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Rolfe Sedan (January 20, 1896 – September 15, 1982) was an American character actor, best known for appearing in bit parts, often uncredited, usually portraying clerks, train conductors, postmen, cooks, waiters etc. He began his career in show business as a nightclub and vaudeville performer and began acting in East Coast theatre. Sedan debuted on Broadway in 1916 and appeared in his first motion picture for Metro Pictures Corporation in 1921.
He became a prolific character actor and is probably best remembered by movie buffs as the hotel manager in Ninotchka (1939) starring Greta Garbo. Around the same time, he appeared in an uncredited role as the Emerald City's Balloon Ascensionist in The Wizard of Oz (1939). He returned to Broadway, performing in several different shows during the first half of the 1940s and in the 1950s began a sequence of guest roles in television series such as The Jack Benny Show. His most frequent TV work came from recurring roles as put-upon mail carriers (25 episodes as Mr. Beasley on The George Burns and Gracie Allen Show; 4 episodes as Mr. Briggs on The Addams Family). He was also seen as the train conductor in the film Young Frankenstein (1974). Rolfe Sedan remained active throughout a career that spanned more than six decades.
Known For
Young Frankenstein
(1974)
Train Conductor
The Thin Man
(1934)
Waiter (uncredited)
Gentlemen Prefer Blondes
(1953)
Waiter (uncredited)
Ninotchka
(1939)
Hotel Manager
Design for Living
(1933)
Bed Salesman (uncredited)
The Frisco Kid
(1979)
Rabbi
A Night at the Opera
(1935)
Aviator (uncredited)
Trouble in Paradise
(1932)
Purse Salesman (uncredited)
That Uncertain Feeling
(1941)
Art Dealer (uncredited)
The World's Greatest Lover
(1977)
Conductor
Shall We Dance
(1937)
Ballet Master (uncredited)
Mad Love
(1935)
Gendarme (Uncredited)
Love Me Tonight
(1932)
Taxi Driver (uncredited)
Bluebeard's Eighth Wife
(1938)
Floorwalker
Full Filmography
Acting
The Conquering Power
(1921)
Annette's Suitor (uncredited)
Merry-Go-Round
(1923)
Minor Role (uncredited)
Young Ideas
(1924)
Bertie Loomis
Sporting Youth
(1924)
Valet
Three Women
(1924)
Reveler at Monkey Bar
The Mad Whirl
(1925)
Bit Part Rolfe Sedan
Is Marriage the Bunk?
(1925)
Jimmy's brother-in-law
Smouldering Fires
(1925)
Member of the Committee
Mighty Like a Moose
(1926)
Nose Doctor
Bardelys the Magnificent
(1926)
Fop (uncredited)
My Old Dutch
(1926)
Al
Bromo and Juliet
(1926)
Stage Manager (uncredited)
Thundering Fleas
(1926)
Musician
On the Front Page
(1926)
Beauty Expert (uncredited)
Mama Behave
(1926)
A Friend of the Family (uncredited)
Mantrap
(1926)
Barber (uncredited)
Uncle Tom's Cabin
(1927)
Adolph (uncredited)
The Denver Dude
(1927)
Henry Bird
The Adorable Cheat
(1928)
Card Playing Guest
Riley the Cop
(1928)
French Restaurant Patron
Riley of the Rainbow Division
(1928)
Show People
(1928)
Portrait Photographer (uncredited)
Sailor's Holiday
(1929)
Ferris Wheel Barker (uncredited)
The Iron Mask
(1929)
Louis XIII
It's a Great Life
(1929)
Bit Role
The Love Trap
(1929)
Drunk
Double Whoopee
(1929)
Desk clerk
The Last Performance
(1929)
Toot Sweet!
(1929)
Nightclub Announcer
Movie Night
(1929)
Actor on the Screen (uncredited)
Leaping Love
(1929)
The Crying Wife's Husband (uncredited)
Show Girl in Hollywood
(1930)
Headwaiter in New York
Romance
(1930)
Opera Audience Member (uncredited)
Rain or Shine
(1930)
Waiter at Dinner Party
Slightly Scarlet
(1930)
Gendarme
Such Men Are Dangerous
(1930)
Charity Bazaar Auctioneer (uncredited)
Those Three French Girls
(1930)
Gendarme (uncredited)
The Life of the Party
(1930)
Man Who Wants to Hear 'Poison Ivy'
Swing High
(1930)
Trouper
Surprise
(1930)
Party guest
Sweethearts and Wives
(1930)
Waiter
Party Girl
(1930)
Maitre D'
Man of the World
(1931)
Hotel Desk Clerk
Finn and Hattie
(1931)
Paris Taxi Driver
Transgression
(1931)
Beauty Salon Manager
Love Me Tonight
(1932)
Taxi Driver (uncredited)
Trouble in Paradise
(1932)
Purse Salesman (uncredited)
Jimmy's New Yacht
(1932)
Count Tobini
Sneak Easily
(1932)
Juryman
Devil on Deck
(1932)
Frenchie
Back Street
(1932)
Croupier (uncredited)
New Morals for Old
(1932)
Art Student (uncredited)
The Match King
(1932)
In-Room Waiter (uncredited)
Central Park
(1932)
Casino Patron (uncredited)
Red-Headed Woman
(1932)
This Is the Night
(1932)
Boulevardier (uncredited)
The Sin of Nora Moran
(1933)
Stage Manager
Carnival Lady
(1933)
Carnival Barker
Mush and Milk
(1933)
Waiter
The Nuisance
(1933)
Man Who Will Be Late to Work (uncredited)
Private Detective 62
(1933)
Casino Man (Uncredited)
Design for Living
(1933)
Bed Salesman (uncredited)
Blondie Johnson
(1933)
Pierre - Tailor (uncredited)
Clear All Wires!
(1933)
French Radio Operator (uncredited)
Arabian Tights
(1933)
French Waiter (uncredited)
Meet the Baron
(1933)
Pants Presser (uncredited)
Here Is My Heart
(1934)
Artist (uncredited)
The Thin Man
(1934)
Waiter (uncredited)
Stingaree
(1934)
Coutouriere (uncredited)
Cross Country Cruise
(1934)
Second Dodd's Salesman (Uncredited)
Done in Oil
(1934)
3rd French Art Expert (uncredited)
Now and Forever
(1934)
Hotel Manager (uncredited)
Many Happy Returns
(1934)
Clerk (uncredited)
Bachelor Bait
(1934)
Waiter #1 (uncredited)
A Night at the Opera
(1935)
Aviator (uncredited)
Stars Over Broadway
(1935)
Opera Aficionado
Broadway Gondolier
(1935)
Mrs. Flaggenheim's Secretary
Paris in Spring
(1935)
Modiste
Ship Cafe
(1935)
French Chauffeur (uncredited)
Mad Love
(1935)
Gendarme (Uncredited)
The Accusing Finger
(1936)
First Waiter
Smartest Girl in Town
(1936)
Hotel Desk Clerk
Shall We Dance
(1937)
Ballet Master (uncredited)
Café Metropole
(1937)
Flower Clerk (uncredited)
The Firefly
(1937)
Hat Vendor (uncredited)
Adventure in Sahara
(1938)
Airline Officer
I'll Give a Million
(1938)
Telegraph Clerk
Bluebeard's Eighth Wife
(1938)
Floorwalker
Under the Big Top
(1938)
Pierre
Letter of Introduction
(1938)
Fitter (uncredited)
Everything Happens at Night
(1939)
Waiter
City in Darkness
(1939)
Hotel Clerk
The Story of Vernon and Irene Castle
(1939)
Emile Aubel
Ninotchka
(1939)
Hotel Manager
Hired Wife
(1940)
Maitre D'
Seven Sinners
(1940)
Henchman (uncredited)
Florian
(1940)
Candy Shop Proprietor
Laughing at Danger
(1940)
Pierre
I Was an Adventuress
(1940)
Waiter
Private Affairs
(1940)
Tailor (uncredited)
Law of the Tropics
(1941)
Tailor (as Rolf Sedan)
That Uncertain Feeling
(1941)
Art Dealer (uncredited)
Something to Live For
(1952)
French Man (uncredited)
Gentlemen Prefer Blondes
(1953)
Waiter (uncredited)
Phantom of the Rue Morgue
(1954)
LeBon (as Rolphe Sedan)
Jack Benny Christmas Shopping Show
(1957)
Salesman Who Helps Rochester
Bedtime Story
(1964)
Waiter (uncredited)
A Bell for Adano
(1967)
D'Arpa
How I Spent My Summer Vacation
(1967)
Waiter
Wake Me When the War Is Over
(1969)
Young Frankenstein
(1974)
Train Conductor
The World's Greatest Lover
(1977)
Conductor
The Frisco Kid
(1979)
Rabbi