Rolfe Sedan
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From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia Rolfe Sedan (January 20, 1896 – September 15, 1982) was an American character actor, best known for appearing in bit parts, often uncredited, usually portraying clerks, train conductors, postmen, cooks, waiters etc. He began his career in show business as a nightclub and vaudeville performer and began acting in East Coast theatre. Sedan debuted on Broadway in 1916 and appeared in his first motion picture for Metro Pictures Corporation in 1921. He became a prolific character actor and is probably best remembered by movie buffs as the hotel manager in Ninotchka (1939) starring Greta Garbo. Around the same time, he appeared in an uncredited role as the Emerald City's Balloon Ascensionist in The Wizard of Oz (1939). He returned to Broadway, performing in several different shows during the first half of the 1940s and in the 1950s began a sequence of guest roles in television series such as The Jack Benny Show. His most frequent TV work came from recurring roles as put-upon mail carriers (25 episodes as Mr. Beasley on The George Burns and Gracie Allen Show; 4 episodes as Mr. Briggs on The Addams Family). He was also seen as the train conductor in the film Young Frankenstein (1974). Rolfe Sedan remained active throughout a career that spanned more than six decades.
Known for
Credits
Young Frankenstein (1974)
as Train Conductor
Gentlemen Prefer Blondes (1953)
as Waiter (uncredited)
Show People (1928)
as Portrait Photographer (uncredited)
In Conference (1931)
as Manager's Assistant
Ninotchka (1939)
as Hotel Manager
Romance (1930)
as Opera Audience Member (uncredited)
Love Me Tonight (1932)
as Taxi Driver (uncredited)
Toot Sweet! (1929)
as Nightclub Announcer
Mama Behave (1926)
as A Friend of the Family (uncredited)
Bachelor Bait (1934)
as Waiter #1 (uncredited)
Grand Hotel (1932)
as Hotel Guest in Bar (uncredited)
Kid Boots (1926)
as Physical Therapist (uncredited)
Stingaree (1934)
as Coutouriere (uncredited)
Party Girl (1930)
as Maitre D'
Bluebeard's 8th Wife (1938)
as Floorwalker
Double Whoopee (1929)
as Desk clerk
Design for Living (1933)
as Bed Salesman (uncredited)
The Thin Man (1934)
as Waiter (uncredited)
A Night at the Opera (1935)
as Aviator (uncredited)
The World's Greatest Lover (1977)
as Conductor
Movie Night (1929)
as Actor on the Screen (uncredited)
Blondie Johnson (1933)
as Pierre - Tailor (uncredited)
Bardelys the Magnificent (1926)
as Fop (uncredited)
Show Girl in Hollywood (1930)
as Headwaiter in New York
Trouble in Paradise (1932)
as Purse Salesman (uncredited)
Phantom of the Rue Morgue (1954)
as LeBon (as Rolphe Sedan)
The Frisco Kid (1979)
as Rabbi
Clear All Wires! (1933)
as French Radio Operator (uncredited)
That Uncertain Feeling (1941)
as Art Dealer (uncredited)
Letter of Introduction (1938)
as Fitter (uncredited)
42nd Street (1933)
as Extra on Stage (uncredited)
Compassion (1928)
Actor
Paramount on Parade (1930)
as Little Man ('Park in Paris') (uncredited)
Rain or Shine (1930)
as Waiter at Dinner Party
The Iron Mask (1929)
as Louis XIII
Seven Sinners (1940)
as Henchman (uncredited)
Shall We Dance (1937)
as Ballet Master (uncredited)
Red-Headed Woman (1932)
as Man at Race Track (uncredited)
What No Man Knows (1921)
as Lawyer (uncredited)
Merry-Go-Round (1923)
as Minor Role (uncredited)
Bedtime Story (1964)
as Waiter (uncredited)
Something to Live For (1952)
as French Man (uncredited)
Darling Lili (1970)
as French Stage Manager (uncredited)
The Firefly (1937)
as Hat Vendor (uncredited)
The Accusing Finger (1936)
as First Waiter
Private Detective 62 (1933)
as Casino Man (Uncredited)
Now and Forever (1934)
as Hotel Manager (uncredited)
City in Darkness (1939)
as Hotel Clerk
The Last Performance (1929)
Actor
The Woman Between (1931)
as Headwaiter (uncredited)
This Is the Night (1932)
as Boulevardier (uncredited)
Stars Over Broadway (1935)
as Opera Aficionado
Bromo and Juliet (1926)
as Stage Manager (uncredited)
Hired Wife (1940)
as Maitre D'
Cocktail Hour (1933)
as Hotel Clerk (uncredited)
Mantrap (1926)
as Barber (uncredited)
Law of the Tropics (1941)
as Tailor (as Rolf Sedan)
Man of the World (1931)
as Hotel Desk Clerk (uncredited)
Back Street (1932)
as Croupier (uncredited)
How I Spent My Summer Vacation (1967)
as Waiter
The Sin of Nora Moran (1933)
as Stage Manager
Monte Carlo (1930)
as Hairdresser (uncredited)
I'll Give a Million (1938)
as Telegraph Clerk
Here Is My Heart (1934)
as Artist (uncredited)
Adventure in Sahara (1938)
as Airline Officer
Laurel & Hardy: Year Two (2024)
as (archive footage) (uncredited)
Central Park (1932)
as Casino Patron (uncredited)
Meet the Baron (1933)
as Pants Presser (uncredited)
Florian (1940)
as Candy Shop Proprietor
California Straight Ahead (1925)
as Valet
I Was an Adventuress (1940)
as Waiter
The Story of Vernon and Irene Castle (1939)
as Emile Aubel
Mad Love (1935)
as Gendarme (Uncredited)
Broadway Gondolier (1935)
as Mrs. Flaggenheim's Secretary
Thundering Fleas (1926)
as Musician
The Life of the Party (1930)
as Man Who Wants to Hear 'Poison Ivy'
A Bell for Adano (1967)
as D'Arpa
The Nuisance (1933)
as Man Who Will Be Late to Work (uncredited)
Private Affairs (1940)
as Tailor (uncredited)
Cross Country Cruise (1934)
as Second Dodd's Salesman (Uncredited)
Paris in Spring (1935)
as Modiste
Young Ideas (1924)
as Bertie Loomis
Those Three French Girls (1930)
as Gendarme (uncredited)
Everything Happens at Night (1939)
as Waiter
New Morals for Old (1932)
as Art Student (uncredited)
Smouldering Fires (1925)
as Member of the Committee
Many Happy Returns (1934)
as Clerk (uncredited)
Carnival Lady (1933)
as Carnival Barker
Uncle Tom's Cabin (1927)
as Adolph (uncredited)
Wake Me When the War Is Over (1969)
Actor
Under the Big Top (1938)
as Pierre
The Love Trap (1929)
as Drunk
Finn and Hattie (1931)
as Paris Taxi Driver
Sneak Easily (1932)
as Juryman
The Match King (1932)
as In-Room Waiter (uncredited)
It's a Great Life (1929)
as Bit Role
Such Men Are Dangerous (1930)
as Charity Bazaar Auctioneer (uncredited)
My Wife's an Angel (1943)
as Jerry
Mighty Like a Moose (1926)
as Nose Doctor
The Dangerous Blonde (1924)
as Henry
The Conquering Power (1921)
as Annette's Suitor (uncredited)
Transgression (1931)
as Beauty Salon Manager
Love and Glory (1924)
as Bit Role
Leaping Love (1929)
as The Crying Wife's Husband (uncredited)
Mush and Milk (1933)
as Waiter
Jack Benny Christmas Shopping Show (1957)
as Salesman Who Helps Rochester
Three Women (1924)
as Reveler at Monkey Bar
Smartest Girl in Town (1936)
as Hotel Desk Clerk (uncredited)
Laughing at Danger (1940)
as Pierre
Swing High (1930)
as Trouper
Riley the Cop (1928)
as French Restaurant Patron
On the Front Page (1926)
as Beauty Expert (uncredited)
Is Marriage the Bunk? (1925)
as Jimmy's brother-in-law
Arabian Tights (1933)
as French Waiter (uncredited)
Making the Grade (1929)
as Valet
Surprise (1930)
as Party guest
Café Metropole (1937)
as Flower Clerk (uncredited)
Done in Oil (1934)
as 3rd French Art Expert (uncredited)
Ship Cafe (1935)
as French Chauffeur (uncredited)
Slightly Scarlet (1930)
as Gendarme
The Denver Dude (1927)
as Henry Bird
My Old Dutch (1926)
as Al
Riley of the Rainbow Division (1928)
Actor
The Adorable Cheat (1928)
as Card Playing Guest
Sailor's Holiday (1929)
as Ferris Wheel Barker (uncredited)
The Mad Whirl (1925)
as Bit Part Rolfe Sedan
Devil on Deck (1932)
as Frenchie
Jimmy's New Yacht (1932)
as Count Tobini
Sweethearts and Wives (1930)
as Waiter
Sporting Youth (1924)
as Valet