Norman Fell

Acting

Norman Fell

Born March 24, 1924Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, USA135 credits

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

Underground Entertainment: The Movie
7.2

Underground Entertainment: The Movie

Movie

2011

E! True Hollywood Story
8.1

E! True Hollywood Story

TV

1996

The Destiny of Marty Fine
1.0

The Destiny of Marty Fine

Movie

1996

The Naked Truth
6.4

The Naked Truth

TV

1995

Family Reunion: A Relative Nightmare
5.3

Family Reunion: A Relative Nightmare

Movie

1995

Hexed
4.7

Hexed

Movie

1993

Filmography

Underground Entertainment: The Movie
2011Underground Entertainment: The Movieas Norman (archive footage)Movie
E! True Hollywood Story
1996E! True Hollywood StoryTV
The Destiny of Marty Fine
1996The Destiny of Marty Fineas DarylMovie
The Naked Truth
1995The Naked Truthas Norman FellTV
Family Reunion: A Relative Nightmare
1995Family Reunion: A Relative Nightmareas Grandpa Joe DooleyMovie
Hexed
1993Hexedas Herschel LevineMovie
The Naked Truth
1992The Naked Truthas The DentistMovie
The Ben Stiller Show
1992The Ben Stiller ShowTV
For the Boys
1991For the Boysas Sam SchiffMovie
The Boneyard
1991The Boneyardas ShepardMovie
Y
1991You're Driving Me Crazyas Doctor 'F'Movie
W
1991With Friends Like These...as Narrator (voice)Movie
Something a Little Less Serious: A Tribute to 'It's a Mad Mad Mad Mad World'
1991Something a Little Less Serious: A Tribute to 'It's a Mad Mad Mad Mad World'as SelfMovie
The Fresh Prince of Bel-Air
1990The Fresh Prince of Bel-Airas The LandlordTV
The Super Mario Bros. Super Show!
1989The Super Mario Bros. Super Show!TV
C.H.U.D. II: Bud the Chud
1989C.H.U.D. II: Bud the Chudas TylerMovie
Murphy's Law
1988Murphy's LawTV
Stripped to Kill
1987Stripped to Killas RayMovie
Sledge Hammer!
1986Sledge Hammer!TV
It's Garry Shandling's Show
1986It's Garry Shandling's Showas Norman FellTV
Matlock
1986Matlockas Norman RadburnTV
Transylvania 6-5000
1985Transylvania 6-5000as Mac TurnerMovie
The Twilight Zone
1985The Twilight ZoneTV
Crazy like a Fox
1984Crazy like a Foxas Inspector PeytonTV
1st & Ten
19841st & Tenas ArtieTV
Murder, She Wrote
1984Murder, She Wroteas Vince ShackmanTV
The Jesse Owens Story
1984The Jesse Owens Storyas Marty ForkinsMovie
Don't Ask Me, Ask God
1984Don't Ask Me, Ask Godas JoneseyMovie
Uncommon Valor
1983Uncommon Valoras GarvinMovie
Matt Houston
1982Matt HoustonTV
Teachers Only
1982Teachers Onlyas Principal Ben CooperTV
Magic with the Stars
1982Magic with the Starsas SelfMovie
Simon & Simon
1981Simon & SimonTV
Paternity
1981Paternityas LarryMovie
The Kinky Coaches and the Pom Pom Pussycats
1981The Kinky Coaches and the Pom Pom Pussycatsas Jack McGuireMovie
On the Right Track
1981On the Right Trackas The MayorMovie
D
1980Dan August: The Jealousy Factoras Sgt. Charles WilentzMovie
Magnum, P.I.
1980Magnum, P.I.as David AlbertsonTV
For the Love of It
1980For the Love of Itas HallMovie
This Year's Blonde
1980This Year's Blondeas Pat ToledoMovie
Dan August: Once Is Never Enough
1980Dan August: Once Is Never Enoughas Sgt. Charles WilentzMovie
Pat Boone and Family: A Christmas Special
1979Pat Boone and Family: A Christmas Specialas SelfMovie
The Ropers
1979The Ropersas Stanley RoperTV
Roots: The Next Generations
1979Roots: The Next Generationsas Paul ReynoldsTV
The End
1978The Endas Dr. Samuel KrugmanMovie
Rabbit Test
1978Rabbit Testas Segoynia's FatherMovie
The Love Boat
1977The Love Boatas Bill McCoyTV
Three's Company
1977Three's Companyas Stanley RoperTV
Grizzly Adams
1977Grizzly Adamsas Mitch MorganTV
Guardian of the Wilderness
1976Guardian of the WildernessMovie
Richie Brockelman: The Missing 24 Hours
1976Richie Brockelman: The Missing 24 Hoursas Mr. BrockelmanMovie
Charlie's Angels
1976Charlie's Angelsas Sammy TelfordTV
Rich Man, Poor Man
1976Rich Man, Poor Manas SmittyTV
The Bionic Woman
1976The Bionic WomanTV
Ellery Queen
1975Ellery Queenas Errol KeyesTV
Starsky & Hutch
1975Starsky & HutchTV
Switch
1975Switchas MartyTV
F
1975FayTV
Cleopatra Jones and the Casino of Gold
1975Cleopatra Jones and the Casino of Goldas Stanly NagelMovie
Death Stalk
1975Death Stalkas Frank CodyMovie
Airport 1975
1974Airport 1975as BillMovie
Rhoda
1974RhodaTV
Thursday's Game
1974Thursday's Gameas Melvin LeonardMovie
N
1973Needles and Pinsas Nathan DavidsonTV
Charley Varrick
1973Charley Varrickas Mr. GarfinkleMovie
The Stone Killer
1973The Stone Killeras Les DanielsMovie
Police Story
1973Police StoryTV
The Heist
1972The Heistas Pat DillonMovie
The Streets of San Francisco
1972The Streets of San FranciscoTV
McMillan & Wife
1971McMillan & Wifeas Allan KovacsTV
Cannon
1971CannonTV
The Partridge Family
1970The Partridge Familyas Mr. BrunerTV
Dan August
1970Dan Augustas Sgt. Charles WilentzTV
The Boatniks
1970The Boatniksas MaxMovie
Catch-22
1970Catch-22as First Sgt. TowserMovie
McCloud
1970McCloudas Lt. Ed FeldmanTV
Three's a Crowd
1969Three's a Crowdas Norman, the Elevator OperatorMovie
Love, American Style
1969Love, American Styleas Jack 'J.K.' LewisTV
Medical Center
1969Medical CenterTV
If It's Tuesday, This Must Be Belgium
1969If It's Tuesday, This Must Be Belgiumas Harve BlakelyMovie
Bullitt
1968Bullittas Captain BakerMovie
The Name of the Game
1968The Name of the Gameas Winston PolkTV
The Young Runaways
1968The Young Runawaysas Mr. DonfordMovie
The Secret War of Harry Frigg
1968The Secret War of Harry Friggas Captain StanleyMovie
Sergeant Ryker
1968Sergeant Rykeras Sgt. Max WinklerMovie
The Graduate
1967The Graduateas Mr. McCleeryMovie
Fitzwilly
1967Fitzwillyas OberblatzMovie
Mannix
1967MannixTV
Ghostbreakers
1967Ghostbreakersas Lieutenant P. J. HartunainMovie
Judd for the Defense
1967Judd for the DefenseTV
Ironside
1967IronsideTV
The Young Warriors
1967The Young Warriorsas Sgt. WadleyMovie
The Invaders
1967The Invadersas Neal TaftTV
That Girl
1966That GirlTV
The F.B.I.
1965The F.B.I.as Ted CullinanTV
The Wild Wild West
1965The Wild Wild Westas Jeremiah RatchTV
Quick, Before It Melts
1965Quick, Before It Meltsas George SnellMovie
The Hanged Man
1964The Hanged Manas Gaylord GrebbMovie
The Man from U.N.C.L.E.
1964The Man from U.N.C.L.E.as Mark SlateTV
Bewitched
1964BewitchedTV
The Killers
1964The Killersas Mickey FarmerMovie
It's a Mad, Mad, Mad, Mad World
1963It's a Mad, Mad, Mad, Mad Worldas Detective at Grogan's Crash SiteMovie
Kraft Suspense Theatre
1963Kraft Suspense Theatreas Sgt. Max WinklerTV
Mr. Novak
1963Mr. Novakas Barney SandersTV
The Fugitive
1963The Fugitiveas Lieutenant Ed GreenTV
The Lieutenant
1963The LieutenantTV
PT 109
1963PT 109as Edmund DrewitchMovie
The Tonight Show Starring Johnny Carson
1962The Tonight Show Starring Johnny Carsonas SelfTV
The Alfred Hitchcock Hour
1962The Alfred Hitchcock Houras Al NormanTV
Sam Benedict
1962Sam BenedictTV
The Lloyd Bridges Show
1962The Lloyd Bridges Showas Mel BaxterTV
The Mike Douglas Show
1961The Mike Douglas Showas SelfTV
Ben Casey
1961Ben CaseyTV
Dr. Kildare
1961Dr. Kildareas Dr. Keith MayesTV
87th Precinct
196187th Precinctas Detective Meyer MeyerTV
Cain's Hundred
1961Cain's Hundredas Frank DriscollTV
The Defenders
1961The Defendersas George CappTV
T
1960The Tom Ewell ShowTV
The Tab Hunter Show
1960The Tab Hunter ShowTV
The Aquanauts
1960The Aquanautsas Oliver PappasTV
Ocean's Eleven
1960Ocean's Elevenas Peter RheimerMovie
The Rat Race
1960The Rat Raceas Telephone RepairmanMovie
Inherit the Wind
1960Inherit the Windas WGN Radio TechnicianMovie
The Many Loves of Dobie Gillis
1959The Many Loves of Dobie Gillisas Dr. CaulTV
What Makes Sammy Run?
1959What Makes Sammy Run?as Sammy's BrotherMovie
Johnny Staccato
1959Johnny StaccatoTV
Pork Chop Hill
1959Pork Chop Hillas S/Sgt. ColemanMovie
Peter Gunn
1958Peter GunnTV
The Violators
1957The Violatorsas RayMovie
Perry Mason
1957Perry Masonas Caspar PedleyTV
Stanley
1956Stanleyas NickTV
P
1955Playwrights '56TV
Twelve Angry Men
1954Twelve Angry Menas Juror #1 / ForemanMovie
Hallmark Hall of Fame
1951Hallmark Hall of Fameas Wint SelbyTV
Studio One
1948Studio Oneas Juror #1 / ForemanTV