Fred Essler

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