Norman Fell
Acting
Born March 24, 1924 · Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, USA
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.
Films (60)
Underground Entertainment: The Movie
2011
The Destiny of Marty Fine
1996
Family Reunion: A Relative Nightmare
1995
Hexed
1993
The Naked Truth
1992
For the Boys
1991
The Boneyard
1991
You're Driving Me Crazy
1991
With Friends Like These...
1991
Something a Little Less Serious: A Tribute to 'It's a Mad Mad Mad Mad World'
1991
C.H.U.D. II: Bud the Chud
1989
Stripped to Kill
1987
Transylvania 6-5000
1985
The Jesse Owens Story
1984
Don't Ask Me, Ask God
1984
Uncommon Valor
1983
Magic with the Stars
1982
Paternity
1981
The Kinky Coaches and the Pom Pom Pussycats
1981
On the Right Track
1981
Dan August: The Jealousy Factor
1980
For the Love of It
1980
This Year's Blonde
1980
Dan August: Once Is Never Enough
1980
Pat Boone and Family: A Christmas Special
1979
The End
1978
Rabbit Test
1978
Guardian of the Wilderness
1976
Richie Brockelman: The Missing 24 Hours
1976
Cleopatra Jones and the Casino of Gold
1975
Death Stalk
1975
Airport 1975
1974
Thursday's Game
1974
Charley Varrick
1973
The Stone Killer
1973
The Heist
1972
The Boatniks
1970
Catch-22
1970
Three's a Crowd
1969
If It's Tuesday, This Must Be Belgium
1969
Bullitt
1968
The Young Runaways
1968
The Secret War of Harry Frigg
1968
Sergeant Ryker
1968
The Graduate
1967
Fitzwilly
1967
Ghostbreakers
1967
The Young Warriors
1967
Quick, Before It Melts
1965
The Hanged Man
1964
The Killers
1964
It's a Mad, Mad, Mad, Mad World
1963
PT 109
1963
Ocean's Eleven
1960
The Rat Race
1960
Inherit the Wind
1960
What Makes Sammy Run?
1959
Pork Chop Hill
1959
The Violators
1957
Twelve Angry Men
1954