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
Ocean's Eleven
(Peter Rheimer)
Bullitt
(Captain Baker)
Cleopatra Jones and the Casino of Gold
(Stanly Nagel)
Rabbit Test
(Segoynia's Father)
The Heist
(Pat Dillon)
It's a Mad, Mad, Mad, Mad World
(Detective at Grogan's Crash Site)
The Killers
(Mickey Farmer)
Dan August: The Jealousy Factor
(Sgt. Charles Wilentz)
The Stone Killer
(Les Daniels)
Charley Varrick
(Mr. Garfinkle)
Stripped to Kill
(Ray)
PT 109
(Edmund Drewitch)
Airport 1975
(Bill)
The End
(Dr. Samuel Krugman)
The Boatniks
(Max)
Richie Brockelman: The Missing 24 Hours
(Mr. Brockelman)
Pork Chop Hill
(S/Sgt. Coleman)
The Graduate
(Mr. McCleery)
On the Right Track
(The Mayor)
You're Driving Me Crazy
(Doctor 'F')
C.H.U.D. II: Bud the Chud
(Tyler)
Paternity
(Larry)
The Boneyard
(Shepard)
The Hanged Man
(Gaylord Grebb)
The Kinky Coaches and the Pom Pom Pussycats
(Jack McGuire)
The Rat Race
(Telephone Repairman)
Thursday's Game
(Melvin Leonard)
The Naked Truth
(The Dentist)
Magic with the Stars
Death Stalk
(Frank Cody)
Three's a Crowd
(Norman, the Elevator Operator)
The Young Runaways
(Mr. Donford)
For the Love of It
(Hall)
Ghostbreakers
(Lieutenant P. J. Hartunain)
The Jesse Owens Story
(Marty Forkins)
Fitzwilly
(Oberblatz)
Don't Ask Me, Ask God
(Jonesey)
Uncommon Valor
(Garvin)
Inherit the Wind
(WGN Radio Technician)
The Violators
(Ray)
With Friends Like These...
(Narrator (voice))
Twelve Angry Men
(Juror #1 / Foreman)
Catch-22
(First Sgt. Towser)
Hexed
(Herschel Levine)
Sergeant Ryker
(Sgt. Max Winkler)
This Year's Blonde
(Pat Toledo)
Guardian of the Wilderness
Quick, Before It Melts
(George Snell)
Family Reunion: A Relative Nightmare
(Grandpa Joe Dooley)
Transylvania 6-5000
(Mac Turner)
What Makes Sammy Run?
(Sammy's Brother)
Something a Little Less Serious: A Tribute to 'It's a Mad Mad Mad Mad World'
(Self)
Pat Boone and Family: A Christmas Special
(Self)
Dan August: Once Is Never Enough
(Sgt. Charles Wilentz)
The Destiny of Marty Fine
(Daryl)
The Secret War of Harry Frigg
(Captain Stanley)
If It's Tuesday, This Must Be Belgium
(Harve Blakely)
For the Boys
(Sam Schiff)
The Young Warriors
(Sgt. Wadley)
Murder, She Wrote
(Vince Shackman)
Magnum, P.I.
The Ben Stiller Show
Sledge Hammer!
Cain's Hundred
(Frank Driscoll)
Rhoda
Starsky & Hutch
Kraft Suspense Theatre
(Sgt. Max Winkler)
The F.B.I.
(Ted Cullinan)
The Love Boat
(Bill McCoy)
The Bionic Woman
The Fresh Prince of Bel-Air
(The Landlord)
Simon & Simon
The Twilight Zone
That Girl
The Streets of San Francisco
E! True Hollywood Story
Charlie's Angels
(Sammy Telford)
Mannix
The Ropers
(Stanley Roper)
Three's Company
(Stanley Roper)
Medical Center
Perry Mason
(Caspar Pedley)
Studio One
(Juror #1 / Foreman)
Bewitched
Cannon
Johnny Staccato
Ironside
The Fugitive
(Lieutenant Ed Green)
Crazy like a Fox
(Inspector Peyton)
87th Precinct
(Detective Meyer Meyer)
Sam Benedict
Police Story
The Fugitive
(Lieutenant Cermak)
Switch
(Marty)
Dan August
(Sgt. Charles Wilentz)
Peter Gunn
The Aquanauts
(Oliver Pappas)
McCloud
Matt Houston
Judd for the Defense
Ben Casey
Mr. Novak
(Barney Sanders)
Fay
Needles and Pins
(Nathan Davidson)
The Lieutenant
Playwrights '56
Murphy's Law
Dr. Kildare
(Dr. Keith Mayes)
The Defenders
(George Capp)
Teachers Only
(Principal Ben Cooper)
The Tom Ewell Show
The Wild Wild West
(Jeremiah Ratch)
Hallmark Hall of Fame
(Wint Selby)
The Tab Hunter Show
Dr. Kildare
(Arnold Vitnack)
The F.B.I.
(Ken Haney)
The F.B.I.
(Victor Green)
The Tonight Show Starring Johnny Carson
(Self)
The Mike Douglas Show
(Self)
McMillan and Wife
(Allan Kovacs)
The Super Mario Bros. Super Show!
Roots: The Next Generations
(Bernie Raymond)
The Name of the Game
(Winston Polk)
The Super Mario Bros. Super Show!
(Ted Bull)
Studio One
(Jake)
1st & Ten
(Artie)
Love, American Style
(Jack 'J.K.' Lewis)
Stanley
(Nick)
Matlock
(Dr. Norman Radburn)
The Streets of San Francisco
(Juror)
The Invaders
(Neal Taft)
The Lloyd Bridges Show
(Mel Baxter)
The Naked Truth
(Norman Fell)
Murder, She Wrote
(Lt. Ralph Rupp)
The Alfred Hitchcock Hour
(Al Norman)
Rich Man, Poor Man
(Smitty)
The Many Loves of Dobie Gillis
(Dr. Caul)
Bob Hope Presents the Chrysler Theatre
(Eddie Carr)
Ellery Queen
(Errol Keyes)
Mannix
(Daniel Brewer)
The Man from U.N.C.L.E.
(Mark Slate)