--- name: "Norman Fell" canonical: "https://film.one/person/norman-fell" roles: ["Actor"] born: "24 March 1924" died: "14 December 1998" reviewed_on_fi1m: 2 average_fi1m_score: 70 average_as: "actor" average_over: 2 updated: "2026-09-20T04:57:05.241801+00:00" licence: "© Fi1m Ltd. Written by AI under a human editor; checked against sources before publication. Quote with attribution and a link to the canonical URL." --- # Norman Fell Actor. Born 24 March 1924 in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, USA. Died 14 December 1998. ## Details - **Work:** Actor - **Born:** 24 March 1924, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, USA - **Died:** 14 December 1998 - **Active:** 1960–1967 - **Also known as:** Norman Feld - **Average Fi1m score:** 70, as actor, over 2 titles - **Elsewhere:** https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Norman_Fell, https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q714728, https://www.imdb.com/name/nm0001205/, https://www.themoviedb.org/person/14064 ## Streaming the US now - **The Roku Channel:** [*The Graduate*](https://film.one/film/the-graduate.md) (86) For United States; add `?region=XX` for another country. ## Biography Norman Fell, also credited early in his career as Norman Feld, was an American actor. He played Mr. McCleery in *The Graduate* (1967). Born in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, Fell graduated from Temple University with a bachelor's degree in drama. During World War II he served as a US Air Force tail gunner in the Pacific. His first regular television role came in the comedy series *Joe & Mabel* (1956). He is best known for portraying landlord Stanley Roper in *Three's Company* (1977–1979) and its spin-off *The Ropers* (1979–1980), winning a Golden Globe Award for Best TV Actor in a Supporting Role in 1979. Other film credits include *Ocean's 11* (1960) and *Bullitt* (1968). Fell died in 1998. *Sources: en.wikipedia.org, imdb.com, themoviedb.org.* ## On Fi1m (2) - *The Graduate* (1967), Fi1m 86, as Mr. McCleery — [page](https://film.one/film/the-graduate.md) - *Ocean's Eleven* (1960), Fi1m 55, as Peter Rheimer — [page](https://film.one/film/oceans-eleven-1960.md) ## Complete filmography (130) Every credit, newest first. Titles without a page can be requested for review on the HTML page. - *Underground Entertainment: The Movie* (2011), as Norman (archive footage) - *E! True Hollywood Story* (1996), series, Actor - *The Destiny of Marty Fine* (1996), as Daryl - *The Naked Truth* (1995), series, as Norman Fell - *Family Reunion: A Relative Nightmare* (1995), as Grandpa Joe Dooley - *Hexed* (1993), as Herschel Levine - *The Naked Truth* (1992), as The Dentist - *The Ben Stiller Show* (1992), series, Actor - *For the Boys* (1991), as Sam Schiff - *The Boneyard* (1991), as Shepard - *You're Driving Me Crazy* (1991), as Doctor 'F' - *With Friends Like These...* (1991), as Narrator (voice) - *The Fresh Prince of Bel-Air* (1990), series, as The Landlord - *The Super Mario Bros. Super Show!* (1989), series, as Ted Bull - *C.H.U.D. II: Bud the Chud* (1989), as Tyler - *Murphy's Law* (1988), series, Actor - *Stripped to Kill* (1987), as Ray - *Sledge Hammer!* (1986), series, as Doctor - *It's Garry Shandling's Show* (1986), series, as Norman Fell - *Matlock* (1986), series, as Norman Radburn - *Transylvania 6-5000* (1985), as Mac Turner - *The Twilight Zone* (1985), series, Actor - *Crazy like a Fox* (1984), series, as Inspector Peyton - *1st & Ten* (1984), series, as Artie - *Murder, She Wrote* (1984), series, as Vince Shackman, Lt. Ralph Rupp - *The Jesse Owens Story* (1984), as Marty Forkins - *Don't Ask Me, Ask God* (1984), as Jonesey - *Uncommon Valor* (1983), as Garvin - *Matt Houston* (1982), series, Actor - *Teachers Only* (1982), series, as Principal Ben Cooper - *Simon & Simon* (1981), series, as Leo Nyquist - *Paternity* (1981), as Larry - *The Kinky Coaches and the Pom Pom Pussycats* (1981), as Jack McGuire - *On the Right Track* (1981), as The Mayor - *Dan August: The Jealousy Factor* (1980), as Sgt. Charles Wilentz - *Magnum, P.I.* (1980), series, as David Albertson - *For the Love of It* (1980), as Hall - *This Year's Blonde* (1980), as Pat Toledo - *Dan August: Once Is Never Enough* (1980), as Sgt. Charles Wilentz - *The Ropers* (1979), series, as Stanley Roper - *Roots: The Next Generations* (1979), series, as Paul Reynolds - *The End* (1978), as Dr. Samuel Krugman - *Rabbit Test* (1978), as Segoynia's Father - *The Love Boat* (1977), series, as Bill McCoy - *Three's Company* (1977), series, as Stanley Roper - *Grizzly Adams* (1977), series, as Mitch Morgan - *Guardian of the Wilderness* (1976), Actor - *Richie Brockelman: The Missing 24 Hours* (1976), as Mr. Brockelman - *Charlie's Angels* (1976), series, as Sammy Telford - *Rich Man, Poor Man* (1976), series, as Smitty - *The Bionic Woman* (1976), series, Actor - *Ellery Queen* (1975), series, as Errol Keyes - *Starsky & Hutch* (1975), series, Actor - *Switch* (1975), series, as Marty - *Fay* (1975), series, Actor - *Cleopatra Jones and the Casino of Gold* (1975), as Stanly Nagel - *Death Stalk* (1975), as Frank Cody - *Airport 1975* (1974), as Bill - *Rhoda* (1974), series, as Dr. Henry Gerber - *Thursday's Game* (1974), as Melvin Leonard - *Needles and Pins* (1973), series, as Nathan Davidson - *Charley Varrick* (1973), as Mr. Garfinkle - *The Stone Killer* (1973), as Les Daniels - *Police Story* (1973), series, Actor - *The Heist* (1972), as Pat Dillon - *The Streets of San Francisco* (1972), series, as Juror - *McMillan & Wife* (1971), series, as Allan Kovacs - *Cannon* (1971), series, Actor - *The Partridge Family* (1970), series, as Mr. Bruner - *Dan August* (1970), series, as Sgt. Charles Wilentz - *The Boatniks* (1970), as Max - *Catch-22* (1970), as First Sgt. Towser - *McCloud* (1970), series, as Lt. Ed Feldman - *Three's a Crowd* (1969), as Norman · the Elevator Operator - *Love, American Style* (1969), series, as Jack 'J.K.' Lewis - *Medical Center* (1969), series, Actor - *If It's Tuesday, This Must Be Belgium* (1969), as Harve Blakely - *Bullitt* (1968), as Captain Baker - *The Name of the Game* (1968), series, as Winston Polk - *The Young Runaways* (1968), as Mr. Donford - *The Secret War of Harry Frigg* (1968), as Captain Stanley - *Sergeant Ryker* (1968), as Sgt. Max Winkler - *The Graduate* (1967), as Mr. McCleery — Fi1m 86, [page](https://film.one/film/the-graduate.md) - *Fitzwilly* (1967), as Oberblatz - *Mannix* (1967), series, as Daniel Brewer - *Judd, for the Defense* (1967), series, Actor - *Ghostbreakers* (1967), as Lieutenant P. J. Hartunain - *Ironside* (1967), series, as Lieutenant Haines - *The Young Warriors* (1967), as Sgt. Wadley - *The Invaders* (1967), series, as Neal Taft - *That Girl* (1966), series, Actor - *The F.B.I.* (1965), series, as Ted Cullinan, Ken Haney, Victor Green - *The Wild Wild West* (1965), series, as Jeremiah Ratch - *Quick, Before It Melts* (1965), as George Snell - *The Hanged Man* (1964), as Gaylord Grebb - *The Man from U.N.C.L.E.* (1964), series, as Mark Slate - *Bewitched* (1964), series, Actor - *The Killers* (1964), as Mickey Farmer - *It's a Mad, Mad, Mad, Mad World* (1963), as Detective at Grogan's Crash Site - *Kraft Suspense Theatre* (1963), series, as Sgt. Max Winkler - *Mr. Novak* (1963), series, as Barney Sanders - *The Fugitive* (1963), series, as Lieutenant Ed Green, Lieutenant Cermak — Fi1m 84, [page](https://film.one/tv/the-fugitive-1963.md) - *The Lieutenant* (1963), series, Actor - *PT 109* (1963), as Edmund Drewitch - *The Alfred Hitchcock Hour* (1962), series, as Al Norman - *Sam Benedict* (1962), series, Actor - *The Lloyd Bridges Show* (1962), series, as Mel Baxter - *Ben Casey* (1961), series, as Manny Berger - *Dr. Kildare* (1961), series, as Dr. Keith Mayes, Arnold Vitnack - *87th Precinct* (1961), series, as Detective Meyer Meyer - *Cain's Hundred* (1961), series, as Frank Driscoll - *The Defenders* (1961), series, as George Capp - *The Tom Ewell Show* (1960), series, Actor - *The Tab Hunter Show* (1960), series, Actor - *The Aquanauts* (1960), series, as Oliver Pappas - *Ocean's Eleven* (1960), as Peter Rheimer — Fi1m 55, [page](https://film.one/film/oceans-eleven-1960.md) - *The Rat Race* (1960), as Telephone Repairman - *Inherit the Wind* (1960), as WGN Radio Technician - *The Many Loves of Dobie Gillis* (1959), series, as Dr. Caul - *What Makes Sammy Run?* (1959), as Sammy's Brother - *Johnny Staccato* (1959), series, Actor - *Pork Chop Hill* (1959), as S/Sgt. Coleman - *Peter Gunn* (1958), series, Actor - *The Violators* (1957), as Ray - *Perry Mason* (1957), series, as Caspar Pedley - *Stanley* (1956), series, as Nick - *Playwrights '56* (1955), series, Actor - *Twelve Angry Men* (1954), as Juror #1 / Foreman - *Hallmark Hall of Fame* (1951), series, as Wint Selby - *Studio One* (1948), series, as Juror #1 / Foreman, Jake ## Gallery - ![Norman Fell](https://film.one/media/person/1079675/gallery-1e1f501ff512.jpg) Norman Fell — ABC Television, Public domain, via Wikimedia Commons (https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/b/bb/Norman_Fell_1970.jpg?utm_source=commons.wikimedia.org&utm_campaign=imageinfo&utm_content=thumbnail_unscaled) - ![Norman Fell](https://film.one/media/person/1079675/gallery-f51fded57f74.jpg) Norman Fell — Image via TMDB --- © Fi1m Ltd. Written by AI under a human editor; checked against sources before publication. Quote with attribution and a link to the canonical URL. Canonical: https://film.one/person/norman-fell