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Norman Fell

Acting 74 (deceased) years old Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, USA ★ 1.1
Born: March 24, 1924
Died: December 14, 1998

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.

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Known For

Magnum, P.I.
Magnum, P.I. David Albertson 1980
The Fugitive
The Fugitive Lieutenant Ed Green 1963
The Fugitive
The Fugitive Lieutenant Cermak 1963
Mannix
Mannix 1967
Mannix
Mannix Daniel Brewer 1967

Jimmy's Seen (1)

Bullitt
Bullitt Captain Baker 1968

Filmography

Acting Credits (148)

Underground Entertainment: The Movie
Underground Entertainment: The Movie Norman (archive footage) 2011
E! True Hollywood Story
E! True Hollywood Story 1996
The Destiny of Marty Fine
The Destiny of Marty Fine Daryl 1996
The Naked Truth
The Naked Truth Norman Fell 1995
Family Reunion: A Relative Nightmare
Family Reunion: A Relative Nightmare Grandpa Joe Dooley 1995
Hexed
Hexed Herschel Levine 1993
The Naked Truth
The Naked Truth The Dentist 1992
The Ben Stiller Show
The Ben Stiller Show 1992
For the Boys
For the Boys Sam Schiff 1991
The Boneyard
The Boneyard Shepard 1991
You're Driving Me Crazy
You're Driving Me Crazy Doctor 'F' 1991
With Friends Like These...
With Friends Like These... Narrator (voice) 1991
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' Self 1991
The Fresh Prince of Bel-Air
The Fresh Prince of Bel-Air The Landlord 1990
The Super Mario Bros. Super Show!
The Super Mario Bros. Super Show! 1989
The Super Mario Bros. Super Show!
The Super Mario Bros. Super Show! Ted Bull 1989
C.H.U.D. II: Bud the Chud
C.H.U.D. II: Bud the Chud Tyler 1989
Murphy's Law
Murphy's Law 1988
Stripped to Kill
Stripped to Kill Ray 1987
Sledge Hammer!
Sledge Hammer! 1986
It's Garry Shandling's Show
It's Garry Shandling's Show Norman Fell 1986
Matlock
Matlock Norman Radburn 1986
Transylvania 6-5000
Transylvania 6-5000 Mac Turner 1985
The Twilight Zone
The Twilight Zone 1985
Crazy like a Fox
Crazy like a Fox Inspector Peyton 1984
1st & Ten
1st & Ten Artie 1984
Murder, She Wrote
Murder, She Wrote Vince Shackman 1984
Murder, She Wrote
Murder, She Wrote Lt. Ralph Rupp 1984
The Jesse Owens Story
The Jesse Owens Story Marty Forkins 1984
Don't Ask Me, Ask God
Don't Ask Me, Ask God Jonesey 1984
Uncommon Valor
Uncommon Valor Garvin 1983
Matt Houston
Matt Houston 1982
Teachers Only
Teachers Only Principal Ben Cooper 1982
Magic with the Stars
Magic with the Stars Self 1982
Simon & Simon
Simon & Simon 1981
Paternity
Paternity Larry 1981
The Kinky Coaches and the Pom Pom Pussycats
The Kinky Coaches and the Pom Pom Pussycats Jack McGuire 1981
On the Right Track
On the Right Track The Mayor 1981
Dan August: The Jealousy Factor
Dan August: The Jealousy Factor Sgt. Charles Wilentz 1980
Magnum, P.I.
Magnum, P.I. David Albertson 1980
For the Love of It
For the Love of It Hall 1980
This Year's Blonde
This Year's Blonde Pat Toledo 1980
Dan August: Once Is Never Enough
Dan August: Once Is Never Enough Sgt. Charles Wilentz 1980
Pat Boone and Family: A Christmas Special
Pat Boone and Family: A Christmas Special Self 1979
The Ropers
The Ropers Stanley Roper 1979
Roots: The Next Generations
Roots: The Next Generations Paul Reynolds 1979
The End
The End Dr. Samuel Krugman 1978
Rabbit Test
Rabbit Test Segoynia's Father 1978
The Love Boat
The Love Boat Bill McCoy 1977
Three's Company
Three's Company Stanley Roper 1977
Grizzly Adams
Grizzly Adams Mitch Morgan 1977
Guardian of the Wilderness
Guardian of the Wilderness 1976
Richie Brockelman: The Missing 24 Hours
Richie Brockelman: The Missing 24 Hours Mr. Brockelman 1976
Charlie's Angels
Charlie's Angels Sammy Telford 1976
Rich Man, Poor Man
Rich Man, Poor Man Smitty 1976
The Bionic Woman
The Bionic Woman 1976
Ellery Queen
Ellery Queen Errol Keyes 1975
Starsky & Hutch
Starsky & Hutch 1975
Switch
Switch Marty 1975
Fay
Fay 1975
Cleopatra Jones and the Casino of Gold
Cleopatra Jones and the Casino of Gold Stanly Nagel 1975
Death Stalk
Death Stalk Frank Cody 1975
Airport 1975
Airport 1975 Bill 1974
Rhoda
Rhoda 1974
Rhoda
Rhoda Dr. Henry Gerber 1974
Thursday's Game
Thursday's Game Melvin Leonard 1974
Needles and Pins
Needles and Pins Nathan Davidson 1973
Charley Varrick
Charley Varrick Mr. Garfinkle 1973
The Stone Killer
The Stone Killer Les Daniels 1973
Police Story
Police Story 1973
The Heist
The Heist Pat Dillon 1972
The Streets of San Francisco
The Streets of San Francisco 1972
The Streets of San Francisco
The Streets of San Francisco Juror 1972
McMillan & Wife
McMillan & Wife Allan Kovacs 1971
Cannon
Cannon 1971
The Partridge Family
The Partridge Family Mr. Bruner 1970
Dan August
Dan August Sgt. Charles Wilentz 1970
The Boatniks
The Boatniks Max 1970
Catch-22
Catch-22 First Sgt. Towser 1970
McCloud
McCloud Lt. Ed Feldman 1970
Three's a Crowd
Three's a Crowd Norman, the Elevator Operator 1969
Love, American Style
Love, American Style Jack 'J.K.' Lewis 1969
Medical Center
Medical Center 1969
If It's Tuesday, This Must Be Belgium
If It's Tuesday, This Must Be Belgium Harve Blakely 1969
Bullitt
Bullitt Captain Baker 1968
The Name of the Game
The Name of the Game Winston Polk 1968
The Young Runaways
The Young Runaways Mr. Donford 1968
The Secret War of Harry Frigg
The Secret War of Harry Frigg Captain Stanley 1968
Sergeant Ryker
Sergeant Ryker Sgt. Max Winkler 1968
The Graduate
The Graduate Mr. McCleery 1967
Fitzwilly
Fitzwilly Oberblatz 1967
Mannix
Mannix 1967
Mannix
Mannix Daniel Brewer 1967
Ghostbreakers
Ghostbreakers Lieutenant P. J. Hartunain 1967
Judd, for the Defense
Judd, for the Defense 1967
Ironside
Ironside 1967
Ironside
Ironside Lieutenant Haines 1967
The Young Warriors
The Young Warriors Sgt. Wadley 1967
The Invaders
The Invaders Neal Taft 1967
That Girl
That Girl 1966
The F.B.I.
The F.B.I. Ted Cullinan 1965
The F.B.I.
The F.B.I. Ken Haney 1965
The F.B.I.
The F.B.I. Victor Green 1965
The Wild Wild West
The Wild Wild West Jeremiah Ratch 1965
Quick, Before It Melts
Quick, Before It Melts George Snell 1965
The Hanged Man
The Hanged Man Gaylord Grebb 1964
The Man from U.N.C.L.E.
The Man from U.N.C.L.E. Mark Slate 1964
Bewitched
Bewitched 1964
The Killers
The Killers Mickey Farmer 1964
It's a Mad, Mad, Mad, Mad World
It's a Mad, Mad, Mad, Mad World Detective at Grogan's Crash Site 1963
Kraft Suspense Theatre
Kraft Suspense Theatre Sgt. Max Winkler 1963
Bob Hope Presents the Chrysler Theatre
Bob Hope Presents the Chrysler Theatre Eddie Carr 1963
Mr. Novak
Mr. Novak Barney Sanders 1963
The Fugitive
The Fugitive Lieutenant Ed Green 1963
The Fugitive
The Fugitive Lieutenant Cermak 1963
The Lieutenant
The Lieutenant 1963
PT 109
PT 109 Edmund Drewitch 1963
The Tonight Show Starring Johnny Carson
The Tonight Show Starring Johnny Carson Self 1962
The Alfred Hitchcock Hour
The Alfred Hitchcock Hour Al Norman 1962
Sam Benedict
Sam Benedict 1962
The Lloyd Bridges Show
The Lloyd Bridges Show Mel Baxter 1962
The Mike Douglas Show
The Mike Douglas Show Self 1961
Ben Casey
Ben Casey 1961
Ben Casey
Ben Casey Manny Berger 1961
Dr. Kildare
Dr. Kildare Dr. Keith Mayes 1961
Dr. Kildare
Dr. Kildare Arnold Vitnack 1961
87th Precinct
87th Precinct Detective Meyer Meyer 1961
Cain's Hundred
Cain's Hundred Frank Driscoll 1961
The Defenders
The Defenders George Capp 1961
The Tom Ewell Show
The Tom Ewell Show 1960
The Tab Hunter Show
The Tab Hunter Show 1960
The Aquanauts
The Aquanauts Oliver Pappas 1960
Ocean's Eleven
Ocean's Eleven Peter Rheimer 1960
The Rat Race
The Rat Race Telephone Repairman 1960
Inherit the Wind
Inherit the Wind WGN Radio Technician 1960
The Many Loves of Dobie Gillis
The Many Loves of Dobie Gillis Dr. Caul 1959
What Makes Sammy Run?
What Makes Sammy Run? Sammy's Brother 1959
Johnny Staccato
Johnny Staccato 1959
Pork Chop Hill
Pork Chop Hill S/Sgt. Coleman 1959
Peter Gunn
Peter Gunn 1958
The Violators
The Violators Ray 1957
Perry Mason
Perry Mason Caspar Pedley 1957
Stanley
Stanley Nick 1956
Playwrights '56
Playwrights '56 1955
Twelve Angry Men
Twelve Angry Men Juror #1 / Foreman 1954
Hallmark Hall of Fame
Hallmark Hall of Fame Wint Selby 1951
Studio One
Studio One Juror #1 / Foreman 1948
Studio One
Studio One Jake 1948

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