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Norman Fell

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Norman Fell

Born March 24, 1924 in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, USADied December 14, 199856 films

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.

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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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Inherit the Wind posterFirst watchInherit the Wind19607.7as WGN Radio TechnicianSchoolteacher Bertram Cates is arrested for teaching his students Darwin's theory of evolution. The case receives national attention and one of the newspaper reporters, E.K.View film

Essential films

Ranked by acclaim and reach
The Graduate poster7.6The Graduate1967Bullitt poster7.2Bullitt1968It's a Mad, Mad, Mad, Mad World poster7.0It's a Mad, Mad, Mad, Mad World1963Charley Varrick poster7.4Charley Varrick1973Catch-22 poster6.7Catch-221970Ocean's Eleven poster6.4Ocean's Eleven1960The Killers poster6.9The Killers1964Airport 1975 poster5.8Airport 19751974

Filmography

56 films as actor
  1. 1996The Destiny of Marty FineDaryl
  2. 1995Family Reunion: A Relative NightmareGrandpa Joe Dooley
  3. 1993HexedHerschel Levine
  4. 1992The Naked TruthThe Dentist
  5. 1991For the BoysSam Schiff
  6. 1991The BoneyardShepard
  7. 1991You're Driving Me CrazyDoctor 'F'
  8. 1991With Friends Like These...Narrator (voice)
  9. 1989C.H.U.D. II: Bud the ChudTyler
  10. 1987Stripped to KillRay
  11. 1985Transylvania 6-5000Mac Turner
  12. 1984The Jesse Owens StoryMarty Forkins
  13. 1984Don't Ask Me, Ask GodJonesey
  14. 1983Uncommon ValorGarvin
  15. 1981PaternityLarry
  16. 1981The Kinky Coaches and the Pom Pom PussycatsJack McGuire
  17. 1981On the Right TrackThe Mayor
  18. 1980Dan August: The Jealousy FactorSgt. Charles Wilentz
  19. 1980For the Love of ItHall
  20. 1980This Year's BlondePat Toledo
  21. 1980Dan August: Once Is Never EnoughSgt. Charles Wilentz
  22. 1978The EndDr. Samuel Krugman
  23. 1978Rabbit TestSegoynia's Father
  24. 1976Guardian of the Wilderness
  25. 1976Richie Brockelman: The Missing 24 HoursMr. Brockelman
  26. 1975Cleopatra Jones and the Casino of GoldStanly Nagel
  27. 1975Death StalkFrank Cody
  28. 1974Airport 1975Bill
  29. 1974Thursday's GameMelvin Leonard
  30. 1973Charley VarrickMr. Garfinkle
  31. 1973The Stone KillerLes Daniels
  32. 1972The HeistPat Dillon
  33. 1970The BoatniksMax
  34. 1970Catch-22First Sgt. Towser
  35. 1969Three's a CrowdNorman, the Elevator Operator
  36. 1969If It's Tuesday, This Must Be BelgiumHarve Blakely
  37. 1968BullittCaptain Baker
  38. 1968The Young RunawaysMr. Donford
  39. 1968The Secret War of Harry FriggCaptain Stanley
  40. 1968Sergeant RykerSgt. Max Winkler
  41. 1967The GraduateMr. McCleery
  42. 1967FitzwillyOberblatz
  43. 1967GhostbreakersLieutenant P. J. Hartunain
  44. 1967The Young WarriorsSgt. Wadley
  45. 1965Quick, Before It MeltsGeorge Snell
  46. 1964The Hanged ManGaylord Grebb
  47. 1964The KillersMickey Farmer
  48. 1963It's a Mad, Mad, Mad, Mad WorldDetective at Grogan's Crash Site
  49. 1963PT 109Edmund Drewitch
  50. 1960Ocean's ElevenPeter Rheimer
  51. 1960The Rat RaceTelephone Repairman
  52. 1960Inherit the WindWGN Radio Technician
  53. 1959What Makes Sammy Run?Sammy's Brother
  54. 1959Pork Chop HillS/Sgt. Coleman
  55. 1957The ViolatorsRay
  56. 1954Twelve Angry MenJuror #1 / Foreman