Norman Fell
Biography
Norman Fell was an American film and television actor, born in Philadelphia and trained in drama at Temple University after serving in the Army Air Forces. He was billed early on as Norman Feld. His film work included supporting roles in The Killers (1964), The Graduate (1967), Bullitt (1968), Catch-22 (1970), Charley Varrick (1973) and Hexed (1993). On television he played regular parts in series such as 87th Precinct, Dan August and Executive Suite, and from 1977 to 1979 he was Stanley Roper, the landlord on Three's Company, a part he carried into the spin-off The Ropers from 1979 to 1980. He won a Golden Globe in 1979 for Three's Company and was nominated for an Emmy for Rich Man, Poor Man, and he made a final cameo as Roper on Ellen in 1997.
74years old at death
- Born Philadelphia
- Died Woodland Hills
- Star sign: AriesThe sign runs March 21 to April 19
- Also credited as Norman Feld and Norman Noah Feld
Movie Career
- Films
- 22
- Career span
- 34 years1959 to 1993
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About the name
Early in his career, Norman Fell was billed under the name Norman Feld, an early credit that appeared before he became known by his later stage name.
A first
In 1997, Fell made his last appearance on television, playing Mr. Roper in a cameo on one episode of the sitcom Ellen.
Norman Fell movies on Netflix
Best known for
The films on Netflix they are best known for, with the part played in each.
Most often with
Mike Nichols directed two of these films, Don Siegel two and Jack Smight two. Buck Henry appears in three of them, more than any other actor. Pick a number on the chart or a name in the list to see the films they share.
Films together
Buck Henry's page
George Kennedy's page
Martin Balsam's page
Myrna Loy's page
Robert Vaughn's page
Claude Akins's page
Mike NicholsDirector, 2 films, 1967 to 1970
All films by Mike Nichols
All films by Don Siegel
Jack SmightDirector, 2 films, 1968 to 1974
All films by Jack Smight
Also two films together13 more actors
- Murray HamiltonIf It's Tuesday, This Must Be Belgium (1969) and The Graduate (1967)
- Vito ScottiThe Boatniks (1970) and The Secret War of Harry Frigg (1968)
- James GregoryThe Secret War of Harry Frigg (1968) and PT 109 (1963)
- Vic TaybackThe Jesse Owens Story (1984) and Bullitt (1968)
- Arye GrossHexed (1993) and For the Boys (1991)
- Robert BlakePT 109 (1963) and Pork Chop Hill (1959)
- Tom BosleyThe Jesse Owens Story (1984) and The Secret War of Harry Frigg (1968)
- Ed NelsonThe Boneyard (1991) and Airport 1975 (1974)
- Biff ElliotPT 109 (1963) and Pork Chop Hill (1959)
- Georg Stanford BrownThe Jesse Owens Story (1984) and Bullitt (1968)
- Hope SummersCharley Varrick (1973) and Inherit the Wind (1960)
- Teresa GanzelHexed (1993) and Transylvania 6-5000 (1985)
- Lew GalloPT 109 (1963) and Pork Chop Hill (1959)
When several people share the same number of films, the ones with the most films on Netflix are in the chart.
Box office
What Norman Fell's films earned in cinemas worldwide.
Combined worldwide box office
$424 million
11 of the 22 films have a worldwide figure.
Of the 22 films: 11 worldwide figure; 3 us gross only; 1 never in cinemas; 7 figure not found.
- 11Worldwide figure
- 3US gross only
- 1Never in cinemas
- 7Figure not found
Top grosser
Highest grossing
The eight biggest films earned 97% of the total. The bars are drawn to scale.
- 1$105M24.8% of the total
- 2$103M24.3% of the total
- 3$62M14.7% of the total
- 4$45M10.6% of the total
- 5$42M10.0% of the total
- 6$25M5.9% of the total
- 7$23M5.5% of the total
- 8$7.2M1.7% of the total
$10.8 millionfrom the other 3 films with a worldwide figure, 3% of the total
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