Fred Essler
Fred Essler was an American actor. He worked film, television and on stage.
He was born Fritz Essler, on 13 February 1895 in Vienna, Austria-Hungary, ; 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, Mr. Klein
- The Unsinkable Molly Brown, Baron Karl Ludwig von Ettenburg
- G.I. Blues Papa Mueller
- My Man Godfrey, Captain
- My Gun Is Quick (1957), Ludwig Teller
- Hot Rod Girl, Yo-Yo
- The Benny Goodman Story, Professor Schoepp
- The First Traveling Saleslady Martin Schlessinger
- The Girl in the Red Velvet Swing, Leopold Borner
- Conquest of Space, Assistant Station Announcer
- Houdini, Officious Man
- The Admiral Was a Lady, Benny
- The White Tower, Knubel
- Every Girl Should Be Married, PierreMessenger of Peace, Hans Dacher
- , Nikolai
- Scarlet Street, Marchetti
- The Song of Bernadette, Minister of Justice
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?, Dr. Leipsig
- The Dick Powell Show; The Rage of Silence … Mr. Potovsky
- 77 Sunset Strip; The Catspaw Caper ; Papa E; The Reluctant Spy, Max
- Cheyenne; Man Alone, Carl Turner
- Mister Ed; The Contest, Mr. Schultz
- Pete and Gladys; The Great Stone Face, Otto Inglehoffer
- Stagecoach West; Three Wise Men, Adolph Strauss
- Perry Mason; The Case of the Nine Dolls, Mr. Kringle
- Peter Gunn; The Dummy, Mr. Ulrich
- Alfred Hitchcock Presents as Arthur
- Maverick; Game of Chance, Jeweller
- Shirley Temple's Storybook; The Legend of Sleepy Hollow, Baltus Van Tassel
- My Little Margie; Switzerland Story
- '; A Drug on the Market, Adolph Beimer
- The Lone Ranger; Trouble in Town, Otto Heindorf
- Adventures of Superman; The Monkey Mystery, Scientist Jan Moleska
- Sky King; Formula for Fear, Dr. Roy Urban
- '; The Black Hood Story, Poppa Schlager
- Racket Squad, Karl Muller
- ''The Stu Erwin Show''