz Feld (October 15, 1900 – November 18, 1993) was a German-American film

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who appeared in over 140 films in 72 years, both silent and

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. His trademark was to slap his mouth with the palm of his hand to create a "pop" sound.

Early life and career

Born in

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, 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'' (1929), released by Pathé, without DeMille's supervision since DeMille had already broken his contract with Pathé, and signed with

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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 ''

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'' (1948). Feld often played the part of a maître d', but also a variety of aristocrats and eccentrics. In the 1938 screwball comedy ''

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'' he played the role of Dr. Lehman. In 1939 he appeared with the

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in '' At The Circus'' in the small role of French orchestra conductor Jardinet. In his later years, Feld appeared in several

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films and also played an uncharacteristically dramatic role in ''

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''. He also portrayed one of the Harmonia Gardens waiters in the movie '' Hello Dolly!'' (1969). In addition to films, he acted in numerous

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in guest roles, including the recurring role of Zumdish, the manager of the intergalactic Celestial Department Store on ''

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'', in two Season 2 episodes, "The Android Machine" and "The Toymaker". Zumdish returned in the Season 3 episode "Two Weeks In Space". 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. Feld made his final film appearance in 1989.

Personal life

Feld was married to

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who was twenty years his junior and famous for her role as "Mrs. Olson" in television commercials for

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Coffee, from 1940 until his death in 1993 in a convalescent home in

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; Christine died in 1996. The couple are interred at the Jewish

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in the

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section of Los Angeles. He was the younger brother of the

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. Feld was a strong enough amateur

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player that 1948 U.S. champion

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and international master

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would come to his home some evenings in the 1940s, with the three of them playing chess until 6 o'clock the following morning, as mentioned in ''The Bobby Fischer I Knew and Other Stories'' (Denker & Parr, 1995).

Partial filmography

*'' The Golem and the Dancing Girl'' (1917) as Hotel Page *''Dämon der Welt. 1. Das Schicksal des Edgar Morton'' (1919) *'' The Golem: How He Came into the World'' (1920) as Jester (uncredited) * ''

Christian Wahnschaffe ''Christian Wahnschaffe'' is a 1920 German silent drama film directed by Urban Gad and starring Conrad Veidt, Lillebil Ibsen, and Fritz Kortner. It was released in two parts ''World Ablaze'' (''Weltbrand'') in November 1920 and ''The Escape fr ...

'' (1920) *''

A Ship Comes In ''A Ship Comes In'' (also known as ''His Country'') is a 1928 silent film which tells the story of immigrants coming to the United States. It stars Rudolph Schildkraut, Louise Dresser, Milton Holmes, Linda Landi, and Fritz Feld. The movie ...

'' (1928) as Sokol *'' The Last Command'' (1928) as A Revolutionist *'' Blindfold'' (1928) as Thomas Bernard *''

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'' (1929) as Mose Levett *''

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'' (1929) as James Fraser *'' One Hysterical Night'' (1929) as Paganini *''

I Met Him in Paris ''I Met Him in Paris'' is a 1937 film made by Paramount Pictures, directed by Wesley Ruggles, written by Claude Binyon, and starring Claudette Colbert, Melvyn Douglas, and Robert Young. It was the first film shown at Washington, D.C.'s Newton ...

'' (1937) as Swiss Hotel Clerk *'' Lancer Spy'' (1937) as Fritz Mueller *'' Expensive Husbands'' (1937) as Herr Meyer, Hotel Director *''

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'' (1937) as The Russian *''

True Confession ''True Confession'' is a 1937 American screwball comedy film directed by Wesley Ruggles and starring Carole Lombard, Fred MacMurray, and John Barrymore. It was based on the 1934 play ''Mon Crime'', written by Georges Berr and Louis Verneuil. In ...

'' (1937) as Krayler's Butler *'' Tovarich'' (1937) as Martelleau, neighbor *'' Annabel Takes a Tour'' (1938) *''

'' (1938) as Dr. Lehman *''

Romance in the Dark ''Romance in the Dark'' is a 1938 American comedy musical film directed by H. C. Potter and starring Gladys Swarthout, John Boles, John Barrymore, and Claire Dodd. It is one of five films produced by Paramount in the 1930s featuring Gladys Swart ...

'' (1938) as Fritz *'' Go Chase Yourself'' (1938) as Count Pierre Fountaine de Louis-Louis *''

Gold Diggers in Paris ''Gold Diggers in Paris'' is a 1938 Warner Bros. movie musical directed by Ray Enright with musical numbers created and directed by Busby Berkeley, starring Rudy Vallee, Rosemary Lane, Hugh Herbert, and Allen Jenkins. Plot Maurice Giraud ( ...

'' (1938) as Luis Leoni *'' I'll Give a Million'' (1938) as Max Primerose *''

The Affairs of Annabel ''The Affairs of Annabel'' is a 1938 comedy film directed by Benjamin Stoloff and starring Lucille Ball and Jack Oakie. The film was followed by the sequel '' Annabel Takes a Tour'' the same year, also starring Oakie, Ball and Donnelly. Plot Won ...

'' (1938) as Vladimir *''

Campus Confessions ''Campus Confessions'' is a 1938 American comedy film directed by George Archainbaud, featuring Betty Grable in her first starring role, and American basketball player Hank Luisetti in his only film appearance. Plot Wayne Atterbury Sr. is pr ...

'' (1938) as 'Lady MacBeth' *''

Artists and Models Abroad ''Artists and Models Abroad'' (UK title: ''Stranded in Paris'') is a 1938 comedy film directed by Mitchell Leisen and starring Jack Benny and Joan Bennett. It was made by Paramount Pictures. The screenplay was written by Ken Englund, Howard Lin ...

'' (1938) as Dubois *'' Swingtime in the Movies'' (1938, Short) as Mr. Nitvitch *'' Idiot's Delight'' (1939) as Pittatek *'' When Tomorrow Comes'' (1939) as Nicholas *'' At the Circus'' (1939) as Jardinet *'' Little Accident'' (1939) as Malisse *'' Everything Happens at Night'' (1939) as Gendarme *'' Little Old New York'' (1940) as Tavern Keeper *''

Millionaire Playboy ''Millionaire Playboy'' originally entitled ''Playboy No. 2'' is a 1940 American comedy film directed by Leslie Goodwins from a screenplay by Bert Granet and Charles E. Roberts, based upon Granet's story. Produced and distributed by RKO Radio P ...

'' (1940) as 'G.G.' Gorta *''

Ma! He's Making Eyes at Me (film) ''Ma! He's Making Eyes at Me'' is a 1940 American comedy film directed by Harold D. Schuster and written by Charles Grayson and Edmund Hartmann. The film stars Tom Brown, Constance Moore, Richard Carle, Anne Nagel, Jerome Cowan, Elisabeth Risd ...

'' (1940) as Forsythe *''

It's a Date ''It's a Date'' is a 1940 American musical film directed by William A. Seiter and starring Deanna Durbin, Kay Francis, and Walter Pidgeon. Based on a story by Jane Hall, Frederick Kohner, and Ralph Block, the film is about an aspiring actress ...

'' (1940) as Headwaiter *''

I Was an Adventuress ''I Was an Adventuress'' is a 1940 American drama film directed by Gregory Ratoff, starring Vera Zorina, Richard Greene, Erich von Stroheim, and Peter Lorre. Actress/ballerina Countess Tanya Vronsky (Vera Zorina) works as decoy for two internatio ...

'' (1940) as Henri Gautier *''

Sandy Is a Lady ''Sandy Is a Lady'' is a 1940 American comedy film directed by Charles Lamont and written by Charles Grayson. The film stars Baby Sandy, Billy Lenhart, Kenneth Brown, Eugene Pallette, Nan Grey, Tom Brown, Mischa Auer, Billy Gilbert and Edgar Ke ...

'' (1940) as Mario *''

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'' (1940) as Signor Makanoff *'' Come Live with Me'' (1941) as Mac, the Headwaiter (uncredited) *'' Three Sons o' Guns'' (1941) as Blotievkin *''

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'' (1941) as Field Marshal Muller *'' You Belong to Me'' (1941) as hotel desk clerk *''

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'' (1941) as Maitre d'Hotel (uncredited) *''

The Mexican Spitfire's Baby ''The Mexican Spitfire's Baby'' is a 1941 American comedy film directed by Leslie Goodwins and written by Charles E. Roberts and Jerome Cady. It is the sequel to the 1940 film ''Mexican Spitfire Out West''. The film stars Lupe Vélez, Leon Erro ...

'' (1941) as Lt. Pierre Gaston de la Blanc *'' Four Jacks and a Jill'' (1942) as Mr. Hoople *''

Shut My Big Mouth ''Shut My Big Mouth'' is a 1942 American comedy Western film directed by Charles Barton and starring Joe E. Brown. Plot A shy horticulturist becomes involved with a local criminal in the old west. Cast * Joe E. Brown as Wellington H ...

'' (1942) as Robert Oglethorpe *''

Sleepytime Gal ''Sleepytime Gal'' is a 1942 American comedy film directed by Albert S. Rogell and written by Art Arthur, Albert Duffy and Max Lief. The film stars Judy Canova, Tom Brown, Billy Gilbert, Ruth Terry, Thurston Hall, Elisha Cook Jr., Jerry Lest ...

'' (1942) as Chef Petrovich *''

Maisie Gets Her Man ''Maisie Gets Her Man'' is a 1942 American romance film directed by Roy Del Ruth and starring Ann Sothern and Red Skelton. It is the sixth of the ten-film ''Maisie'' series. Cast * Ann Sothern as Maisie Rivier * Red Skelton as Herbert P. 'Hap' H ...

'' (1942) as Professor Orco *''

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'' (1942) as Herr Tegnar *''

Henry Aldrich Swings It ''Henry Aldrich Swings It'' is a 1943 American comedy film directed by Hugh Bennett and written by Muriel Roy Bolton and Val Burton. The film stars Jimmy Lydon, Charles Smith, John Litel, Olive Blakeney, Vaughan Glaser and Marian Hall. The fil ...

'' (1943) as Josef Altman *'' Phantom of the Opera'' (1943) as Lecours *'' Holy Matrimony'' (1943) as Critic *''

Passport to Destiny ''Passport to Destiny'' is a 1944 RKO Radio Pictures war film, starring Elsa Lanchester as an English charwoman who, believing herself invulnerable by being protected by a magic eye amulet, travels to Nazi Germany to personally assassinate Adolf ...

'' (1944) as Chief Janitor *''

Knickerbocker Holiday ''Knickerbocker Holiday'' is a 1938 musical written by Kurt Weill (music) and Maxwell Anderson (book and lyrics); based loosely on Washington Irving's '' Knickerbocker's History of New York'' about life in 17th-century New Netherland (old New Y ...

'' (1944) as Poffenburgh *''

Take It Big ''Take It Big'' is a 1944 American comedy film directed by Frank McDonald and written by Howard J. Green and Joe Bigelow. The film stars Jack Haley, Harriet Hilliard, Mary Beth Hughes, Richard Lane, Arline Judge and Fritz Feld. Also featured i ...

'' (1944) as Doctor Dittenhoffer *'' Ever Since Venus'' (1944) as Michele *''

The Great John L. ''The Great John L.'' is a 1945 American biographical drama film directed by Frank Tuttle and written by James Edward Grant. The film stars Linda Darnell, Barbara Britton, Greg McClure, Otto Kruger, Wallace Ford and George Mathews. The film was ...

'' (1945) as Claire's Manager *''

George White's Scandals ''George White's Scandals'' were a long-running string of Broadway revues produced by George White that ran from 1919–1939, modeled after the ''Ziegfeld Follies''. The "Scandals" launched the careers of many entertainers, including W. C. F ...

'' (1945) as Montescu *''

Captain Tugboat Annie ''Captain Tugboat Annie'' is a 1945 second sequel to the classic ''Tugboat Annie'' (1933), this time starring Jane Darwell as Annie and Edgar Kennedy as Horatio Bullwinkle. The movie was directed by Phil Rosen, and is also known as ''Tugboat Ann ...

'' (1945) as Al Pucci aka Alfred Puccini *''

The Catman of Paris ''The Catman of Paris'' is a 1946 American mystery and horror film directed by Lesley Selander and written by Sherman L. Lowe. The film stars Carl Esmond, Lenore Aubert, Adele Mara, Douglass Dumbrille, Gerald Mohr and Fritz Feld. Plot The wri ...

'' (1946) as Prefect of Police *''

The Wife of Monte Cristo ''The Wife of Monte Cristo'' is a 1946 American adventure film directed by Edgar G. Ulmer and starring John Loder and Lenore Aubert. It was successful at the box office. Plot Edmund Dantes, The Count of Monte Cristo, returns in 1832, now ac ...

'' (1946) as Bonnett *''

Her Sister's Secret ''Her Sister's Secret'' is a 1946 American drama film directed by Edgar G. Ulmer and starring Nancy Coleman, Margaret Lindsay, Phillip Reed, and Regis Toomey. It centers around a woman who falls in love with a soldier. Believing she has been ...

'' (1946) as New Orleans Wine Salesman *''

Gentleman Joe Palooka ''Gentleman Joe Palooka'' is a 1946 film directed by Cy Endfield. It was the second of the ''Joe Palooka'' series. Plot The prizefighter Joe Palooka's popularity soars after his manager, Knobby Walsh, explains to reporters how "clean living" is ...

'' (1946) as Club Steward *'' I've Always Loved You'' (1946) as Nicholas Kavlun *''

Carnival in Costa Rica ''Carnival in Costa Rica'' is a 1947 American musical film directed by Gregory Ratoff and written by Samuel Hoffenstein, John Larkin, and Elizabeth Reinhardt. It was released in Technicolor by Twentieth Century-Fox. Dick Haymes, Vera-Ellen, ...

'' (1947) as Hotel Clerk *''

Fun on a Weekend ''Fun on a Weekend'' is a 1947 American comedy film written and directed by Andrew L. Stone. The film stars Eddie Bracken, Priscilla Lane, Tom Conway, Allen Jenkins, Arthur Treacher, Clarence Kolb and Fritz Feld. The film was released on May 15 ...

'' (1947) as Sergei Stroganoff *'' The Secret Life of Walter Mitty'' (1947) as Anatole *''

'' (1948) as Chez Henri *''

My Girl Tisa ''My Girl Tisa'' is a 1948 film directed by Elliott Nugent and starring Lilli Palmer and Sam Wanamaker. It is based on the play ''Ever the Beginning'' by Lucille S. Prumbs and Sara B. Smith (copyrighted 14 May 1946). Plot In 1905, Tisa Kepes is a ...

'' (1948) as Prof. Tabor *''

The Noose Hangs High ''The Noose Hangs High'' is a 1948 film starring the comedy team of Abbott and Costello. The film is a remake of the Universal Pictures film ''For Love or Money'' (1939). Plot Ted Higgins and Tommy Hinchcliffe work for the Speedy Service Window W ...

'' (1948) as Psychiatrist *'' Julia Misbehaves'' (1948) as Pepito *'' You Gotta Stay Happy'' (1948) as Pierre *'' Trouble Makers'' (1948) as Mr. Andre Schmidtlap – Hotel Manager *'' Mexican Hayride'' (1948) as Professor Ganzmeyer *'' The Lovable Cheat'' (1949) as Monsieur Louis *'' The Great Lover'' (1949) as Waiter (uncredited) *''

Belle of Old Mexico ''Belle of Old Mexico'' is a 1950 American Trucolor comedy film directed by Robert G. Springsteen starring Estelita Rodriguez, Robert Rockwell and Dorothy Patrick. The film was successful at the box office, impressing the bosses at Republic Pic ...

'' (1950) as Dr. Quincy *''

Appointment with Danger ''Appointment with Danger'' is a 1950 American crime film noir directed by Lewis Allen and written by Richard L. Breen and Warren Duff. The drama features Alan Ladd, Phyllis Calvert and Paul Stewart, among others. Plot At the Hotel Compton in ...

'' (1950) as Window Dresser (uncredited) *'' Riding High'' (1950) as French Dressmaker (uncredited) *'' The Jackpot'' (1950) as Long-Haired Pianist (uncredited) *'' Rhythm Inn'' (1951) as Prof. Rinaldo *''

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'' (1951) as Pierre *''

Kentucky Jubilee ''Kentucky Jubilee'' is a 1951 American musical-comedy film directed by Ron Ormond for Lippert Pictures. Plot Reporter Ellison; self-important film director Feld; and brash Master Of Ceremonies Colonna arrive in rural Kentucky to cover a local ...

'' (1951) as Rudolph 'Rudi' Jouvet *'' Little Egypt'' (1951) as Professor *'' Journey Into Light'' (1951) as Clothing Salesman *'' Sky High'' (1951) as Dr. Kapok *'' My Favorite Spy'' (1951) as Dress Designer (uncredited) *'' Aaron Slick from Punkin Crick'' (1952) as Headwaiter *'' Has Anybody Seen My Gal?'' (1952) as Alvarez (uncredited) *'' O. Henry's Full House'' (1952) as Maurice (segment "The Gift of the Magi") (uncredited) *''

Call Me Madam ''Call Me Madam'' is a musical written by Howard Lindsay and Russel Crouse, with music and lyrics by Irving Berlin. The musical is a satire on politics and foreign policy that spoofs postwar America's penchant for lending billions of dollars to ...

'' (1953) as Hat Clerk (uncredited) *'' Crime Wave'' (1953) as Jess (uncredited) *'' The French Line'' (1953) as Last Cab Driver (uncredited) *''

Paris Playboys ''Paris Playboys'' is a 1954 American comedy film directed by William Beaudine and starring The Bowery Boys. The film was released on March 7, 1954 by Allied Artists and is the thirty-third film in the series. Plot After Sach is mistaken by Fr ...

'' (1954) as Marcel, Maitre d' *'' Riding Shotgun'' (1954) as Fritz *''

Casanova's Big Night ''Casanova's Big Night'' is a 1954 American comedy film starring Bob Hope and Joan Fontaine, which is a spoof of swashbuckling historical adventure films. It was directed by Norman Z. McLeod. Hope plays a tailor who impersonates Giacomo Casanova ...

'' (1954) as Baron Mittschalk of Cardovia (uncredited) *'' Living It Up'' (1954) as The Barber (uncredited) *''

Jail Busters ''Jail Busters'' is a 1955 film starring the comedy team of The Bowery Boys. The film was released on September 18, 1955 by Allied Artists and is the thirty-ninth film in the series. Plot Chuck gets a job working for a newspaper. When promoted, h ...

'' (1955) as Dr. Fernando F. Fordyce (uncredited) *'' Up in Smoke'' (1957) as Dr. Bluzak *'' Juke Box Rhythm'' (1959) as Ambrose *'' Don't Give Up the Ship'' (1959) as Room Service Waiter (uncredited) *''The Miracle of the White Reindeer'' (1960) as Geronimo *'' The Ladies Man'' (1961) as Mrs. Wellenmellon's Hairdresser (uncredited) *'' The Errand Boy'' (1961) as Busby – Roaring 20's Director *''

Pocketful of Miracles ''Pocketful of Miracles'' is a 1961 American comedy film starring Glenn Ford and Bette Davis, produced and directed by Frank Capra, filmed in Panavision. The screenplay by Hal Kanter and Harry Tugend was based on Robert Riskin's screenplay fo ...

'' (1961) as Pierre *'' Promises! Promises!'' (1963) as Ship's Doctor *'' Who's Minding the Store?'' (1963) as Irving Cahastrophe, the Gourmet Manager *''

4 for Texas ''4 for Texas'' is a 1963 American comedy Western film starring Frank Sinatra, Dean Martin, Anita Ekberg, and Ursula Andress, and featuring Charles Bronson and Mike Mazurki, with a cameo appearance by Arthur Godfrey and the Three Stooges (Larr ...

'' (1963) as Fritz *'' The Patsy'' (1964) as Maitre D' (uncredited) *''

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'' (1965) as Fritz—Window Washer in Movie (uncredited) *''

Made in Paris ''Made in Paris'' is a 1966 American romantic comedy film starring Louis Jourdan, Ann-Margret, Richard Crenna, Edie Adams, and Chad Everett. The film was written by Stanley Roberts and directed by Boris Sagal. Plot A redheaded American girl fr ...

'' (1966) as Josef – Night Watchman (uncredited) *'' Three on a Couch'' (1966) as The Attaché *'' Way... Way Out'' (1966) as Breckinridge, the Maitre d' (uncredited) *''

Penelope Penelope ( ; Ancient Greek: Πηνελόπεια, ''Pēnelópeia'', or el, Πηνελόπη, ''Pēnelópē'') is a character in Homer's ''Odyssey.'' She was the queen of Ithaca and was the daughter of Spartan king Icarius and naiad Periboea. Pe ...

'' (1966) as Penelope's Dance Partner (uncredited) *'' Caprice'' (1967) as Swiss Innkeeper (uncredited) *''

Barefoot in the Park ''Barefoot in the Park'' is a romantic comedy by Neil Simon. The play premiered on Broadway in 1963, starring Robert Redford and Elizabeth Ashley. It was made into a film in 1967, which starred Redford and Jane Fonda. Productions ''Barefoot ...

'' (1967) as Restaurant Proprietor *''

The Wicked Dreams of Paula Schultz ''The Wicked Dreams of Paula Schultz'' is a 1968 DeLuxe Color American comedy film directed by George Marshall and starring Elke Sommer, Bob Crane, Werner Klemperer and Leon Askin. The screenplay concerns an East German athlete who defects to ...

'' (1968) as Kessel *'' The Comic'' (1969) as Armand *'' Hello, Dolly!'' (1969) as Rudolph's Assistant *'' The Computer Wore Tennis Shoes'' (1969) as Sigmund Van Dyke *''

The Phynx ''The Phynx'' is a 1970 American comedy film directed by Lee H. Katzin about a rock and roll band named The Phynx and their mission in foreign affairs. The group is sent to Albania to locate celebrity hostages taken prisoner by Communists. This ...

'' (1970) as Fritz Feld *'' Which Way to the Front?'' (1970) as Von Runstadt (uncredited) *''

Herbie Rides Again ''Herbie Rides Again'' is a 1974 American comedy film and the second installment of ''The Love Bug'' film series made by Walt Disney Productions starring an anthropomorphic (and quite autonomous) 1963 Volkswagen racing Beetle named Herbie. The ...

'' (1974) as Maître d' *''

The Strongest Man in the World ''The Strongest Man in the World'' is a 1975 American science fiction comedy film directed by Vincent McEveety, produced by Walt Disney Productions and starring Kurt Russell, Joe Flynn, and Eve Arden. It is the second sequel to the 1969 film '' ...

'' (1975) as Uncle Frederick *''

The Sunshine Boys ''The Sunshine Boys'' is an original two-act play written by Neil Simon that premiered December 20, 1972 on Broadway starring Jack Albertson as Willie Clark and Sam Levene as Al Lewis and later adapted for film and television. Plot The pla ...

'' (1975) as Mr. Gilbert, Man at Audition *'' Won Ton Ton, the Dog Who Saved Hollywood'' (1976) as Rudy's Butler *''

Silent Movie ''Silent Movie'' is a 1976 American satirical comedy film co-written, directed by and starring Mel Brooks, released by 20th Century Fox in the summer of 1976. The ensemble cast includes Dom DeLuise, Marty Feldman, Bernadette Peters, and Sid ...

'' (1976) as Maitre d' *'' Freaky Friday'' (1976) as Mr. Jackman *''

The World's Greatest Lover ''The World's Greatest Lover'' is a 1977 American comedy film directed, written by and starring Gene Wilder, and co-starring Carol Kane and Dom DeLuise. It is a tribute/spoof of classic silent comedies and "old Hollywood" of the 1920s, specifica ...

'' (1977) as Tomaso Abalone *''Legend of the Northwest'' (1978) as Trapper *''

Herbie Goes Bananas ''Herbie Goes Bananas'' is a 1980 American comedy adventure film and the fourth installment of ''The Love Bug'' film series made by Walt Disney Productions starring Herbie – the white Volkswagen racing Beetle with a mind of its own. Plot ...

'' (1980) as Chief Steward *'' History of the World, Part I'' (1981) as Maitre 'D (The Roman Empire) *''

Heidi's Song ''Heidi's Song'' is a 1982 American animated musical film produced by Hanna-Barbera Productions and based on the 1881 novel ''Heidi'' by Johanna Spyri. The film was directed by Robert Taylor from a screenplay by Taylor, Joseph Barbera and Jameson ...

'' (1982) as Sebastian (voice) *''

'' (1987) as Bum *''

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'' (1989) as Mortician (final film role)

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* * * {{DEFAULTSORT:Feld, Fritz 1900 births 1993 deaths German male film actors German male silent film actors German emigrants to the United States Burials at Mount Sinai Memorial Park Cemetery Male actors from Berlin Jewish American male actors People from Greater Los Angeles 20th-century German male actors American people of German-Jewish descent 20th-century American Jews

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Partial filmography

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