Norman Fell
Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, USA
1924-03-24
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.
Movies:
Ocean's Eleven
Bullitt
Cleopatra Jones and the Casino of Gold
Rabbit Test
The Heist
It's a Mad, Mad, Mad, Mad World
The Killers
Dan August: The Jealousy Factor
The Stone Killer
Charley Varrick
Stripped to Kill
PT 109
Airport 1975
The End
The Boatniks
Richie Brockelman: The Missing 24 Hours
Pork Chop Hill
The Graduate
On the Right Track
You're Driving Me Crazy
C.H.U.D. II: Bud the Chud
Paternity
The Boneyard
The Hanged Man
The Kinky Coaches and the Pom Pom Pussycats
The Rat Race
Thursday's Game
The Naked Truth
Magic with the Stars
Death Stalk
Three's a Crowd
The Young Runaways
For the Love of It
Ghostbreakers
The Jesse Owens Story
Fitzwilly
Don't Ask Me, Ask God
Uncommon Valor
Inherit the Wind
The Violators
With Friends Like These...
Twelve Angry Men
Catch-22
Hexed
Sergeant Ryker
This Year's Blonde
Guardian of the Wilderness
Quick, Before It Melts
Family Reunion: A Relative Nightmare
Transylvania 6-5000
What Makes Sammy Run?
Something a Little Less Serious: A Tribute to 'It's a Mad Mad Mad Mad World'
Pat Boone and Family: A Christmas Special
Dan August: Once Is Never Enough
The Destiny of Marty Fine
The Secret War of Harry Frigg
If It's Tuesday, This Must Be Belgium
For the Boys
The Young Warriors
Underground Entertainment: The Movie
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