Norman Fell
Known for: Acting
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.
Filmography
Series
The Tonight Show Starring Johnny Carson
Self
1962
Series
Perry Mason
Caspar Pedley
1957
Series
Murder, She Wrote
Vince Shackman
1984
Series
Murder, She Wrote
Lt. Ralph Rupp
1984
Series
The Love Boat
Bill McCoy
1977
Series
Roots: The Next Generations
Paul Reynolds
1979
Series
The Mike Douglas Show
Self
1961
Series
The Fugitive
Lieutenant Ed Green
1963
Series
The Fugitive
Lieutenant Cermak
1963
Series
Ironside
1967
Series
Ironside
Lieutenant Haines
1967
Series
Magnum, P.I.
David Albertson
1980
Series
Bewitched
1964
Series
Charlie's Angels
Sammy Telford
1976
Series
The Alfred Hitchcock Hour
Al Norman
1962
Series
Mannix
1967
Series
Mannix
Daniel Brewer
1967
Series
Love, American Style
Jack 'J.K.' Lewis
1969
Bob Hope Presents the Chrysler Theatre
Eddie Carr
1963
Series
The Wild Wild West
Jeremiah Ratch
1965
Series
Matlock
Norman Radburn
1986
Series
Simon & Simon
Leo Nyquist
1981
Series
Dr. Kildare
Dr. Keith Mayes
1961
Series
Dr. Kildare
Arnold Vitnack
1961
Series
The Twilight Zone
1985
Series
Starsky & Hutch
1975
Series
Cannon
1971
Series
Peter Gunn
1958
Series
Three's Company
Stanley Roper
1977
Series
The Defenders
George Capp
1961
Series
The F.B.I.
Ted Cullinan
1965
Series
The F.B.I.
Ken Haney
1965
Series
The F.B.I.
Victor Green
1965
Series
Studio One
Juror #1 / Foreman
1948
Series
Studio One
Jake
1948
Series
Medical Center
1969
Series
Ben Casey
1961
Series
Ben Casey
Manny Berger
1961
Series
The Bionic Woman
1976
Series
The Fresh Prince of Bel-Air
The Landlord
1990
Series
The Invaders
Neal Taft
1967
Series
The Partridge Family
Mr. Bruner
1970
Series
The Name of the Game
Winston Polk
1968
Series
McCloud
Lt. Ed Feldman
1970
Series
The Many Loves of Dobie Gillis
Dr. Caul
1959
Series
That Girl
1966
Series
Rhoda
1974
Series
Rhoda
Dr. Henry Gerber
1974
Series
Kraft Suspense Theatre
Sgt. Max Winkler
1963
Series
Matt Houston
1982
Series
The Man from U.N.C.L.E.
Mark Slate
1964
Series
The Streets of San Francisco
1972
Series
The Streets of San Francisco
Juror
1972
Series
Sledge Hammer!
Doctor
1986
Series
Switch
Marty
1975
Series
Ellery Queen
Errol Keyes
1975
Series
Police Story
1973
Series
Crazy like a Fox
Inspector Peyton
1984
Series
McMillan & Wife
Allan Kovacs
1971
Film
The Graduate
Mr. McCleery
1967
Series
The Super Mario Bros. Super Show!
1989
Series
The Super Mario Bros. Super Show!
Ted Bull
1989
Series
The Naked Truth
Norman Fell
1995
Series
It's Garry Shandling's Show
Norman Fell
1986
Film
Bullitt
Captain Baker
1968
Series
Judd, for the Defense
1967
Series
Mr. Novak
Barney Sanders
1963
Series
Grizzly Adams
Mitch Morgan
1977
Series
1st & Ten
Artie
1984
Series
Cain's Hundred
Frank Driscoll
1961
Series
Sam Benedict
1962
Series
The Lieutenant
1963
Series
87th Precinct
Detective Meyer Meyer
1961
Series
Rich Man, Poor Man
Smitty
1976
Series
Dan August
Sgt. Charles Wilentz
1970
Film
It's a Mad, Mad, Mad, Mad World
Detective at Grogan's Crash Site
1963
Series
The Aquanauts
Oliver Pappas
1960
Series
Johnny Staccato
1959
Film
Ocean's Eleven
Peter Rheimer
1960
The Ben Stiller Show
1992
Series
The Lloyd Bridges Show
Mel Baxter
1962
Film
Catch-22
First Sgt. Towser
1970
Series
The Ropers
Stanley Roper
1979
Film
Airport 1975
Bill
1974
Playwrights '56
1955
Series
Teachers Only
Principal Ben Cooper
1982
Film
Charley Varrick
Mr. Garfinkle
1973
Film
The Killers
Mickey Farmer
1964
The Tom Ewell Show
1960
Film
Inherit the Wind
WGN Radio Technician
1960
Series
The Tab Hunter Show
1960
Film
Pork Chop Hill
S/Sgt. Coleman
1959
Series
Murphy's Law
1988
Series
E! True Hollywood Story
1996
Film
If It's Tuesday, This Must Be Belgium
Harve Blakely
1969
Needles and Pins
Nathan Davidson
1973
Series
Hallmark Hall of Fame
Wint Selby
1951
Film
For the Boys
Sam Schiff
1991
Film
The Rat Race
Telephone Repairman
1960
Fay
1975
Film
C.H.U.D. II: Bud the Chud
Tyler
1989
Film
Hexed
Herschel Levine
1993
Film
Underground Entertainment: The Movie
Norman (archive footage)
2011
Film
The Stone Killer
Les Daniels
1973
Film
The End
Dr. Samuel Krugman
1978
Series
Stanley
Nick
1956
Film
The Secret War of Harry Frigg
Captain Stanley
1968
Film
Transylvania 6-5000
Mac Turner
1985
Film
Fitzwilly
Oberblatz
1967
Film
Paternity
Larry
1981
Film
Magic with the Stars
Self
1982
Film
Rabbit Test
Segoynia's Father
1978
Film
The Boatniks
Max
1970
Film
PT 109
Edmund Drewitch
1963
Film
The Naked Truth
The Dentist
1992
Film
Ghostbreakers
Lieutenant P. J. Hartunain
1967
Film
Thursday's Game
Melvin Leonard
1974
Film
The Boneyard
Shepard
1991
Film
The Hanged Man
Gaylord Grebb
1964
Film
This Year's Blonde
Pat Toledo
1980
Film
Sergeant Ryker
Sgt. Max Winkler
1968
Film
Stripped to Kill
Ray
1987
Film
The Jesse Owens Story
Marty Forkins
1984
Film
Twelve Angry Men
Juror #1 / Foreman
1954
Film
Don't Ask Me, Ask God
Jonesey
1984
Film
Family Reunion: A Relative Nightmare
Grandpa Joe Dooley
1995
Film
Cleopatra Jones and the Casino of Gold
Stanly Nagel
1975
Film
The Destiny of Marty Fine
Daryl
1996
Film
Uncommon Valor
Garvin
1983
Film
Richie Brockelman: The Missing 24 Hours
Mr. Brockelman
1976
Film
Death Stalk
Frank Cody
1975
Film
Guardian of the Wilderness
1976
Film
For the Love of It
Hall
1980
Film
Dan August: Once Is Never Enough
Sgt. Charles Wilentz
1980
Film
On the Right Track
The Mayor
1981
Film
The Kinky Coaches and the Pom Pom Pussycats
Jack McGuire
1981
Dan August: The Jealousy Factor
Sgt. Charles Wilentz
1980
Film
Quick, Before It Melts
George Snell
1965
Film
Something a Little Less Serious: A Tribute to 'It's a Mad Mad Mad Mad World'
Self
1991
Film
Three's a Crowd
Norman, the Elevator Operator
1969
Film
The Young Runaways
Mr. Donford
1968
Film
The Heist
Pat Dillon
1972
Film
The Young Warriors
Sgt. Wadley
1967
Film
Pat Boone and Family: A Christmas Special
Self
1979
Film
The Violators
Ray
1957
You're Driving Me Crazy
Doctor 'F'
1991
Film
What Makes Sammy Run?
Sammy's Brother
1959
With Friends Like These...
Narrator (voice)
1991