Norman Fell
57 movies · 73 TV shows
- Known for
- Acting
- Born
- Mar 24, 1924
- Died
- Dec 14, 1998 (age 74)
- Place of birth
- Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, USA
- Also known as
- Norman Feld
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.
Profiles IMDb
Known for
Norman Fell: movies and TV shows
Acting (130)
- 2011 Underground Entertainment: The Movie
as Norman (archive footage)
- 1996
- 1996 The Destiny of Marty Fine
as Daryl
- 1995
- 1995 Family Reunion: A Relative Nightmare
as Grandpa Joe Dooley
- 1993 Hexed
as Herschel Levine
- 1992 The Naked Truth
as The Dentist
- 1992
- 1991 For the Boys
as Sam Schiff
- 1991 The Boneyard
as Shepard
- 1991 You're Driving Me Crazy
as Doctor 'F'
- 1991 With Friends Like These...
as Narrator (voice)
- 1990
- 1989
- 1989 C.H.U.D. II: Bud the Chud
as Tyler
- 1988
- 1987 Stripped to Kill
as Ray
- 1986
- 1986
- 1986
- 1985 Transylvania 6-5000
as Mac Turner
- 1985
- 1984
- 1984
- 1984
- 1984 The Jesse Owens Story
as Marty Forkins
- 1984 Don't Ask Me, Ask God
as Jonesey
- 1983 Uncommon Valor
as Garvin
- 1982
- 1982
- 1981
- 1981 Paternity
as Larry
- 1981 The Kinky Coaches and the Pom Pom Pussycats
as Jack McGuire
- 1981 On the Right Track
as The Mayor
- 1980 Dan August: The Jealousy Factor
as Sgt. Charles Wilentz
- 1980
- 1980 For the Love of It
as Hall
- 1980 This Year's Blonde
as Pat Toledo
- 1980 Dan August: Once Is Never Enough
as Sgt. Charles Wilentz
- 1979
- 1979
- 1978 The End
as Dr. Samuel Krugman
- 1978 Rabbit Test
as Segoynia's Father
- 1977
- 1977
- 1977
- 1976
- 1976 Richie Brockelman: The Missing 24 Hours
as Mr. Brockelman
- 1976
- 1976
- 1976
- 1975
- 1975
- 1975
- 1975
- 1975 Cleopatra Jones and the Casino of Gold
as Stanly Nagel
- 1975 Death Stalk
as Frank Cody
- 1974 Airport 1975
as Bill
- 1974
- 1974 Thursday's Game
as Melvin Leonard
- 1973
- 1973 Charley Varrick
as Mr. Garfinkle
- 1973 The Stone Killer
as Les Daniels
- 1973
- 1972 The Heist
as Pat Dillon
- 1972
- 1971
- 1971
- 1970
- 1970
- 1970 The Boatniks
as Max
- 1970 Catch-22
as First Sgt. Towser
- 1970
- 1969 Three's a Crowd
as Norman, the Elevator Operator
- 1969
- 1969
- 1969 If It's Tuesday, This Must Be Belgium
as Harve Blakely
- 1968 Bullitt
as Captain Baker
- 1968
- 1968 The Young Runaways
as Mr. Donford
- 1968 The Secret War of Harry Frigg
as Captain Stanley
- 1968 Sergeant Ryker
as Sgt. Max Winkler
- 1967 The Graduate
as Mr. McCleery
- 1967 Fitzwilly
as Oberblatz
- 1967
- 1967 Ghostbreakers
as Lieutenant P. J. Hartunain
- 1967
- 1967
- 1967 The Young Warriors
as Sgt. Wadley
- 1967
- 1966
- 1965
- 1965
- 1965 Quick, Before It Melts
as George Snell
- 1964 The Hanged Man
as Gaylord Grebb
- 1964
- 1964
- 1964 The Killers
as Mickey Farmer
- 1963 It's a Mad, Mad, Mad, Mad World
as Detective at Grogan's Crash Site
- 1963
- 1963
- 1963
- 1963
- 1963 PT 109
as Edmund Drewitch
- 1962
- 1962
- 1962
- 1961
- 1961
- 1961
- 1961
- 1961
- 1960
- 1960
- 1960
- 1960 Ocean's Eleven
as Peter Rheimer
- 1960 The Rat Race
as Telephone Repairman
- 1960 Inherit the Wind
as WGN Radio Technician
- 1959
- 1959 What Makes Sammy Run?
as Sammy's Brother
- 1959
- 1959 Pork Chop Hill
as S/Sgt. Coleman
- 1958
- 1957 The Violators
as Ray
- 1957
- 1956
- 1955
- 1954 Twelve Angry Men
as Juror #1 / Foreman
- 1951
- 1948
Talk shows and appearances (6)
- 1991
- 1982
- 1979
- 1963 Bob Hope Presents the Chrysler Theatre
1 episode
- 1962 The Tonight Show Starring Johnny Carson
9 episodes
- 1961 The Mike Douglas Show
3 episodes