Norman Fell

Acting

Personal Info

gender

Male

birthday

March 24, 1924

died

December 14, 1998

place of birth

Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, USA

also known as

Norman Feld

total credits

50 movies

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.

← Back to Home

Known For

Filmography

50 credits · sorted by popularity · swipe or use arrows

The Graduate
7.6

The Graduate

1967as Mr. McCleery
Ocean's Eleven
6.4

Ocean's Eleven

1960as Peter Rheimer
Bullitt
7.1

Bullitt

1968as Captain Baker
It's a Mad, Mad, Mad, Mad World
7.0

It's a Mad, Mad, Mad, Mad World

1963as Detective at Grogan's Crash Site
Airport 1975
5.8

Airport 1975

1974as Bill
Catch-22
6.7

Catch-22

1970as First Sgt. Towser
Charley Varrick
7.3

Charley Varrick

1973as Mr. Garfinkle
For the Boys
6.4

For the Boys

1991as Sam Schiff
The Killers
6.9

The Killers

1964as Mickey Farmer
The End
5.6

The End

1978as Dr. Samuel Krugman
Inherit the Wind
7.7

Inherit the Wind

1960as WGN Radio Technician
PT 109
6.1

PT 109

1963as Edmund Drewitch
Hexed
4.8

Hexed

1993as Herschel Levine
Pork Chop Hill
6.7

Pork Chop Hill

1959as S/Sgt. Coleman
The Stone Killer
6.2

The Stone Killer

1973as Les Daniels
Transylvania 6-5000
5.3

Transylvania 6-5000

1985as Mac Turner
Fitzwilly
6.2

Fitzwilly

1967as Oberblatz
If It's Tuesday, This Must Be Belgium
5.9

If It's Tuesday, This Must Be Belgium

1969as Harve Blakely
Stripped to Kill
4.7

Stripped to Kill

1987as Ray
The Rat Race
6.8

The Rat Race

1960as Telephone Repairman
The Boatniks
5.3

The Boatniks

1970as Max
C.H.U.D. II: Bud the Chud
4.4

C.H.U.D. II: Bud the Chud

1989as Tyler
The Secret War of Harry Frigg
6.1

The Secret War of Harry Frigg

1968as Captain Stanley
Cleopatra Jones and the Casino of Gold
5.8

Cleopatra Jones and the Casino of Gold

1975as Stanly Nagel
This Year's Blonde
6.3

This Year's Blonde

1980as Pat Toledo
The Hanged Man
5.1

The Hanged Man

1964as Gaylord Grebb
The Jesse Owens Story
8.1

The Jesse Owens Story

1984as Marty Forkins
The Heist
8.3

The Heist

1972as Pat Dillon
Richie Brockelman: The Missing 24 Hours
7.0

Richie Brockelman: The Missing 24 Hours

1976as Mr. Brockelman
Family Reunion: A Relative Nightmare
5.7

Family Reunion: A Relative Nightmare

1995as Grandpa Joe Dooley
Thursday's Game
6.5

Thursday's Game

1974as Melvin Leonard
Paternity
5.1

Paternity

1981as Larry
Sergeant Ryker
6.3

Sergeant Ryker

1968as Sgt. Max Winkler
On the Right Track
6.5

On the Right Track

1981as The Mayor
Magic with the Stars
9.0

Magic with the Stars

1982as Self
Rabbit Test
4.5

Rabbit Test

1978as Segoynia's Father
The Destiny of Marty Fine
4.5

The Destiny of Marty Fine

1996as Daryl
The Boneyard
5.7

The Boneyard

1991as Shepard
Uncommon Valor

Uncommon Valor

1983as Garvin
The Kinky Coaches and the Pom Pom Pussycats
9.0

The Kinky Coaches and the Pom Pom Pussycats

1981as Jack McGuire
The Naked Truth
3.1

The Naked Truth

1992as The Dentist
Underground Entertainment: The Movie
7.2

Underground Entertainment: The Movie

2011as Norman (archive footage)
Guardian of the Wilderness
7.0

Guardian of the Wilderness

1976
Death Stalk
5.9

Death Stalk

1975as Frank Cody
Ghostbreakers
4.5

Ghostbreakers

1967as Lieutenant P. J. Hartunain
Twelve Angry Men
7.9

Twelve Angry Men

1954as Juror #1 / Foreman
Three's a Crowd
6.7

Three's a Crowd

1969as Norman, the Elevator Operator
For the Love of It
6.0

For the Love of It

1980as Hall
Don't Ask Me, Ask God

Don't Ask Me, Ask God

1984as Jonesey
The Violators
7.5

The Violators

1957as Ray