Norman Fell
Known for Acting
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.
Filmography
The Graduate
1967
as Mr. McCleery
Uncommon Valor
1983
as Garvin
Bullitt
1968
as Captain Baker
Ocean's Eleven
1960
as Peter Rheimer
It's a Mad, Mad, Mad, Mad World
1963
as Detective at Grogan's Crash Site
Airport 1975
1974
as Bill
Catch-22
1970
as First Sgt. Towser
For the Boys
1991
as Sam Schiff
Paternity
1981
as Larry
Inherit the Wind
1960
as WGN Radio Technician
Fitzwilly
1967
as Oberblatz
Magic with the Stars
1982
as Self
C.H.U.D. II: Bud the Chud
1989
as Tyler
Charley Varrick
1973
as Mr. Garfinkle
Cleopatra Jones and the Casino of Gold
1975
as Stanly Nagel
Three's a Crowd
1969
as Norman, the Elevator Operator
Ghostbreakers
1967
as Lieutenant P. J. Hartunain
The Rat Race
1960
as Telephone Repairman
If It's Tuesday, This Must Be Belgium
1969
as Harve Blakely
Underground Entertainment: The Movie
2011
as Norman (archive footage)