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 ''My Man Godfrey'' is a 1936 American screwball comedy film directed by Gregory La Cava and starring William Powell and Carole Lombard, who had been briefly married years before appearing together in the film. The screenplay for ''My Man Godfr ...

'' (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''. ''Hot ...

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

The Benny Goodman Story Dick Winslow ''The Benny Goodman Story'' is a biographical film starring Steve Allen and Donna Reed, directed by Valentine Davies, and released by Universal-International in 1956. The film was intended as a follow-up to Universal's 1954 hit '' Th ...

'' (1956), Professor Schoepp *''

The First Traveling Saleslady ''The First Traveling Saleslady'' is a 1956 American film, starring Ginger Rogers and Carol Channing. Commercially unsuccessful, it was among the films that helped to close RKO Pictures. Future western stars Clint Eastwood and James Arness ...

'' (1956) Martin Schlessinger *'' The Girl in the Red Velvet Swing'' (1955), Leopold Borner (uncredited) *''

Conquest of Space ''Conquest of Space'' is a 1955 American Technicolor science fiction film from Paramount Pictures, produced by George Pal, directed by Byron Haskin, that stars Walter Brooke, Eric Fleming, and Mickey Shaughnessy. The film's storyline concer ...

'' (1955), Assistant Station Announcer (uncredited) *''

Houdini Harry Houdini (, born Erik Weisz; March 24, 1874 – October 31, 1926) was a Hungarian-American escape artist, magic man, and stunt performer, noted for his escape acts. His pseudonym is a reference to his spiritual master, French magician ...

'' (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 and Wanda Hendrix. The working title of the film was ''Once Over Lightly'', taken from one of the film's songs. Plot After t ...

'' (1950), Benny *'' The White Tower'' (1950), Knubel *'' Every Girl Should Be Married'' (1948), Pierre * '' Messenger of Peace'' (1947), Hans Dacher
Faithful in My Fashion
(1946), Nikolai *''

Scarlet Street ''Scarlet Street'' is a 1945 American film noir directed by Fritz Lang. The screenplay concerns two criminals who take advantage of a middle-aged painter in order to steal his artwork. The film is based on the French novel ''La Chienne'' (literal ...

'' (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''; 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 ran 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 dramas ...

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

77 Sunset Strip ''77 Sunset Strip'' is an American television private detective drama 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 episode was on ...

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

Cheyenne The Cheyenne ( ) are an Indigenous people of the Great Plains. Their Cheyenne language belongs to the Algonquian languages, Algonquian language family. Today, the Cheyenne people are split into two federally recognized tribe, federally recognize ...

''; 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 origi ...

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

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

''; The Great Stone Face (1961), Otto Inglehoffer *''

Stagecoach West Stagecoach West is the trading name of Cheltenham & Gloucester Omnibus Company Limited, a bus operator providing services in Gloucestershire, Bristol, Swindon, Oxfordshire, Wiltshire, North Somerset and Herefordshire, in the West of Englan ...

''; Three Wise Men (1960), Adolph Strauss *''

Perry Mason Perry Mason is a fictional character, an American criminal defense lawyer who is the main character in works of detective fiction written by Erle Stanley Gardner. Perry Mason features in 82 novels and 4 short stories, all of which involve a cli ...

''; The Case of the Nine Dolls (1960), Mr. Kringle *''

Peter Gunn ''Peter Gunn'' is an American private eye television series, starring Craig Stevens as Peter Gunn with Lola Albright as his girlfriend, Edie Hart. The series aired on NBC from September 22, 1958, to 1960 and on ABC in 1960–1961. The ser ...

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

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

''; Cheap Is Cheap, 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 situation comedy 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 R ...

''; 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 ...

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

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

''; Formula for Fear (1952), Dr. Roy Urban *
Dangerous Assignment
The Black Hood Story (1952), Poppa Schlager *'' Racket Squad'' (1951-2), Karl Muller *'' The Stu Erwin Show'' (1951)

Stage

From Vienna
1939, Original Cast, Musical Revue

References

External links

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Fred Essler
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{{DEFAULTSORT:Essler, Fred American male film actors American male television actors Austro-Hungarian emigrants to the United States 1895 births 1973 deaths 20th-century American male actors