Fred Essler (born Fritz Essler; 13 February 1895 – 17 January 1973) was an American actor. He worked film, television and on stage. He was born Fritz Essler, on 13 February 1895 in Vienna, Austria-Hungary, (now Austria); and, died on, 17 January 1973 in Woodland Hills, California.

Selected filmography

The following is a partial list of his film work: Some of the trailers for the movies are also available for viewing on-line. *'' The Money Trap'' (1966), Mr. Klein *'' The Unsinkable Molly Brown'' (1964), Baron Karl Ludwig von Ettenburg *'' G.I. Blues'' (1960) Papa Mueller *'' My Man Godfrey'' (1957), Captain *'' My Gun Is Quick (1957)'', Ludwig Teller *''

Hot Rod Girl ''Hot Rod Girl'' is an independent, black-and-white 1956 teen-oriented action film produced by Norman T. Herman, directed by Leslie H. Martinson and released by American International Pictures as a double feature with ''Girls in Prison (1956 film) ...

'' (1956), Yo-Yo *''

The Benny Goodman Story ''The Benny Goodman Story'' is a 1956 American musical film, musical biographical film starring Steve Allen and Donna Reed, written and directed by Valentine Davies, and released by Universal-International. The film was intended as a follow-up t ...

'' (1956), Professor Schoepp *'' The First Traveling Saleslady'' (1956) Martin Schlessinger *'' The Girl in the Red Velvet Swing'' (1955), Leopold Borner (uncredited) *'' Conquest of Space'' (1955), Assistant Station Announcer (uncredited) *''

Houdini Erik Weisz (March 24, 1874 – October 31, 1926), known professionally as Harry Houdini ( ), was a Hungarian-American escapologist, illusionist, and stunt performer noted for his escape acts. Houdini first attracted notice in vaudeville in ...

'' (1953), Officious Man (uncredited) *''

The Admiral Was a Lady ''The Admiral Was a Lady'' is a 1950 American comedy film directed by Albert S. Rogell and starring Edmond O'Brien, Rudy Vallée and Wanda Hendrix. It was an independent film, independent production distributed by United Artists. The working titl ...

'' (1950), Benny *'' The White Tower'' (1950), Knubel *''

Every Girl Should Be Married ''Every Girl Should Be Married'' is a 1948 American romantic comedy film directed by Don Hartman and starring Cary Grant, Betsy Drake and Franchot Tone. Grant and Drake married a year after the film's release. Plot Department store sales ...

'' (1948), Pierre * '' Messenger of Peace'' (1947), Hans Dacher
Faithful in My Fashion
(1946), Nikolai *'' Scarlet Street'' (1946), Marchetti (uncredited) *'' The Song of Bernadette'' (1943), Minister of Justice (uncredited)

Selected Television Credits

The following is a partial list of his television work: *''

I'm Dickens, He's Fenster ''I'm Dickens, He's Fenster'' is an American sitcom starring John Astin and Marty Ingels that ran on ABC from September 28, 1962, to May 10th, 1963. Synopsis The series starred John Astin and Marty Ingels as Harry Dickens and Arch Fenster, ...

''; Is There a Doctor in the House? (1963), Dr. Leipsig *''

The Dick Powell Show ''The Dick Powell Show'' is an American television anthology series that aired on NBC from September 26, 1961 until September 17, 1963, primarily sponsored by the Reynolds Metals Company. Overview The series was an anthology of various dram ...

''; The Rage of Silence (1963) … Mr. Potovsky *''

77 Sunset Strip ''77 Sunset Strip'' is an American private detective crime drama television series created by Roy Huggins and starring Efrem Zimbalist Jr., Roger Smith, Richard Long (from 1960 to 1961) and Edd Byrnes (billed as Edward Byrnes). Each epis ...

''; The Catspaw Caper (1962); Papa E; The Reluctant Spy (1962), Max *''

Cheyenne The Cheyenne ( ) are an Indigenous people of the Great Plains. The Cheyenne comprise two Native American tribes, the Só'taeo'o or Só'taétaneo'o (more commonly spelled as Suhtai or Sutaio) and the (also spelled Tsitsistas, The term for th ...

''; Man Alone (1962), Carl Turner *''

Mister Ed ''Mister Ed'' is an American television sitcom produced by Filmways that aired in syndication from January 5 to July 2, 1961, and then on CBS from October 1, 1961, to February 6, 1966. The show's title character is a talking horse which orig ...

''; The Contest (1962), Mr. Schultz *''

Pete and Gladys ''Pete and Gladys'' is an American television sitcom starring Harry Morgan and Cara Williams that aired on CBS every Monday at 8:00 pm Eastern and Pacific time for two seasons, beginning on September 19, 1960. The last episode was broad ...

''; The Great Stone Face (1961), Otto Inglehoffer *'' Stagecoach West''; Three Wise Men (1960), Adolph Strauss *'' Perry Mason''; The Case of the Nine Dolls (1960), Mr. Kringle *''

Peter Gunn ''Peter Gunn'' is an American detective fiction, private eye television series, starring Craig Stevens (actor), Craig Stevens as Peter Gunn with Lola Albright as his girlfriend, lounge singer Edie Hart. The series was broadcast by NBC from Sept ...

''; The Dummy (1960), Mr. Ulrich *''

Alfred Hitchcock Presents ''Alfred Hitchcock Presents'' is an American television anthology series created, hosted and produced by Alfred Hitchcock, airing on CBS and NBC, alternately, between 1955 and 1965. It features dramas, thrillers, and mysteries. Between 1962 ...

'' (1959) (Season 4 Episode 26: "Cheap Is Cheap") as Arthur *'' Maverick''; Game of Chance (1959), Jeweller *'' Shirley Temple's Storybook''; The Legend of Sleepy Hollow (1958), Baltus Van Tassel *''

My Little Margie ''My Little Margie'' is an American television sitcom starring Gale Storm and Charles Farrell that alternated between CBS and NBC from 1952 to 1955. The series was created by Frank Fox and produced in Los Angeles, California, at Hal Roach Stud ...

''; Switzerland Story (1954) *
The Adventures of Falcon
'; A Drug on the Market (1954), Adolph Beimer *''

The Lone Ranger The Lone Ranger is a fictional masked former Texas Ranger who fought outlaws in the American Old West with his Native American friend Tonto. The character has been called an enduring icon of American culture. He first appeared in 1933 in a ...

''; Trouble in Town (1953), Otto Heindorf *'' Adventures of Superman''; The Monkey Mystery (1952), Scientist Jan Moleska (uncredited) *''

Sky King ''Sky King'' is an American radio and television series. Its lead character was Arizona rancher and aircraft pilot Schuyler "Sky" King. The series had strong Western elements. Cattle rancher King usually captured criminals and spies and found ...

''; Formula for Fear (1952), Dr. Roy Urban *
Dangerous Assignment
'; The Black Hood Story (1952), Poppa Schlager *''

Racket Squad ''Racket Squad'' is an American TV crime drama series that aired from 1951 to 1953. The format was a narrated anthology drama, as each individual episode featured various ordinary citizens getting ensnared in a different confidence scheme. Ep ...

'' (1951-2), Karl Muller *''

The Stu Erwin Show ''The Stu Erwin Show'' (also known as ''Trouble with Father'') is an American sitcom which aired on ABC from 1950 to 1955. Only four of the series’ five seasons on the network included new episodes; the 1953–54 season consisted entirely of ...

'' (1951)

Stage

From Vienna
1939, Original Cast, Musical Revue

References

External links

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Fred Essler
partial list of videos available, for free download, at

Internet Archive The Internet Archive is an American 501(c)(3) organization, non-profit organization founded in 1996 by Brewster Kahle that runs a digital library website, archive.org. It provides free access to collections of digitized media including web ...

{{DEFAULTSORT:Essler, Fred American male film actors American male television actors Emigrants from Austria-Hungary to the United States 1895 births 1973 deaths 20th-century American male actors