Fritz Feld (1900 - 1993) فريتز فيلد

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A German actor, born in Berlin, Germany, to a Jewish family. He died in Los Angeles, California, USA, on November 18, 1993. He got married to the actress Virginia Christine (1940-1993) and they had two sons, Danny and Steve, and she remained with him until his death. Among his...Read more most important works are Bringing Up Baby (1938), Out Where the Stars Begin (1938), Idiot's Delight (1949), and Hello, Dolly! (1969). He played small roles, but they were distinctive and prominent characters, relying on his thin mustache and his German, and sometimes French and Belgian, accent. In Hollywood, he presented European characters in the roles of barons, diplomats, metropolitans, waitresses, and clerks. He was famous for his distinctive noise movement by tapping his mouth with the palm of his hand, to make a sound, like the sound of opening a bottle of champagne, and this movement continued with him in most of his films, which he began with the film If You Knew Susie (1948). Fritz began his artistic activity with the German silent film The Golen and the Dancing Girl (1917), and his works continued until he met the famous director Max Reinhardt and received acting lessons at his school. Then, he traveled with him in 1923 to the United States of America on a theatrical tour, and in the late thirties he participated in American silent cinema, and his debut film was The Last Command (1928). When sound entered films, he presented the films Broadway (1929) and Black Magic (1929). He stopped in 1930 to devote himself to the theater, and founded the Hollywood Playhouse with the actor Joseph Schildkraut. However, he returned to cinema with the films Hollywood Hotel (1937) and Bringing Up Baby (1938). His film appearances continued extensively, in addition to his presentation of many television series in guest roles. In his last years, he participated in many Walt Disney films, and presented his last film in 1989.

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A Ship Comes In (1928)

Hello, Dolly! (1969)

The Last Command (1928)

Bringing Up Baby (1938)

The Comic (1969)

At the Circus (1939)

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  • A German actor, born in Berlin, Germany, to a Jewish family. He died in Los Angeles, California, USA, on November 18, 1993. He got married to the actress Virginia Christine...Read more (1940-1993) and they had two sons, Danny and Steve, and she remained with him until his death. Among his most important works are Bringing Up Baby (1938), Out Where the Stars Begin (1938), Idiot's Delight (1949), and Hello, Dolly! (1969). He played small roles, but they were distinctive and prominent characters, relying on his thin mustache and his German, and sometimes French and Belgian, accent. In Hollywood, he presented European characters in the roles of barons, diplomats, metropolitans, waitresses, and clerks. He was famous for his distinctive noise movement by tapping his mouth with the palm of his hand, to make a sound, like the sound of opening a bottle of champagne, and this movement continued with him in most of his films, which he began with the film If You Knew Susie (1948). Fritz began his artistic activity with the German silent film The Golen and the Dancing Girl (1917), and his works continued until he met the famous director Max Reinhardt and received acting lessons at his school. Then, he traveled with him in 1923 to the United States of America on a theatrical tour, and in the late thirties he participated in American silent cinema, and his debut film was The Last Command (1928). When sound entered films, he presented the films Broadway (1929) and Black Magic (1929). He stopped in 1930 to devote himself to the theater, and founded the Hollywood Playhouse with the actor Joseph Schildkraut. However, he returned to cinema with the films Hollywood Hotel (1937) and Bringing Up Baby (1938). His film appearances continued extensively, in addition to his presentation of many television series in guest roles. In his last years, he participated in many Walt Disney films, and presented his last film in 1989.

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  • Birth Name:
  • Frits Feilchenfeld
  • Birth Country:
  • Germany
  • Birth City:
  • Berlin
  • Death Country:
  • US
  • Death City:
  • California

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