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Known For

Acting

Known Credits

146

Gender

Male

Birthday

1924-03-24

Day of Death

1998-12-14 (74 years old)

Place of Birth

Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, USA

Also Known As

Norman Feld

Norman Fell

Biography

Norman Fell was born in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania in 1924. He 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). His best known TV role was that of Stanley Roper, the landlord in the very popular "Three's Company" (1976), which debuted in 1977, and its short lived spin-off, "The Ropers" (1979). Norman Fell died at the Motion Picture and Television Fund's retirement home in Woodland Hills CA, aged 74, survived by two daughters

Known For

Acting

Ocean's Eleven

1960

Ocean's Eleven

as

Peter Rheimer

Bullitt

1968

Bullitt

as

Captain Baker

Rabbit Test

1978

Rabbit Test

as

Segoynia's Father

The Heist

1972

The Heist

as

Pat Dillon

It's a Mad, Mad, Mad, Mad World

1963

It's a Mad, Mad, Mad, Mad World

as

Detective at Grogan's Crash Site

The Killers

1964

The Killers

as

Mickey Farmer

Dan August: The Jealousy Factor

1980

Dan August: The Jealousy Factor

as

Sgt. Charles Wilentz

The Stone Killer

1973

The Stone Killer

as

Les Daniels

Charley Varrick

1973

Charley Varrick

as

Mr. Garfinkle

PT 109

1963

PT 109

as

Edmund Drewitch

Airport 1975

1974

Airport 1975

as

Bill

The End

1978

The End

as

Dr. Samuel Krugman

The Boatniks

1970

The Boatniks

as

Max

Pork Chop Hill

1959

Pork Chop Hill

as

S/Sgt. Coleman

The Graduate

1967

The Graduate

as

Mr. McCleery

On the Right Track

1981

On the Right Track

as

The Mayor

You're Driving Me Crazy

1991

You're Driving Me Crazy

as

Doctor 'F'

Paternity

1981

Paternity

as

Larry

The Boneyard

1991

The Boneyard

as

Shepard

The Hanged Man

1964

The Hanged Man

as

Gaylord Grebb

The Rat Race

1960

The Rat Race

as

Telephone Repairman

Thursday's Game

1974

Thursday's Game

as

Melvin Leonard

The Naked Truth

1992

The Naked Truth

as

The Dentist

Death Stalk

1975

Death Stalk

as

Frank Cody

Three's a Crowd

1969

Three's a Crowd

as

Norman, the Elevator Operator

The Young Runaways

1968

The Young Runaways

as

Mr. Donford

Ghostbreakers

1967

Ghostbreakers

as

Lieutenant P. J. Hartunain

The Jesse Owens Story

1984

The Jesse Owens Story

as

Marty Forkins

Fitzwilly

1967

Fitzwilly

as

Oberblatz

Uncommon Valor

1983

Uncommon Valor

as

Garvin

Inherit the Wind

1960

Inherit the Wind

as

WGN Radio Technician

The Violators

1957

The Violators

as

Ray

With Friends Like These...

1991

With Friends Like These...

as

Narrator (voice)

Twelve Angry Men

1954

Twelve Angry Men

as

Juror #1 / Foreman

Catch-22

1970

Catch-22

as

First Sgt. Towser

Hexed

1993

Hexed

as

Herschel Levine

Sergeant Ryker

1968

Sergeant Ryker

as

Sgt. Max Winkler

This Year's Blonde

1980

This Year's Blonde

as

Pat Toledo

Quick, Before It Melts

1965

Quick, Before It Melts

as

George Snell

Family Reunion: A Relative Nightmare

1995

Family Reunion: A Relative Nightmare

as

Grandpa Joe Dooley

Transylvania 6-5000

1985

Transylvania 6-5000

as

Mac Turner

What Makes Sammy Run?

1959

What Makes Sammy Run?

as

Sammy's Brother

Dan August: Once Is Never Enough

1980

Dan August: Once Is Never Enough

as

Sgt. Charles Wilentz

The Secret War of Harry Frigg

1968

The Secret War of Harry Frigg

as

Captain Stanley

For the Boys

1991

For the Boys

as

Sam Schiff

The Young Warriors

1967

The Young Warriors

as

Sgt. Wadley

Murder, She Wrote

Murder, She Wrote

as

Vince Shackman

Magnum, P.I.

Magnum, P.I.

as

David Albertson

Cain's Hundred

Cain's Hundred

as

Frank Driscoll

Kraft Suspense Theatre

Kraft Suspense Theatre

as

Sgt. Max Winkler

The F.B.I.

The F.B.I.

as

Ted Cullinan

The Love Boat

The Love Boat

as

Bill McCoy

Charlie's Angels

Charlie's Angels

as

Sammy Telford

The Ropers

The Ropers

as

Stanley Roper

Three's Company

Three's Company

as

Stanley Roper

Perry Mason

Perry Mason

as

Caspar Pedley

Studio One

Studio One

as

Juror #1 / Foreman

Crazy like a Fox

Crazy like a Fox

as

Inspector Peyton

The Fugitive

The Fugitive

as

Lieutenant Ed Green

87th Precinct

87th Precinct

as

Detective Meyer Meyer

The Fugitive

The Fugitive

as

Lieutenant Cermak

Switch

Switch

as

Marty

Dan August

Dan August

as

Sgt. Charles Wilentz

The Aquanauts

The Aquanauts

as

Oliver Pappas

Fay

Fay

as

Mr. Novak

Mr. Novak

as

Barney Sanders

Needles and Pins

Needles and Pins

as

Nathan Davidson

Dr. Kildare

Dr. Kildare

as

Dr. Keith Mayes

The Defenders

The Defenders

as

George Capp

Teachers Only

Teachers Only

as

Principal Ben Cooper

The Wild Wild West

The Wild Wild West

as

Jeremiah Ratch

Dr. Kildare

Dr. Kildare

as

Arnold Vitnack

The F.B.I.

The F.B.I.

as

Ken Haney

The F.B.I.

The F.B.I.

as

Victor Green

McMillan & Wife

McMillan & Wife

as

Allan Kovacs

The Name of the Game

The Name of the Game

as

Winston Polk

1st & Ten

1st & Ten

as

Artie

Love, American Style

Love, American Style

as

Jack 'J.K.' Lewis

Stanley

Stanley

as

Nick

Matlock

Matlock

as

Dr. Norman Radburn

The Invaders

The Invaders

as

Neal Taft

The Naked Truth

The Naked Truth

as

Norman Fell

Murder, She Wrote

Murder, She Wrote

as

Lt. Ralph Rupp

Ellery Queen

Ellery Queen

as

Errol Keyes

Mannix

Mannix

as

Daniel Brewer

Rhoda

Rhoda

as

Dr. Henry Gerber

Grizzly Adams

Grizzly Adams

as

Mitch Morgan

Ironside

Ironside

as

Lieutenant Haines

Ben Casey

Ben Casey

as

Manny Berger

Production

Crew

Directing