Norman Fell

Personal Info

Known For

Acting

Known Credits

148

Gender

Male

Birthday

1924-03-24

Day of death

1998-12-14 (74 years old)

Place of Birth

Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, USA

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.

Known For

  • The Tonight Show Starring Johnny Carson

    The Tonight Show Starring Johnny Carson

  • Perry Mason

    Perry Mason

  • Murder, She Wrote

    Murder, She Wrote

  • Murder, She Wrote

    Murder, She Wrote

  • Mannix

    Mannix

  • Mannix

    Mannix

  • Bewitched

    Bewitched

  • The Mike Douglas Show

    The Mike Douglas Show

  • Charlie's Angels

    Charlie's Angels

  • Magnum, P.I.

    Magnum, P.I.

  • The Love Boat

    The Love Boat

  • Ironside

    Ironside

  • Ironside

    Ironside

  • Roots: The Next Generations

    Roots: The Next Generations

  • The Fugitive

    The Fugitive

  • The Fugitive

    The Fugitive

  • The Alfred Hitchcock Hour

    The Alfred Hitchcock Hour

  • Matlock

    Matlock

  • Love, American Style

    Love, American Style

  • The Fresh Prince of Bel-Air

    The Fresh Prince of Bel-Air

  • The Wild Wild West

    The Wild Wild West

  • Three's Company

    Three's Company

  • The Twilight Zone

    The Twilight Zone

  • Cannon

    Cannon

  • Dr. Kildare

    Dr. Kildare

  • Dr. Kildare

    Dr. Kildare

  • Medical Center

    Medical Center

  • Starsky & Hutch

    Starsky & Hutch

  • Simon & Simon

    Simon & Simon

  • Studio One

    Studio One

  • Studio One

    Studio One

  • The Invaders

    The Invaders

  • The Bionic Woman

    The Bionic Woman

  • Switch

    Switch

  • The Name of the Game

    The Name of the Game

  • Ben Casey

    Ben Casey

  • Ben Casey

    Ben Casey

  • Matt Houston

    Matt Houston

  • Peter Gunn

    Peter Gunn

  • The F.B.I.

    The F.B.I.

  • The F.B.I.

    The F.B.I.

  • The F.B.I.

    The F.B.I.

  • The Defenders

    The Defenders

  • If It's Tuesday, This Must Be Belgium

    If It's Tuesday, This Must Be Belgium

  • That Girl

    That Girl

  • The Kinky Coaches and the Pom Pom Pussycats

    The Kinky Coaches and the Pom Pom Pussycats

  • McCloud

    McCloud

  • Bob Hope Presents the Chrysler Theatre

    Bob Hope Presents the Chrysler Theatre

  • The Many Loves of Dobie Gillis

    The Many Loves of Dobie Gillis

  • The Naked Truth

    The Naked Truth

  • The Streets of San Francisco

    The Streets of San Francisco

  • The Streets of San Francisco

    The Streets of San Francisco

  • Rhoda

    Rhoda

  • Rhoda

    Rhoda

  • McMillan & Wife

    McMillan & Wife

  • The Graduate

    The Graduate

  • Kraft Suspense Theatre

    Kraft Suspense Theatre

  • The Man from U.N.C.L.E.

    The Man from U.N.C.L.E.

  • Sledge Hammer!

    Sledge Hammer!

  • The Partridge Family

    The Partridge Family

  • Mr. Novak

    Mr. Novak

  • Ellery Queen

    Ellery Queen

  • Police Story

    Police Story

  • The Super Mario Bros. Super Show!

    The Super Mario Bros. Super Show!

  • The Super Mario Bros. Super Show!

    The Super Mario Bros. Super Show!

  • What Makes Sammy Run?

    What Makes Sammy Run?

  • Sam Benedict

    Sam Benedict

  • Bullitt

    Bullitt

  • It's Garry Shandling's Show

    It's Garry Shandling's Show

  • Crazy like a Fox

    Crazy like a Fox

  • Judd for the Defense

    Judd for the Defense

  • The Lieutenant

    The Lieutenant

  • Cain's Hundred

    Cain's Hundred

  • Charley Varrick

    Charley Varrick

  • Dan August: Once Is Never Enough

    Dan August: Once Is Never Enough

  • Rich Man, Poor Man

    Rich Man, Poor Man

  • Ocean's Eleven

    Ocean's Eleven

  • The Heist

    The Heist

  • The Boneyard

    The Boneyard

  • The Ben Stiller Show

    The Ben Stiller Show

  • The Killers

    The Killers

  • Dan August

    Dan August

  • 1st & Ten

    1st & Ten

  • Death Stalk

    Death Stalk

  • Dan August: The Jealousy Factor

    Dan August: The Jealousy Factor

  • The Boatniks

    The Boatniks

  • 87th Precinct

    87th Precinct

  • Catch-22

    Catch-22

  • Rabbit Test

    Rabbit Test

  • PT 109

    PT 109

  • Cleopatra Jones and the Casino of Gold

    Cleopatra Jones and the Casino of Gold

  • Uncommon Valor

    Uncommon Valor

  • Johnny Staccato

    Johnny Staccato

  • Grizzly Adams

    Grizzly Adams

  • Paternity

    Paternity

  • It's a Mad, Mad, Mad, Mad World

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

  • Sergeant Ryker

    Sergeant Ryker

  • Pork Chop Hill

    Pork Chop Hill

  • The Secret War of Harry Frigg

    The Secret War of Harry Frigg

  • The Lloyd Bridges Show

    The Lloyd Bridges Show

  • Hexed

    Hexed

  • Ghostbreakers

    Ghostbreakers

  • The End

    The End

  • The Jesse Owens Story

    The Jesse Owens Story

  • The Ropers

    The Ropers

  • The Aquanauts

    The Aquanauts

  • C.H.U.D. II: Bud the Chud

    C.H.U.D. II: Bud the Chud

  • Inherit the Wind

    Inherit the Wind

  • Stripped to Kill

    Stripped to Kill

  • Playwrights '56

    Playwrights '56

  • The Destiny of Marty Fine

    The Destiny of Marty Fine

  • Something a Little Less Serious: A Tribute to 'It's a Mad Mad Mad Mad World'

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

  • Fitzwilly

    Fitzwilly

  • Airport 1975

    Airport 1975

  • The Tom Ewell Show

    The Tom Ewell Show

  • Pat Boone and Family: A Christmas Special

    Pat Boone and Family: A Christmas Special

  • For the Boys

    For the Boys

  • Three's a Crowd

    Three's a Crowd

  • The Stone Killer

    The Stone Killer

  • Teachers Only

    Teachers Only

  • On the Right Track

    On the Right Track

  • The Hanged Man

    The Hanged Man

  • Hallmark Hall of Fame

    Hallmark Hall of Fame

  • Transylvania 6-5000

    Transylvania 6-5000

  • The Young Warriors

    The Young Warriors

  • Underground Entertainment: The Movie

    Underground Entertainment: The Movie

  • Guardian of the Wilderness

    Guardian of the Wilderness

  • Murphy's Law

    Murphy's Law

  • Quick, Before It Melts

    Quick, Before It Melts

  • For the Love of It

    For the Love of It

  • Magic with the Stars

    Magic with the Stars

  • Don't Ask Me, Ask God

    Don't Ask Me, Ask God

  • Thursday's Game

    Thursday's Game

  • The Young Runaways

    The Young Runaways

  • The Naked Truth

    The Naked Truth

  • The Rat Race

    The Rat Race

  • With Friends Like These...

    With Friends Like These...

  • Twelve Angry Men

    Twelve Angry Men

  • The Tab Hunter Show

    The Tab Hunter Show

  • You're Driving Me Crazy

    You're Driving Me Crazy

  • Family Reunion: A Relative Nightmare

    Family Reunion: A Relative Nightmare

  • E! True Hollywood Story

    E! True Hollywood Story

  • Needles and Pins

    Needles and Pins

  • Fay

    Fay

  • This Year's Blonde

    This Year's Blonde

  • Stanley

    Stanley

  • The Violators

    The Violators

  • Richie Brockelman: The Missing 24 Hours

    Richie Brockelman: The Missing 24 Hours