Norman Fell
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.
Movies
The Graduate
Catch-22
Ocean's Eleven
Bullitt
It's a Mad, Mad, Mad, Mad World
Airport 1975
The Killers
Inherit the Wind
Underground Entertainment: The Movie
Charley Varrick
Pork Chop Hill
If It's Tuesday, This Must Be Belgium
The Stone Killer
The End
PT 109
The Jesse Owens Story
Hexed
Fitzwilly
Paternity
The Secret War of Harry Frigg
For the Boys
The Rat Race
The Boatniks
Three's a Crowd
Transylvania 6-5000
Thursday's Game
Stripped to Kill
C.H.U.D. II: Bud the Chud
Ghostbreakers
This Year's Blonde
Magic with the Stars
Cleopatra Jones and the Casino of Gold
The Naked Truth
The Hanged Man
Something a Little Less Serious: A Tribute to 'It's a Mad Mad Mad Mad World'
Rabbit Test
Uncommon Valor
The Boneyard
Don't Ask Me, Ask God
Family Reunion: A Relative Nightmare
Dan August: Once Is Never Enough
Twelve Angry Men
Sergeant Ryker
The Destiny of Marty Fine
Richie Brockelman: The Missing 24 Hours
The Heist
The Young Warriors
Guardian of the Wilderness
For the Love of It
The Kinky Coaches and the Pom Pom Pussycats
On the Right Track
Quick, Before It Melts
Death Stalk
The Young Runaways
What Makes Sammy Run?
The Violators
Pat Boone and Family: A Christmas Special
TV Shows
The Love Boat
Ironside
Magnum, P.I.
The Fugitive
Bewitched
The Alfred Hitchcock Hour
Mannix
Charlie's Angels
The Wild Wild West
Matlock
Love, American Style
Dr. Kildare
Simon & Simon
Cannon
Starsky & Hutch
Peter Gunn
The Twilight Zone
The Defenders
The F.B.I.
Studio One
Ben Casey
Three's Company
Medical Center
The Invaders
The Fresh Prince of Bel-Air
The Bionic Woman
The Name of the Game
The Partridge Family
McCloud
Kraft Suspense Theatre
The Many Loves of Dobie Gillis
Matt Houston
Rhoda
The Streets of San Francisco
That Girl
The Man from U.N.C.L.E.
McMillan & Wife
Switch
Police Story
Sledge Hammer!
Crazy like a Fox
The Naked Truth
Ellery Queen
Judd, for the Defense
It's Garry Shandling's Show
Mr. Novak
The Super Mario Bros. Super Show!
Sam Benedict
87th Precinct
Cain's Hundred
1st & Ten
Grizzly Adams
The Lieutenant
Rich Man, Poor Man
Dan August
The Aquanauts
