Norman Fell
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.
Filmography
Underground Entertainment: The Movie
The Destiny of Marty Fine
Family Reunion: A Relative Nightmare
Hexed
The Naked Truth
For the Boys
The Boneyard
Something a Little Less Serious: A Tribute to 'It's a Mad Mad Mad Mad World'
C.H.U.D. II: Bud the Chud
Stripped to Kill
Transylvania 6-5000
The Jesse Owens Story
Don't Ask Me, Ask God
Uncommon Valor
Magic with the Stars
Paternity
The Kinky Coaches and the Pom Pom Pussycats
On the Right Track
For the Love of It
This Year's Blonde
Dan August: Once Is Never Enough
Pat Boone and Family: A Christmas Special
The End
