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Known For

Acting

Known Credits

50

Gender

Male

Birthday

1895-02-13

Day of Death

1973-01-17 (78 years old)

Place of Birth

Vienna, Austria-Hungary

Also Known As

Fritz Essler

Fred Essler

Biography

Known For

Acting

The Mask of Dimitrios

1944

The Mask of Dimitrios

as

Mr. Bostoff (uncredited)

The Unsinkable Molly Brown

1964

The Unsinkable Molly Brown

as

Baron Karl Ludwig von Ettenburg

The Benny Goodman Story

1956

The Benny Goodman Story

as

Prof Schoepp

The Money Trap

1965

The Money Trap

as

Mr. Klein

Saratoga Trunk

1945

Saratoga Trunk

as

Monsieur Begue (uncredited)

Hot Rod Girl

1956

Hot Rod Girl

as

Yo-Yo

The White Tower

1950

The White Tower

as

Knubel (uncredited)

The Unwritten Code

1944

The Unwritten Code

as

Schultz (uncredited)

The I Don't Care Girl

1953

The I Don't Care Girl

as

Dutchman

My Gun Is Quick

1957

My Gun Is Quick

as

Ludwig Teller

My Man Godfrey

1957

My Man Godfrey

as

Captain

Scarlet Street

1945

Scarlet Street

as

Marchetti (uncredited)

Wintertime

1943

Wintertime

as

Consul (uncredited)

Up in Arms

1944

Up in Arms

as

Head Waiter

G.I. Blues

1960

G.I. Blues

as

Papa Mueller

Messenger of Peace

1947

Messenger of Peace

as

Hans Dache

Around the World

1943

Around the World

as

Teuton

Behind the Rising Sun

1943

Behind the Rising Sun

as

Takahashi

Mission to Moscow

1943

Mission to Moscow

as

Dutch Banker (uncredited)

Address Unknown

1944

Address Unknown

as

Minister (uncredited)

A Royal Scandal

1945

A Royal Scandal

as

Stooge (uncredited)

Captain Eddie

1945

Captain Eddie

as

Prof. Montague

Riff-Raff

1947

Riff-Raff

as

Hernandez - Man with Briefcase (uncredited)

Giving Thanks Always

1953

Giving Thanks Always

as

Grandpa Reindley

The Toast of New Orleans

1950

The Toast of New Orleans

as

Emile, the Gentleman's Tailor (uncredited)

Sugarfoot

Sugarfoot

as

Amos Lampton

Perry Mason

Perry Mason

as

Mr. Kringle

The Dick Powell Show

The Dick Powell Show

as

Mr. Potovsky

Cheyenne

Cheyenne

as

Carl Turner

The Lone Ranger

The Lone Ranger

as

Otto Heindorf

Stagecoach West

Stagecoach West

as

Adolph Strauss

77 Sunset Strip

77 Sunset Strip

as

Papa Eros

Maverick

Maverick

as

German Jeweler

Mister Ed

Mister Ed

as

Mr. Schultz

Adventures of Superman

Adventures of Superman

as

Scientist Jan Moleska (uncredited)

77 Sunset Strip

77 Sunset Strip

as

Max, the Bookkeeper

Shirley Temple's Storybook

Shirley Temple's Storybook

as

Baltus Van Tassel

Production

Crew

Directing