Norman Fell
Known For
Acting
Born
1924-03-24 in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, USA
Died
1998-12-14
Biography
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.
Most Known For
The Tonight Show Starring Johnny Carson
as Self
The Mike Douglas Show
as Self
Perry Mason
as Caspar Pedley
Murder, She Wrote
as Vince Shackman
Murder, She Wrote
as Lt. Ralph Rupp
The Love Boat
as Bill McCoy
Bewitched
Magnum, P.I.
as David Albertson
The Twilight Zone
The Fugitive
as Lieutenant Ed Green
The Fugitive
as Lieutenant Cermak
Charlie's Angels
as Sammy Telford
Ironside
Ironside
as Lieutenant Haines
The Alfred Hitchcock Hour
as Al Norman
Mannix
Mannix
as Daniel Brewer
Studio One
as Juror #1 / Foreman
Studio One
as Jake
The Wild Wild West
as Jeremiah Ratch