- Born
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- Birth nameNorman Noah Feld
- Height5′ 9″ (1.75 m)
- 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.
- IMDb mini biography by: Ed Stephan <stephan@cc.wwu.edu> - Born in 1924, Norman Fell studied acting in New York City. He moved to Hollywood in 1958, appeared in four television series and more than 20 made-for-TV movies, but he was best known as Mr. Roper on the hit series Three's Company (1976) - a role that won him a Golden Globe for Best Supporting Actor. Diagnosed with cancer, Norman Fell was 74, when he died on December 14, 1998.
- IMDb mini biography by: Anonymous
- SpousesKaren Weingard(October 12, 1975 - 1995) (divorced, 1 child)Diane Weiss(May 21, 1961 - 1973) (divorced, 2 children)Dolores Pikoos(May 21, 1950 - 1954) (divorced)
- ChildrenKaseyTracy FellMara Fell
- Credited with two kills over Japanese fighters while serving as a gunner on B-24 "Liberator" bomber aircraft in the Fifth Air Force (Pacific Theater) during WWII.
- Was believed to have had a long, bitter and acrimonious feud with actor Jack Klugman that lasted over 40 years. However, it was later revealed that the feud was a hoax and the two actors were actually friends who grew up in the Philadelphia area.
- He and Karen adopted a baby boy, Kasey, who was diagnosed with cerebral palsy at 5 months.
- First wife was his college sweetheart.
- Inurned at Mount Sinai Memorial Park, Los Angeles, California - Garden of Heritage, Columbarium of Tradition, Niche 1601A
- I enjoyed acting and marveled that one could get paid for doing it.
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