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Norman Fell
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 s…
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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.
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2011
Underground Entertainment: The Movie
Movie Norman (archive footage)
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1996
E! True Hollywood Story
TV show
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1996
The Destiny of Marty Fine
Movie Daryl
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1995
The Naked Truth
TV show Norman Fell
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1995
Family Reunion: A Relative Nightmare
Movie Grandpa Joe Dooley
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1993
Hexed
Movie Herschel Levine
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1992
The Naked Truth
Movie The Dentist
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1992
The Ben Stiller Show
TV show
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1991
For the Boys
Movie Sam Schiff
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1991
The Boneyard
Movie Shepard
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1991
You're Driving Me Crazy
Movie Doctor 'F'
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1991
With Friends Like These...
Movie Narrator (voice)
- 1991
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1990
The Fresh Prince of Bel-Air
TV show The Landlord
- 1989
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1989
C.H.U.D. II: Bud the Chud
Movie Tyler
More credits
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1988
Murphy's Law
TV show
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1987
Stripped to Kill
Movie Ray
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1986
Sledge Hammer!
TV show Doctor
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1986
It's Garry Shandling's Show
TV show Norman Fell
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1986
Matlock
TV show Norman Radburn
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1985
Transylvania 6-5000
Movie Mac Turner
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1985
The Twilight Zone
TV show
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1984
Crazy like a Fox
TV show Inspector Peyton
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1984
1st & Ten
TV show Artie
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1984
Murder, She Wrote
TV show Vince Shackman
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1984
The Jesse Owens Story
Movie Marty Forkins
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1984
Don't Ask Me, Ask God
Movie Jonesey
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1983
Uncommon Valor
Movie Garvin
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1982
Matt Houston
TV show
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1982
Teachers Only
TV show Principal Ben Cooper
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1982
Magic with the Stars
Movie Self
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1981
Simon & Simon
TV show Leo Nyquist
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1981
Paternity
Movie Larry
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1981
The Kinky Coaches and the Pom Pom Pussycats
Movie Jack McGuire
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1981
On the Right Track
Movie The Mayor
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1980
Dan August: The Jealousy Factor
Movie Sgt. Charles Wilentz
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1980
Magnum, P.I.
TV show David Albertson
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1980
For the Love of It
Movie Hall
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1980
This Year's Blonde
Movie Pat Toledo
