Fred Essler Explained

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:^[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

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^[3]

External links

• • Fred Essler, partial list of videos available, for free download, at Internet Archive

Notes and References

1. Web site: Filmography for Fred Essler. https://web.archive.org/web/20110917192251/http://www.tcm.com/tcmdb/person/58370%7C54919/Fred-Essler/#filmography. dead. 17 September 2011. Turner Classic Movies.
2. Web site: Videos for Fred Essler. https://web.archive.org/web/20110917192251/http://www.tcm.com/tcmdb/person/58370%7C54919/Fred-Essler/. dead. 17 September 2011. Turner Classic Movies.
3. Web site: From Vienna Broadway @ Music Box Theatre - Tickets and Discounts - Playbill. Playbill.