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Norman Fell

Norman Fell

Acting1924Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, USA

Biography

Norman Fell (born Norman Noah Feld; March 24, 1924 – December 14, 1998) was an American actor of film and television. He is most famous for his role as landlord Mr. Roper on the sitcom Three's Company and its spin-off, The Ropers. His film credits include Ocean's 11 (1960), The Graduate (1967), and Bullitt (1968). Early in his career, he was billed as Norman Feld.

Born in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania in 1924, Fell graduated from Temple University with a bachelor's degree in drama. During World War II, he was an Air Force tail gunner in the Pacific. After the war, he studied acting and obtained small parts in television and on stage. His first regular TV appearance was in the comedy series Joe & Mabel (1956). Fell died in 1998 at the Motion Picture and Television Fund's retirement home in Woodland Hills CA, aged 74, survived by two daughters.

Acting History

2011
Underground Entertainment: The Movie
as Norman (archive footage)
1997
The Naked Truth
TVas Norman Fell• 1 eps
1996
1995
1994
The Fresh Prince of Bel-Air
TVas The Landlord• 1 eps
1993
Hexed
as Herschel Levine
1992
The Naked Truth
as The Dentist
1991
The Bone Yard
as Shepard
For the Boys
as Sam Schiff
With Friends Like These...
as Narrator (voice)
1989
The Super Mario Bros. Super Show!
TVas Ted Bull• 1 eps
1988
Murder, She Wrote
TVas Lt. Ralph Rupp / Vince Shackman• 1 eps
1987
Matlock
TVas Norman Radburn• 1 eps
Magnum, P.I.
TVas David Albertson• 1 eps
1986
1985
Transylvania 6-5000
as Mac Turner
Crazy like a Fox
TVas Inspector Peyton• 2 eps
1984
The Jesse Owens Story
as Marty Forkins
1st & Ten
TVas Artie
1983
1982
Teachers Only
TVas Principal Ben Cooper• 23 eps
1981
On the Right Track
as The Mayor
Paternity
as Larry
1980
This Year's Blonde
as Pat Toledo
Dan August: Once Is Never Enough
as Sgt. Charles Wilentz
Dan August: The Jealousy Factor
as Sgt. Charles Wilentz
1979
Roots: The Next Generations
TVas Paul Reynolds
The Ropers
TVas Stanley Roper
1978
Rabbit Test
as Segoynia's Father
The End
as Dr. Samuel Krugman
The Love Boat
TVas Bill McCoy• 1 eps
1977
Charlie's Angels
TVas Sammy Telford• 2 eps
Three's Company
TVas Stanley Roper• 76 eps
Grizzly Adams
TVas Mitch Morgan• 1 eps
1976
Rich Man, Poor Man
TVas Smitty• 12 eps
The Streets of San Francisco
TVas Juror• 1 eps
Switch
TVas Marty• 1 eps
Ellery Queen
TVas Errol Keyes• 1 eps
1975
Death Stalk
as Frank Cody
McMillan & Wife
TVas Allan Kovacs• 1 eps
Rhoda
TVas Dr. Henry Gerber• 1 eps
1974
Thursday's Game
as Melvin Leonard
1973
The Stone Killer
as Les Daniels
Charley Varrick
as Mr. Garfinkle
Needles and Pins
TVas Nathan Davidson
1972
The Heist
as Pat Dillon
McCloud
TVas Lt. Ed Feldman• 1 eps
1971
The Partridge Family
TVas Mr. Bruner• 1 eps
1970
Catch-22
as First Sgt. Towser
Dan August
TVas Sgt. Charles Wilentz
1969
Three's a Crowd
as Norman, the Elevator Operator
Love, American Style
TVas Jack 'J.K.' Lewis• 1 eps
The F.B.I.
TVas Victor Green• 1 eps
The Name of the Game
TVas Winston Polk• 1 eps
Ironside
TVas Lieutenant Haines• 1 eps
1968
Sergeant Ryker
as Sgt. Max Winkler
The Young Runaways
as Mr. Donford
Bullitt
as Captain Baker
1967
The Young Warriors
as Sgt. Wadley
Ghostbreakers
as Lieutenant P. J. Hartunain
Fitzwilly
as Oberblatz
The Graduate
as Mr. McCleery
Mannix
TVas Daniel Brewer• 1 eps
The Invaders
TVas Neal Taft• 1 eps
1966
The Wild Wild West
TVas Jeremiah Ratch• 1 eps
The Man from U.N.C.L.E.
TVas Mark Slate• 1 eps
1965
Quick, Before It Melts
as George Snell
The Fugitive
TVas Lieutenant Cermak• 1 eps
Ben Casey
TVas Manny Berger• 1 eps
Mr. Novak
TVas Barney Sanders• 1 eps
Dr. Kildare
TVas Arnold Vitnack / Dr. Keith Mayes• 4 eps
1964
The Hanged Man
as Gaylord Grebb
The Killers
as Mickey Farmer
The Defenders
TVas George Capp• 1 eps
1963
It's a Mad, Mad, Mad, Mad World
as Detective at Grogan's Crash Site
PT 109
as Edmund Drewitch
Kraft Suspense Theatre
TVas Sgt. Max Winkler• 2 eps
The Alfred Hitchcock Hour
TVas Al Norman• 1 eps
1962
The Lloyd Bridges Show
TVas Mel Baxter
1961
Cain's Hundred
TVas Frank Driscoll• 1 eps
87th Precinct
TVas Detective Meyer Meyer• 30 eps
The Many Loves of Dobie Gillis
TVas Dr. Caul• 1 eps
1960
Ocean's Eleven
as Peter Rheimer
Inherit the Wind
as WGN Radio Technician
The Rat Race
as Telephone Repairman
The Aquanauts
TVas Oliver Pappas
Perry Mason
TVas Caspar Pedley• 1 eps
1959
What Makes Sammy Run?
as Sammy's Brother
Pork Chop Hill
as S/Sgt. Coleman
1957
1956
Stanley
TVas Nick
1955
Studio One
TVas Jake• 1 eps
1954
Twelve Angry Men
as Juror #1 / Foreman
1951
Hallmark Hall of Fame
TVas Wint Selby

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Personal Info

Known For
Acting
Gender
Male
Birthday
3/24/1924
Day of Death
12/14/1998
Place of Birth
Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, USA