Rolfe Sedan

Personal Info

Known For

Acting

Known Credits

151

Gender

Male

Birthday

1896-01-20

Day of death

1982-09-15 (86 years old)

Place of Birth

New York City, New York, USA

Rolfe Sedan

Biography

From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia Rolfe Sedan (January 20, 1896 – September 15, 1982) was an American character actor, best known for appearing in bit parts, often uncredited, usually portraying clerks, train conductors, postmen, cooks, waiters etc. He began his career in show business as a nightclub and vaudeville performer and began acting in East Coast theatre. Sedan debuted on Broadway in 1916 and appeared in his first motion picture for Metro Pictures Corporation in 1921. He became a prolific character actor and is probably best remembered by movie buffs as the hotel manager in Ninotchka (1939) starring Greta Garbo. Around the same time, he appeared in an uncredited role as the Emerald City's Balloon Ascensionist in The Wizard of Oz (1939). He returned to Broadway, performing in several different shows during the first half of the 1940s and in the 1950s began a sequence of guest roles in television series such as The Jack Benny Show. His most frequent TV work came from recurring roles as put-upon mail carriers (25 episodes as Mr. Beasley on The George Burns and Gracie Allen Show; 4 episodes as Mr. Briggs on The Addams Family). He was also seen as the train conductor in the film Young Frankenstein (1974). Rolfe Sedan remained active throughout a career that spanned more than six decades.

Known For

  • The Alfred Hitchcock Hour

    The Alfred Hitchcock Hour

  • Combat!

    Combat!

  • The Addams Family

    The Addams Family

  • The Addams Family

    The Addams Family

  • The Lucy Show

    The Lucy Show

  • I Love Lucy

    I Love Lucy

  • Petticoat Junction

    Petticoat Junction

  • Adventures in Paradise

    Adventures in Paradise

  • My Three Sons

    My Three Sons

  • Matinee Theater

    Matinee Theater

  • One Step Beyond

    One Step Beyond

  • The Adventures of Wild Bill Hickok

    The Adventures of Wild Bill Hickok

  • Adventures of Superman

    Adventures of Superman

  • December Bride

    December Bride

  • The Streets of San Francisco

    The Streets of San Francisco

  • Shall We Dance

    Shall We Dance

  • Café Metropole

    Café Metropole

  • Sneak Easily

    Sneak Easily

  • Back Street

    Back Street

  • 77 Sunset Strip

    77 Sunset Strip

  • Toot Sweet!

    Toot Sweet!

  • Ninotchka

    Ninotchka

  • Mister Ed

    Mister Ed

  • Bachelor Bait

    Bachelor Bait

  • Florian

    Florian

  • Stingaree

    Stingaree

  • Blondie Johnson

    Blondie Johnson

  • Transgression

    Transgression

  • Young Frankenstein

    Young Frankenstein

  • That Uncertain Feeling

    That Uncertain Feeling

  • Hired Wife

    Hired Wife

  • Telephone Time

    Telephone Time

  • This Is the Night

    This Is the Night

  • Rain or Shine

    Rain or Shine

  • The Match King

    The Match King

  • Party Girl

    Party Girl

  • Gentlemen Prefer Blondes

    Gentlemen Prefer Blondes

  • Law of the Tropics

    Law of the Tropics

  • Mad Love

    Mad Love

  • Finn and Hattie

    Finn and Hattie

  • Love Me Tonight

    Love Me Tonight

  • Movie Night

    Movie Night

  • Leaping Love

    Leaping Love

  • The World's Greatest Lover

    The World's Greatest Lover

  • Mama Behave

    Mama Behave

  • Merry-Go-Round

    Merry-Go-Round

  • Three Women

    Three Women

  • Double Whoopee

    Double Whoopee

  • Pete and Gladys

    Pete and Gladys

  • Bromo and Juliet

    Bromo and Juliet

  • Sporting Youth

    Sporting Youth

  • Hey, Jeannie!

    Hey, Jeannie!

  • Romance

    Romance

  • Kid Boots

    Kid Boots

  • It's a Great Life

    It's a Great Life

  • Ship Cafe

    Ship Cafe

  • Red-Headed Woman

    Red-Headed Woman

  • In Conference

    In Conference

  • My Wife's an Angel

    My Wife's an Angel

  • Letter to Loretta

    Letter to Loretta

  • Letter to Loretta

    Letter to Loretta

  • The Man Called X

    The Man Called X

  • Show People

    Show People

  • Mantrap

    Mantrap

  • Show Girl in Hollywood

    Show Girl in Hollywood

  • Slightly Scarlet

    Slightly Scarlet

  • Gang Busters

    Gang Busters

  • Bluebeard's 8th Wife

    Bluebeard's 8th Wife

  • Stars Over Broadway

    Stars Over Broadway

  • A Night at the Opera

    A Night at the Opera

  • The Thin Man

    The Thin Man

  • The Frisco Kid

    The Frisco Kid

  • My Old Dutch

    My Old Dutch

  • Design for Living

    Design for Living

  • City in Darkness

    City in Darkness

  • Trouble in Paradise

    Trouble in Paradise

  • Love and Glory

    Love and Glory

  • Bedtime Story

    Bedtime Story

  • Compassion

    Compassion

  • Kung Fu

    Kung Fu

  • The Story of Vernon and Irene Castle

    The Story of Vernon and Irene Castle

  • Seven Sinners

    Seven Sinners

  • The Iron Mask

    The Iron Mask

  • Paramount on Parade

    Paramount on Parade

  • Something to Live For

    Something to Live For

  • Now and Forever

    Now and Forever

  • Cocktail Hour

    Cocktail Hour

  • Monte Carlo

    Monte Carlo

  • Clear All Wires!

    Clear All Wires!

  • Smouldering Fires

    Smouldering Fires

  • Private Affairs

    Private Affairs

  • The Sin of Nora Moran

    The Sin of Nora Moran

  • Wake Me When the War Is Over

    Wake Me When the War Is Over

  • The Firefly

    The Firefly

  • The Accusing Finger

    The Accusing Finger

  • Man of the World

    Man of the World

  • Here Is My Heart

    Here Is My Heart

  • Letter of Introduction

    Letter of Introduction

  • Adventure in Sahara

    Adventure in Sahara

  • Phantom of the Rue Morgue

    Phantom of the Rue Morgue

  • How I Spent My Summer Vacation

    How I Spent My Summer Vacation

  • I'll Give a Million

    I'll Give a Million

  • Under the Big Top

    Under the Big Top

  • The Woman Between

    The Woman Between

  • Private Detective 62

    Private Detective 62

  • Broadway Gondolier

    Broadway Gondolier

  • The Love Trap

    The Love Trap

  • The Mad Whirl

    The Mad Whirl

  • Uncle Tom's Cabin

    Uncle Tom's Cabin

  • Swing High

    Swing High

  • Bardelys the Magnificent

    Bardelys the Magnificent

  • I Was an Adventuress

    I Was an Adventuress

  • Meet the Baron

    Meet the Baron

  • The Life of the Party

    The Life of the Party

  • The Nuisance

    The Nuisance

  • Central Park

    Central Park

  • Laurel & Hardy: Year Two

    Laurel & Hardy: Year Two

  • The Last Performance

    The Last Performance

  • On the Front Page

    On the Front Page

  • Devil on Deck

    Devil on Deck

  • Paris in Spring

    Paris in Spring

  • Making the Grade

    Making the Grade

  • Cross Country Cruise

    Cross Country Cruise

  • New Morals for Old

    New Morals for Old

  • Such Men Are Dangerous

    Such Men Are Dangerous

  • The Conquering Power

    The Conquering Power

  • Everything Happens at Night

    Everything Happens at Night

  • Carnival Lady

    Carnival Lady

  • Young Ideas

    Young Ideas

  • Jack Benny Christmas Shopping Show

    Jack Benny Christmas Shopping Show

  • Thundering Fleas

    Thundering Fleas

  • Sailor's Holiday

    Sailor's Holiday

  • Many Happy Returns

    Many Happy Returns

  • Smartest Girl in Town

    Smartest Girl in Town

  • Mush and Milk

    Mush and Milk

  • The Adorable Cheat

    The Adorable Cheat

  • Riley the Cop

    Riley the Cop

  • Sweethearts and Wives

    Sweethearts and Wives

  • Riley of the Rainbow Division

    Riley of the Rainbow Division

  • Arabian Tights

    Arabian Tights

  • Those Three French Girls

    Those Three French Girls

  • A Bell for Adano

    A Bell for Adano

  • Done in Oil

    Done in Oil

  • The Denver Dude

    The Denver Dude

  • California Straight Ahead

    California Straight Ahead

  • Surprise

    Surprise

  • Is Marriage the Bunk?

    Is Marriage the Bunk?

  • Jimmy's New Yacht

    Jimmy's New Yacht

  • Mighty Like a Moose

    Mighty Like a Moose

  • Laughing at Danger

    Laughing at Danger

  • The Dangerous Blonde

    The Dangerous Blonde