Norman Fell was born in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania in 1924. He graduated from Temple University with a bachelor's degree in drama. During World War II, he was an Air Force tail gunner in the Pacific. After the war, he studied acting and obtained small parts in television and on stage. His first regular TV appearance was in the comedy series "Joe & Mabel" (1956). His best known TV role was that of Stanley Roper, the landlord in the very popular "Three's Company" (1976), which debuted in 1977, and its short lived spin-off, "The Ropers" (1979).
Norman Fell died at the Motion Picture and Television Fund's retirement home in Woodland Hills CA, aged 74, survived by two daughters
Movies
Ocean's Eleven Peter Rheimer
Bullitt Captain Baker
Cleopatra Jones and the Casino of Gold Stanly Nagel
Rabbit Test Segoynia's Father
The Heist Pat Dillon
It's a Mad, Mad, Mad, Mad World Detective at Grogan's Crash Site
The Killers Mickey Farmer
Dan August: The Jealousy Factor Sgt. Charles Wilentz
The Stone Killer Les Daniels
Charley Varrick Mr. Garfinkle
Stripped to Kill Ray
PT 109 Edmund Drewitch
Airport 1975 Bill
The End Dr. Samuel Krugman
The Boatniks Max
Richie Brockelman: The Missing 24 Hours Mr. Brockelman
Pork Chop Hill S/Sgt. Coleman
The Graduate Mr. McCleery
On the Right Track The Mayor
You're Driving Me Crazy Doctor 'F'
C.H.U.D. II: Bud the Chud Tyler
Paternity Larry
The Boneyard Shepard
The Hanged Man Gaylord Grebb
The Kinky Coaches and the Pom Pom Pussycats Jack McGuire
The Rat Race Telephone Repairman
Thursday's Game Melvin Leonard
The Naked Truth The Dentist
Magic with the Stars
Death Stalk Frank Cody
Three's a Crowd Norman, the Elevator Operator
The Young Runaways Mr. Donford
For the Love of It Hall
Ghostbreakers Lieutenant P. J. Hartunain
The Jesse Owens Story Marty Forkins
Fitzwilly Oberblatz
Don't Ask Me, Ask God Jonesey
Uncommon Valor Garvin
Inherit the Wind WGN Radio Technician
The Violators Ray
With Friends Like These... Narrator (voice)
Twelve Angry Men Juror #1 / Foreman
Catch-22 First Sgt. Towser
Hexed Herschel Levine
Sergeant Ryker Sgt. Max Winkler
This Year's Blonde Pat Toledo
Guardian of the Wilderness
Quick, Before It Melts George Snell
Family Reunion: A Relative Nightmare Grandpa Joe Dooley
Transylvania 6-5000 Mac Turner
What Makes Sammy Run? Sammy's Brother
Something a Little Less Serious: A Tribute to 'It's a Mad Mad Mad Mad World' Self
Pat Boone and Family: A Christmas Special Self
Dan August: Once Is Never Enough Sgt. Charles Wilentz
The Destiny of Marty Fine Daryl
The Secret War of Harry Frigg Captain Stanley
If It's Tuesday, This Must Be Belgium Harve Blakely
For the Boys Sam Schiff
The Young Warriors Sgt. Wadley
Shows
Murder, She Wrote Vince Shackman
Magnum, P.I.
The Ben Stiller Show
Sledge Hammer!
Cain's Hundred Frank Driscoll
Rhoda
Starsky & Hutch
Kraft Suspense Theatre Sgt. Max Winkler
The F.B.I. Ted Cullinan
The Love Boat Bill McCoy
The Bionic Woman
The Fresh Prince of Bel-Air The Landlord
Simon & Simon
The Twilight Zone
That Girl
The Streets of San Francisco
E! True Hollywood Story
Charlie's Angels Sammy Telford
Mannix
The Ropers Stanley Roper
Three's Company Stanley Roper
Medical Center
Perry Mason Caspar Pedley
Studio One Juror #1 / Foreman
Bewitched
Cannon
Johnny Staccato
Ironside
Crazy like a Fox Inspector Peyton
The Fugitive Lieutenant Ed Green
87th Precinct Detective Meyer Meyer
Sam Benedict
Police Story
The Fugitive Lieutenant Cermak
Switch Marty
Dan August Sgt. Charles Wilentz
The Aquanauts Oliver Pappas
Peter Gunn
McCloud
Matt Houston
Judd for the Defense
Ben Casey
Fay
Mr. Novak Barney Sanders
Needles and Pins Nathan Davidson
The Lieutenant
Playwrights '56
Murphy's Law
Dr. Kildare Dr. Keith Mayes
The Defenders George Capp
Teachers Only Principal Ben Cooper
The Tom Ewell Show
The Wild Wild West Jeremiah Ratch
Hallmark Hall of Fame Wint Selby
The Tab Hunter Show
Dr. Kildare Arnold Vitnack
The F.B.I. Ken Haney
The F.B.I. Victor Green
The Tonight Show Starring Johnny Carson Self
The Mike Douglas Show Self
McMillan & Wife Allan Kovacs
The Super Mario Bros. Super Show!
Roots: The Next Generations Bernie Raymond
The Name of the Game Winston Polk
The Super Mario Bros. Super Show! Ted Bull
Studio One Jake
1st & Ten Artie
Love, American Style Jack 'J.K.' Lewis
Stanley Nick
Matlock Dr. Norman Radburn
The Streets of San Francisco Juror
The Invaders Neal Taft
The Lloyd Bridges Show Mel Baxter
The Naked Truth Norman Fell
Murder, She Wrote Lt. Ralph Rupp
The Alfred Hitchcock Hour Al Norman
Rich Man, Poor Man Smitty
The Many Loves of Dobie Gillis Dr. Caul
Bob Hope Presents the Chrysler Theatre Eddie Carr
Ellery Queen Errol Keyes
Mannix Daniel Brewer
The Man from U.N.C.L.E. Mark Slate
