March 24, 1924 – December 14, 1998
Norman Fell was a well-loved character actor who made appearances in many films including Catch-22, The Graduate, It’s a Mad Mad Mad Mad World and the original Ocean’s 11 (the one with Sinatra and co.) But, he is most known to television audiences as half of the original landlord couple, Stanley and Helen Roper, on the ’70s hit, Three’s Company. Even after the disastrous spin-off, The Ropers, people still loved Norman. He continued to work in TV and film and even reprised Mr. Roper on an episode of Ellen a year before his death. Continue reading
