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 ''The Money Trap'' is a 1965 American crime drama film directed by Burt Kennedy, written by Walter Bernstein based on the novel of the same name by Lionel White, and starring Glenn Ford, Elke Sommer, and Rita Hayworth. The supporting cast featur ...

'' (1966), Mr. Klein *'' The Unsinkable Molly Brown'' (1964), Baron Karl Ludwig von Ettenburg *''

G.I. Blues ''G.I. Blues'' is a 1960 American musical comedy film directed by Norman Taurog and starring Elvis Presley and Juliet Prowse. The movie was filmed at Paramount Pictures studio, with some pre-production scenery shot on location in Germany before Pr ...

'' (1960) Papa Mueller *''

My Man Godfrey ''My Man Godfrey'' is a 1936 American screwball comedy film directed by Gregory La Cava and starring William Powell and Carole Lombard, who had been briefly married years before appearing together in the film. The screenplay for ''My Man Godfre ...

'' (1957), Captain *'' My Gun Is Quick (1957)'', Ludwig Teller *''

Hot Rod Girl ''Hot Rod Girl'' is an independent, black-and-white 1956 teen-oriented action film produced by Norman T. Herman, directed by Leslie H. Martinson and released by American International Pictures as a double feature with '' Girls in Prison''. ''Hot R ...

'' (1956), Yo-Yo *''

The Benny Goodman Story Dick Winslow ''The Benny Goodman Story'' is a biographical film starring Steve Allen and Donna Reed, directed by Valentine Davies, and released by Universal-International in 1956. The film was intended as a follow-up to Universal's 1954 hit ''The G ...

'' (1956), Professor Schoepp *''

The First Traveling Saleslady ''The First Traveling Saleslady'' is a 1956 American film, starring Ginger Rogers and Carol Channing. Commercially unsuccessful, it was among the films that helped to close RKO Pictures. Future western stars Clint Eastwood and James Arness h ...

'' (1956) Martin Schlessinger *'' The Girl in the Red Velvet Swing'' (1955), Leopold Borner (uncredited) *''

Conquest of Space ''Conquest of Space'' is a 1955 American Technicolor science fiction film from Paramount Pictures, produced by George Pal, directed by Byron Haskin, that stars Walter Brooke, Eric Fleming, and Mickey Shaughnessy. The film's storyline concern ...

'' (1955), Assistant Station Announcer (uncredited) *''

Houdini Harry Houdini (, born Erik Weisz; March 24, 1874 – October 31, 1926) was a Hungarian-American escape artist, magic man, and stunt performer, noted for his escape acts. His pseudonym is a reference to his spiritual master, French magician ...

'' (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 ''Messenger of Peace'' is a 1947 American drama film directed by Frank Strayer, which stars John Beal, Peggy Stewart, and Paul Guilfoyle. The screenplay was written by Glenn Tryon from an original story by Henry Rische. It was produced by the ...

'' (1947), Hans Dacher
Faithful in My Fashion
(1946), Nikolai *''

Scarlet Street ''Scarlet Street'' is a 1945 American film noir directed by Fritz Lang. The screenplay concerns two criminals who take advantage of a middle-aged painter in order to steal his artwork. The film is based on the French novel ''La Chienne'' (literal ...

'' (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 Dick Powell Show'' is an American television anthology series that ran on NBC from September 26, 1961, until September 17, 1963, primarily sponsored by the Reynolds Metals Company. Overview The series was an anthology of various dramas ...

''; The Rage of Silence (1963) … Mr. Potovsky *'' 77 Sunset Strip''; The Catspaw Caper (1962); Papa E; The Reluctant Spy (1962), Max *''

Cheyenne The Cheyenne ( ) are an Indigenous people of the Great Plains. Their Cheyenne language belongs to the Algonquian language family. Today, the Cheyenne people are split into two federally recognized nations: the Southern Cheyenne, who are enroll ...

''; Man Alone (1962), Carl Turner *'' Mister Ed''; The Contest (1962), Mr. Schultz *''

Pete and Gladys ''Pete and Gladys'' is an American sitcom television series starring Harry Morgan and Cara Williams that aired on CBS on Mondays at 8:00 p.m. Eastern and Pacific time for two seasons, beginning on September 19, 1960. The last episode was b ...

''; 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 ''Alfred Hitchcock Presents'' is an American television anthology series created, hosted and produced by Alfred Hitchcock, aired on CBS and NBC between 1955 and 1965. It features dramas, thrillers and mysteries. Between 1962 and 1965 it was ren ...

'' (1959) (Season 4 Episode 26: "Cheap Is Cheap") as Arthur *''

Maverick Maverick, Maveric or Maverik may refer to: History * Maverick (animal), an unbranded range animal, derived from U.S. cattleman Samuel Maverick Aviation * AEA Maverick, an Australian single-seat sportsplane design * General Aviation Design Bureau ...

''; Game of Chance (1959), Jeweller *'' Shirley Temple's Storybook''; The Legend of Sleepy Hollow (1958), Baltus Van Tassel *''

My Little Margie ''My Little Margie'' is an American television situation comedy starring Gale Storm and Charles Farrell that alternated between CBS and NBC from 1952 to 1955. The series was created by Frank Fox and produced in Los Angeles, California, at Hal Ro ...

''; 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 ''Racket Squad'' is an American TV crime drama series that aired from 1951 to 1953. The format was a narrated anthology drama, as each individual episode featured various ordinary citizens getting ensnared in a different confidence scheme. E ...

'' (1951-2), Karl Muller *'' The Stu Erwin Show'' (1951)

Stage

From Vienna
1939, Original Cast, Musical Revue

References

External links

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

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{{DEFAULTSORT:Essler, Fred American male film actors American male television actors Emigrants from Austria-Hungary to the United States 1895 births 1973 deaths 20th-century American male actors