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Norman Fell(1924-1998)

  • Actor
  • Soundtrack
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2346-1  NORMAN FELL CIRCA 1962
Home Video Trailer from 20th Century Fox
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The Boneyard (1991)
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Norman Fell was born in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania in 1924. He 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). His best known TV role was that of Stanley Roper, the landlord in the very popular Three's Company (1976), which debuted in 1977, and its short lived spin-off, The Ropers (1979).

Norman Fell died at the Motion Picture and Television Fund's retirement home in Woodland Hills CA, aged 74, survived by two daughters.
BornMarch 24, 1924
DiedDecember 14, 1998(74)
BornMarch 24, 1924
DiedDecember 14, 1998(74)
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  • Nominated for 1 Primetime Emmy
    • 1 win & 2 nominations total

Photos78

Téa Leoni and Norman Fell in The Naked Truth (1995)
Norman Fell in McCloud (1970)
Norman Fell and Dennis Weaver in McCloud (1970)
Norman Fell, Lynn Redgrave, Brian Robbins, and Donna Wilkes in Teachers Only (1982)
Norman Fell, Lynn Redgrave, Jean Smart, and Teresa Ganzel in Teachers Only (1982)
Norman Fell, Lynn Redgrave, Tim Reid, Jean Smart, Joel Brooks, Teresa Ganzel, and Steve Ryan in Teachers Only (1982)
Norman Fell and Bibi Osterwald in Teachers Only (1982)
Dustin Hoffman and Norman Fell in The Graduate (1967)
Alan Arkin, Anthony Perkins, Norman Fell, Jack Gilford, and Paula Prentiss in Catch-22 (1970)
Orson Welles, Martin Balsam, Norman Fell, Buck Henry, Bob Newhart, and Austin Pendleton in Catch-22 (1970)
Dustin Hoffman, Richard Dreyfuss, and Norman Fell in The Graduate (1967)
Norman Fell in The Killers (1964)

Known for

John Ritter, Suzanne Somers, and Joyce DeWitt in Three's Company (1976)
Three's Company
7.5
TV Series
  • Stanley Roper
  • George Roper
Steve McQueen in Bullitt (1968)
Bullitt
7.4
  • Captain Baker
  • 1968
Dustin Hoffman and Anne Bancroft in The Graduate (1967)
The Graduate
8.0
  • Mr. McCleery
  • 1967
Inherit the Wind (1960)
Inherit the Wind
8.1
  • WGN Radio Technician
  • 1960

Credits

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Actor

  • Life with Louie (1994)
    Life with Louie
    • Vic (voice)
    • TV Series
    • 1998
  • Ellen DeGeneres, Joely Fisher, and Clea Lewis in Ellen (1994)
    Ellen
    • Mr. Roper (uncredited)
    • TV Series
    • 1997
  • Téa Leoni in The Naked Truth (1995)
    The Naked Truth
    • Norman Fell
    • TV Series
    • 1997
  • Beach House (1996)
    Beach House
    • Landlord
    • 1996
  • The Destiny of Marty Fine (1996)
    The Destiny of Marty Fine
    • Daryl
    • 1996
  • Melissa Joan Hart and Jason Marsden in Family Reunion: A Relative Nightmare (1995)
    Family Reunion: A Relative Nightmare
    • Grandpa Joe Dooley
    • TV Movie
    • 1995
  • Will Smith in The Fresh Prince of Bel-Air (1990)
    The Fresh Prince of Bel-Air
    • The Landlord
    • TV Series
    • 1994
  • Téa Leoni and Corey Parker in Flying Blind (1992)
    Flying Blind
    • Employer #2
    • TV Series
    • 1993
  • Hexed (1993)
    Hexed
    • Herschel Levine
    • 1993
  • Janeane Garofalo, Ben Stiller, Andy Dick, and Bob Odenkirk in The Ben Stiller Show (1992)
    The Ben Stiller Show
    • Norman Fell
    • TV Series
    • 1992
  • Robert Caso in The Naked Truth (1992)
    The Naked Truth
    • The Dentist
    • 1992
  • Bette Midler and James Caan in For the Boys (1991)
    For the Boys
    • Sam Schiff
    • 1991
  • The Boneyard (1991)
    The Boneyard
    • Shepard
    • 1991
  • With Friends Like These... (1991)
    With Friends Like These...
    • Narrator (voice)
    • Video
    • 1991
  • You're Driving Me Crazy (1990)
    You're Driving Me Crazy
    • Doctor 'F'
    • 1990

Soundtrack

  • Gary Lockwood in The Lieutenant (1963)
    The Lieutenant
    • performer: "How About You" (uncredited)
    • TV Series
    • 1963

Videos6

The Graduate: 50th Anniversary
Clip 1:29
The Graduate: 50th Anniversary
The Graduate: 50th Anniversary
Clip 1:09
The Graduate: 50th Anniversary
The Graduate: 50th Anniversary
Clip 1:32
The Graduate: 50th Anniversary
Trailer
Trailer 1:11
Trailer
Trailer
Trailer 0:51
Trailer
The Boneyard
Trailer 2:44
The Boneyard

Personal details

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  • Alternative name
    • Norman Feld
  • Height
    • 5′ 9″ (1.75 m)
  • Born
    • March 24, 1924
    • Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, USA
  • Died
    • December 14, 1998
    • Woodland Hills, Los Angeles, California, USA(bone marrow cancer)
  • Spouses
      Karen WeingardOctober 12, 1975 - 1995 (divorced, 1 child)
  • Children
      Kasey
  • Publicity listings
    • 1 Portrayal
    • 1 Interview

Did you know

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  • Trivia
    Was believed to have had a long, bitter and acrimonious feud with actor Jack Klugman that lasted over 40 years. However, it was later revealed that the feud was a hoax and the two actors were actually friends who grew up in the Philadelphia area.
  • Quotes
    I enjoyed acting and marveled that one could get paid for doing it.

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