
Rolfe Sedan
Born January 20, 1896 · New York City, New York, USA
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.
Notable Appearances
Movies

Young Frankenstein

Gentlemen Prefer Blondes

The Thin Man

Grand Hotel

Ninotchka

The Frisco Kid

The Iron Mask

A Night at the Opera

The World's Greatest Lover

Bluebeard's 8th Wife

42nd Street

Phantom of the Rue Morgue

Show People

The Story of Vernon and Irene Castle

Trouble in Paradise

How I Spent My Summer Vacation

Bedtime Story

Seven Sinners
More Movies

Love Me Tonight

Design for Living

A Bell for Adano

Show Girl in Hollywood

Something to Live For

Kid Boots

I'll Give a Million

Double Whoopee

Law of the Tropics

Darling Lili

Wake Me When the War Is Over

I Was an Adventuress

The Sin of Nora Moran

That Uncertain Feeling

In Conference

Mad Love

Bachelor Bait

Red-Headed Woman

Laurel & Hardy: Year Two

Toot Sweet!

Letter of Introduction

Shall We Dance

Uncle Tom's Cabin

Everything Happens at Night

Party Girl

This Is the Night

Romance

Broadway Gondolier

Back Street

Man of the World

Blondie Johnson

New Morals for Old

It's a Great Life

Mama Behave

Here Is My Heart

The Accusing Finger

The Firefly

The Woman Between

Adventure in Sahara

Merry-Go-Round

Those Three French Girls

City in Darkness

Movie Night

Meet the Baron

Stingaree

Smartest Girl in Town

Jack Benny Christmas Shopping Show

Private Detective 62

Florian

Smouldering Fires

On the Front Page

Such Men Are Dangerous

Café Metropole

Stars Over Broadway

Private Affairs

The Life of the Party

The Match King

Under the Big Top

Paramount on Parade

Transgression

Hired Wife

Clear All Wires!

Now and Forever

Three Women

Is Marriage the Bunk?

Monte Carlo

Bromo and Juliet

Swing High

Ship Cafe

Mighty Like a Moose

Cross Country Cruise

Riley of the Rainbow Division

Rain or Shine

Paris in Spring

Mantrap

Jimmy's New Yacht

The Nuisance

Bardelys the Magnificent

Carnival Lady

Central Park

Adorable

Leaping Love

Many Happy Returns

Cocktail Hour

Thundering Fleas

Riley the Cop

The Mad Whirl

The Love Trap

Slightly Scarlet

The Last Performance

Mush and Milk

The Dangerous Blonde

Sneak Easily

The Adorable Cheat

Young Ideas

Finn and Hattie

Sailor's Holiday

My Old Dutch

The Conquering Power

Love and Glory

Done in Oil

Sporting Youth

California Straight Ahead

Laughing at Danger

The Denver Dude

Arabian Tights

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