Norman Fell

Norman Fell

🎂 24th March 1924 (101 yrs) 📍 Philadelphia, 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.

Norman Fell

🎬 Movies Featuring Norman Fell

Underground Entertainment: The Movie

Underground Entertainment: The Movie (2011)

as Norman (archive footage)
The Destiny of Marty Fine

The Destiny of Marty Fine (1996)

as Daryl
Family Reunion: A Relative Nightmare

Family Reunion: A Relative Nightmare (1995)

as Grandpa Joe Dooley
Hexed

Hexed (1993)

as Herschel Levine
The Naked Truth

The Naked Truth (1992)

as The Dentist
For the Boys

For the Boys (1991)

as Sam Schiff
The Boneyard

The Boneyard (1991)

as Shepard
No Image

You're Driving Me Crazy (1991)

as Doctor 'F'
No Image

With Friends Like These... (1991)

as Narrator (voice)
Something a Little Less Serious: A Tribute to 'It's a Mad Mad Mad Mad World'

Something a Little Less Serious: A Tribute to 'It's a Mad Mad Mad Mad World' (1991)

as Self
C.H.U.D. II: Bud the Chud

C.H.U.D. II: Bud the Chud (1989)

as Tyler
Stripped to Kill

Stripped to Kill (1987)

as Ray
Transylvania 6-5000

Transylvania 6-5000 (1985)

as Mac Turner
The Jesse Owens Story

The Jesse Owens Story (1984)

as Marty Forkins
Don't Ask Me, Ask God

Don't Ask Me, Ask God (1984)

as Jonesey
Uncommon Valor

Uncommon Valor (1983)

as Garvin
Magic with the Stars

Magic with the Stars (1982)

as Self
Paternity

Paternity (1981)

as Larry
The Kinky Coaches and the Pom Pom Pussycats

The Kinky Coaches and the Pom Pom Pussycats (1981)

as Jack McGuire
On the Right Track

On the Right Track (1981)

as The Mayor
No Image

Dan August: The Jealousy Factor (1980)

as Sgt. Charles Wilentz
For the Love of It

For the Love of It (1980)

as Hall
This Year's Blonde

This Year's Blonde (1980)

as Pat Toledo
Dan August: Once Is Never Enough

Dan August: Once Is Never Enough (1980)

as Sgt. Charles Wilentz
Pat Boone and Family: A Christmas Special

Pat Boone and Family: A Christmas Special (1979)

as Self
The End

The End (1978)

as Dr. Samuel Krugman
Rabbit Test

Rabbit Test (1978)

as Segoynia's Father
Guardian of the Wilderness

Guardian of the Wilderness (1976)

Richie Brockelman: The Missing 24 Hours

Richie Brockelman: The Missing 24 Hours (1976)

as Mr. Brockelman
Cleopatra Jones and the Casino of Gold

Cleopatra Jones and the Casino of Gold (1975)

as Stanly Nagel
Death Stalk

Death Stalk (1975)

as Frank Cody
Airport 1975

Airport 1975 (1974)

as Bill
Thursday's Game

Thursday's Game (1974)

as Melvin Leonard
Charley Varrick

Charley Varrick (1973)

as Mr. Garfinkle
The Stone Killer

The Stone Killer (1973)

as Les Daniels
The Heist

The Heist (1972)

as Pat Dillon
The Boatniks

The Boatniks (1970)

as Max
Catch-22

Catch-22 (1970)

as First Sgt. Towser
Three's a Crowd

Three's a Crowd (1969)

as Norman, the Elevator Operator
If It's Tuesday, This Must Be Belgium

If It's Tuesday, This Must Be Belgium (1969)

as Harve Blakely
Bullitt

Bullitt (1968)

as Captain Baker
The Young Runaways

The Young Runaways (1968)

as Mr. Donford
The Secret War of Harry Frigg

The Secret War of Harry Frigg (1968)

as Captain Stanley
Sergeant Ryker

Sergeant Ryker (1968)

as Sgt. Max Winkler
The Graduate

The Graduate (1967)

as Mr. McCleery
Fitzwilly

Fitzwilly (1967)

as Oberblatz
Ghostbreakers

Ghostbreakers (1967)

as Lieutenant P. J. Hartunain
The Young Warriors

The Young Warriors (1967)

as Sgt. Wadley
Quick, Before It Melts

Quick, Before It Melts (1965)

as George Snell
The Hanged Man

The Hanged Man (1964)

as Gaylord Grebb
The Killers

The Killers (1964)

as Mickey Farmer
It's a Mad, Mad, Mad, Mad World

It's a Mad, Mad, Mad, Mad World (1963)

as Detective at Grogan's Crash Site
PT 109

PT 109 (1963)

as Edmund Drewitch
Ocean's Eleven

Ocean's Eleven (1960)

as Peter Rheimer
The Rat Race

The Rat Race (1960)

as Telephone Repairman
Inherit the Wind

Inherit the Wind (1960)

as WGN Radio Technician
What Makes Sammy Run?

What Makes Sammy Run? (1959)

as Sammy's Brother
Pork Chop Hill

Pork Chop Hill (1959)

as S/Sgt. Coleman
The Violators

The Violators (1957)

as Ray
Twelve Angry Men

Twelve Angry Men (1954)

as Juror #1 / Foreman