
Norman Fell
Known for Acting · 136 credits
- Born
- 1924-03-24
- Died
- 1998-12-14
- Place of birth
- Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, USA
- Also known as
- Norman Feld
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
TV Shows (76)

The Tonight Show Starring Johnny Carson
1962
as Self

Perry Mason
1957
as Caspar Pedley

The Mike Douglas Show
1961
as Self

Murder, She Wrote
1984
as Vince Shackman / Lt. Ralph Rupp

Mannix
1967
as Daniel Brewer

The Love Boat
1977
as Bill McCoy

Bewitched
1964

The Fugitive
1963
as Lieutenant Ed Green / Lieutenant Cermak

Ironside
1967
as Lieutenant Haines

Love, American Style
1969
as Jack 'J.K.' Lewis

Magnum, P.I.
1980
as David Albertson

Charlie's Angels
1976
as Sammy Telford

The Alfred Hitchcock Hour
1962
as Al Norman

Simon & Simon
1981
as Leo Nyquist

Dr. Kildare
1961
as Dr. Keith Mayes / Arnold Vitnack
Bob Hope Presents the Chrysler Theatre
1963
as Eddie Carr

Matlock
1986
as Norman Radburn

Ben Casey
1961
as Manny Berger

The Wild Wild West
1965
as Jeremiah Ratch

Studio One
1948
as Juror #1 / Foreman / Jake

Cannon
1971

The F.B.I.
1965
as Ted Cullinan / Ken Haney / Victor Green

Starsky & Hutch
1975

The Twilight Zone
1985

Medical Center
1969

Three's Company
1977
as Stanley Roper

The Defenders
1961
as George Capp

The Fresh Prince of Bel-Air
1990
as The Landlord

The Name of the Game
1968
as Winston Polk

The Invaders
1967
as Neal Taft

Peter Gunn
1958

The Streets of San Francisco
1972
as Juror

McCloud
1970
as Lt. Ed Feldman

That Girl
1966

Matt Houston
1982

Rhoda
1974
as Dr. Henry Gerber

The Bionic Woman
1976

Switch
1975
as Marty

The Many Loves of Dobie Gillis
1959
as Dr. Caul

The Partridge Family
1970
as Mr. Bruner

Kraft Suspense Theatre
1963
as Sgt. Max Winkler

The Man from U.N.C.L.E.
1964
as Mark Slate

Sledge Hammer!
1986

The Naked Truth
1995
as Norman Fell

McMillan & Wife
1971
as Allan Kovacs

Police Story
1973

Ellery Queen
1975
as Errol Keyes

Crazy like a Fox
1984
as Inspector Peyton

Judd, for the Defense
1967

It's Garry Shandling's Show
1986
as Norman Fell

Mr. Novak
1963
as Barney Sanders

Cain's Hundred
1961
as Frank Driscoll

The Super Mario Bros. Super Show!
1989
as Ted Bull

87th Precinct
1961
as Detective Meyer Meyer

Sam Benedict
1962

The Lieutenant
1963

Roots: The Next Generations
1979
as Paul Reynolds

Rich Man, Poor Man
1976
as Smitty

Johnny Staccato
1959

1st & Ten
1984
as Artie
Movies (60)

The Graduate
1967
as Mr. McCleery

Bullitt
1968
as Captain Baker

It's a Mad, Mad, Mad, Mad World
1963
as Detective at Grogan's Crash Site

Ocean's Eleven
1960
as Peter Rheimer

Catch-22
1970
as First Sgt. Towser

Airport 1975
1974
as Bill

Charley Varrick
1973
as Mr. Garfinkle

Pork Chop Hill
1959
as S/Sgt. Coleman

Inherit the Wind
1960
as WGN Radio Technician

The End
1978
as Dr. Samuel Krugman

The Boatniks
1970
as Max

The Killers
1964
as Mickey Farmer

Rabbit Test
1978
as Segoynia's Father

C.H.U.D. II: Bud the Chud
1989
as Tyler

Cleopatra Jones and the Casino of Gold
1975
as Stanly Nagel

The Stone Killer
1973
as Les Daniels

For the Boys
1991
as Sam Schiff

Paternity
1981
as Larry

Transylvania 6-5000
1985
as Mac Turner

Fitzwilly
1967
as Oberblatz

Hexed
1993
as Herschel Levine

PT 109
1963
as Edmund Drewitch

If It's Tuesday, This Must Be Belgium
1969
as Harve Blakely

Something a Little Less Serious: A Tribute to 'It's a Mad Mad Mad Mad World'
1991
as Self

The Rat Race
1960
as Telephone Repairman

For the Love of It
1980
as Hall

The Secret War of Harry Frigg
1968
as Captain Stanley

Guardian of the Wilderness
1976

The Naked Truth
1992
as The Dentist

Uncommon Valor
1983
as Garvin

The Jesse Owens Story
1984
as Marty Forkins

Sergeant Ryker
1968
as Sgt. Max Winkler

Richie Brockelman: The Missing 24 Hours
1976
as Mr. Brockelman

The Destiny of Marty Fine
1996
as Daryl

Three's a Crowd
1969
as Norman, the Elevator Operator

Dan August: Once Is Never Enough
1980
as Sgt. Charles Wilentz

The Boneyard
1991
as Shepard

Twelve Angry Men
1954
as Juror #1 / Foreman

Underground Entertainment: The Movie
2011
as Norman (archive footage)

The Hanged Man
1964
as Gaylord Grebb

Thursday's Game
1974
as Melvin Leonard

Stripped to Kill
1987
as Ray

Magic with the Stars
1982
as Self

This Year's Blonde
1980
as Pat Toledo

Family Reunion: A Relative Nightmare
1995
as Grandpa Joe Dooley

The Kinky Coaches and the Pom Pom Pussycats
1981
as Jack McGuire

On the Right Track
1981
as The Mayor

Pat Boone and Family: A Christmas Special
1979
as Self

The Heist
1972
as Pat Dillon

The Young Runaways
1968
as Mr. Donford

Ghostbreakers
1967
as Lieutenant P. J. Hartunain

Don't Ask Me, Ask God
1984
as Jonesey

The Young Warriors
1967
as Sgt. Wadley

Death Stalk
1975
as Frank Cody

The Violators
1957
as Ray
Dan August: The Jealousy Factor
1980
as Sgt. Charles Wilentz
You're Driving Me Crazy
1991
as Doctor 'F'

Quick, Before It Melts
1965
as George Snell
With Friends Like These...
1991
as Narrator (voice)

What Makes Sammy Run?
1959
as Sammy's Brother
About Norman Fell
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 Pacif… With 136 credits spanning from 1948 to 2011, Norman Fell has appeared in 60 films and 76 TV shows.
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- The Graduate (1967) — as Mr. McCleery
- Bullitt (1968) — as Captain Baker
- It's a Mad, Mad, Mad, Mad World (1963) — as Detective at Grogan's Crash Site
- Ocean's Eleven (1960) — as Peter Rheimer
- Catch-22 (1970) — as First Sgt. Towser
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