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