Norman Fell

Norman Fell (March 24, 1924 – December 14, 1998), born Norman Noah Feld.

He was most famous for his role as landlord Mr. Roper on the Three's Company and its spin-off, The Ropers. He studied drama at Temple University in Philadelphia before joining the US Army Air Force during World War II where he served as a bomber aircraft tail gunner. After the war, he furthered his drama studies at the Actors Studio in Manhattan, New York City, New York. During his career, he appeared in 40 films as minor characters, most notably "Inherit the Wind" (1960), "Ocean's 11" (1960), "PT 109" (1963), "It a Mad, Mad, Mad, Mad World" (1963), "The Killers" (1964), "The Graduate" (1967), "Sergeant Ryker" (1968), "The Secret War of Harry Frigg" (1968), "Bullitt" (1968), "Catch-22" (1970), "Charley Varrick" (1973, "Airport 1975" (1974), "The End" (1978), "For the Boys" (1991), and "The Naked Truth" (1992). His final television appearance was in a cameo as 'Mr. Roper' on an episode of the sitcom "Ellen" in 1997. Norman Fell died of cancer in 1998, and is interred at Mount Sinai Memorial Park in Los Angeles, CA.