Norman Fell's father was an Austrian Jewish immigrant, and his maternal grandparents were Russian Jews.
14 Facts About Norman Fell
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Norman Fell studied drama at Temple University after serving as a tail gunner on a B-25 Mitchell in the United States Army Air Forces during World War II.
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Norman Fell later honed his craft at The Actors Studio and the Black Hills Players.
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Norman Fell appeared alongside Ronald Reagan in Reagan's last film, The Killers with Lee Marvin and Clu Gulager, in which Reagan portrays a villain who slaps Angie Dickenson.
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From 1977 to 1979, Norman Fell portrayed the main characters' landlord Stanley Roper on the hit sitcom Three's Company.
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Norman Fell continued the role as the co-lead with Audra Lindley playing his wife, Helen, on The Ropers, a spin-off which lasted two seasons, airing from 1979 to 1980.
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Norman Fell won a Golden Globe Award for Best TV Actor in a Supporting Role in 1979 for Three's Company.
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Norman Fell was nominated for an Emmy Award for his dramatic performance as the boxing trainer of Tom Jordache in the miniseries Rich Man, Poor Man.
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Norman Fell's final television appearance was a cameo as Mr Roper on an episode of the sitcom Ellen in 1997.
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On May 21,1950, Norman Fell married Dolores Pikoos in Philadelphia.
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Norman Fell had two daughters, Tracy and Mara, with his second wife and adopted a son with his third wife, Karen Weingard.
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On November 26 of 1998, Norman Fell had become too weak to get out of bed at his Marina del Rey home.
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Norman Fell was rushed to the hospital where he was diagnosed with bone marrow cancer.
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Norman Fell died at the Motion Picture and Television's retirement home in Woodland Hills, California on December 14,1998, at the age of 74.