
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

The Fugitive
1963
as Lieutenant Ed Green / Lieutenant Cermak

Bewitched
1964

The Love Boat
1977
as Bill McCoy

Ironside
1967
as Lieutenant Haines

Magnum, P.I.
1980
as David Albertson

Mannix
1967
as Daniel Brewer

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

Charlie's Angels
1976
as Sammy Telford

Matlock
1986
as Norman Radburn

The Alfred Hitchcock Hour
1962
as Al Norman

Dr. Kildare
1961
as Dr. Keith Mayes / Arnold Vitnack

Ben Casey
1961
as Manny Berger

Simon & Simon
1981
as Leo Nyquist

Starsky & Hutch
1975
Bob Hope Presents the Chrysler Theatre
1963
as Eddie Carr

Cannon
1971

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

The Twilight Zone
1985

Studio One
1948
as Juror #1 / Foreman / Jake

The Wild Wild West
1965
as Jeremiah Ratch

Medical Center
1969

Three's Company
1977
as Stanley Roper

The Invaders
1967
as Neal Taft

The Defenders
1961
as George Capp

The Name of the Game
1968
as Winston Polk

That Girl
1966

The Fresh Prince of Bel-Air
1990
as The Landlord

Peter Gunn
1958

McCloud
1970
as Lt. Ed Feldman

Matt Houston
1982

Rhoda
1974
as Dr. Henry Gerber

The Streets of San Francisco
1972
as Juror

Switch
1975
as Marty

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

The Bionic Woman
1976

Kraft Suspense Theatre
1963
as Sgt. Max Winkler

The Many Loves of Dobie Gillis
1959
as Dr. Caul

The Partridge Family
1970
as Mr. Bruner

Crazy like a Fox
1984
as Inspector Peyton

The Naked Truth
1995
as Norman Fell

Police Story
1973

McMillan & Wife
1971
as Allan Kovacs

Sledge Hammer!
1986
as Doctor

Judd, for the Defense
1967

Ellery Queen
1975
as Errol Keyes

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

Mr. Novak
1963
as Barney Sanders

Cain's Hundred
1961
as Frank Driscoll

87th Precinct
1961
as Detective Meyer Meyer

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

Sam Benedict
1962

1st & Ten
1984
as Artie

The Lieutenant
1963

Roots: The Next Generations
1979
as Paul Reynolds

Rich Man, Poor Man
1976
as Smitty

Johnny Staccato
1959
Movies (60)

The Graduate
1967
as Mr. McCleery

Bullitt
1968
as Captain Baker

Catch-22
1970
as First Sgt. Towser

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

Fitzwilly
1967
as Oberblatz

Inherit the Wind
1960
as WGN Radio Technician

Hexed
1993
as Herschel Levine

Charley Varrick
1973
as Mr. Garfinkle

The Killers
1964
as Mickey Farmer

The Stone Killer
1973
as Les Daniels

Paternity
1981
as Larry

Rabbit Test
1978
as Segoynia's Father

The Boatniks
1970
as Max

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

The End
1978
as Dr. Samuel Krugman

Transylvania 6-5000
1985
as Mac Turner

Pork Chop Hill
1959
as S/Sgt. Coleman

PT 109
1963
as Edmund Drewitch

For the Boys
1991
as Sam Schiff

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

Stripped to Kill
1987
as Ray

The Naked Truth
1992
as The Dentist

The Rat Race
1960
as Telephone Repairman

The Jesse Owens Story
1984
as Marty Forkins

The Violators
1957
as Ray

Cleopatra Jones and the Casino of Gold
1975
as Stanly Nagel

Sergeant Ryker
1968
as Sgt. Max Winkler

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

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

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

The Secret War of Harry Frigg
1968
as Captain Stanley

On the Right Track
1981
as The Mayor

For the Love of It
1980
as Hall

The Boneyard
1991
as Shepard

Guardian of the Wilderness
1976

Magic with the Stars
1982
as Self

The Heist
1972
as Pat Dillon

This Year's Blonde
1980
as Pat Toledo

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

Twelve Angry Men
1954
as Juror #1 / Foreman

Uncommon Valor
1983
as Garvin

The Destiny of Marty Fine
1996
as Daryl

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

Thursday's Game
1974
as Melvin Leonard

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

Ghostbreakers
1967
as Lieutenant P. J. Hartunain

Family Reunion: A Relative Nightmare
1995
as Grandpa Joe Dooley

Pat Boone and Family: A Christmas Special
1979
as Self

The Young Runaways
1968
as Mr. Donford
You're Driving Me Crazy
1991
as Doctor 'F'
With Friends Like These...
1991
as Narrator (voice)

The Hanged Man
1964
as Gaylord Grebb
Dan August: The Jealousy Factor
1980
as Sgt. Charles Wilentz

Don't Ask Me, Ask God
1984
as Jonesey

Quick, Before It Melts
1965
as George Snell

Death Stalk
1975
as Frank Cody

The Young Warriors
1967
as Sgt. Wadley

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
- Catch-22 (1970) — as First Sgt. Towser
- Ocean's Eleven (1960) — as Peter Rheimer
- It's a Mad, Mad, Mad, Mad World (1963) — as Detective at Grogan's Crash Site
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