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
Bullitt
(1968)
Captain Baker
Airport 1975
(1974)
Bill
It's a Mad, Mad, Mad, Mad World
(1963)
Detective at Grogan's Crash Site
Ocean's Eleven
(1960)
Peter Rheimer
Catch-22
(1970)
First Sgt. Towser
Charley Varrick
(1973)
Mr. Garfinkle
PT 109
(1963)
Edmund Drewitch
Hexed
(1993)
Herschel Levine
Inherit the Wind
(1960)
WGN Radio Technician
The Killers
(1964)
Mickey Farmer
For the Boys
(1991)
Sam Schiff
Pork Chop Hill
(1959)
S/Sgt. Coleman
The Stone Killer
(1973)
Les Daniels
The Boneyard
(1991)
Shepard
The End
(1978)
Dr. Samuel Krugman
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
Inherit the Wind
(1960)
WGN Radio Technician
Ocean's Eleven
(1960)
Peter Rheimer
The Rat Race
(1960)
Telephone Repairman
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
Fitzwilly
(1967)
Oberblatz
The Graduate
(1967)
Mr. McCleery
Ghostbreakers
(1967)
Lieutenant P. J. Hartunain
The Young Runaways
(1968)
Mr. Donford
Bullitt
(1968)
Captain Baker
Sergeant Ryker
(1968)
Sgt. Max Winkler
The Secret War of Harry Frigg
(1968)
Captain Stanley
Three's a Crowd
(1969)
Norman, the Elevator Operator
If It's Tuesday, This Must Be Belgium
(1969)
Harve Blakely
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
Richie Brockelman: The Missing 24 Hours
(1976)
Mr. Brockelman
Guardian of the Wilderness
(1976)
Rabbit Test
(1978)
Segoynia's Father
The End
(1978)
Dr. Samuel Krugman
Pat Boone and Family: A Christmas Special
(1979)
Himself
Dan August: The Jealousy Factor
(1980)
Sgt. Charles Wilentz
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
Don't Ask Me, Ask God
(1984)
Jonesey
The Jesse Owens Story
(1984)
Marty Forkins
Transylvania 6-5000
(1985)
Mac Turner
Stripped to Kill
(1987)
Ray
C.H.U.D. II: Bud the Chud
(1989)
Tyler
The Boneyard
(1991)
Shepard
With Friends Like These...
(1991)
Narrator (voice)
Something a Little Less Serious: A Tribute to 'It's a Mad Mad Mad Mad World'
(1991)
Self
For the Boys
(1991)
Sam Schiff
You're Driving Me Crazy
(1991)
Doctor 'F'
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