1924-03-24 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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The Destiny of Marty Fine | Daryl | 1996-03-16 |
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Family Reunion: A Relative Nightmare | Grandpa Joe Dooley | 1995-03-31 |
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Hexed | Herschel Levine | 1993-01-22 |
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The Naked Truth | The Dentist | 1992-09-29 |
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Something a Little Less Serious: A Tribute to 'It's a Mad Mad Mad Mad World' | Self | 1991-01-01 |
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You're Driving Me Crazy | Doctor 'F' | 1991-03-27 |
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The Boneyard | Shepard | 1991-06-12 |
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For the Boys | Sam Schiff | 1991-11-22 |
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With Friends Like These... | Narrator (voice) | 1991-03-27 |
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C.H.U.D. II: Bud the Chud | Tyler | 1989-05-05 |
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Stripped to Kill | Ray | 1987-03-20 |
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Transylvania 6-5000 | Mac Turner | 1985-11-08 |
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The Jesse Owens Story | Marty Forkins | 1984-07-09 |
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Don't Ask Me, Ask God | Jonesey | 1984-01-01 |
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Uncommon Valor | Garvin | 1983-01-22 |
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Magic with the Stars | 1982-01-17 | |
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On the Right Track | The Mayor | 1981-03-06 |
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Paternity | Larry | 1981-10-02 |
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The Kinky Coaches and the Pom Pom Pussycats | Jack McGuire | 1981-08-28 |
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For the Love of It | Hall | 1980-09-26 |
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Dan August: Once Is Never Enough | Sgt. Charles Wilentz | 1980-01-01 |
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Dan August: The Jealousy Factor | Sgt. Charles Wilentz | 1980-12-31 |
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This Year's Blonde | Pat Toledo | 1980-05-18 |
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Pat Boone and Family: A Christmas Special | Self | 1979-12-08 |
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The End | Dr. Samuel Krugman | 1978-05-10 |
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Rabbit Test | Segoynia's Father | 1978-04-09 |
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Guardian of the Wilderness | 1976-12-07 | |
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Richie Brockelman: The Missing 24 Hours | Mr. Brockelman | 1976-10-27 |
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Death Stalk | Frank Cody | 1975-01-21 |
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Cleopatra Jones and the Casino of Gold | Stanly Nagel | 1975-07-11 |
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Airport 1975 | Bill | 1974-10-18 |
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Thursday's Game | Melvin Leonard | 1974-04-14 |
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Charley Varrick | Mr. Garfinkle | 1973-09-19 |
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The Stone Killer | Les Daniels | 1973-08-08 |
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The Heist | Pat Dillon | 1972-11-29 |
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Catch-22 | First Sgt. Towser | 1970-06-24 |
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The Boatniks | Max | 1970-07-01 |
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Three's a Crowd | Norman, the Elevator Operator | 1969-12-02 |
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If It's Tuesday, This Must Be Belgium | Harve Blakely | 1969-04-24 |
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Sergeant Ryker | Sgt. Max Winkler | 1968-02-01 |
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The Young Runaways | Mr. Donford | 1968-09-11 |
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The Secret War of Harry Frigg | Captain Stanley | 1968-02-29 |
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Bullitt | Captain Baker | 1968-10-17 |
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Ghostbreakers | Lieutenant P. J. Hartunain | 1967-09-08 |
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Fitzwilly | Oberblatz | 1967-12-20 |
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The Young Warriors | Sgt. Wadley | 1967-02-03 |
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The Graduate | Mr. McCleery | 1967-12-21 |
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Quick, Before It Melts | George Snell | 1965-01-20 |
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The Killers | Mickey Farmer | 1964-07-07 |
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The Hanged Man | Gaylord Grebb | 1964-11-18 |
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PT 109 | Edmund Drewitch | 1963-06-26 |
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It's a Mad, Mad, Mad, Mad World | Detective at Grogan's Crash Site | 1963-11-07 |
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Inherit the Wind | WGN Radio Technician | 1960-07-07 |
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Ocean's Eleven | Peter Rheimer | 1960-08-10 |
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The Rat Race | Telephone Repairman | 1960-07-10 |
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What Makes Sammy Run? | Sammy's Brother | 1959-09-27 |
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Pork Chop Hill | S/Sgt. Coleman | 1959-05-29 |
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The Violators | Ray | 1957-11-30 |
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Twelve Angry Men | Juror #1 / Foreman | 1954-09-20 |