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