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Norman Fell (1924–1998)


Born in 1924, Norman Fell studied acting in New York City. He moved to Hollywood in 1958, appeared in four television series and more than 20 made-for-TV movies, but he was best known as Mr. Roper on the hit series Three's Company - a role that won him a Golden Globe for Best Supporting Actor. Diagnosed with cancer, Norman Fell was 74 when he died on December 13, 1998. See full bio »

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Filmography

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1998 Life with Louie (TV series)
Vic
Blinded by Love (1998) … Vic (voice)
 
1998 Beach House
Landlord
 
1997 Ellen (TV series)
Mr. Roper
Roommates (1997) … Mr. Roper (uncredited)
 
1995 Family Reunion: A Relative Nightmare (TV movie)
Grandpa Joe Dooley
 
1994 The Fresh Prince of Bel-Air (TV series)
The Landlord
What's Will Got to Do with It? (1994) … The Landlord
 
1993 Flying Blind (TV series)
Employer #2
Panic in Neil's Park (1993) … Employer #2
 
1993 Hexed
Herschel Levine
 
1991 For the Boys
Sam Schiff
 
1991 The Boneyard
Shepard
 
1991 With Friends Like These... (video)
Narrator (voice)
 
1990 1st & Ten: The Championship (TV series)
Artie
If I Didn't Play Football (1990) … Artie
 
1990 Good Grief (TV series)
Slezar
The Good, the Bad and the Mariachis (1990) … Slezar
 
1990 You're Driving Me Crazy
Doctor 'F'
 
1989 The Super Mario Bros. Super Show! (TV series)
Fred Van Winkle / Ted Bull
Texas Tea/The Trojan Koopa (1989) … Ted Bull
 
1988-1989 The Boys (TV series)
Dave
Friars' Club (1989) … Dave
Labor Day (1989) … Dave
Some Don't Like It Hot (1989) … Dave
Gene's Problem (1988) … Dave
 
1989 Hooperman (TV series)
Pete Cosgrove, Ventriloquist
Dog Day Afternoon, Morning and Night (1989) … Pete Cosgrove, Ventriloquist
 
1988 The Munsters Today (TV series)
Mr. Maurice
Designing Munsters (1988) … Mr. Maurice
 
1985-1988 Murder, She Wrote (TV series)
Lt. Rupp / Vince Shackman
Just Another Fish Story (1988) … Lt. Rupp
Dead Heat (1985) … Vince Shackman
 
1987 Sledge Hammer! (TV series)
Doctor
 
1987 Out of This World (TV series)
Dr. Hauser
The Nightmare (1987) … Dr. Hauser
 
1987 Matlock (TV series)
Dr. Norman Radburn
The Doctors (1987) … Dr. Norman Radburn
 
1987 Stripped to Kill
Ray
 
1987 Magnum, P.I. (TV series)
David Albertson
Solo Flight (1987) … David Albertson
 
1986 The Twilight Zone (TV series)
Eddie O'Hara
The Convict's Piano (1986) … Eddie O'Hara
 
1985-1986 Crazy Like a Fox (TV series)
A Fox at the Races (1986)
 
1986 Webster (TV series)
Charlie
Almost Home (1986) … Charlie
 
1985 Simon & Simon (TV series)
Leo Nyquist
Facets (1985) … Leo Nyquist
 
1985 Transylvania 6-5000
Mac Turner
 
1984 The Jesse Owens Story (TV movie)
Marty Forkins
 
1984 Don't Ask Me, Ask God (TV movie)
Jonesey
 
1982-1983 Teachers Only (TV series)
Ben Cooper
Loss of Innocence (1983) … Ben Cooper
Leather and Lace (1983) … Ben Cooper
Beetlemania (1983) … Ben Cooper
 
1983 Uncommon Valor (TV movie)
Garvin
 
1982 Matt Houston (TV series)
Herman Burnham
Joey's Here (1982) … Herman Burnham
 
1981 Paternity
Larry
 
1981 Heartbreak High
Jack McGuire
 
1976-1981 Three's Company (TV series)
Stanley Roper / George Roper
Triangle Troubles (1979) … Stanley Roper (credit only)
Jack Moves Out (1979) … Stanley Roper (credit only)
The Bake-Off (1979) … Stanley Roper
 
1981 On the Right Track
The Mayor
 
1980 For the Love of It (TV movie)
Hall
 
1980 This Year's Blonde (TV movie)
Pat Toledo
 
1979-1980 The Ropers (TV series)
Stanley Roper
Mother's Wake (1980) … Stanley Roper
Old Flames (1980) … Stanley Roper
 
1980 Getting There (TV short)
Jim
 
1980 Dan August: Murder, My Friend (TV movie)
Charles Wilentz
 
1980 Dan August: The Jealousy Factor (TV movie)
Sergeant Charles Wilentz
 
1980 Dan August: Once Is Never Enough (TV movie)
Sergeant Charles Wilentz
 
1979 Roots: The Next Generations (TV mini-series)
Bernie Raymond
Episode #1.7 (1979) … Bernie Raymond
 
1978 The Love Boat (TV series)
Bill McCoy
Rocky/Julie's Dilemma/Who's Who? (1978) … Bill McCoy
 
1978 The End
Dr. Samuel Krugman
 
1978 Rabbit Test
Segoynia's Father
 
1977 Charlie's Angels (TV series)
Sammy Telford
Angels in Paradise (1977) … Sammy Telford
 
1974-1977 Police Story (TV series)
Lieutenant Alfred Thornwood / Sgt. Dell
One of Our Cops Is Crazy (1977) … Lieutenant Alfred Thornwood
Wolf (1974) … Sgt. Dell
 
1976 Executive Suite (TV series)
Bernie
Re: The Sounds of Silence (1976) … Bernie
 
1976 Switch (TV series)
Marty
Gaffing the Skim (1976) … Marty
 
1976 The Streets of San Francisco (TV series)
Juror
The Thrill Killers: Part 2 (1976) … Juror
The Thrill Killers: Part 1 (1976) … Juror
 
1976 The Bionic Woman (TV series)
Milt Bigelow
In This Corner, Jaime Sommers (1976) … Milt Bigelow
 
1976 Risko (TV movie)
Max
 
1976 Rich Man, Poor Man (TV mini-series)
Smitty
Part V: Chapter 7 (1976) … Smitty
Part IV: Chapter 6 (1976) … Smitty
Part III: Chapter 5 (1976) … Smitty
 
1976 Ellery Queen (TV series)
Errol Keyes
 
1976 The Blue Knight (TV series)
Breslin
Point of View (1976) … Breslin
 
1975 Starsky and Hutch (TV series)
Sammy Grovner
Shootout (1975) … Sammy Grovner
 
1975 Cannon (TV series)
Police Lieutenant
The Games Children Play (1975) … Police Lieutenant
 
1975 Fay (TV series)
 
1975 Rhoda (TV series)
Dr. Gerber / Dr. Henry Gerber
Ida's Doctor (1975) … Dr. Gerber
Chest Pains (1975) … Dr. Henry Gerber
 
1975 Lucas Tanner (TV series)
Abe Lydecker
The Noise of a Quiet Weekend (1975) … Abe Lydecker
 
1975 McMillan & Wife (TV series)
Allan Kovacs
Love, Honor and Swindle (1975) … Allan Kovacs
 
1975 Death Stalk (TV movie)
Frank Cody
 
1974 Airport 1975
Bill
 
1974 Thursday's Game (TV movie)
Melvin Leonard
 
1974 Medical Center (TV series)
Frank
The World's Balloon (1974) … Frank
 
1973-1974 Needles and Pins (TV series)
Nathan Davidson
Charlie's Ego Trip (1974) … Nathan Davidson
King for a Day (1974) … Nathan Davidson
No Way to Treat a Relative (1974) … Nathan Davidson
With Such Enemies (1974) … Nathan Davidson
A Girl Has a Right (1973) … Nathan Davidson
 
1973 Griff (TV series)
Hammerlock (1973)
 
1973 The Stone Killer
Les Daniels
 
1973 Going Places (TV short)
Mr. Shaw
 
1973 Marcus Welby, M.D. (TV series)
George
Catch a Ring That Isn't There (1973) … George
 
1972 McCloud (TV series)
Lt. Ed Feldman
The Park Avenue Rustlers (1972) … Lt. Ed Feldman
 
1972 The Heist (TV movie)
Pat Dillon
 
1969-1972 Love, American Style (TV series)
Jack 'J.K.' Lewis (segment "Love and the Good Deal") / Ralph Albertson (segment "Love and the Clinic")
Love and the Big Leap/Love and the Former Marriage/Love and the Good Deal (1969) … Jack 'J.K.' Lewis (segment "Love and the Good Deal")
 
1972 O'Hara, U.S. Treasury (TV series)
Leo Walsh
Operation: Smokescreen (1972) … Leo Walsh
 
1971 The Good Life (TV series)
Randolph
The Wrecked Butler (1971) … Randolph
 
1971 The Partridge Family (TV series)
Mr. Bruner
The Undergraduate (1971) … Mr. Bruner
 
1970-1971 Dan August (TV series)
Charles Wilentz / Sgt. Charles Wilentz / Sergeant Charles Wilentz / …
The Assassin (1971) … Det. Sgt. Charles Wilentz
Prognosis: Homicide (1971) … Sgt. Charles Wilentz
Days of Rage (1971) … Charles Wilentz
The Meal Ticket (1971) … Sgt. Charles Wilentz
The Manufactured Man (1971) … Charles Wilentz
 
1970 The Boatniks
Max
 
1969 Three's a Crowd (TV movie)
Norman - Elevator Operator
 
1967-1969 Ironside (TV series)
Capt. Lauren / Lt. Haines
Seeing Is Believing (1969) … Lt. Haines
An Inside Job (1967) … Capt. Lauren
 
1969 The Name of the Game (TV series)
Winston Polk
A Hard Case of the Blues (1969) … Winston Polk
 
1965-1969 The F.B.I. (TV series)
Ken Haney / Ted Cullinan / Victor Green
The Catalyst (1969) … Victor Green
The Mercenary (1968) … Ken Haney
All the Streets Are Silent (1965) … Ted Cullinan
 
1968 Judd for the Defense (TV series)
Harry Green
The Sound of the Plastic Axe (1968) … Harry Green
 
1968 Bullitt
Captain Baker
 
1968 The Young Runaways
Mr. Donford
 
1968 Sergeant Ryker
Sgt. Max Winkler
 
1968 The Secret War of Harry Frigg
Capt. Stanley
 
1968 That Girl (TV series)
Bernard Paperny
Sixty-Five on the Aisle (1968) … Bernard Paperny
 
1967 Fitzwilly
Oberblatz
 
1967 Mannix (TV series)
Daniel Brewer
Coffin for a Clown (1967) … Daniel Brewer
 
1967 I Spy (TV series)
Karim
The Medarra Block (1967) … Karim
 
1967 Ghostbreakers (TV movie)
Lieutenant P.J. Hartunain
 
1967 The Young Warriors
Sergeant Wadley
 
1967 The Invaders (TV series)
Neal Taft
The Betrayed (1967) … Neal Taft
 
1966-1967 Insight (TV series)
Attendant
A Funny Thing Happened on the Way (1967) … Attendant
Snow in Summer (1966)
 
1966 Bewitched (TV series)
Dr. Freud
 
1966 Bob Hope Presents the Chrysler Theatre (TV series)
Eddie Carr
Dear Deductible (1966) … Eddie Carr
 
1964-1966 12 O'Clock High (TV series)
Lt. Canello / Maj. Praeger
The All-American (1966) … Maj. Praeger
An Act of War (1964) … Lt. Canello
 
1966 A Man Called Shenandoah (TV series)
Captain Arnold Dudley
Muted Fifes, Muffled Drums (1966) … Captain Arnold Dudley
 
1966 The Man from U.N.C.L.E. (TV series)
Mark Slate
 
1966 The Wild Wild West (TV series)
Jeremiah Ratch
The Night of the Whirring Death (1966) … Jeremiah Ratch
 
1965 The Fugitive (TV series)
Lieutenant Cermak / Lieutenant Green
Stranger in the Mirror (1965) … Lieutenant Green
May God Have Mercy (1965) … Lieutenant Cermak
 
1965 Dr. Kildare (TV series)
Arnold Vitnack / Dr. Keith Myers
Going Home (1965) … Arnold Vitnack
A Reverence for Life (1965) … Dr. Keith Myers
 
1965 The Trials of O'Brien (TV series)
Mickey the Miser
How Do You Get to Carnegie Hall? (1965) … Mickey the Miser
 
1965 Mr. Novak (TV series)
Barney Sanders
And Then I Wrote... (1965) … Barney Sanders
 
1964-1965 Ben Casey (TV series)
Arnold Halbert / Manny Berger
Where Does the Boomerang Go? (1965) … Manny Berger
 
1964 The Hanged Man (TV movie)
Gaylord Grebb
 
1964 Quick Before It Melts
George Snell
 
1964 The Killers
Mickey Farmer
 
1964 Suspense (TV series)
the Reporter
I, Bradford Charles (1964) … the Reporter
 
1964 The Defenders (TV series)
George Capp
Moment of Truth (1964) … George Capp
 
1963 The Alfred Hitchcock Hour (TV series)
Al Norman
The Dividing Wall (1963) … Al Norman
 
1963 East Side/West Side (TV series)
Eddie Best
Not Bad for Openers (1963) … Eddie Best
 
1963 Kraft Suspense Theatre (TV series)
Sgt. Max Winkler
The Case Against Paul Ryker: Part 2 (1963) … Sgt. Max Winkler
The Case Against Paul Ryker: Part 1 (1963) … Sgt. Max Winkler
 
1963 The Lieutenant (TV series)
Jerry Belman
Cool of the Evening (1963) … Jerry Belman
 
1963 Kraft Mystery Theater (TV series)
Go Look at Roses (1963)
 
1963 PT 109
Edmund Drewitch
 
1963 The Dick Powell Theatre (TV series)
Dr. Joseph Greer
The Last of the Big Spenders (1963) … Dr. Joseph Greer
 
1963 The Lloyd Bridges Show (TV series)
Mel Baxter / Piggy
The Sheridan Square (1963) … Mel Baxter
Gym in January (1963) … Piggy
 
1963 The Eleventh Hour (TV series)
Lionel
Five Moments Out of Time (1963) … Lionel
 
1962 Sam Benedict (TV series)
Alex McConnell
Where There's a Will (1962) … Alex McConnell
 
1961-1962 87th Precinct (TV series)
Det. Meyer Meyer
Girl in the Case (1962) … Det. Meyer Meyer (unconfirmed)
Ramon (1962) … Det. Meyer Meyer
 
1961 Cain's Hundred (TV series)
Driscoll
Cain's Final Judgment (1961) … Driscoll
 
1961 Checkmate (TV series)
Shep Stryker
Hot Wind on a Cold Town (1961) … Shep Stryker
 
1961 The Many Loves of Dobie Gillis (TV series)
Dr. Call
Be It Ever So Humble (1961) … Dr. Call
 
1961 The Aquanauts (TV series)
Oliver Pappas
The Rainbow Adventure (1961) … Oliver Pappas
 
1961 Peter Gunn (TV series)
Danny Carmichael
A Kill and a Half (1961) … Danny Carmichael
 
1961 The Tab Hunter Show (TV series)
Emory Farnsworth
Me and My Shadow (1961) … Emory Farnsworth
 
1961 The Law and Mr. Jones (TV series)
Fred Cook
Lethal Weapons (1961) … Fred Cook
 
1960 The Tom Ewell Show (TV series)
Salesmanship Lesson (1960)
 
1960 The Untouchables (TV series)
Reiner - Accountant
The Rusty Heller Story (1960) … Reiner - Accountant
 
1960 Ocean's Eleven
Peter Rheimer
 
1960 The Rat Race
Telephone Repairman
 
1960 Perry Mason (TV series)
Caspar Pedley
The Case of the Mythical Monkeys (1960) … Caspar Pedley
 
1960 Johnny Staccato (TV series)
Bill Lentz
The Man in the Pit (1960) … Bill Lentz
 
1959 Sunday Showcase (TV series)
Sammy's Brother
What Makes Sammy Run?: Part 2 (1959) … Sammy's Brother
What Makes Sammy Run?: Part 1 (1959) … Sammy's Brother
 
1959 Pork Chop Hill
Sgt. Coleman
 
1959 Ah, Wilderness! (TV movie)
Wint Selby (as Norman Feld)
 
1957 The Violators
Ray (as Norman Feld)
 
1956 The United States Steel Hour (TV series)
Detective
Hunted (1956) … Detective (as Norman Feld)
 
1956 Joe & Mabel (TV series)
Mike
 
1956 Playwrights '56 (TV series)
Nick Zervas
Nick and Letty (1956) … Nick Zervas (as Norman Feld)
 
1956 Star Tonight (TV series)
Sharp
Faith and Patience (1956) … Sharp (as Norman Feld)
 
1956 The Alcoa Hour (TV series)
Marvie
Finkle's Comet (1956) … Marvie (as Norman Feld)
 
1954 The Elgin Hour (TV series)
Morton
Hearts and Hollywood (1954) … Morton (as Norman Feld)
 
1954 Studio One in Hollywood (TV series)
Juror #1
Twelve Angry Men (1954) … Juror #1 (as Norman Feld)
 
1954 Goodyear Playhouse (TV series)
The Huntress (1954)
 
Show ShowThanks (1 title)
1993 Flying Blind (TV series) (special thanks - 1 episode)
Panic in Neil's Park (1993) (special thanks)
 
Show ShowSelf (19 titles)
1998 E! True Hollywood Story (TV series documentary)
Himself
Three's Company (1998) … Himself
 
1997 The Naked Truth (TV series)
Himself
Bully for Dave (1997) … Himself
 
1994 MTV Fifth Annual Rock n' Jock Softball Challenge (TV special)
Homeboy's Coach
 
1992 The Ben Stiller Show (TV series)
Himself
With Bobcat Goldthwait (1992) … Himself
 
1987 Win, Lose or Draw (TV series)
Himself - Series Regular
Episode dated 2 October 1987 (1987) … Himself - Series Regular
 
1986 It's Garry Shandling's Show. (TV series)
Himself
The Graduate (1986) … Himself
 
1982 Magic with the Stars (TV special)
Himself
 
1978-1982 Family Feud (TV series)
Himself
Heroes vs. Villains 1 (1982) … Himself
The Ropers vs. Angie (1979) … Himself
Three's Company vs. Love Boat (1978) … Himself
Soap vs. Three's Company … Himself
 
1981 The Alan Thicke Show (TV series)
Himself
Episode dated 13 March 1981 (1981) … Himself
 
1979 The 31st Annual Emmy Awards (TV special)
Himself - Presenter: Best Supporting Actress/Actor in a Limited Series or a Special
 
1977-1979 The Alan Hamel Show (TV series)
Himself
Episode dated 3 April 1979 (1979) … Himself
Episode dated 4 October 1977 (1977) … Himself
 
1979 Good Morning America (TV series)
Himself
Episode dated 12 March 1979 (1979) … Himself
 
1979 The 36th Annual Golden Globes Awards (TV movie)
Himself - Winner: Best Actor in a Supporting Role in a TV-Series
 
1973-1978 The Hollywood Squares (TV series)
Guest Appearance
Episode dated 7 August 1978 (1978) … Guest Appearance
Episode dated 10 April 1978 (1978) … Guest Appearance
Episode dated 6 February 1978 (1978) … Guest Appearance
Episode dated 22 October 1973 (1973) … Guest Appearance
 
1978 ABC's Silver Anniversary Celebration (TV movie)
Himself
 
1974-1977 The Tonight Show Starring Johnny Carson (TV series)
Himself
Episode dated 27 October 1977 (1977) … Himself
Episode dated 24 September 1976 (1976) … Himself
Episode dated 23 December 1974 (1974) … Himself
 
1977 All-Star Family Feud Special (TV series)
Himself (for "Three's Company")
 
1976 Celebrity Sweepstakes (TV series)
Himself
Episode dated 13 September 1976 (1976) … Himself
 
Show ShowArchive Footage (7 titles)
2002 On Stage at the Kennedy Center: The Mark Twain Prize (TV movie)
1st Sgt. Towser ("Catch 22") (uncredited)
 
1999 The 71st Annual Academy Awards (TV special)
Himself - Memorial Tribute
 
1999 The 51st Annual Primetime Emmy Awards (TV special)
Himself - Memorial Tribute
 
1984 TV's Funniest Game Show Moments (TV special)
Himself
 
1982 Three's Company (TV series)
 

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Alternate Names:

Norman Feld

Height:

5' 9" (1.75 m)
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Personal Quote:

[interview in Prevu magazine, #13, 4/88] This hook nose and crab meister attitude has gotten me every job I've ever had. And more divorces than I care to remember. See more »

Trivia:

1946 graduate of Temple University. See more »

Star Sign:

Aries