Fred Essler
Appearance
Fred Essler | |
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Essler in The Admiral Was a Lady (1950) | |
Born | Fritz Essler 13 February 1895 |
Died | 17 January 1973 Woodland Hills, California, U.S. | (aged 77)
Occupation | Actor |
Years active | 1943–1966 |
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
[edit]The following is a partial list of his film work:[1] Some of the trailers for the movies are also available for viewing on-line.[2]
- 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 (1956), Yo-Yo
- The Benny Goodman Story (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 (1953), Officious Man (uncredited)
- The Admiral Was a Lady (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 (1946), Marchetti (uncredited)
- The Song of Bernadette (1943), Minister of Justice (uncredited)
Selected Television Credits
[edit]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 Rage of Silence (1963) … Mr. Potovsky
- 77 Sunset Strip; The Catspaw Caper (1962); Papa E; The Reluctant Spy (1962), Max
- Cheyenne; Man Alone (1962), Carl Turner
- Mister Ed; The Contest (1962), Mr. Schultz
- Pete and Gladys; 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; The Dummy (1960), Mr. Ulrich
- Alfred Hitchcock Presents (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; Switzerland Story (1954)
- The Adventures of Falcon; A Drug on the Market (1954), Adolph Beimer
- The Lone Ranger; Trouble in Town (1953), Otto Heindorf
- Adventures of Superman; The Monkey Mystery (1952), Scientist Jan Moleska (uncredited)
- Sky King; 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
[edit]From Vienna, 1939, Original Cast, Musical Revue[3]
References
[edit]- ^ "Filmography for Fred Essler". Turner Classic Movies.
- ^ "Videos for Fred Essler". Turner Classic Movies.
- ^ "From Vienna Broadway @ Music Box Theatre - Tickets and Discounts - Playbill". Playbill.
External links
[edit]Wikimedia Commons has media related to Fred Essler.
- Fred Essler at IMDb
- Fred Essler, partial list of videos available, for free download, at Internet Archive