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Norman Fell

Norman Fell

Birthday: 1924-03-24 | Place of Birth: Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, USA

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

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Known For

Acting

Year
Title

Role

1993
Hexed

as    Herschel Levine

1991
The Boneyard

as    Shepard

1987
Stripped to Kill

as    Ray

1985
Transylvania 6-5000

as    Mac Turner

1984
The Jesse Owens Story

as    Marty Forkins

1982
Teachers Only

as    Principal Ben Cooper

1981
On the Right Track

as    The Mayor

1979
The Ropers

as    Stanley Roper

1978
The End

as    Dr. Samuel Krugman

1975
Death Stalk

as    Frank Cody

1975
1973
Charley Varrick

as    Mr. Garfinkle

1973
Needles and Pins

as    Nathan Davidson

1970
The Boatniks

as    Max

1968
Bullitt

as    Captain Baker

1968
Sergeant Ryker

as    Sgt. Max Winkler

1967
Ghostbreakers

as    Lieutenant P. J. Hartunain

1967
The Graduate

as    Mr. McCleery

1967
Fitzwilly

as    Oberblatz

1964
The Hanged Man

as    Gaylord Grebb

1964
The Killers

as    Mickey Farmer

1961
87th Precinct

as    Detective Meyer Meyer

1960
The Rat Race

as    Telephone Repairman

1959
Pork Chop Hill

as    S/Sgt. Coleman