
Norman Fell
Acting
Born 1924-03-24 · 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.
Known for

The Graduate
1967 · Movie

Bullitt
1968 · Movie

It's a Mad, Mad, Mad, Mad World
1963 · Movie

Ocean's Eleven
1960 · Movie

Inherit the Wind
1960 · Movie

Airport 1975
1974 · Movie

Magic with the Stars
1982 · Movie

Charley Varrick
1973 · Movie

Catch-22
1970 · Movie

The Killers
1964 · Movie

PT 109
1963 · Movie

The Kinky Coaches and the Pom Pom Pussycats
1981 · Movie

The Heist
1972 · Movie

For the Boys
1991 · Movie

Something a Little Less Serious: A Tribute to 'It's a Mad Mad Mad Mad World'
1991 · Movie

The Jesse Owens Story
1984 · Movie

Twelve Angry Men
1954 · Movie

Pork Chop Hill
1959 · Movie

Fitzwilly
1967 · Movie

The Stone Killer
1973 · Movie

The Rat Race
1960 · Movie

If It's Tuesday, This Must Be Belgium
1969 · Movie

Sergeant Ryker
1968 · Movie

The Violators
1957 · Movie

Underground Entertainment: The Movie
2011 · Movie

The Young Runaways
1968 · Movie

Three's a Crowd
1969 · Movie

The Secret War of Harry Frigg
1968 · Movie

What Makes Sammy Run?
1959 · Movie

Transylvania 6-5000
1985 · Movie

Richie Brockelman: The Missing 24 Hours
1976 · Movie

Thursday's Game
1974 · Movie

This Year's Blonde
1980 · Movie

On the Right Track
1981 · Movie

The End
1978 · Movie

The Boatniks
1970 · Movie

The Young Warriors
1967 · Movie

For the Love of It
1980 · Movie

Hexed
1993 · Movie

Guardian of the Wilderness
1976 · Movie

The Boneyard
1991 · Movie

Cleopatra Jones and the Casino of Gold
1975 · Movie

Family Reunion: A Relative Nightmare
1995 · Movie

Dan August: Once Is Never Enough
1980 · Movie

Death Stalk
1975 · Movie

Rabbit Test
1978 · Movie

C.H.U.D. II: Bud the Chud
1989 · Movie

Paternity
1981 · Movie

The Hanged Man
1964 · Movie

Stripped to Kill
1987 · Movie

Ghostbreakers
1967 · Movie

The Destiny of Marty Fine
1996 · Movie

The Naked Truth
1992 · Movie

Quick, Before It Melts
1965 · Movie

Don't Ask Me, Ask God
1984 · Movie

Uncommon Valor
1983 · Movie

Pat Boone and Family: A Christmas Special
1979 · Movie