Norman Fell
Known for department: Acting
Birthday: 1924-03-24 – 1998-12-14
Place of birth: Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, USA
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
Ocean's Eleven
1960Peter Rheimer
Bullitt
1968Captain Baker
Cleopatra Jones and the Casino of Gold
1975Stanly Nagel
Rabbit Test
1978Segoynia's Father
The Heist
1972Pat Dillon
It's a Mad, Mad, Mad, Mad World
1963Detective at Grogan's Crash Site
The Killers
1964Mickey FarmerDan August: The Jealousy Factor
1980Sgt. Charles Wilentz
The Stone Killer
1973Les Daniels
Charley Varrick
1973Mr. Garfinkle
Stripped to Kill
1987Ray
PT 109
1963Edmund Drewitch
Airport 1975
1974Bill
The End
1978Dr. Samuel Krugman
The Boatniks
1970Max
Richie Brockelman: The Missing 24 Hours
1976Mr. Brockelman
Pork Chop Hill
1959S/Sgt. Coleman
The Graduate
1967Mr. McCleery