Fritz Feld
20 Films
Fritz Feld
20 Included Films

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.




Director: Anatole Litvak
Unofficial DVD
Ritrovato 2024 has a 35mm showing, could be a new restoration

Director: Anatole Litvak
Unofficial DVD
Ritrovato 2024 has a 35mm showing, could be a new restoration

Director: Wesley Ruggles

Director: Wesley Ruggles

Director: Wesley Ruggles
DVD only

Director: Wesley Ruggles
DVD only

Potential upcoming Kino release
Unofficial sources
35mm restoration print is available

Potential upcoming Kino release
Unofficial sources
35mm restoration print is available

Director: Howard Hawks

Director: Howard Hawks

Director: Edward Buzzell

Director: Edward Buzzell

Director: Clarence Brown

Director: Clarence Brown

Director: Wesley Ruggles
R1 Sony MOD DVD-R

Director: Wesley Ruggles
R1 Sony MOD DVD-R

Director: Arthur Lubin
Universal Monster Collection Vol 2 4K Blu-ray
Universal Monster Collection Vol 2 4K Blu-ray

Director: Arthur Lubin
Universal Monster Collection Vol 2 4K Blu-ray
Universal Monster Collection Vol 2 4K Blu-ray

Amazon US Streaming is from the 2018 UCLA restoration. Olive Films Blu-ray is from an older scan and quite rough. caps
Olive Films Blu-ray is again rough, with distortion, crackle and other issues, but sounds much more natural. With some EQ the restored track can be significantly improved

Amazon US Streaming is from the 2018 UCLA restoration. Olive Films Blu-ray is from an older scan and quite rough. caps
Olive Films Blu-ray is again rough, with distortion, crackle and other issues, but sounds much more natural. With some EQ the restored track can be significantly improved

Director: Jack Conway

Director: Jack Conway

Director: Frank Capra

Director: Frank Capra

Directors: Henry Hathaway & Howard Hawks & Henry King & Henry Koster & Jean Negulesco

Directors: Henry Hathaway & Howard Hawks & Henry King & Henry Koster & Jean Negulesco

Director: Frank Capra
BFI significantly better than Kino Lorber even though same restoration http://www.dvdbeaver.com/film5/blu-ray_reviews_64/pocketful_of_miracles_blu-ray.htm

Director: Frank Capra
BFI significantly better than Kino Lorber even though same restoration http://www.dvdbeaver.com/film5/blu-ray_reviews_64/pocketful_of_miracles_blu-ray.htm

Director: Jerry Lewis

Director: Jerry Lewis

Director: Arthur Hiller

Director: Arthur Hiller

Director: Herbert Ross

Director: Herbert Ross

Director: Gary Nelson

Director: Gary Nelson
20 films