Fred Essler: movies and TV shows
Fred Essler has 51 credits in the archive: 33 films and 18 TV series, from 1943 to 1965. Highest rated: Alfred Hitchcock Presents (7.8/10).
Career timeline
1943 – 1965 · busiest year: 1945 (6 credits)
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Full filmography
| Year | Title | Role | Type | Rating | Age then |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1965 | The Money Trap | Mr. Klein | Film | 5.1 | 70 |
| 1964 | The Unsinkable Molly Brown | Baron Karl Ludwig von Ettenburg | Film | 5.7 | 69 |
| 1962 | I'm Dickens, He's Fenster | Dr. Leipsig | TV | 7.0 | 67 |
| 1961 | Mister Ed | Mr. Schultz | TV | 6.7 | 66 |
| 1961 | The Dick Powell Show | Mr. Potovsky | TV | 5.7 | 66 |
| 1960 | Stagecoach West | Adolph Strauss | TV | 6.7 | 65 |
| 1960 | The Brothers Brannagan | Halder | TV | 9.0 | 65 |
| 1960 | G.I. Blues | Papa Mueller | Film | 6.5 | 65 |
| 1958 | 77 Sunset Strip | Max, the Bookkeeper | TV | 7.2 | 63 |
| 1958 | 77 Sunset Strip | Papa Eros | TV | 7.2 | 63 |
| 1958 | Shirley Temple's Storybook | Baltus Van Tassel | TV | 6.5 | 63 |
| 1958 | Ten North Frederick | Film | 7.1 | 63 | |
| 1957 | Perry Mason | Mr. Kringle | TV | 7.7 | 62 |
| 1957 | Maverick | German Jeweler | TV | 6.9 | 62 |
| 1957 | Sugarfoot | Amos Lampton | TV | 5.2 | 62 |
| 1957 | My Gun Is Quick | Ludwig Teller | Film | 5.5 | 62 |
| 1957 | My Man Godfrey | Captain | Film | 6.5 | 62 |
| 1957 | The Fabulous Irishman | Kohner | Film | — | 62 |
| 1956 | Telephone Time | TV | 6.5 | 61 | |
| 1956 | Hot Rod Girl | Yo-Yo | Film | 4.6 | 61 |
| 1956 | The Benny Goodman Story | Prof Schoepp | Film | 6.4 | 61 |
| 1955 | Cheyenne | Carl Turner | TV | 6.1 | 60 |
| 1955 | Alfred Hitchcock Presents | Arthur | TV | 7.8 | 60 |
| 1954 | Public Defender | Steiner | TV | 6.3 | 59 |
| 1953 | Letter to Loretta | Walter | TV | 6.6 | 58 |
| 1953 | The I Don't Care Girl | Dutchman | Film | 7.3 | 58 |
| 1953 | Giving Thanks Always | Grandpa Reindley | Film | — | 58 |
| 1952 | Adventures of Superman | Scientist Jan Moleska (uncredited) | TV | 6.7 | 57 |
| 1950 | The Admiral Was a Lady | Benny | Film | 6.4 | 55 |
| 1950 | The Toast of New Orleans | Emile, the Gentleman's Tailor (uncredited) | Film | 5.2 | 55 |
| 1950 | The White Tower | Knubel (uncredited) | Film | 5.6 | 55 |
| 1949 | The Lone Ranger | Otto Heindorf | TV | 6.8 | 54 |
| 1948 | Every Girl Should Be Married | Pierre | Film | 5.9 | 53 |
| 1947 | Riff-Raff | Hernandez - Man with Briefcase (uncredited) | Film | 6.2 | 52 |
| 1947 | Messenger of Peace | Hans Dache | Film | 8.0 | 52 |
| 1946 | Faithful in My Fashion | Nikolai | Film | 7.0 | 51 |
| 1945 | Scarlet Street | Marchetti (uncredited) | Film | 7.6 | 50 |
| 1945 | Hotel Berlin | Film | 6.2 | 50 | |
| 1945 | What Next, Corporal Hargrove? | Marcel Vivin | Film | 5.8 | 50 |
| 1945 | A Royal Scandal | Stooge (uncredited) | Film | 7.0 | 50 |
| 1945 | Saratoga Trunk | Monsieur Begue (uncredited) | Film | 6.1 | 50 |
| 1945 | Captain Eddie | Prof. Montague | Film | 7.2 | 50 |
| 1944 | Passage to Marseille | Prosper (uncredited) | Film | 6.6 | 49 |
| 1944 | The Mask of Dimitrios | Mr. Bostoff (uncredited) | Film | 7.1 | 49 |
| 1944 | Address Unknown | Minister (uncredited) | Film | 6.4 | 49 |
| 1944 | Up in Arms | Head Waiter | Film | 5.7 | 49 |
| 1944 | The Unwritten Code | Schultz (uncredited) | Film | 5.6 | 49 |
| 1943 | Mission to Moscow | Dutch Banker (uncredited) | Film | 5.7 | 48 |
| 1943 | Behind the Rising Sun | Takahashi | Film | 6.1 | 48 |
| 1943 | Around the World | Teuton | Film | 6.3 | 48 |
| 1943 | Wintertime | Consul (uncredited) | Film | 5.3 | 48 |