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 (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 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 From Vienna, 1939, Original Cast, Musical Revue
References
External links
Fred Essler, partial list of videos available, for free download, at Internet Archive