Norman Fell
Acting
- Born:
- 1924-03-24
- Died:
- 1998-12-14
- 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
Filmography
Underground Entertainment: The Movie
E! True Hollywood Story
The Destiny of Marty Fine
The Naked Truth
Family Reunion: A Relative Nightmare
Hexed
The Naked Truth
The Ben Stiller Show
For the Boys
The Boneyard
You're Driving Me Crazy
With Friends Like These...
Something a Little Less Serious: A Tribute to 'It's a Mad Mad Mad Mad World'
The Fresh Prince of Bel-Air
The Super Mario Bros. Super Show!
C.H.U.D. II: Bud the Chud
Murphy's Law
Stripped to Kill
Sledge Hammer!
It's Garry Shandling's Show
Matlock
Transylvania 6-5000
The Twilight Zone
Crazy like a Fox
1st & Ten
Murder, She Wrote
The Jesse Owens Story
Don't Ask Me, Ask God
Uncommon Valor
Matt Houston
Teachers Only
Magic with the Stars
Simon & Simon
Paternity
The Kinky Coaches and the Pom Pom Pussycats
On the Right Track
Dan August: The Jealousy Factor
Magnum, P.I.
For the Love of It
This Year's Blonde
Dan August: Once Is Never Enough
Pat Boone and Family: A Christmas Special
The Ropers
Roots: The Next Generations
The End
Rabbit Test
The Love Boat
Three's Company
Grizzly Adams
Guardian of the Wilderness
Richie Brockelman: The Missing 24 Hours
Charlie's Angels
Rich Man, Poor Man
The Bionic Woman
Ellery Queen
Starsky & Hutch
Switch
Fay
Cleopatra Jones and the Casino of Gold
Death Stalk