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.
Movies & TV Shows
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The Graduate (1967) — Mr. McCleery
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The Fresh Prince of Bel-Air (1990) — The Landlord
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Bullitt (1968) — Captain Baker
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Bewitched (1964)
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It's a Mad, Mad, Mad, Mad World (1963) — Detective at Grogan's Crash Site
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Inherit the Wind (1960) — WGN Radio Technician
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Murder, She Wrote (1984) — Vince Shackman
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Magnum, P.I. (1980) — David Albertson
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Ocean's Eleven (1960) — Peter Rheimer
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Catch-22 (1970) — First Sgt. Towser
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Airport 1975 (1974) — Bill
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Charley Varrick (1973) — Mr. Garfinkle
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The Bionic Woman (1976)
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The Twilight Zone (1985)
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Charlie's Angels (1976) — Sammy Telford
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The Killers (1964) — Mickey Farmer
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Starsky & Hutch (1975)
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The Love Boat (1977) — Bill McCoy
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Three's Company (1977) — Stanley Roper
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Sledge Hammer! (1986) — Doctor
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Transylvania 6-5000 (1985) — Mac Turner
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Perry Mason (1957) — Caspar Pedley
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Matlock (1986) — Norman Radburn
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The Streets of San Francisco (1972)
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The Stone Killer (1973) — Les Daniels
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Simon & Simon (1981) — Leo Nyquist
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The Super Mario Bros. Super Show! (1989)
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The Tonight Show Starring Johnny Carson (1962) — Self
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C.H.U.D. II: Bud the Chud (1989) — Tyler
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For the Boys (1991) — Sam Schiff
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The Alfred Hitchcock Hour (1962) — Al Norman
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The Wild Wild West (1965) — Jeremiah Ratch
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E! True Hollywood Story (1996)
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Pork Chop Hill (1959) — S/Sgt. Coleman
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The Man from U.N.C.L.E. (1964) — Mark Slate
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The End (1978) — Dr. Samuel Krugman
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Ironside (1967)
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The Fugitive (1963) — Lieutenant Ed Green
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The Invaders (1967) — Neal Taft
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Stripped to Kill (1987) — Ray