Norman Fell
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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
Credits
The Graduate (1967)
as Mr. McCleery
Ocean's Eleven (1960)
as Peter Rheimer
Catch-22 (1970)
as First Sgt. Towser
It's a Mad, Mad, Mad, Mad World (1963)
as Detective at Grogan's Crash Site
Bullitt (1968)
as Captain Baker
Airport 1975 (1974)
as Bill
Inherit the Wind (1960)
as WGN Radio Technician
The Jesse Owens Story (1984)
as Marty Forkins
Charley Varrick (1973)
as Mr. Garfinkle
The Killers (1964)
as Mickey Farmer
The Rat Race (1960)
as Telephone Repairman
Pork Chop Hill (1959)
as S/Sgt. Coleman
C.H.U.D. II: Bud the Chud (1989)
as Tyler
The Stone Killer (1973)
as Les Daniels
The Secret War of Harry Frigg (1968)
as Captain Stanley
Fitzwilly (1967)
as Oberblatz
Transylvania 6-5000 (1985)
as Mac Turner
Paternity (1981)
as Larry
Ghostbreakers (1967)
as Lieutenant P. J. Hartunain
For the Boys (1991)
as Sam Schiff
If It's Tuesday, This Must Be Belgium (1969)
as Harve Blakely
The End (1978)
as Dr. Samuel Krugman
Magic with the Stars (1982)
as Self
Don't Ask Me, Ask God (1984)
as Jonesey
PT 109 (1963)
as Edmund Drewitch
Thursday's Game (1974)
as Melvin Leonard
Three's a Crowd (1969)
as Norman, the Elevator Operator
Stripped to Kill (1987)
as Ray
Rabbit Test (1978)
as Segoynia's Father
This Year's Blonde (1980)
as Pat Toledo
For the Love of It (1980)
as Hall
The Naked Truth (1992)
as The Dentist
Cleopatra Jones and the Casino of Gold (1975)
as Stanly Nagel
The Boatniks (1970)
as Max
Sergeant Ryker (1968)
as Sgt. Max Winkler
The Hanged Man (1964)
as Gaylord Grebb
The Boneyard (1991)
as Shepard
Guardian of the Wilderness (1976)
Actor
Quick, Before It Melts (1965)
as George Snell
Underground Entertainment: The Movie (2011)
as Norman (archive footage)
Twelve Angry Men (1954)
as Juror #1 / Foreman
On the Right Track (1981)
as The Mayor
The Kinky Coaches and the Pom Pom Pussycats (1981)
as Jack McGuire
The Destiny of Marty Fine (1996)
as Daryl
Death Stalk (1975)
as Frank Cody
Dan August: Once Is Never Enough (1980)
as Sgt. Charles Wilentz
Hexed (1993)
as Herschel Levine
The Heist (1972)
as Pat Dillon
The Young Runaways (1968)
as Mr. Donford
You're Driving Me Crazy (1991)
as Doctor 'F'
Pat Boone and Family: A Christmas Special (1979)
as Self
Uncommon Valor (1983)
as Garvin
Family Reunion: A Relative Nightmare (1995)
as Grandpa Joe Dooley
The Violators (1957)
as Ray
The Young Warriors (1967)
as Sgt. Wadley
Something a Little Less Serious: A Tribute to 'It's a Mad Mad Mad Mad World' (1991)
as Self
What Makes Sammy Run? (1959)
as Sammy's Brother
Richie Brockelman: The Missing 24 Hours (1976)
as Mr. Brockelman
With Friends Like These... (1991)
as Narrator (voice)
Dan August: The Jealousy Factor (1980)
as Sgt. Charles Wilentz