Norman Fell
Known for Acting · 136 credits
- Born
- 1924-03-24
- Died
- 1998-12-14
- 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.
Known For
TV Shows (76)
The Tonight Show Starring Johnny Carson
1962
as Self
Perry Mason
1957
as Caspar Pedley
The Mike Douglas Show
1961
as Self
Murder, She Wrote
1984
as Vince Shackman / Lt. Ralph Rupp
The Fugitive
1963
as Lieutenant Ed Green / Lieutenant Cermak
The Love Boat
1977
as Bill McCoy
Mannix
1967
as Daniel Brewer
Bewitched
1964
Ironside
1967
as Lieutenant Haines
Magnum, P.I.
1980
as David Albertson
Love, American Style
1969
as Jack 'J.K.' Lewis
Charlie's Angels
1976
as Sammy Telford
The Alfred Hitchcock Hour
1962
as Al Norman
Dr. Kildare
1961
as Dr. Keith Mayes / Arnold Vitnack
Bob Hope Presents the Chrysler Theatre
1963
as Eddie Carr
Ben Casey
1961
as Manny Berger
Simon & Simon
1981
as Leo Nyquist
Matlock
1986
as Norman Radburn
Starsky & Hutch
1975
Cannon
1971
Studio One
1948
as Juror #1 / Foreman / Jake
The Twilight Zone
1985
The Wild Wild West
1965
as Jeremiah Ratch
The Invaders
1967
as Neal Taft
The F.B.I.
1965
as Ted Cullinan / Ken Haney / Victor Green
Medical Center
1969
Three's Company
1977
as Stanley Roper
The Defenders
1961
as George Capp
The Name of the Game
1968
as Winston Polk
The Fresh Prince of Bel-Air
1990
as The Landlord
Peter Gunn
1958
That Girl
1966
Matt Houston
1982
McCloud
1970
as Lt. Ed Feldman
The Streets of San Francisco
1972
as Juror
Switch
1975
as Marty
The Bionic Woman
1976
Rhoda
1974
as Dr. Henry Gerber
The Many Loves of Dobie Gillis
1959
as Dr. Caul
Kraft Suspense Theatre
1963
as Sgt. Max Winkler
The Man from U.N.C.L.E.
1964
as Mark Slate
The Partridge Family
1970
as Mr. Bruner
The Naked Truth
1995
as Norman Fell
Police Story
1973
Sledge Hammer!
1986
as Doctor
Crazy like a Fox
1984
as Inspector Peyton
McMillan & Wife
1971
as Allan Kovacs
Ellery Queen
1975
as Errol Keyes
Judd, for the Defense
1967
It's Garry Shandling's Show
1986
as Norman Fell
Mr. Novak
1963
as Barney Sanders
Cain's Hundred
1961
as Frank Driscoll
87th Precinct
1961
as Detective Meyer Meyer
The Super Mario Bros. Super Show!
1989
as Ted Bull
Sam Benedict
1962
1st & Ten
1984
as Artie
The Lieutenant
1963
Roots: The Next Generations
1979
as Paul Reynolds
Grizzly Adams
1977
as Mitch Morgan
Johnny Staccato
1959
Movies (60)
The Graduate
1967
as Mr. McCleery
Catch-22
1970
as First Sgt. Towser
Bullitt
1968
as Captain Baker
Ocean's Eleven
1960
as Peter Rheimer
It's a Mad, Mad, Mad, Mad World
1963
as Detective at Grogan's Crash Site
Airport 1975
1974
as Bill
Hexed
1993
as Herschel Levine
Paternity
1981
as Larry
Fitzwilly
1967
as Oberblatz
Inherit the Wind
1960
as WGN Radio Technician
The Boatniks
1970
as Max
The Stone Killer
1973
as Les Daniels
The Killers
1964
as Mickey Farmer
Charley Varrick
1973
as Mr. Garfinkle
Rabbit Test
1978
as Segoynia's Father
The End
1978
as Dr. Samuel Krugman
For the Boys
1991
as Sam Schiff
Pork Chop Hill
1959
as S/Sgt. Coleman
The Violators
1957
as Ray
PT 109
1963
as Edmund Drewitch
Transylvania 6-5000
1985
as Mac Turner
If It's Tuesday, This Must Be Belgium
1969
as Harve Blakely
C.H.U.D. II: Bud the Chud
1989
as Tyler
The Naked Truth
1992
as The Dentist
Stripped to Kill
1987
as Ray
Cleopatra Jones and the Casino of Gold
1975
as Stanly Nagel
The Rat Race
1960
as Telephone Repairman
Sergeant Ryker
1968
as Sgt. Max Winkler
The Jesse Owens Story
1984
as Marty Forkins
Underground Entertainment: The Movie
2011
as Norman (archive footage)
Something a Little Less Serious: A Tribute to 'It's a Mad Mad Mad Mad World'
1991
as Self
On the Right Track
1981
as The Mayor
Richie Brockelman: The Missing 24 Hours
1976
as Mr. Brockelman
The Secret War of Harry Frigg
1968
as Captain Stanley
For the Love of It
1980
as Hall
Guardian of the Wilderness
1976
This Year's Blonde
1980
as Pat Toledo
Twelve Angry Men
1954
as Juror #1 / Foreman
Three's a Crowd
1969
as Norman, the Elevator Operator
The Boneyard
1991
as Shepard
Magic with the Stars
1982
as Self
The Hanged Man
1964
as Gaylord Grebb
Thursday's Game
1974
as Melvin Leonard
The Destiny of Marty Fine
1996
as Daryl
Uncommon Valor
1983
as Garvin
The Young Runaways
1968
as Mr. Donford
The Heist
1972
as Pat Dillon
Dan August: Once Is Never Enough
1980
as Sgt. Charles Wilentz
Family Reunion: A Relative Nightmare
1995
as Grandpa Joe Dooley
Pat Boone and Family: A Christmas Special
1979
as Self
The Kinky Coaches and the Pom Pom Pussycats
1981
as Jack McGuire
Ghostbreakers
1967
as Lieutenant P. J. Hartunain
Quick, Before It Melts
1965
as George Snell
Dan August: The Jealousy Factor
1980
as Sgt. Charles Wilentz
Death Stalk
1975
as Frank Cody
With Friends Like These...
1991
as Narrator (voice)
Don't Ask Me, Ask God
1984
as Jonesey
The Young Warriors
1967
as Sgt. Wadley
You're Driving Me Crazy
1991
as Doctor 'F'
What Makes Sammy Run?
1959
as Sammy's Brother
About Norman Fell
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 Pacif… With 136 credits spanning from 1948 to 2011, Norman Fell has appeared in 60 films and 76 TV shows.
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- The Graduate (1967) — as Mr. McCleery
- Catch-22 (1970) — as First Sgt. Towser
- Bullitt (1968) — as Captain Baker
- Ocean's Eleven (1960) — as Peter Rheimer
- It's a Mad, Mad, Mad, Mad World (1963) — as Detective at Grogan's Crash Site
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