Actor

Norman Fell

1954–present1924–1998ComedyDramaCrime

Comic Visionary

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Known For

60 acting credits

as Mr. McCleery

The Graduate

as Mr. McCleery

1967

The Graduate

as Captain Baker

Bullitt

as Captain Baker

1968

Bullitt

Filmography

2011Underground Entertainment: The MovieNorman (archive footage)7.2 1996The Destiny of Marty FineDaryl4.5 1995Family Reunion: A Relative NightmareGrandpa Joe Dooley5.7 1993HexedHerschel Levine4.8 1992The Naked TruthThe Dentist3.1 1991You're Driving Me CrazyDoctor 'F'

About

Norman Fell (born Norman Noah Feld; March 24, 1924 – December 14, 1998) was an American actor of film and television. He is most famous for his role as landlord Mr. Roper on the sitcom Three's Company and its spin-off, The Ropers. His film credits include Ocean's 11 (1960), The Graduate (1967), and Bullitt (1968). Early in his career, he was billed as Norman Feld. Born in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania in 1924, Fell 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). Fell died in 1998 at the Motion Picture and Television Fund's retirement home in Woodland Hills CA, aged 74, survived by two daughters.

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