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