Rolfe Sedan
Known for: Acting
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.
Filmography
Series
The Alfred Hitchcock Hour
Old Man
1962
Series
Matinee Theater
1955
Series
Petticoat Junction
Station Master
1963
Series
The Lucy Show
Headwaiter
1962
Series
My Three Sons
1960
Series
I Love Lucy
Chef
1951
Series
Combat!
Dr. Barole
1962
Series
Adventures of Superman
1952
Series
The Addams Family
Postman
1964
Series
The Addams Family
Mr. Briggs
1964
Series
Telephone Time
1956
Series
Mister Ed
1961
Series
One Step Beyond
Butler
1959
Series
The Streets of San Francisco
1972
Series
77 Sunset Strip
1958
Series
Adventures in Paradise
Dr. Gaillefontaine
1959
Series
December Bride
1954
Series
The Adventures of Wild Bill Hickok
1951
Film
Young Frankenstein
Train Conductor
1974
Series
Pete and Gladys
1960
Film
Gentlemen Prefer Blondes
Waiter (uncredited)
1953
Series
Hey, Jeannie!
Joseph Barron
1956
Film
Grand Hotel
Hotel Guest in Bar (uncredited)
1932
Series
The Man Called X
1956
Film
Show People
Portrait Photographer (uncredited)
1928
Gang Busters
1952
Series
Letter to Loretta
Mr. Ogilvie
1953
Series
Letter to Loretta
Mayor Lucas
1953
Film
Love Me Tonight
Taxi Driver (uncredited)
1932
Film
The Thin Man
Waiter (uncredited)
1934
Film
Ninotchka
Hotel Manager
1939
Film
The World's Greatest Lover
Conductor
1977
Film
42nd Street
Extra on Stage (uncredited)
1933
Film
The Frisco Kid
Rabbi
1979
Film
Trouble in Paradise
Purse Salesman (uncredited)
1932
Film
Blondie Johnson
Pierre - Tailor (uncredited)
1933
Film
A Night at the Opera
Aviator (uncredited)
1935
Film
Seven Sinners
Henchman (uncredited)
1940
Film
In Conference
Manager's Assistant
1931
Film
Shall We Dance
Ballet Master (uncredited)
1937
Film
Bedtime Story
Waiter (uncredited)
1964
Film
Bluebeard's 8th Wife
Floorwalker
1938
Film
Mad Love
Gendarme (Uncredited)
1935
Film
Darling Lili
French Stage Manager (uncredited)
1970
Film
Bachelor Bait
Waiter #1 (uncredited)
1934
Film
Phantom of the Rue Morgue
LeBon (as Rolphe Sedan)
1954
Film
Stingaree
Coutouriere (uncredited)
1934
Film
Show Girl in Hollywood
Headwaiter in New York
1930
Film
The Iron Mask
Louis XIII
1929
Film
Romance
Opera Audience Member (uncredited)
1930
Film
That Uncertain Feeling
Art Dealer (uncredited)
1941
Film
Design for Living
Bed Salesman (uncredited)
1933
Film
Kid Boots
Physical Therapist (uncredited)
1926
Film
Mama Behave
A Friend of the Family (uncredited)
1926
Film
Florian
Candy Shop Proprietor
1940
Film
Red-Headed Woman
Man at Race Track (uncredited)
1932
Film
Movie Night
Actor on the Screen (uncredited)
1929
Film
Party Girl
Maitre D'
1930
Film
Double Whoopee
Desk clerk
1929
Film
Bardelys the Magnificent
Fop (uncredited)
1926
Film
Merry-Go-Round
Minor Role (uncredited)
1923
Film
Central Park
Casino Patron (uncredited)
1932
Film
The Story of Vernon and Irene Castle
Emile Aubel
1939
Film
The Woman Between
Headwaiter (uncredited)
1931
Film
Toot Sweet!
Nightclub Announcer
1929
Film
The Accusing Finger
First Waiter
1936
Film
This Is the Night
Boulevardier (uncredited)
1932
Film
Such Men Are Dangerous
Charity Bazaar Auctioneer (uncredited)
1930
Film
Back Street
Croupier (uncredited)
1932
Film
California Straight Ahead
Valet
1925
Film
Law of the Tropics
Tailor (as Rolf Sedan)
1941
Film
Letter of Introduction
Fitter (uncredited)
1938
Film
Sporting Youth
Valet
1924
Film
Something to Live For
French Man (uncredited)
1952
Film
Private Detective 62
Casino Man (Uncredited)
1933
Series
Kung Fu
Stationmaster
1972
Film
Hired Wife
Maitre D'
1940
What No Man Knows
Lawyer (uncredited)
1921
Film
Meet the Baron
Pants Presser (uncredited)
1933
Film
The Firefly
Hat Vendor (uncredited)
1937
Film
City in Darkness
Hotel Clerk
1939
Film
Now and Forever
Hotel Manager (uncredited)
1934
Film
Man of the World
Hotel Desk Clerk (uncredited)
1931
Film
Uncle Tom's Cabin
Adolph (uncredited)
1927
Film
How I Spent My Summer Vacation
Waiter (uncredited)
1967
Film
Paramount on Parade
Little Man ('Park in Paris') (uncredited)
1930
Film
The Life of the Party
Man Who Wants to Hear 'Poison Ivy'
1930
Film
Cocktail Hour
Hotel Clerk (uncredited)
1933
Film
Stars Over Broadway
Opera Aficionado
1935
Film
The Nuisance
Man Who Will Be Late to Work (uncredited)
1933
Film
Café Metropole
Flower Clerk (uncredited)
1937
Film
Broadway Gondolier
Mrs. Flaggenheim's Secretary
1935
Film
Leaping Love
The Crying Wife's Husband (uncredited)
1929
Film
Monte Carlo
Hairdresser (uncredited)
1930
Film
The Match King
In-Room Waiter (uncredited)
1932
Film
Ship Cafe
French Chauffeur (uncredited)
1935
Film
New Morals for Old
Art Student (uncredited)
1932
Film
Swing High
Trouper
1930
Film
Wake Me When the War Is Over
1969
Film
Everything Happens at Night
Waiter
1939
Film
Three Women
Reveler at Monkey Bar
1924
Film
Here Is My Heart
Artist (uncredited)
1934
Film
Mantrap
Barber (uncredited)
1926
Film
The Sin of Nora Moran
Stage Manager
1933
Film
It's a Great Life
Bit Role
1929
Film
I'll Give a Million
Telegraph Clerk
1938
Film
Laurel & Hardy: Year Two
(archive footage) (uncredited)
2024
Film
Rain or Shine
Waiter at Dinner Party
1930
Film
Young Ideas
Bertie Loomis
1924
Film
The Last Performance
1929
Film
Adventure in Sahara
Airline Officer
1938
Film
I Was an Adventuress
Waiter
1940
Film
Finn and Hattie
Paris Taxi Driver
1931
Film
Private Affairs
Tailor (uncredited)
1940
Making the Grade
Valet
1929
Compassion
1928
Film
Riley the Cop
French Restaurant Patron
1928
Film
Many Happy Returns
Clerk (uncredited)
1934
Film
Cross Country Cruise
Second Dodd's Salesman (Uncredited)
1934
Film
The Mad Whirl
Bit Part Rolfe Sedan
1925
Film
The Love Trap
Drunk
1929
Film
Those Three French Girls
Gendarme (uncredited)
1930
Film
The Conquering Power
Annette's Suitor (uncredited)
1921
Film
Is Marriage the Bunk?
Jimmy's brother-in-law
1925
Film
Clear All Wires!
French Radio Operator (uncredited)
1933
Film
Transgression
Beauty Salon Manager
1931
Film
The Dangerous Blonde
Henry
1924
Film
Sailor's Holiday
Ferris Wheel Barker (uncredited)
1929
Film
Smouldering Fires
Member of the Committee
1925
Film
The Adorable Cheat
Card Playing Guest
1928
Film
Arabian Tights
French Waiter (uncredited)
1933
Film
Mush and Milk
Waiter
1933
Film
Love and Glory
Bit Role
1924
Film
Mighty Like a Moose
Nose Doctor
1926
Film
Smartest Girl in Town
Hotel Desk Clerk (uncredited)
1936
Film
The Denver Dude
Henry Bird
1927
Film
Bromo and Juliet
Stage Manager (uncredited)
1926
Film
Thundering Fleas
Musician
1926
Film
Laughing at Danger
Pierre
1940
Film
Carnival Lady
Carnival Barker
1933
Film
A Bell for Adano
D'Arpa
1967
Film
Paris in Spring
Modiste
1935
Film
Devil on Deck
Frenchie
1932
Film
Sneak Easily
Juryman
1932
Film
On the Front Page
Beauty Expert (uncredited)
1926
My Wife's an Angel
Jerry
1943
Sweethearts and Wives
Waiter
1930
Film
Under the Big Top
Pierre
1938
Film
Riley of the Rainbow Division
1928
Film
Slightly Scarlet
Gendarme
1930
Film
Jack Benny Christmas Shopping Show
Salesman Who Helps Rochester
1957
Film
My Old Dutch
Al
1926
Film
Surprise
Party guest
1930
Film
Done in Oil
3rd French Art Expert (uncredited)
1934
Film
Jimmy's New Yacht
Count Tobini
1932