Norman Fell
- Known for
- Acting
- Born
- 24 March 1924 · Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, USA
- Died
- 14 December 1998
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
Acting 61
- 2011Underground Entertainment: The Movie as Norman (archive footage)
- 1996The Destiny of Marty Fine as Daryl
- 1995Family Reunion: A Relative Nightmare as Grandpa Joe Dooley
- 1993Hexed as Herschel Levine
- 1992The Naked Truth as The Dentist
- 1991For the Boys as Sam Schiff
- 1991The Boneyard as Shepard
- 1991You're Driving Me Crazy as Doctor 'F'
- 1991With Friends Like These... as Narrator (voice)
- 1991Something a Little Less Serious: A Tribute to 'It's a Mad Mad Mad Mad World' as Self
- 1989C.H.U.D. II: Bud the Chud as Tyler
- 1987Stripped to Kill as Ray
- 1985Transylvania 6-5000 as Mac Turner
- 1984The Jesse Owens Story as Marty Forkins
- 1984Don't Ask Me, Ask God as Jonesey
- 1983Uncommon Valor as Garvin
- 1982Magic with the Stars as Self
- 1981Paternity as Larry
- 1981The Kinky Coaches and the Pom Pom Pussycats as Jack McGuire
- 1981On the Right Track as The Mayor
- 1980Dan August: The Jealousy Factor as Sgt. Charles Wilentz
- 1980For the Love of It as Hall
- 1980This Year's Blonde as Pat Toledo
- 1980Dan August: Once Is Never Enough as Sgt. Charles Wilentz
- 1979Pat Boone and Family: A Christmas Special as Self
- 1978The End as Dr. Samuel Krugman
- 1978Rabbit Test as Segoynia's Father
- 1976Guardian of the Wilderness
- 1976Richie Brockelman: The Missing 24 Hours as Mr. Brockelman
- 1975Cleopatra Jones and the Casino of Gold as Stanly Nagel
- 1975Death Stalk as Frank Cody
- 1974Airport 1975 as Bill
- 1974Thursday's Game as Melvin Leonard
- 1973Charley Varrick as Mr. Garfinkle
- 1973The Stone Killer as Les Daniels
- 1972The Heist as Pat Dillon
- 1970The Boatniks as Max
- 1970Catch-22 as First Sgt. Towser
- 1969Three's a Crowd as Norman, the Elevator Operator
- 1969If It's Tuesday, This Must Be Belgium as Harve Blakely
- 1968Bullitt as Captain Baker
- 1968The Young Runaways as Mr. Donford
- 1968The Secret War of Harry Frigg as Captain Stanley
- 1968Sergeant Ryker as Sgt. Max Winkler
- 1967The Graduate as Mr. McCleery
- 1967Fitzwilly as Oberblatz
- 1967Ghostbreakers as Lieutenant P. J. Hartunain
- 1967The Young Warriors as Sgt. Wadley
- 1965Quick, Before It Melts as George Snell
- 1964The Hanged Man as Gaylord Grebb
- 1964The Killers as Mickey Farmer
- 1963It's a Mad, Mad, Mad, Mad World as Detective at Grogan's Crash Site
- 1963PT 109 as Edmund Drewitch
- 1962The Tonight Show Starring Johnny Carson as Self · 9 episodes
- 1960Ocean's Eleven as Peter Rheimer
- 1960The Rat Race as Telephone Repairman
- 1960Inherit the Wind as WGN Radio Technician
- 1959What Makes Sammy Run? as Sammy's Brother
- 1959Pork Chop Hill as S/Sgt. Coleman
- 1957The Violators as Ray
- 1954Twelve Angry Men as Juror #1 / Foreman