Norman Fell
- Acting
- March 24, 1924 · Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, USA
- 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.
Known for
Filmography
- Underground Entertainment: The Movie · Norman (archive footage)
- E! True Hollywood Story
- The Destiny of Marty Fine · Daryl
- The Naked Truth · Norman Fell
- Family Reunion: A Relative Nightmare · Grandpa Joe Dooley
- Hexed · Herschel Levine
- The Naked Truth · The Dentist
- The Ben Stiller Show
- For the Boys · Sam Schiff
- The Boneyard · Shepard
- You're Driving Me Crazy · Doctor 'F'
- With Friends Like These... · Narrator (Voice)
- Something a Little Less Serious: A Tribute to 'It's a Mad Mad Mad Mad World' · Self
- The Fresh Prince of Bel-Air · The Landlord
- The Super Mario Bros. Super Show! · Ted Bull
- C.H.U.D. II: Bud the Chud · Tyler
- Murphy's Law
- Stripped to Kill · Ray
- Sledge Hammer! · Doctor
- It's Garry Shandling's Show · Norman Fell
- Matlock · Norman Radburn
- Transylvania 6-5000 · Mac Turner
- The Twilight Zone
- Crazy like a Fox · Inspector Peyton
- 1st & Ten · Artie
- Murder, She Wrote · Vince Shackman, Lt. Ralph Rupp
- The Jesse Owens Story · Marty Forkins
- Don't Ask Me, Ask God · Jonesey
- Uncommon Valor · Garvin
- Matt Houston
- Teachers Only · Principal Ben Cooper
- Magic with the Stars · Self
- Simon & Simon · Leo Nyquist
- Paternity · Larry
- The Kinky Coaches and the Pom Pom Pussycats · Jack McGuire
- On the Right Track · The Mayor
- Dan August: The Jealousy Factor · Sgt. Charles Wilentz
- Magnum, P.I. · David Albertson
- For the Love of It · Hall
- This Year's Blonde · Pat Toledo
- Dan August: Once Is Never Enough · Sgt. Charles Wilentz
- Pat Boone and Family: A Christmas Special · Self
- The Ropers · Stanley Roper
- Roots: The Next Generations · Paul Reynolds
- The End · Dr. Samuel Krugman
- Rabbit Test · Segoynia's Father
- The Love Boat · Bill McCoy
- Three's Company · Stanley Roper
- Grizzly Adams · Mitch Morgan
- Guardian of the Wilderness
- Richie Brockelman: The Missing 24 Hours · Mr. Brockelman
- Charlie's Angels · Sammy Telford
- Rich Man, Poor Man · Smitty
- The Bionic Woman
- Ellery Queen · Errol Keyes
- Starsky & Hutch
- Switch · Marty
- Fay
- Cleopatra Jones and the Casino of Gold · Stanly Nagel
- Death Stalk · Frank Cody
- Airport 1975 · Bill
- Rhoda · Dr. Henry Gerber
- Thursday's Game · Melvin Leonard
- Needles and Pins · Nathan Davidson
- Charley Varrick · Mr. Garfinkle
- The Stone Killer · Les Daniels
- Police Story
- The Heist · Pat Dillon
- The Streets of San Francisco · Juror
- McMillan & Wife · Allan Kovacs
- Cannon
- The Partridge Family · Mr. Bruner
- Dan August · Sgt. Charles Wilentz
- The Boatniks · Max
- Catch-22 · First Sgt. Towser
- McCloud · Lt. Ed Feldman
- Three's a Crowd · Norman, the Elevator Operator
- Love, American Style · Jack 'J.K.' Lewis
- Medical Center
- If It's Tuesday, This Must Be Belgium · Harve Blakely