Norman Fell
Acting
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.
TV Shows(75)
E! True Hollywood Story
1996
The Naked Truth
Norman Fell
1995
The Ben Stiller Show
1992
The Fresh Prince of Bel-Air
The Landlord
1990
The Super Mario Bros. Super Show!
1989
Murphy's Law
1988
Sledge Hammer!
1986
It's Garry Shandling's Show
Norman Fell
1986
Matlock
Norman Radburn
1986
The Twilight Zone
1985
Crazy like a Fox
Inspector Peyton
1984
1st & Ten
Artie
1984
Murder, She Wrote
Vince Shackman
1984
Matt Houston
1982
Teachers Only
Principal Ben Cooper
1982
Simon & Simon
1981
Magnum, P.I.
David Albertson
1980
The Ropers
Stanley Roper
1979
Roots: The Next Generations
Paul Reynolds
1979
The Love Boat
Bill McCoy
1977
Three's Company
Stanley Roper
1977
Grizzly Adams
Mitch Morgan
1977
Charlie's Angels
Sammy Telford
1976
Rich Man, Poor Man
Smitty
1976
The Bionic Woman
1976
Ellery Queen
Errol Keyes
1975
Starsky & Hutch
1975
Switch
Marty
1975
Fay
1975
Rhoda
1974
Needles and Pins
Nathan Davidson
1973
Police Story
1973
The Streets of San Francisco
1972
McMillan & Wife
Allan Kovacs
1971
Cannon
1971
The Partridge Family
Mr. Bruner
1970
Dan August
Sgt. Charles Wilentz
1970
McCloud
Lt. Ed Feldman
1970
Love, American Style
Jack 'J.K.' Lewis
1969
Medical Center
1969
The Name of the Game
Winston Polk
1968
Mannix
1967
Judd, for the Defense
1967
Ironside
1967
The Invaders
Neal Taft
1967
That Girl
1966
The F.B.I.
Ted Cullinan
1965
The Wild Wild West
Jeremiah Ratch
1965
The Man from U.N.C.L.E.
Mark Slate
1964
Bewitched
1964
Kraft Suspense Theatre
Sgt. Max Winkler
1963
Mr. Novak
Barney Sanders
1963
The Fugitive
Lieutenant Ed Green
1963
The Lieutenant
1963
The Tonight Show Starring Johnny Carson
Self
1962
The Alfred Hitchcock Hour
Al Norman
1962
Sam Benedict
1962
The Lloyd Bridges Show
Mel Baxter
1962
The Mike Douglas Show
Self
1961
Ben Casey
1961
Dr. Kildare
Dr. Keith Mayes
1961
87th Precinct
Detective Meyer Meyer
1961
Cain's Hundred
Frank Driscoll
1961
The Defenders
George Capp
1961
The Tom Ewell Show
1960
The Tab Hunter Show
1960
The Aquanauts
Oliver Pappas
1960
The Many Loves of Dobie Gillis
Dr. Caul
1959
Johnny Staccato
1959
Peter Gunn
1958
Perry Mason
Caspar Pedley
1957
Stanley
Nick
1956
Playwrights '56
1955
Hallmark Hall of Fame
Wint Selby
1951
Studio One
Juror #1 / Foreman
1948
Movies(60)
Underground Entertainment: The Movie
Norman (archive footage)
2011
The Destiny of Marty Fine
Daryl
1996
Family Reunion: A Relative Nightmare
Grandpa Joe Dooley
1995
Hexed
Herschel Levine
1993
The Naked Truth
The Dentist
1992
For the Boys
Sam Schiff
1991
The Boneyard
Shepard
1991
You're Driving Me Crazy
Doctor 'F'
1991
With Friends Like These...
Narrator (voice)
1991
Something a Little Less Serious: A Tribute to 'It's a Mad Mad Mad Mad World'
Self
1991
C.H.U.D. II: Bud the Chud
Tyler
1989
Stripped to Kill
Ray
1987
Transylvania 6-5000
Mac Turner
1985
The Jesse Owens Story
Marty Forkins
1984
Don't Ask Me, Ask God
Jonesey
1984
Uncommon Valor
Garvin
1983
Magic with the Stars
Self
1982
Paternity
Larry
1981
The Kinky Coaches and the Pom Pom Pussycats
Jack McGuire
1981
On the Right Track
The Mayor
1981
Dan August: The Jealousy Factor
Sgt. Charles Wilentz
1980
For the Love of It
Hall
1980
This Year's Blonde
Pat Toledo
1980
Dan August: Once Is Never Enough
Sgt. Charles Wilentz
1980
Pat Boone and Family: A Christmas Special
Self
1979
The End
Dr. Samuel Krugman
1978
Rabbit Test
Segoynia's Father
1978
Guardian of the Wilderness
1976
Richie Brockelman: The Missing 24 Hours
Mr. Brockelman
1976
Cleopatra Jones and the Casino of Gold
Stanly Nagel
1975
Death Stalk
Frank Cody
1975
Airport 1975
Bill
1974
Thursday's Game
Melvin Leonard
1974
Charley Varrick
Mr. Garfinkle
1973
The Stone Killer
Les Daniels
1973
The Heist
Pat Dillon
1972
The Boatniks
Max
1970
Catch-22
First Sgt. Towser
1970
Three's a Crowd
Norman, the Elevator Operator
1969
If It's Tuesday, This Must Be Belgium
Harve Blakely
1969
Bullitt
Captain Baker
1968
The Young Runaways
Mr. Donford
1968
The Secret War of Harry Frigg
Captain Stanley
1968
Sergeant Ryker
Sgt. Max Winkler
1968
The Graduate
Mr. McCleery
1967
Fitzwilly
Oberblatz
1967
Ghostbreakers
Lieutenant P. J. Hartunain
1967
The Young Warriors
Sgt. Wadley
1967
Quick, Before It Melts
George Snell
1965
The Hanged Man
Gaylord Grebb
1964
The Killers
Mickey Farmer
1964
It's a Mad, Mad, Mad, Mad World
Detective at Grogan's Crash Site
1963
PT 109
Edmund Drewitch
1963
Ocean's Eleven
Peter Rheimer
1960
The Rat Race
Telephone Repairman
1960
Inherit the Wind
WGN Radio Technician
1960
What Makes Sammy Run?
Sammy's Brother
1959
Pork Chop Hill
S/Sgt. Coleman
1959
The Violators
Ray
1957
Twelve Angry Men
Juror #1 / Foreman
1954