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
Ocean's Eleven
(1960)
Peter Rheimer
Bullitt
(1968)
Captain Baker
It's a Mad, Mad, Mad, Mad World
(1963)
Detective at Grogan's Crash Site
Airport 1975
(1974)
Bill
Inherit the Wind
(1960)
WGN Radio Technician
C.H.U.D. II: Bud the Chud
(1989)
Tyler
The Killers
(1964)
Mickey Farmer
Catch-22
(1970)
First Sgt. Towser
The Stone Killer
(1973)
Les Daniels
Charley Varrick
(1973)
Mr. Garfinkle
For the Boys
(1991)
Sam Schiff
PT 109
(1963)
Edmund Drewitch
The Secret War of Harry Frigg
(1968)
Captain Stanley
Pork Chop Hill
(1959)
S/Sgt. Coleman
The Rat Race
(1960)
Telephone Repairman
Full Filmography
Acting
Twelve Angry Men
(1954)
Juror #1 / Foreman
The Violators
(1957)
Ray
Pork Chop Hill
(1959)
S/Sgt. Coleman
What Makes Sammy Run?
(1959)
Sammy's Brother
Ocean's Eleven
(1960)
Peter Rheimer
The Rat Race
(1960)
Telephone Repairman
Inherit the Wind
(1960)
WGN Radio Technician
It's a Mad, Mad, Mad, Mad World
(1963)
Detective at Grogan's Crash Site
PT 109
(1963)
Edmund Drewitch
The Killers
(1964)
Mickey Farmer
The Hanged Man
(1964)
Gaylord Grebb
Quick, Before It Melts
(1965)
George Snell
The Graduate
(1967)
Mr. McCleery
Ghostbreakers
(1967)
Lieutenant P. J. Hartunain
Fitzwilly
(1967)
Oberblatz
Bullitt
(1968)
Captain Baker
The Young Runaways
(1968)
Mr. Donford
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
Airport 1975
(1974)
Bill
Thursday's Game
(1974)
Melvin Leonard
Cleopatra Jones and the Casino of Gold
(1975)
Stanly Nagel
Death Stalk
(1975)
Frank Cody
Guardian of the Wilderness
(1976)
Richie Brockelman: The Missing 24 Hours
(1976)
Mr. Brockelman
The End
(1978)
Dr. Samuel Krugman
Rabbit Test
(1978)
Segoynia's Father
Pat Boone and Family: A Christmas Special
(1979)
Himself
This Year's Blonde
(1980)
Pat Toledo
Dan August: Once Is Never Enough
(1980)
Sgt. Charles Wilentz
For the Love of It
(1980)
Hall
On the Right Track
(1981)
The Mayor
Paternity
(1981)
Larry
The Kinky Coaches and the Pom Pom Pussycats
(1981)
Jack McGuire
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
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