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Home/People/Fred Essler
Fred Essler profile photo
Born
Feb 13, 1895Died: Jan 17, 1973
Lived 77 years
Place of Birth
Vienna, Austria-Hungary
Known For
Acting
Gender
Male

Career Highlights

33
Movies
17
TV Shows
Also Known As
Fritz Essler
IMDb Profile

Fred Essler

Acting

The Money Trap poster

The Money Trap

as Mr. Klein
1965
The Unsinkable Molly Brown poster

The Unsinkable Molly Brown

as Baron Karl Ludwig von Ettenburg
1964
G.I. Blues poster

G.I. Blues

as Papa Mueller
1960
Ten North Frederick poster

Ten North Frederick

Cast
1958
My Man Godfrey poster

My Man Godfrey

as Captain
1957
My Gun Is Quick poster

My Gun Is Quick

as Ludwig Teller
1957
The Fabulous Irishman poster

The Fabulous Irishman

as Kohner
1957
Hot Rod Girl poster

Hot Rod Girl

as Yo-Yo
1956
The Benny Goodman Story poster

The Benny Goodman Story

as Prof Schoepp
1956
Giving Thanks Always poster

Giving Thanks Always

as Grandpa Reindley
1953
The I Don't Care Girl poster

The I Don't Care Girl

as Dutchman
1953
The Toast of New Orleans poster

The Toast of New Orleans

as Emile, the Gentleman's Tailor (uncredited)
1950
The Admiral Was a Lady poster

The Admiral Was a Lady

as Benny
1950
The White Tower poster

The White Tower

as Knubel (uncredited)
1950
Every Girl Should Be Married poster

Every Girl Should Be Married

as Pierre
1948
Messenger of Peace poster

Messenger of Peace

as Hans Dache
1947
Riff-Raff poster

Riff-Raff

as Hernandez - Man with Briefcase (uncredited)
1947
Faithful in My Fashion poster

Faithful in My Fashion

as Nikolai
1946
Scarlet Street poster

Scarlet Street

as Marchetti (uncredited)
1945
Saratoga Trunk poster

Saratoga Trunk

as Monsieur Begue (uncredited)
1945