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Rolfe Sedan

Rolfe Sedan

From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia Rolfe Sedan (January 20, 1896 – September 15, 1982) was an American character actor, best known for appearing in bit parts, often uncredited, usually portraying clerks, train conductors, postmen, cooks, waiters etc. He began his career in show business as a nightclub and vaudeville performer and began acting in East Coast theatre. Sedan debuted on Broadway in 1916 and appeared in his first motion picture for Metro Pictures Corporation in 1921. He became a prolific character actor and is probably best remembered by movie buffs as the hotel manager in Ninotchka (1939) starring Greta Garbo. Around the same time, he appeared in an uncredited role as the Emerald City's Balloon Ascensionist in The Wizard of Oz (1939). He returned to Broadway, performing in several different shows during the first half of the 1940s and in the 1950s began a sequence of guest roles in television series such as The Jack Benny Show. His most frequent TV work came from recurring roles as put-upon mail carriers (25 episodes as Mr. Beasley on The George Burns and Gracie Allen Show; 4 episodes as Mr. Briggs on The Addams Family). He was also seen as the train conductor in the film Young Frankenstein (1974). Rolfe Sedan remained active throughout a career that spanned more than six decades.

Personal information

Birthday

1896-01-20

Birth Place

New York City, New York, USA

Movies and TV shows :

poster

77 Sunset Strip

1958

6.7

TV
A Bell for Adano

A Bell for Adano

1967

0.0

Movie
A Night at the Opera

A Night at the Opera

1935

7.4

Movie
Adventure in Sahara

Adventure in Sahara

1938

5.6

Movie
poster

Adventures in Paradise

1959

5.7

TV
poster

Adventures of Superman

1952

6.7

TV
Arabian Tights

Arabian Tights

1933

0.0

Movie
Bachelor Bait

Bachelor Bait

1934

5.7

Movie
Back Street

Back Street

1932

6.1

Movie
Bardelys the Magnificent

Bardelys the Magnificent

1926

7.8

Movie
Bedtime Story

Bedtime Story

1964

6.1

Movie
Blondie Johnson

Blondie Johnson

1933

6.1

Movie
Bluebeard's Eighth Wife

Bluebeard's Eighth Wife

1938

7.0

Movie
Broadway Gondolier

Broadway Gondolier

1935

5.4

Movie
Bromo and Juliet

Bromo and Juliet

1926

5.6

Movie
Café Metropole

Café Metropole

1937

6.9

Movie
Carnival Lady

Carnival Lady

1933

5.0

Movie
Central Park

Central Park

1932

5.2

Movie
City in Darkness

City in Darkness

1939

6.4

Movie
Clear All Wires!

Clear All Wires!

1933

6.5

Movie
Cocktail Hour

Cocktail Hour

1933

4.8

Movie
poster

Combat!

1962

7.6

TV
Cross Country Cruise

Cross Country Cruise

1934

6.0

Movie
poster

December Bride

1954

5.5

TV
Design for Living

Design for Living

1933

7.1

Movie
Devil on Deck

Devil on Deck

1932

4.0

Movie
Done in Oil

Done in Oil

1934

0.0

Movie
Double Whoopee

Double Whoopee

1929

6.7

Movie
Everything Happens at Night

Everything Happens at Night

1939

4.1

Movie
Finn and Hattie

Finn and Hattie

1931

5.3

Movie
Florian

Florian

1940

1.0

Movie
poster

Gang Busters

1952

0.0

TV
Gentlemen Prefer Blondes

Gentlemen Prefer Blondes

1953

7.3

Movie
Here Is My Heart

Here Is My Heart

1934

6.8

Movie
poster

Hey, Jeannie!

1956

5.5

TV
Hired Wife

Hired Wife

1940

6.8

Movie
How I Spent My Summer Vacation

How I Spent My Summer Vacation

1967

3.5

Movie
poster

I Love Lucy

1951

8.0

TV
I Was an Adventuress

I Was an Adventuress

1940

6.3

Movie
I'll Give a Million

I'll Give a Million

1938

5.7

Movie
Is Marriage the Bunk?

Is Marriage the Bunk?

1925

5.0

Movie
It's a Great Life

It's a Great Life

1929

4.0

Movie
Jack Benny Christmas Shopping Show

Jack Benny Christmas Shopping Show

1957

0.0

Movie
Jimmy's New Yacht

Jimmy's New Yacht

1932

1.0

Movie
poster

Kung Fu

1972

7.6

TV
Laughing at Danger

Laughing at Danger

1940

0.0

Movie
Law of the Tropics

Law of the Tropics

1941

6.0

Movie
Leaping Love

Leaping Love

1929

0.0

Movie
Letter of Introduction

Letter of Introduction

1938

5.9

Movie
poster

Letter to Loretta

1953

6.2

TV
Love and Glory

Love and Glory

1924

0.0

Movie
Love Me Tonight

Love Me Tonight

1932

6.6

Movie
Mad Love

Mad Love

1935

6.9

Movie
Mama Behave

Mama Behave

1926

6.0

Movie
Man of the World

Man of the World

1931

5.9

Movie
Mantrap

Mantrap

1926

5.9

Movie
Many Happy Returns

Many Happy Returns

1934

5.3

Movie
poster

Matinee Theater

1955

4.6

TV
Meet the Baron

Meet the Baron

1933

4.3

Movie
Merry-Go-Round

Merry-Go-Round

1923

6.0

Movie
Mighty Like a Moose

Mighty Like a Moose

1926

6.6

Movie
poster

Mister Ed

1961

6.7

TV
Movie Night

Movie Night

1929

6.0

Movie
Mush and Milk

Mush and Milk

1933

6.8

Movie
My Old Dutch

My Old Dutch

1926

0.0

Movie
poster

My Three Sons

1960

6.5

TV
My Wife's an Angel

My Wife's an Angel

1943

0.0

Movie
New Morals for Old

New Morals for Old

1932

4.2

Movie
Ninotchka

Ninotchka

1939

7.5

Movie
Now and Forever

Now and Forever

1934

6.7

Movie
On the Front Page

On the Front Page

1926

5.7

Movie
poster

One Step Beyond

1959

5.6

TV
Paris in Spring

Paris in Spring

1935

5.0

Movie
Party Girl

Party Girl

1930

3.3

Movie
poster

Pete and Gladys

1960

6.5

TV
poster

Petticoat Junction

1963

5.9

TV
Phantom of the Rue Morgue

Phantom of the Rue Morgue

1954

6.3

Movie
Private Affairs

Private Affairs

1940

0.0

Movie
Private Detective 62

Private Detective 62

1933

5.9

Movie
Rain or Shine

Rain or Shine

1930

5.7

Movie
Red-Headed Woman

Red-Headed Woman

1932

6.6

Movie
Riley of the Rainbow Division

Riley of the Rainbow Division

1928

0.0

Movie
Riley the Cop

Riley the Cop

1928

5.6

Movie
Romance

Romance

1930

6.3

Movie
Sailor's Holiday

Sailor's Holiday

1929

5.2

Movie
Seven Sinners

Seven Sinners

1940

6.0

Movie
Shall We Dance

Shall We Dance

1937

7.2

Movie
Ship Cafe

Ship Cafe

1935

0.0

Movie
Show Girl in Hollywood

Show Girl in Hollywood

1930

5.6

Movie
Show People

Show People

1928

7.1

Movie
Slightly Scarlet

Slightly Scarlet

1930

5.0

Movie
Smartest Girl in Town

Smartest Girl in Town

1936

5.5

Movie
Smouldering Fires

Smouldering Fires

1925

6.5

Movie
Sneak Easily

Sneak Easily

1932

0.0

Movie
Something to Live For

Something to Live For

1952

6.8

Movie
Sporting Youth

Sporting Youth

1924

0.0

Movie
Stars Over Broadway

Stars Over Broadway

1935

5.2

Movie
Stingaree

Stingaree

1934

5.9

Movie
Such Men Are Dangerous

Such Men Are Dangerous

1930

4.8

Movie
Surprise

Surprise

1930

1.0

Movie
Sweethearts and Wives

Sweethearts and Wives

1930

0.0

Movie
Swing High

Swing High

1930

6.5

Movie
poster

Telephone Time

1956

6.3

TV
That Uncertain Feeling

That Uncertain Feeling

1941

6.5

Movie
The Accusing Finger

The Accusing Finger

1936

4.7

Movie
poster

The Addams Family

1964

8.1

TV
The Adorable Cheat

The Adorable Cheat

1928

0.0

Movie
poster

The Adventures of Wild Bill Hickok

1951

4.5

TV
poster

The Alfred Hitchcock Hour

1962

7.8

TV
The Conquering Power

The Conquering Power

1921

5.8

Movie
The Denver Dude

The Denver Dude

1927

0.0

Movie
The Firefly

The Firefly

1937

6.4

Movie
The Frisco Kid

The Frisco Kid

1979

6.1

Movie
The Iron Mask

The Iron Mask

1929

6.7

Movie
The Last Performance

The Last Performance

1929

6.2

Movie
The Life of the Party

The Life of the Party

1930

6.3

Movie
The Love Trap

The Love Trap

1929

5.4

Movie
poster

The Lucy Show

1962

7.1

TV
The Mad Whirl

The Mad Whirl

1925

6.2

Movie
poster

The Man Called X

1956

0.0

TV
The Match King

The Match King

1932

6.6

Movie
The Nuisance

The Nuisance

1933

5.0

Movie
The Sin of Nora Moran

The Sin of Nora Moran

1933

5.7

Movie
The Story of Vernon and Irene Castle

The Story of Vernon and Irene Castle

1939

7.0

Movie
poster

The Streets of San Francisco

1972

7.0

TV
The Thin Man

The Thin Man

1934

7.5

Movie
The World's Greatest Lover

The World's Greatest Lover

1977

5.8

Movie
This Is the Night

This Is the Night

1932

5.6

Movie
Those Three French Girls

Those Three French Girls

1930

4.0

Movie
Three Women

Three Women

1924

3.5

Movie
Thundering Fleas

Thundering Fleas

1926

5.6

Movie
Toot Sweet!

Toot Sweet!

1929

0.0

Movie
Transgression

Transgression

1931

4.0

Movie
Trouble in Paradise

Trouble in Paradise

1932

7.4

Movie
Uncle Tom's Cabin

Uncle Tom's Cabin

1927

6.9

Movie
Under the Big Top

Under the Big Top

1938

5.5

Movie
Wake Me When the War Is Over

Wake Me When the War Is Over

1969

5.0

Movie
Young Frankenstein

Young Frankenstein

1974

7.9

Movie
Young Ideas

Young Ideas

1924

0.0

Movie