Fred Essler

Fred Essler (1895–1973) was an American actor. He worked film, television and on stage.

Fred Essler
Essler in The Admiral Was a Lady, 1950
Born	Fritz Essler February 13, 1895 Vienna, Austria-Hungary (now Austria)
Died	January 17, 1973 (aged 77) Woodland Hills, Los Angeles, California, USA
Occupation	Actor: Film and television
Years active	1930’s to 1970’s

He was born Fritz Essler, on February 13, 1895 in Vienna, Austria-Hungary, (now Austria); and, died on, January 17, 1973 (age 77) in Woodland Hills, Los Angeles, 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)

Fred Essler and Lori Nelson (1956), in Hot Rod Girl

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; Cheap Is Cheap, 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]

References

1. "Filmography for Fred Essler". Turner Classic Movies.
2. "Videos for Fred Essler". Turner Classic Movies.
3. "From Vienna Broadway @ Music Box Theatre - Tickets and Discounts - Playbill". Playbill.

External links

• Fred Essler at IMDb
• Fred Essler at Find a Grave
• Fred Essler, partial list of videos available, for free download, at Internet Archive