Rolfe Sedan

January 20, 1896

From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia 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.

Cast

Ninotchka

(Hotel Manager)

Show People

(Portrait Photographer (uncredited))

Blondie Johnson

(Pierre - Tailor (uncredited))

Bluebeard's Eighth Wife

(Floorwalker)

Clear All Wires!

(French Radio Operator (uncredited))

Leaping Love

(The Crying Wife's Husband (uncredited))

The Denver Dude

(Henry Bird)

Phantom of the Rue Morgue

(LeBon (as Rolphe Sedan))

That Uncertain Feeling

(Art Dealer (uncredited))

Three Women

(Reveler at Monkey Bar)

Red-Headed Woman

(Man at Race Track (uncredited))

Love Me Tonight

(Taxi Driver (uncredited))

The Story of Vernon and Irene Castle

(Emile Aubel)

Double Whoopee

(Desk clerk)

The Frisco Kid

(Rabbi)

A Bell for Adano

(D'Arpa)

Now and Forever

(Hotel Manager (uncredited))

Stingaree

(Coutouriere (uncredited))

Uncle Tom's Cabin

(Adolph (uncredited))

Bedtime Story

(Waiter (uncredited))

A Night at the Opera

(Aviator (uncredited))

Letter of Introduction

(Fitter (uncredited))

The Firefly

(Hat Vendor (uncredited))

Mighty Like a Moose

(Nose Doctor)

The Match King

(In-Room Waiter (uncredited))

The Nuisance

(Man Who Will Be Late to Work (uncredited))

Mush and Milk

(Waiter)

The Adorable Cheat

(Card Playing Guest)

Jimmy's New Yacht

(Count Tobini)

Surprise

(Party guest)

Carnival Lady

(Carnival Barker)

Smartest Girl in Town

(Hotel Desk Clerk)

Toot Sweet!

(Nightclub Announcer)

Under the Big Top

(Pierre)

Rain or Shine

(Waiter at Dinner Party)

Devil on Deck

(Frenchie)

The Mad Whirl

(Bit Part Rolfe Sedan)

The Iron Mask

(Louis XIII)

Café Metropole

(Flower Clerk (uncredited))

Transgression

(Beauty Salon Manager)

Movie Night

(Actor on the Screen (uncredited))

Show Girl in Hollywood

(Headwaiter in New York)

Riley of the Rainbow Division

I Was an Adventuress

(Waiter)

Gentlemen Prefer Blondes

(Waiter (uncredited))

The World's Greatest Lover

(Conductor)

Jack Benny Christmas Shopping Show

(Salesman Who Helps Rochester)

Finn and Hattie

(Paris Taxi Driver)

Sailor's Holiday

(Ferris Wheel Barker (uncredited))

How I Spent My Summer Vacation

(Waiter)

Sneak Easily

(Juryman)

Done in Oil

(3rd French Art Expert (uncredited))

Paris in Spring

(Modiste)

I'll Give a Million

(Telegraph Clerk)

City in Darkness

(Hotel Clerk)

Broadway Gondolier

(Mrs. Flaggenheim's Secretary)

It's a Great Life

(Bit Role)

Stars Over Broadway

(Opera Aficionado)

Back Street

(Croupier (uncredited))

Everything Happens at Night

(Waiter)

Is Marriage the Bunk?

(Jimmy's brother-in-law)

Swing High

(Trouper)

The Life of the Party

(Man Who Wants to Hear 'Poison Ivy')

Trouble in Paradise

(Purse Salesman (uncredited))

Adventure in Sahara

(Airline Officer)

Riley the Cop

(French Restaurant Patron)

Thundering Fleas

(Musician)

Man of the World

(Hotel Desk Clerk (uncredited))

Design for Living

(Bed Salesman (uncredited))

My Old Dutch

(Al)

Young Frankenstein

(Train Conductor)

The Conquering Power

(Annette's Suitor (uncredited))

The Thin Man

(Waiter (uncredited))

Mantrap

(Barber (uncredited))

Laughing at Danger

(Pierre)

Arabian Tights

(French Waiter (uncredited))

Mama Behave

(A Friend of the Family (uncredited))

Law of the Tropics

(Tailor (as Rolf Sedan))

This Is the Night

(Boulevardier (uncredited))

On the Front Page

(Beauty Expert (uncredited))

Seven Sinners

(Henchman (uncredited))

Hired Wife

(Maitre D')

Florian

(Candy Shop Proprietor)

Those Three French Girls

(Gendarme (uncredited))

Meet the Baron

(Pants Presser (uncredited))

Love and Glory

(Bit Role)

Here Is My Heart

(Artist (uncredited))

Sweethearts and Wives

(Waiter)

Shall We Dance

(Ballet Master (uncredited))

Bromo and Juliet

(Stage Manager (uncredited))

Something to Live For

(French Man (uncredited))

Slightly Scarlet

(Gendarme)

Merry-Go-Round

(Minor Role (uncredited))

New Morals for Old

(Art Student (uncredited))

The Love Trap

(Drunk)

The Accusing Finger

(First Waiter)

Young Ideas

(Bertie Loomis)

The Sin of Nora Moran

(Stage Manager)

Party Girl

(Maitre D')

Romance

(Opera Audience Member (uncredited))

Bardelys the Magnificent

(Fop (uncredited))

Bachelor Bait

(Waiter #1 (uncredited))

Ship Cafe

(French Chauffeur (uncredited))

Private Affairs

(Tailor (uncredited))

Central Park

(Casino Patron (uncredited))

Such Men Are Dangerous

(Charity Bazaar Auctioneer (uncredited))

Many Happy Returns

(Clerk (uncredited))

Mad Love

(Gendarme (Uncredited))

Smouldering Fires

(Member of the Committee)

Sporting Youth

(Valet)

Cross Country Cruise

(Second Dodd's Salesman (Uncredited))

Wake Me When the War Is Over

Private Detective 62

(Casino Man (Uncredited))

The Last Performance

My Wife's an Angel

Cocktail Hour

(Hotel Clerk (uncredited))

Mister Ed

77 Sunset Strip

December Bride

Kung Fu

My Three Sons

The Streets of San Francisco

Petticoat Junction

(Station Master)

Combat!

(Dr. Barole)

I Love Lucy

(Chef)

One Step Beyond

(Butler)

Adventures of Superman

Pete and Gladys

Adventures in Paradise

(Dr. Gaillefontaine)

Matinee Theater

The Adventures of Wild Bill Hickok

The Addams Family

(Postman)

Telephone Time

Gang Busters

The Man Called X

Letter to Loretta

(Mr. Ogilvie)

Hey, Jeannie!

(Joseph Barron)

Letter to Loretta

(Mayor Lucas)

The Lucy Show

(Headwaiter)

The Addams Family

(Mr. Briggs)

The Alfred Hitchcock Hour

(Old Man)