Norman Fell

Personal Info

Known For

Acting

Known Credits

1.0285

Gender

Male

Birthday

24-Mar-1924

Age

(102 years old)

Place of Birth

Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, USA

Also Known As
  • Norman Feld

Norman Fell

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.


Credits

Pat Boone and Family: A Christmas Special Pat Boone and Family: A Christmas Special (1979) Character: Self
Pat Boone and Family Christmas Special presents a festive celebration of favorite holiday songs and comedic moments with The Hudson Brothers plus an array of ABC-TV stars: Norman Fell & Audra Lindley (Three's Company), Tom Bosley (Happy Days) and Gavin McLeod (The Love Boat) as well as Dinah Shore and Rosemary Clooney. Yogi Bear & Friends join in for It's Okay To Be A Kid At Christmas.
Don't Ask Me, Ask God Don't Ask Me, Ask God (1984) Character: Jonesey
Don't Ask Me, Ask God is a TV Special starring Michael J. Fox.
The Destiny of Marty Fine The Destiny of Marty Fine (1996) Character: Daryl
Marty Fine is a small-time man with a big-time dream. One night, the ex-middleweight fighter sees something he shouldn't have - a mob hit. An old gangster offers a deal: Marty can save his own skin by committing a murder, or be killed himself. When push comes to shove, Marty can't kill the mark, a scamming club owner. Now the clock is ticking and Marty is on the ropes, with one last chance to prove he is still a man with a choice.
Rabbit Test Rabbit Test (1978) Character: Segoynia's Father
Lionel's life turns around after a one-night stand on top of a pinball table... he becomes the world's first pregnant man!
Quick, Before It Melts Quick, Before It Melts (1965) Character: George Snell
A reporter and a photographer become entwined with women, marriage, and a defecting Russian scientist while on an expedition to Antarctica for their magazine.
Uncommon Valor Uncommon Valor (1983) Character: Garvin
The pilot for an unsold weekly series, Uncommon Valor stresses the courage and resourceful of a team of firefighters in Salt Lake City, Utah. Headed by dauntless battalion chief Tom Riordan (Mitchell Ryam), the unit tries to drench a raging conflagration at County General Hospital (a disaster enhanced by some pretty good special effects). They also have to battle the villain of the piece, discreetly described in the original network press release as a "deranged arsonist."
What Makes Sammy Run? What Makes Sammy Run? (1959) Character: Sammy's Brother
An adaptation of Budd Schulberg's incendiary 1941 novel about the rise of an unscrupulous Hollywood producer. The production was divided into two parts and aired on NBC's Sunday Showcase.
Dan August: The Jealousy Factor Dan August: The Jealousy Factor (1980) Character: Sgt. Charles Wilentz
Dan August: The Jealousy Factor (1980) A police detective investigates two messy murder cases involving lovers' triangles and jealous spouses
This Year's Blonde This Year's Blonde (1980) Character: Pat Toledo
First he seduced her. Then he made her a star. He was Johnny Hyde, 52-year-old agent, friend, lover. She was an unemployed starlet — destined to be America's greatest sex goddess. Theirs was a sizzling romance — torrid, touching, tragic.
With Friends Like These... With Friends Like These... (1991) Character: Narrator (voice)
Three short stories about three extraordinary friendships gone wrong; An antique car comes into the life of the young couple of Alex and Kathleen. The young bachelor Frank finds a new friend within his refridgerator. While hard working Susan seeks a dating agency to find her perfect match. - Written by I. B. Fenstad
Something a Little Less Serious: A Tribute to 'It's a Mad Mad Mad Mad World' Something a Little Less Serious: A Tribute to 'It's a Mad Mad Mad Mad World' (1991) Character: Self
A star-studded documentary and tribute to the classic comedy, It's a Mad Mad Mad Mad World.
Richie Brockelman: The Missing 24 Hours Richie Brockelman: The Missing 24 Hours (1976) Character: Mr. Brockelman
A young private detective takes on his first case, a young woman with amnesia who doesn't know why a gunman is trying to kill her but believes she might be involved in a murder.
Ghostbreakers Ghostbreakers (1967) Character: Lieutenant P. J. Hartunain
A professor and his beautiful assistant investigate a murder which occurs in a supposedly haunted house.
You're Driving Me Crazy You're Driving Me Crazy (1991) Character: Doctor 'F'
Set within a mental ward, doctors try to cope with people suffering from a variety of ailments. Among the afflicted are a young man who believes his parents are really from outer space, a murderous television producer, and a prominent fashion photographer obsessed with a motivational record.
The Jesse Owens Story The Jesse Owens Story (1984) Character: Marty Forkins
The Jesse Owens Story is a biographical film about the black athlete Jesse Owens. Dorian Harewood plays the Olympic gold-winning athlete. The drama won a 1985 Primetime Emmy Award and was nominated for two more.
Family Reunion: A Relative Nightmare Family Reunion: A Relative Nightmare (1995) Character: Grandpa Joe Dooley
It's time for the annual Dooley family reunion and Dooley matriarch Meemaw's 100th birthday celebration. But teenaged Billy is welcomingly distracted from wacky relatives and the ultra-competitive family games by a mysterious runaway named Samantha. In the meantime, Meemaw, does some running away herself.
Thursday's Game Thursday's Game (1974) Character: Melvin Leonard
Harry Evers and Marvin Ellison have been playing poker Thursday nights with their friends for years. When a disagreement breaks up the game, they decide to continue meeting and doing different things together, instead of staying home with their wives. When the wives find out that the games stopped some time ago, they are a quite upset. Just what have they been doing on Thursday nights?
For the Love of It For the Love of It (1980) Character: Hall
An entrepreneur discovers a Russian plan for taking over the Middle East. He wants to use it to create a new video game but the KGB, the CIA and the FBI have different ideas.
Dan August: Once Is Never Enough Dan August: Once Is Never Enough (1980) Character: Sgt. Charles Wilentz
Lt. Dan August is a homicide detective in his hometown of Santa Luisa, California. In this reediting of two episodes of Burt Reynolds' "Dan August" TV series, August and his partner Wilentz investigate the slayings of two winos who died after drinking poisoned whiskey and the rape and murder of a young woman.
Fitzwilly Fitzwilly (1967) Character: Oberblatz
When Miss Vicki's father dies, she becomes the world's greatest philanthropist. Unfortunately, she is flat broke! Her loyal butler, Claude Fitzwilliam, leads the household staff to rob from various businesses by charging goods to various wealthy people and misdirecting the shipments, all to keep Miss Vicki's standard of living.
Hexed Hexed (1993) Character: Herschel Levine
Lowly hotel clerk Matthew Welch stumbles unto a chance to go on a date with supermodel Hexina by pretending he is someone else. But something goes wrong on the date, she tries to kill him! Soon she kills a couple more people, and unfortunately all the evidence points to Matthew. Gloria, who has been wishing Matthew would ask her on a date, thinks he is innocent and is willing to help, but hardnosed Detective Ferguson is hot on the clues, and closing in on Matthew.
Charley Varrick Charley Varrick (1973) Character: Mr. Garfinkle
Charley Varrick robs a bank in a small town with his friends, but instead of obtaining a small amount of money, they discover they stole a very large amount of money belonging to the mob. Charley must now come up with a plan to not only evade the police but the mob as well.
The Young Runaways The Young Runaways (1968) Character: Mr. Donford
Three unhappy teenagers run away from home, only to discover living on their own isn't as idyllic as they imagined.
Paternity Paternity (1981) Character: Larry
Buddy Evans manages events at Madison Square Garden in New York City. He is a confirmed bachelor who lives with his housekeeper Celia. After coming into contact with several children, Buddy decides that he is ready to be a father. Buddy decides to hire a surrogate mother in the hope of having a son.
The Heist The Heist (1972) Character: Pat Dillon
An armored-car guard must convince the authorities he is innocent after he is forced to rob his own company.
Airport 1975 Airport 1975 (1974) Character: Bill
When an in-flight collision incapacitates the pilots of an airplane bound for Los Angeles, stewardess Nancy Pryor is forced to take over the controls. From the ground, her boyfriend Alan Murdock, a retired test pilot, tries to talk her through piloting and landing the 747 aircraft. Worse yet, the anxious passengers — among which are a noisy nun and a cranky man — are aggravating the already tense atmosphere.
Catch-22 Catch-22 (1970) Character: First Sgt. Towser
A WWII military pilot makes a valiant effort to be certified insane in order to be excused from flying missions. But there's a catch.
The End The End (1978) Character: Dr. Samuel Krugman
Wendell Lawson has only six months to live. Not wanting to endure his last few months of life waiting for the end, he decides to take matters into his own hands and enlists the help of a delusional mental patient to help him commit suicide.
The Violators The Violators (1957) Character: Ray
A New York City probation officer, noted for his sympathy with delinquents, put to a severe test when his daughter falls for a boy whom circumstances force into breaking the law.
Cleopatra Jones and the Casino of Gold Cleopatra Jones and the Casino of Gold (1975) Character: Stanly Nagel
When fellow operatives and friends disappear during a mission in Hong Kong, Cleopatra Jones comes to help. She discovers the disappearance involves The Dragon Lady, a feared lipstick lesbian who runs a casino and the local drug trade.
Guardian of the Wilderness Guardian of the Wilderness (1976) Character: N/A
In 1861, miner Galen Clark learns he has consumption and decides to travel west in his final months. During the journey, he meets naturalist John Muir, who encourages him to live. Along with Native American Teneiya, Galen builds a cabin and settles with his daughter Kathleen. When loggers threaten to destroy their community and the forest, Galen joins forces with Muir and Teneiya to advocate for the area's preservation as Yosemite Park.
Pork Chop Hill Pork Chop Hill (1959) Character: S/Sgt. Coleman
Korean War, April 1953. Lieutenant Clemons, leader of the King company of the United States Infantry, is ordered to recapture Pork Chop Hill, occupied by a powerful Chinese Army force, while, just seventy miles away, at nearby the village of Panmunjom, a tense cease-fire conference is celebrated.
PT 109 PT 109 (1963) Character: Edmund Drewitch
Dramatization of President John F. Kennedy's war time experiences during which he captained a PT boat, took it to battle and had it sunk by a Japanese destroyer. He and the survivors had to make their way to an island, find food and shelter and signal the Navy for rescue.
Twelve Angry Men Twelve Angry Men (1954) Character: Juror #1 / Foreman
Twelve Angry Men is a 1954 teleplay by Reginald Rose for the Studio One anthology television series. Initially staged as a CBS live production on 20 September 1954, the drama was later rewritten for the stage in 1955 under the same title and again for a feature film, 12 Angry Men (1957). The episode garnered three Emmy Awards for writer Rose, director Franklin Schaffner and Robert Cummings as Best Actor.
The Secret War of Harry Frigg The Secret War of Harry Frigg (1968) Character: Captain Stanley
When 5 allied generals are captured in Italy in WWII, it is a propaganda nightmare for the allies. The generals are all 1 star and refuse to take orders from each other in order to plan an escape. Harry Frigg is a private who has escaped from the guard house dozens of times. He is promoted to Major General and ordered to get the generals out once he is captured. Harry is willing to escape, but then he meets the countess...
Inherit the Wind Inherit the Wind (1960) Character: WGN Radio Technician
Schoolteacher 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. Hornbeck, arranges to bring in renowned defense attorney and atheist Henry Drummond to defend Cates. The prosecutor, Matthew Brady is a former presidential candidate, famous evangelist, and old adversary of Drummond.
Underground Entertainment: The Movie Underground Entertainment: The Movie (2011) Character: Norman (archive footage)
On the 20th anniversary of their edgy little 90's cable show Underground Entertainment, the authors, along with many SF, horror and B celebrities in cameos, remember how they pushed the envelope, shocked, entertained, but also introduced the audience to many movies, comics and conventions.
If It's Tuesday, This Must Be Belgium If It's Tuesday, This Must Be Belgium (1969) Character: Harve Blakely
A group of travelers from the United States race through seven European countries in 18 days.
The Young Warriors The Young Warriors (1967) Character: Sgt. Wadley
In World War II, a tough sergeant is put in charge of a squad of young recruits and assigned to lead them on a mission against the Germans.
The Rat Race The Rat Race (1960) Character: Telephone Repairman
An aspiring musician arrives in New York in search of fame and fortune. He soon meets a taxi dancer, moves in with her, and before too long a romance develops.
Bullitt Bullitt (1968) Character: Captain Baker
Senator Walter Chalmers is aiming to take down mob boss Pete Ross with the help of testimony from the criminal's hothead brother Johnny, who is in protective custody in San Francisco under the watch of police lieutenant Frank Bullitt. When a pair of mob hitmen enter the scene, Bullitt follows their trail through a maze of complications and double-crosses. This thriller includes one of the most famous car chases ever filmed.
The Killers The Killers (1964) Character: Mickey Farmer
A hit man and his partner try to find out why their latest victim, a former race-car driver, did not try to get away.
The Kinky Coaches and the Pom Pom Pussycats The Kinky Coaches and the Pom Pom Pussycats (1981) Character: Jack McGuire
Two long-time rival high school football coaches lead their respective teams into battle for the city football championship. However, before the opening kickoff, various students from each school try to do whatever it takes to throw the opposing team off of their game.
The Graduate The Graduate (1967) Character: Mr. McCleery
A disillusioned college graduate finds himself torn between his older lover and her daughter.
Death Stalk Death Stalk (1975) Character: Frank Cody
The whitewater raft trip of two couples is interrupted by a visit from four prison escapees who take the women hostage to aid in their escape. The husbands break free from their bonds and raft down the river in hopes of rescuing their wives.
On the Right Track On the Right Track (1981) Character: The Mayor
Lester is a homeless shoeshine boy living in a railway station. He's got this funny knack for picking the winning horses' names out of the paper while shining shoes. When word gets around, though, everyone wants a piece of the action.
Transylvania 6-5000 Transylvania 6-5000 (1985) Character: Mac Turner
Two reporters travel to a strange castle in Transylvania to investigate the apparent reappearance of Frankenstein, and encounter the sensitive Wolfman, the Vampiress Odette and a whole cast of other weirdos.
Sergeant Ryker Sergeant Ryker (1968) Character: Sgt. Max Winkler
During the Korean War Sergeant Paul Ryker is accused of defecting to Communist China and then returning to his unit as a spy. He's court-martialed and sentenced to death but his attorney believes Ryker's innocent and asks for a new trial.
The Hanged Man The Hanged Man (1964) Character: Gaylord Grebb
A gunman whose best friend has been murdered enacts a plan to blackmail the corrupt labor union leader responsible but finds he isn't the only one after his money.
The Stone Killer The Stone Killer (1973) Character: Les Daniels
A Los Angeles detective is sent to New York where he must solve a case involving an old Sicilian Mafia family feud.
The Boatniks The Boatniks (1970) Character: Max
Young and awkward, The Coast-Guard's ensign Thomas Garland suffers from the comparison with his late father, a war hero. Which does not prevent him from falling for pretty Kate Fairchild, a young woman who runs a sailing school. Of course the way he expresses his deep sympathy for the lady leaves to be desired. And the situation does not improve when a trio of bumbling jewel thieves interferes.
The Naked Truth The Naked Truth (1992) Character: The Dentist
Two friends, both named Frank, accidentally obtain a suitcase at the airport. It contains incriminating evidence against a mafia boss, who sends his Terminator-like lackie to find them. The Franks hide by impersonating make-up women for a beauty pageant. While in drag, the mafioso falls in love with one of the Franks.
Ocean's Eleven Ocean's Eleven (1960) Character: Peter Rheimer
Danny Ocean and his gang attempt to rob the five biggest casinos in Las Vegas in one night.
C.H.U.D. II: Bud the Chud C.H.U.D. II: Bud the Chud (1989) Character: Tyler
A military experiment to create a race of super-warriors goes awry, as legions of murderous zombies are unleashed upon a suburban neighborhood.
For the Boys For the Boys (1991) Character: Sam Schiff
Talented USO entertainer Dixie Leonard and comedian Eddie Sparks deal with their relationship over the course of 5 decades from World War II to the Vietnam War era to their twilight era in the 90's.
Stripped to Kill Stripped to Kill (1987) Character: Ray
A Los Angeles policewoman's partner has her pose as a stripper to lure a killer of strippers.
It's a Mad, Mad, Mad, Mad World It's a Mad, Mad, Mad, Mad World (1963) Character: Detective at Grogan's Crash Site
A group of strangers come across a man dying after a car crash who proceeds to tell them about the $350,000 he buried in California. What follows is the madcap adventures of those strangers as each attempts to claim the prize for himself.
The Boneyard The Boneyard (1991) Character: Shepard
Children turned into zombies wreak havoc in a coroner's building with just a burned-out psychic, an experienced cop and two coroners to stop the madness.
Three's a Crowd Three's a Crowd (1969) Character: Norman, the Elevator Operator
An airline pilot tries to balance two wives he has in two separate cities.
Magic with the Stars Magic with the Stars (1982) Character: Self
Hollywood celebrities assist magicians in a program of magic and illusion.



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