Norman Fell
Acting
Born: March 24, 1924 · Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, USA
Died: December 14, 1998 (aged 74)
Highest Rated
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
The Graduate
1967
The Fresh Prince of Bel-Air
1990
Bullitt
1968
Bewitched
1964
It's a Mad, Mad, Mad, Mad World
1963
Inherit the Wind
1960
Murder, She Wrote
1984
Magnum, P.I.
1980
Ocean's Eleven
1960
Catch-22
1970
Airport 1975
1974
Charley Varrick
1973
Photos (2)
Movies (54)
The Graduate
Mr. McCleery
Bullitt
Captain Baker
Ocean's Eleven
Peter Rheimer
It's a Mad, Mad, Mad, Mad World
Detective at Grogan's Crash Site
Catch-22
First Sgt. Towser
Airport 1975
Bill
Inherit the Wind
WGN Radio Technician
Charley Varrick
Mr. Garfinkle
The Killers
Mickey Farmer
Transylvania 6-5000
Mac Turner
Pork Chop Hill
S/Sgt. Coleman
For the Boys
Sam Schiff
The Stone Killer
Les Daniels
Fitzwilly
Oberblatz
Underground Entertainment: The Movie
Norman (archive footage)
The Secret War of Harry Frigg
Captain Stanley
Paternity
Larry
The Boatniks
Max
C.H.U.D. II: Bud the Chud
Tyler
The End
Dr. Samuel Krugman
Cleopatra Jones and the Casino of Gold
Stanly Nagel
PT 109
Edmund Drewitch
If It's Tuesday, This Must Be Belgium
Harve Blakely
The Rat Race
Telephone Repairman
Sergeant Ryker
Sgt. Max Winkler
The Boneyard
Shepard
Thursday's Game
Melvin Leonard
The Kinky Coaches and the Pom Pom Pussycats
Jack McGuire
Hexed
Herschel Levine
The Jesse Owens Story
Marty Forkins
Stripped to Kill
Ray
The Naked Truth
The Dentist
Rabbit Test
Segoynia's Father
The Hanged Man
Gaylord Grebb
Twelve Angry Men
Juror #1 / Foreman
Ghostbreakers
Lieutenant P. J. Hartunain
Uncommon Valor
Garvin
Don't Ask Me, Ask God
Jonesey
Three's a Crowd
Norman, the Elevator Operator
On the Right Track
The Mayor
Family Reunion: A Relative Nightmare
Grandpa Joe Dooley
This Year's Blonde
Pat Toledo
For the Love of It
Hall
The Destiny of Marty Fine
Daryl
Guardian of the Wilderness
1976
The Young Warriors
Sgt. Wadley
The Heist
Pat Dillon
The Young Runaways
Mr. Donford
Death Stalk
Frank Cody
Dan August: Once Is Never Enough
Sgt. Charles Wilentz
Richie Brockelman: The Missing 24 Hours
Mr. Brockelman
Quick, Before It Melts
George Snell
What Makes Sammy Run?
Sammy's Brother
The Violators
Ray
TV Shows (80)
Perry Mason
Caspar Pedley · 1 eps
The Love Boat
Bill McCoy · 1 eps
Ironside
1 eps
Ironside
Lieutenant Haines · 1 eps
Murder, She Wrote
Vince Shackman · 1 eps
Murder, She Wrote
Lt. Ralph Rupp · 1 eps
The Alfred Hitchcock Hour
Al Norman · 1 eps
Magnum, P.I.
David Albertson · 1 eps
The Fugitive
Lieutenant Ed Green · 1 eps
The Fugitive
Lieutenant Cermak · 1 eps
Bewitched
1 eps
Simon & Simon
Leo Nyquist · 1 eps
Mannix
1 eps
Mannix
Daniel Brewer · 1 eps
Peter Gunn
1 eps
The Wild Wild West
Jeremiah Ratch · 1 eps
Love, American Style
Jack 'J.K.' Lewis · 1 eps
Charlie's Angels
Sammy Telford · 2 eps
Matlock
Norman Radburn · 1 eps
Dr. Kildare
Dr. Keith Mayes · 1 eps
Dr. Kildare
Arnold Vitnack · 4 eps
The Partridge Family
Mr. Bruner · 1 eps
Cannon
1 eps
The Streets of San Francisco
1 eps
The Streets of San Francisco
Juror · 1 eps
Starsky & Hutch
1 eps
Studio One
Juror #1 / Foreman · 1 eps
Studio One
Jake · 1 eps
The Name of the Game
Winston Polk · 1 eps
The Twilight Zone
1 eps
Three's Company
Stanley Roper · 76 eps
The Fresh Prince of Bel-Air
The Landlord · 1 eps
The F.B.I.
Ted Cullinan · 1 eps
The F.B.I.
Ken Haney · 1 eps
The F.B.I.
Victor Green · 1 eps
Ben Casey
1 eps
Ben Casey
Manny Berger · 1 eps
Rhoda
1 eps
Rhoda
Dr. Henry Gerber · 1 eps
The Bionic Woman
1 eps
The Defenders
George Capp · 1 eps
Medical Center
1 eps
The Invaders
Neal Taft · 1 eps
Matt Houston
1 eps
The Man from U.N.C.L.E.
Mark Slate · 1 eps
That Girl
1 eps
McCloud
Lt. Ed Feldman · 1 eps
Police Story
2 eps
The Many Loves of Dobie Gillis
Dr. Caul · 1 eps
McMillan & Wife
Allan Kovacs · 1 eps
Judd, for the Defense
1 eps
Switch
Marty · 1 eps
Kraft Suspense Theatre
Sgt. Max Winkler · 2 eps
Sledge Hammer!
Doctor · 1 eps
Crazy like a Fox
Inspector Peyton · 2 eps
The Super Mario Bros. Super Show!
1 eps
The Super Mario Bros. Super Show!
Ted Bull · 1 eps
Ellery Queen
Errol Keyes · 1 eps
The Naked Truth
Norman Fell · 1 eps
The Ropers
Stanley Roper · 28 eps
Mr. Novak
Barney Sanders · 1 eps
1st & Ten
Artie · 1 eps
Sam Benedict
1 eps
Grizzly Adams
Mitch Morgan · 1 eps
87th Precinct
Detective Meyer Meyer · 30 eps
The Lloyd Bridges Show
Mel Baxter · 1 eps
It's Garry Shandling's Show
Norman Fell · 1 eps
Rich Man, Poor Man
Smitty · 12 eps
Dan August
Sgt. Charles Wilentz · 26 eps
The Lieutenant
1 eps
Cain's Hundred
Frank Driscoll · 1 eps
The Aquanauts
Oliver Pappas · 1 eps
Roots: The Next Generations
Paul Reynolds · 1 eps
Johnny Staccato
1 eps
Teachers Only
Principal Ben Cooper · 21 eps
Murphy's Law
1 eps
The Tab Hunter Show
1 eps
E! True Hollywood Story
1 eps
Hallmark Hall of Fame
Wint Selby · 1 eps
Stanley
Nick · 6 eps
