Bruno Fritz

Biography

Bruno Fritz (March 4, 1900, Berlin – June 12, 1984, Berlin) was a German cabaret performer, actor, and voice actor. Trained at the acting school of the German Theatre in Berlin, he appeared on numerous Berlin stages before co-founding the cabaret Tatzelwurm in 1935. After World War II, he became widely known as a founding member of the RIAS radio cabaret Die Insulaner, where he gained popularity as the quintessential “Berliner with heart and bite”, especially in the role of Herr Kummer. Fritz appeared mainly in supporting film roles from the 1930s onward, often portraying satirical authority figures, and remained a familiar presence on German television into the 1970s. He also worked as a dubbing artist, providing German voices for actors such as Bud Abbott, Richard Widmark, and Gino Cervi.

Movies & TV Shows

1. The Sorrow and the Pity (1969) — Self (archive footage)
2. Escape from East Berlin (1962) — Uncle Albert
3. Metall des Himmels (1935) — Narrator (voice)
4. Traumulus (1936) — Obersekretär Tamaschke
5. The Leghorn Hat (1939) — Leierkastenmann
6. Der eiserne Gustav (1958) — Amtsarzt
7. The Mystery of Betty Bonn (1938) — Reeder Winchester
8. Rheinsberg (1967)
9. Not Afraid of Big Animals (1953) — Herr Richter
10. Forbidden Paradise (1958) — Max Dettmann
11. Top Sergeant Schwenke (1935) — Ein Stammgast
12. Tired Theodore (1936) — Fritz Findeisen
13. Mistress Moon (1941) — Milke
14. Schön muß man sein (1951) — Regisseur Treff
15. Engel im Abendkleid (1951)
16. Maharadscha wider Willen (1950) — Arthur - Tankwart
17. Glückspilze (1935) — Konferencier
18. Solang' noch Unter'n Linden (1958)
19. Mädchen mit Beziehungen (1950) — Stahl
20. Summer, Sunshine, Erica (1939) — Betrüger Herbert Specht
21. Ein Mann für Jenny (1956) — Jimmy Broadbent
22. Silberner Segen des Meeres (1935) — Narrator (voice)
23. Die Arbeit des deutschen Eisenbahners (1937) — Narrator (voice)