Norman Fell
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
Acted in
E! True Hollywood Story
1996
The Destiny of Marty Fine
1996
as Daryl
The Naked Truth
1995
as Norman Fell
Family Reunion: A Relative Nightmare
1995
as Grandpa Joe Dooley
Hexed
1993
as Herschel Levine
The Naked Truth
1992
as The Dentist
The Ben Stiller Show
1992
For the Boys
1991
as Sam Schiff
The Boneyard
1991
as Shepard
You're Driving Me Crazy
1991
as Doctor 'F'
With Friends Like These...
1991
as Narrator (voice)
Something a Little Less Serious: A Tribute to 'It's a Mad Mad Mad Mad World'
1991
as Self
The Fresh Prince of Bel-Air
1990
as The Landlord
The Super Mario Bros. Super Show!
1989
The Super Mario Bros. Super Show!
1989
as Ted Bull
C.H.U.D. II: Bud the Chud
1989
as Tyler
Murphy's Law
1988
Stripped to Kill
1987
as Ray
Sledge Hammer!
1986
Matlock
1986
as Dr. Norman Radburn
Transylvania 6-5000
1985
as Mac Turner
The Twilight Zone
1985
Crazy like a Fox
1984
as Inspector Peyton
1st & Ten
1984
as Artie
Murder, She Wrote
1984
as Vince Shackman
Murder, She Wrote
1984
as Lt. Ralph Rupp
The Jesse Owens Story
1984
as Marty Forkins
Don't Ask Me, Ask God
1984
as Jonesey
Uncommon Valor
1983
as Garvin
Matt Houston
1982
Teachers Only
1982
as Principal Ben Cooper
Magic with the Stars
1982
Simon & Simon
1981
Paternity
1981
as Larry
The Kinky Coaches and the Pom Pom Pussycats
1981
as Jack McGuire
On the Right Track
1981
as The Mayor
Dan August: The Jealousy Factor
1980
as Sgt. Charles Wilentz
Magnum, P.I.
1980
For the Love of It
1980
as Hall
This Year's Blonde
1980
as Pat Toledo
Dan August: Once Is Never Enough
1980
as Sgt. Charles Wilentz
Pat Boone and Family: A Christmas Special
1979
as Himself
The Ropers
1979
as Stanley Roper
Roots: The Next Generations
1979
as Bernie Raymond
The End
1978
as Dr. Samuel Krugman
Rabbit Test
1978
as Segoynia's Father
The Love Boat
1977
as Bill McCoy
Three's Company
1977
as Stanley Roper
Guardian of the Wilderness
1976
Richie Brockelman: The Missing 24 Hours
1976
as Mr. Brockelman
Charlie's Angels
1976
as Sammy Telford
The Bionic Woman
1976
Ellery Queen
1975
Starsky & Hutch
1975
Switch
1975
as Marty
Fay
1975
Cleopatra Jones and the Casino of Gold
1975
as Stanly Nagel
Death Stalk
1975
as Frank Cody
Airport 1975
1974
as Bill
Rhoda
1974
Thursday's Game
1974
as Melvin Leonard
Needles and Pins
1973
as Nathan Davidson
Charley Varrick
1973
as Mr. Garfinkle
The Stone Killer
1973
as Les Daniels
Police Story
1973
The Heist
1972
as Pat Dillon
The Streets of San Francisco
1972
The Streets of San Francisco
1972
as Juror
McMillan and Wife
1971
as Allan Kovacs
Cannon
1971
Dan August
1970
as Sgt. Charles Wilentz
The Boatniks
1970
as Max
Catch-22
1970
as First Sgt. Towser
McCloud
1970
Three's a Crowd
1969
as Norman, the Elevator Operator
Love, American Style
1969
as Jack 'J.K.' Lewis
Medical Center
1969
If It's Tuesday, This Must Be Belgium
1969
as Harve Blakely
Bullitt
1968
as Captain Baker
The Name of the Game
1968
as Winston Polk
The Young Runaways
1968
as Mr. Donford
The Secret War of Harry Frigg
1968
as Captain Stanley
Sergeant Ryker
1968
as Sgt. Max Winkler
The Graduate
1967
as Mr. McCleery
Fitzwilly
1967
as Oberblatz
Mannix
1967
Ghostbreakers
1967
as Lieutenant P. J. Hartunain
Judd for the Defense
1967
Ironside
1967
The Invaders
1967
as Neal Taft
That Girl
1966
The F.B.I.
1965
as Ted Cullinan
The F.B.I.
1965
as Ken Haney
The F.B.I.
1965
as Victor Green
The Wild Wild West
1965
as Jeremiah Ratch
Quick, Before It Melts
1965
as George Snell
The Hanged Man
1964
as Gaylord Grebb
Bewitched
1964
The Killers
1964
as Mickey Farmer
It's a Mad, Mad, Mad, Mad World
1963
as Detective at Grogan's Crash Site
Kraft Suspense Theatre
1963
as Sgt. Max Winkler
Mr. Novak
1963
as Barney Sanders
The Fugitive
1963
as Lieutenant Cermak
The Fugitive
1963
as Lieutenant Ed Green
The Lieutenant
1963
PT 109
1963
as Edmund Drewitch
The Alfred Hitchcock Hour
1962
as Al Norman
Sam Benedict
1962
The Lloyd Bridges Show
1962
as Mel Baxter
Ben Casey
1961
Dr. Kildare
1961
as Dr. Keith Mayes
Dr. Kildare
1961
as Arnold Vitnack
87th Precinct
1961
as Detective Meyer Meyer
Cain's Hundred
1961
as Frank Driscoll
The Defenders
1961
as George Capp
The Tom Ewell Show
1960
The Tab Hunter Show
1960
The Aquanauts
1960
as Oliver Pappas
Ocean's Eleven
1960
as Peter Rheimer
The Rat Race
1960
as Telephone Repairman
Inherit the Wind
1960
as WGN Radio Technician
The Many Loves of Dobie Gillis
1959
What Makes Sammy Run?
1959
as Sammy's Brother
Johnny Staccato
1959
Pork Chop Hill
1959
as S/Sgt. Coleman
Peter Gunn
1958
The Violators
1957
as Ray
Perry Mason
1957
as Caspar Pedley
Stanley
1956
as Nick
Playwrights '56
1955
Twelve Angry Men
1954
as Juror #1 / Foreman
Hallmark Hall of Fame
1951
as Wint Selby
Studio One
1948
as Juror #1 / Foreman
Studio One
1948
as Jake