Rolfe Sedan
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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.
Fotos
Películas (131)
Laurel & Hardy: Year Two
2024 · (archive footage) (uncredited)
The Frisco Kid
1979 · Rabbi
The World's Greatest Lover
1977 · Conductor
Young Frankenstein
1974 · Train Conductor
Darling Lili
1970 · French Stage Manager (uncredited)
Wake Me When the War Is Over
1969
A Bell for Adano
1967 · D'Arpa
How I Spent My Summer Vacation
1967 · Waiter (uncredited)
Bedtime Story
1964 · Waiter (uncredited)
Jack Benny Christmas Shopping Show
1957 · Salesman Who Helps Rochester
Phantom of the Rue Morgue
1954 · LeBon (as Rolphe Sedan)
Gentlemen Prefer Blondes
1953 · Waiter (uncredited)
Something to Live For
1952 · French Man (uncredited)
My Wife's an Angel
1943 · Jerry
Law of the Tropics
1941 · Tailor (as Rolf Sedan)
That Uncertain Feeling
1941 · Art Dealer (uncredited)
Seven Sinners
1940 · Henchman (uncredited)
Hired Wife
1940 · Maitre D'
Laughing at Danger
1940 · Pierre
Private Affairs
1940 · Tailor (uncredited)
Florian
1940 · Candy Shop Proprietor
I Was an Adventuress
1940 · Waiter
Everything Happens at Night
1939 · Waiter
Ninotchka
1939 · Hotel Manager
City in Darkness
1939 · Hotel Clerk
The Story of Vernon and Irene Castle
1939 · Emile Aubel
Adventure in Sahara
1938 · Airline Officer
Under the Big Top
1938 · Pierre
Letter of Introduction
1938 · Fitter (uncredited)
I'll Give a Million
1938 · Telegraph Clerk
Bluebeard's Eighth Wife
1938 · Floorwalker
The Firefly
1937 · Hat Vendor (uncredited)
Shall We Dance
1937 · Ballet Master (uncredited)
Café Metropole
1937 · Flower Clerk (uncredited)
Smartest Girl in Town
1936 · Hotel Desk Clerk (uncredited)
The Accusing Finger
1936 · First Waiter
Stars Over Broadway
1935 · Opera Aficionado
A Night at the Opera
1935 · Aviator (uncredited)
Ship Cafe
1935 · French Chauffeur (uncredited)
Broadway Gondolier
1935 · Mrs. Flaggenheim's Secretary
Mad Love
1935 · Gendarme (Uncredited)
Paris in Spring
1935 · Modiste
Here Is My Heart
1934 · Artist (uncredited)
Done in Oil
1934 · 3rd French Art Expert (uncredited)
Now and Forever
1934 · Hotel Manager (uncredited)
Bachelor Bait
1934 · Waiter #1 (uncredited)
Many Happy Returns
1934 · Clerk (uncredited)
The Thin Man
1934 · Waiter (uncredited)
Stingaree
1934 · Coutouriere (uncredited)
Cross Country Cruise
1934 · Second Dodd's Salesman (Uncredited)
Design for Living
1933 · Bed Salesman (uncredited)
The Sin of Nora Moran
1933 · Stage Manager
Carnival Lady
1933 · Carnival Barker
Meet the Baron
1933 · Pants Presser (uncredited)
Private Detective 62
1933 · Casino Man (Uncredited)
Cocktail Hour
1933 · Hotel Clerk (uncredited)
The Nuisance
1933 · Man Who Will Be Late to Work (uncredited)
Arabian Tights
1933 · French Waiter (uncredited)
Mush and Milk
1933 · Waiter
Adorable
1933 · Orchestra Leader (uncredited)
42nd Street
1933 · Extra on Stage (uncredited)
Blondie Johnson
1933 · Pierre - Tailor (uncredited)
Clear All Wires!
1933 · French Radio Operator (uncredited)
The Match King
1932 · In-Room Waiter (uncredited)
Sneak Easily
1932 · Juryman
Central Park
1932 · Casino Patron (uncredited)
Trouble in Paradise
1932 · Purse Salesman (uncredited)
Grand Hotel
1932 · Hotel Guest in Bar (uncredited)
Love Me Tonight
1932 · Taxi Driver (uncredited)
Back Street
1932 · Croupier (uncredited)
Red-Headed Woman
1932 · Man at Race Track (uncredited)
New Morals for Old
1932 · Art Student (uncredited)
Jimmy's New Yacht
1932 · Count Tobini
This Is the Night
1932 · Boulevardier (uncredited)
Devil on Deck
1932 · Frenchie
The Woman Between
1931 · Headwaiter (uncredited)
Transgression
1931 · Beauty Salon Manager
In Conference
1931 · Manager's Assistant
Man of the World
1931 · Hotel Desk Clerk (uncredited)
Finn and Hattie
1931 · Paris Taxi Driver
The Life of the Party
1930 · Man Who Wants to Hear 'Poison Ivy'
Those Three French Girls
1930 · Gendarme (uncredited)
Monte Carlo
1930 · Hairdresser (uncredited)
Romance
1930 · Opera Audience Member (uncredited)
Rain or Shine
1930 · Waiter at Dinner Party
Sweethearts and Wives
1930 · Waiter
Swing High
1930 · Trouper
Paramount on Parade
1930 · Little Man ('Park in Paris') (uncredited)
Show Girl in Hollywood
1930 · Headwaiter in New York
Surprise
1930 · Party guest
Such Men Are Dangerous
1930 · Charity Bazaar Auctioneer (uncredited)
Slightly Scarlet
1930 · Gendarme
Party Girl
1930 · Maitre D'
It's a Great Life
1929 · Bit Role
Toot Sweet!
1929 · Nightclub Announcer
The Last Performance
1929
Sailor's Holiday
1929 · Ferris Wheel Barker (uncredited)
The Love Trap
1929 · Drunk
Leaping Love
1929 · The Crying Wife's Husband (uncredited)
Double Whoopee
1929 · Desk clerk
Movie Night
1929 · Actor on the Screen (uncredited)
The Iron Mask
1929 · Louis XIII
Making the Grade
1929 · Valet
Riley the Cop
1928 · French Restaurant Patron
Show People
1928 · Portrait Photographer (uncredited)
The Adorable Cheat
1928 · Card Playing Guest
Riley of the Rainbow Division
1928
Compassion
1928
Uncle Tom's Cabin
1927 · Adolph (uncredited)
The Denver Dude
1927 · Henry Bird
On the Front Page
1926 · Beauty Expert (uncredited)
Kid Boots
1926 · Physical Therapist (uncredited)
Bardelys the Magnificent
1926 · Fop (uncredited)
Bromo and Juliet
1926 · Stage Manager (uncredited)
Mantrap
1926 · Barber (uncredited)
Mighty Like a Moose
1926 · Nose Doctor
Thundering Fleas
1926 · Musician
My Old Dutch
1926 · Al
Mama Behave
1926 · A Friend of the Family (uncredited)
California Straight Ahead
1925 · Valet
Is Marriage the Bunk?
1925 · Jimmy's brother-in-law
The Mad Whirl
1925 · Bit Part Rolfe Sedan
Smouldering Fires
1925 · Member of the Committee
Love and Glory
1924 · Bit Role
Three Women
1924 · Reveler at Monkey Bar
Young Ideas
1924 · Bertie Loomis
The Dangerous Blonde
1924 · Henry
Sporting Youth
1924 · Valet
Merry-Go-Round
1923 · Minor Role (uncredited)
What No Man Knows
1921 · Lawyer (uncredited)
The Conquering Power
1921 · Annette's Suitor (uncredited)
Series (23)
Kung Fu
1972 · Stationmaster
The Streets of San Francisco
1972
The Addams Family
1964 · Postman, Mr. Briggs
Petticoat Junction
1963 · Station Master
Combat!
1962 · Dr. Barole
The Lucy Show
1962 · Headwaiter
The Alfred Hitchcock Hour
1962 · Old Man
Mister Ed
1961
My Three Sons
1960
Pete and Gladys
1960
Adventures in Paradise
1959 · Dr. Gaillefontaine
One Step Beyond
1959 · Butler
77 Sunset Strip
1958
Hey, Jeannie!
1956 · Joseph Barron
Telephone Time
1956
The Man Called X
1956
Matinee Theater
1955
December Bride
1954
Letter to Loretta
1953 · Mr. Ogilvie, Mayor Lucas
Adventures of Superman
1952
Gang Busters
1952
I Love Lucy
1951 · Chef
The Adventures of Wild Bill Hickok
1951