Norman Fell
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Fell in 1970
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| Born |
Norman Noah Feld March 24, 1924 Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, U.S. |
| Died | December 14, 1998 (aged 74) Los Angeles, California, U.S. |
| Cause of death | Bone marrow cancer |
| Resting place |
Mount Sinai Memorial Park Cemetery in Los Angeles |
| Residence | Marina del Rey, California |
| Other names | Norman N. Fell |
| Education | Central High School of Philadelphia |
| Alma mater | Temple University |
| Occupation | Actor |
| Years active | 1955–98 |
| Home town | Philadelphia, Pennsylvania |
| Television |
Three's Company, The Ropers |
| Spouse(s) | ? (2 children) Diane Weiss (1961-1973; divorced) Karen Weingard (1975-1995; divorced) |
Norman Fell (born Norman Noah Feld, March 24, 1924 – December 14, 1998), was an American actor of film and television, most famous for his role as landlord Mr. Roper on the sitcom Three's Company and its spin-off, The Ropers.
Fell was born in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania on March 24, 1924, to Samuel and Edna Feld. Samuel was a restaurateur and the family lived at 416 South 4th Street. He attended Central High School of Philadelphia. He studied drama at Temple University after serving as a tail gunner on a B-25 Mitchell in the United States Army Air Forces during World War II. He later honed his craft at The Actors Studio.
Aside from Fell's best-known television work, he also played minor character roles in several films, including the original Ocean's 11, It's a Mad, Mad, Mad, Mad World, PT 109, The Graduate, Bullitt and Catch-22 (as Sergeant Towser). He appeared alongside Ronald Reagan in Reagan's last film, The Killers.
From 1961 to 1962, he portrayed Meyer Meyer in the TV series Ed McBain's 87th Precinct.
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