Rolfe Sedan

Acting

Born January 20, 1896 · New York City, New York, USA

From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia Rolfe Sedan (January 20, 1896 – September 15, 1982) was an American character actor, best known for appearing in bit parts, often uncredited, usually portraying clerks, train conductors, postmen, cooks, waiters etc. He began his career in show business as a nightclub and vaudeville performer and began acting in East Coast theatre. Sedan debuted on Broadway in 1916 and appeared in his first motion picture for Metro Pictures Corporation in 1921. He became a prolific character actor and is probably best remembered by movie buffs as the hotel manager in Ninotchka (1939) starring Greta Garbo. Around the same time, he appeared in an uncredited role as the Emerald City's Balloon Ascensionist in The Wizard of Oz (1939). He returned to Broadway, performing in several different shows during the first half of the 1940s and in the 1950s began a sequence of guest roles in television series such as The Jack Benny Show. His most frequent TV work came from recurring roles as put-upon mail carriers (25 episodes as Mr. Beasley on The George Burns and Gracie Allen Show; 4 episodes as Mr. Briggs on The Addams Family). He was also seen as the train conductor in the film Young Frankenstein (1974). Rolfe Sedan remained active throughout a career that spanned more than six decades.

Films (127)

Laurel & Hardy: Year Two

2024

The Frisco Kid

1979

The World's Greatest Lover

1977

Young Frankenstein

1974

Wake Me When the War Is Over

1969

A Bell for Adano

1967

How I Spent My Summer Vacation

1967

Bedtime Story

1964

Jack Benny Christmas Shopping Show

1957

Phantom of the Rue Morgue

1954

Gentlemen Prefer Blondes

1953

Something to Live For

1952

My Wife's an Angel

1943

Law of the Tropics

1941

That Uncertain Feeling

1941

Seven Sinners

1940

Hired Wife

1940

Laughing at Danger

1940

Private Affairs

1940

Florian

1940

I Was an Adventuress

1940

Everything Happens at Night

1939

Ninotchka

1939

City in Darkness

1939

The Story of Vernon and Irene Castle

1939

Adventure in Sahara

1938

Under the Big Top

1938

Letter of Introduction

1938

I'll Give a Million

1938

Bluebeard's 8th Wife

1938

The Firefly

1937

Shall We Dance

1937

Café Metropole

1937

Smartest Girl in Town

1936

The Accusing Finger

1936

Stars Over Broadway

1935

A Night at the Opera

1935

Ship Cafe

1935

Broadway Gondolier

1935

Mad Love

1935

Paris in Spring

1935

Here Is My Heart

1934

Done in Oil

1934

Now and Forever

1934

Bachelor Bait

1934

Many Happy Returns

1934

The Thin Man

1934

Stingaree

1934

Cross Country Cruise

1934

Design for Living

1933

The Sin of Nora Moran

1933

Carnival Lady

1933

Meet the Baron

1933

Private Detective 62

1933

Cocktail Hour

1933

The Nuisance

1933

Arabian Tights

1933

Mush and Milk

1933

Blondie Johnson

1933

Clear All Wires!

1933

The Match King

1932

Sneak Easily

1932

Central Park

1932

Trouble in Paradise

1932

Grand Hotel

1932

Love Me Tonight

1932

Back Street

1932

Red-Headed Woman

1932

New Morals for Old

1932

Jimmy's New Yacht

1932

This Is the Night

1932

Devil on Deck

1932

The Woman Between

1931

Transgression

1931

In Conference

1931

Man of the World

1931

Finn and Hattie

1931

The Life of the Party

1930

Those Three French Girls

1930

Monte Carlo

1930

Romance

1930

Rain or Shine

1930

Sweethearts and Wives

1930

Swing High

1930

Paramount on Parade

1930

Show Girl in Hollywood

1930

Surprise

1930

Such Men Are Dangerous

1930

Slightly Scarlet

1930

Party Girl

1930

It's a Great Life

1929

Toot Sweet!

1929

The Last Performance

1929

Sailor's Holiday

1929

The Love Trap

1929

Leaping Love

1929

Double Whoopee

1929

Movie Night

1929

The Iron Mask

1929

Making the Grade

1929

Riley the Cop

1928

Show People

1928

The Adorable Cheat

1928

Riley of the Rainbow Division

1928

Compassion

1928

Uncle Tom's Cabin

1927

The Denver Dude

1927

On the Front Page

1926

Kid Boots

1926

Bardelys the Magnificent

1926

Bromo and Juliet

1926

Mantrap

1926

Mighty Like a Moose

1926

Thundering Fleas

1926

My Old Dutch

1926

Mama Behave

1926

California Straight Ahead

1925

Is Marriage the Bunk?

1925

The Mad Whirl

1925

Smouldering Fires

1925

Love and Glory

1924

Three Women

1924

Young Ideas

1924

The Dangerous Blonde

1924

Sporting Youth

1924

Merry-Go-Round

1923

The Conquering Power

1921