Norman Fell
Known For
Acting
Gender
Male
Birthday
Mar 24, 1924 (102 years old)
Place of Birth
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.
Known For
| 2011 | Underground Entertainment: The MovieNorman (archive footage) | |
| 1996 | The Destiny of Marty FineDaryl | |
| 1996 | E! True Hollywood Story | |
| 1995 | Family Reunion: A Relative NightmareGrandpa Joe Dooley | |
| 1995 | The Naked TruthNorman Fell | |
| 1993 | HexedHerschel Levine | |
| 1992 | The Naked TruthThe Dentist | |
| 1992 | The Ben Stiller Show | |
| 1991 | You're Driving Me CrazyDoctor 'F' | |
| 1991 | The BoneyardShepard | |
| 1991 | With Friends Like These...Narrator (voice) | |
| 1991 | Something a Little Less Serious: A Tribute to 'It's a Mad Mad Mad Mad World'Self | |
| 1991 | For the BoysSam Schiff | |
| 1990 | The Fresh Prince of Bel-AirThe Landlord | |
| 1989 | C.H.U.D. II: Bud the ChudTyler | |
| 1989 | The Super Mario Bros. Super Show! | |
| 1989 | The Super Mario Bros. Super Show!Ted Bull | |
| 1988 | Murphy's Law | |
| 1987 | Stripped to KillRay | |
| 1986 | Sledge Hammer! | |
| 1986 | MatlockNorman Radburn | |
| 1986 | It's Garry Shandling's ShowNorman Fell | |
| 1985 | Transylvania 6-5000Mac Turner | |
| 1985 | The Twilight Zone | |
| 1984 | The Jesse Owens StoryMarty Forkins | |
| 1984 | Don't Ask Me, Ask GodJonesey | |
| 1984 | Murder, She WroteVince Shackman | |
| 1984 | Crazy like a FoxInspector Peyton | |
| 1984 | 1st & TenArtie | |
| 1984 | Murder, She WroteLt. Ralph Rupp | |
| 1983 | Uncommon ValorGarvin | |
| 1982 | Magic with the StarsSelf | |
| 1982 | Matt Houston | |
| 1982 | Teachers OnlyPrincipal Ben Cooper | |
| 1981 | On the Right TrackThe Mayor | |
| 1981 | PaternityLarry | |
| 1981 | The Kinky Coaches and the Pom Pom PussycatsJack McGuire | |
| 1981 | Simon & Simon | |
| 1980 | Dan August: The Jealousy FactorSgt. Charles Wilentz | |
| 1980 | For the Love of ItHall | |
| 1980 | This Year's BlondePat Toledo | |
| 1980 | Dan August: Once Is Never EnoughSgt. Charles Wilentz | |
| 1980 | Magnum, P.I.David Albertson | |
| 1979 | Pat Boone and Family: A Christmas SpecialSelf | |
| 1979 | The RopersStanley Roper | |
| 1979 | Roots: The Next GenerationsPaul Reynolds | |
| 1978 | Rabbit TestSegoynia's Father | |
| 1978 | The EndDr. Samuel Krugman | |
| 1977 | The Love BoatBill McCoy | |
| 1977 | Three's CompanyStanley Roper | |
| 1977 | Grizzly AdamsMitch Morgan | |
| 1976 | Richie Brockelman: The Missing 24 HoursMr. Brockelman | |
| 1976 | Guardian of the Wilderness | |
| 1976 | The Bionic Woman | |
| 1976 | Charlie's AngelsSammy Telford | |
| 1976 | Rich Man, Poor ManSmitty | |
| 1975 | Cleopatra Jones and the Casino of GoldStanly Nagel | |
| 1975 | Death StalkFrank Cody | |
| 1975 | Starsky & Hutch | |
| 1975 | SwitchMarty | |
| 1975 | Fay | |
| 1975 | Ellery QueenErrol Keyes | |
| 1974 | Airport 1975Bill | |
| 1974 | Thursday's GameMelvin Leonard | |
| 1974 | Rhoda | |
| 1974 | RhodaDr. Henry Gerber | |
| 1973 | The Stone KillerLes Daniels | |
| 1973 | Charley VarrickMr. Garfinkle | |
| 1973 | Police Story | |
| 1973 | Needles and PinsNathan Davidson | |
| 1972 | The HeistPat Dillon | |
| 1972 | The Streets of San Francisco | |
| 1972 | The Streets of San FranciscoJuror | |
| 1971 | Cannon | |
| 1971 | McMillan & WifeAllan Kovacs | |
| 1970 | The BoatniksMax | |
| 1970 | Catch-22First Sgt. Towser | |
| 1970 | Dan AugustSgt. Charles Wilentz | |
| 1970 | The Partridge FamilyMr. Bruner | |
| 1970 | McCloudLt. Ed Feldman | |
| 1969 | Three's a CrowdNorman, the Elevator Operator | |
| 1969 | If It's Tuesday, This Must Be BelgiumHarve Blakely | |
| 1969 | Medical Center | |
| 1969 | Love, American StyleJack 'J.K.' Lewis | |
| 1968 | BullittCaptain Baker | |
| 1968 | The Young RunawaysMr. Donford | |
| 1968 | Sergeant RykerSgt. Max Winkler | |
| 1968 | The Secret War of Harry FriggCaptain Stanley | |
| 1968 | The Name of the GameWinston Polk | |
| 1967 | The GraduateMr. McCleery | |
| 1967 | GhostbreakersLieutenant P. J. Hartunain | |
| 1967 | FitzwillyOberblatz | |
| 1967 | The Young WarriorsSgt. Wadley | |
| 1967 | Mannix | |
| 1967 | Ironside | |
| 1967 | Judd for the Defense | |
| 1967 | The InvadersNeal Taft | |
| 1967 | MannixDaniel Brewer | |
| 1967 | IronsideLieutenant Haines | |
| 1966 | That Girl | |
| 1965 | Quick, Before It MeltsGeorge Snell | |
| 1965 | The F.B.I.Ted Cullinan | |
| 1965 | The Wild Wild WestJeremiah Ratch | |
| 1965 | The F.B.I.Ken Haney | |
| 1965 | The F.B.I.Victor Green | |
| 1964 | The KillersMickey Farmer | |
| 1964 | The Hanged ManGaylord Grebb | |
| 1964 | Bewitched | |
| 1964 | The Man from U.N.C.L.E.Mark Slate | |
| 1963 | It's a Mad, Mad, Mad, Mad WorldDetective at Grogan's Crash Site | |
| 1963 | PT 109Edmund Drewitch | |
| 1963 | Kraft Suspense TheatreSgt. Max Winkler | |
| 1963 | The FugitiveLieutenant Ed Green | |
| 1963 | The FugitiveLieutenant Cermak | |
| 1963 | Mr. NovakBarney Sanders | |
| 1963 | The Lieutenant | |
| 1963 | Bob Hope Presents the Chrysler TheatreEddie Carr | |
| 1962 | Sam Benedict | |
| 1962 | The Tonight Show Starring Johnny CarsonSelf | |
| 1962 | The Lloyd Bridges ShowMel Baxter | |
| 1962 | The Alfred Hitchcock HourAl Norman | |
| 1961 | Cain's HundredFrank Driscoll | |
| 1961 | 87th PrecinctDetective Meyer Meyer | |
| 1961 | Ben Casey | |
| 1961 | Dr. KildareDr. Keith Mayes | |
| 1961 | The DefendersGeorge Capp | |
| 1961 | Dr. KildareArnold Vitnack | |
| 1961 | The Mike Douglas ShowSelf | |
| 1961 | Ben CaseyManny Berger | |
| 1960 | Ocean's ElevenPeter Rheimer | |
| 1960 | The Rat RaceTelephone Repairman | |
| 1960 | Inherit the WindWGN Radio Technician | |
| 1960 | The AquanautsOliver Pappas | |
| 1960 | The Tom Ewell Show | |
| 1960 | The Tab Hunter Show | |
| 1959 | Pork Chop HillS/Sgt. Coleman | |
| 1959 | What Makes Sammy Run?Sammy's Brother | |
| 1959 | Johnny Staccato | |
| 1959 | The Many Loves of Dobie GillisDr. Caul | |
| 1958 | Peter Gunn | |
| 1957 | The ViolatorsRay | |
| 1957 | Perry MasonCaspar Pedley | |
| 1956 | StanleyNick | |
| 1955 | Playwrights '56 | |
| 1954 | Twelve Angry MenJuror #1 / Foreman | |
| 1951 | Hallmark Hall of FameWint Selby | |
| 1948 | Studio OneJuror #1 / Foreman | |
| 1948 | Studio OneJake |