Rolfe Sedan
Acting
Biography
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.
Born: January 20, 1896
Place of Birth: New York City, New York, USA
Known For
Laurel & Hardy: Year Two
Following their initial pairing in early 1927, Laurel and Hardy ended their first year on top. Their success moving into 1928 galvanized the efforts of everyone at Hal Roach Studios (including famed director Leo McCarey), who proudly upped their game in support of the winning comedy duo. Whether wreaking accidental havoc as a two-man band, doing battle against one another as millionaire and butler, or even becoming grave robbers for a mad scientist, Laurel and Hardy prove in their second year that they have what it takes to not only win over audiences in the twilight of the silent era, but generate enough momentum to make a successful transition to “talkies” in 1929.
The Addams Family
A satirical inversion of the ideal of the perfect American nuclear family, they are an eccentric wealthy family who delight in everything grotesque and macabre, and are never really aware that people find them bizarre or frightening. In fact, they themselves are often terrified by "normal" people.
The Addams Family
A satirical inversion of the ideal of the perfect American nuclear family, they are an eccentric wealthy family who delight in everything grotesque and macabre, and are never really aware that people find them bizarre or frightening. In fact, they themselves are often terrified by "normal" people.
I Love Lucy
Cuban Bandleader Ricky Ricardo would be happy if his wife Lucy would just be a housewife. Instead she tries constantly to perform at the Tropicana where he works, and make life comically frantic in the apartment building they share with landlords Fred and Ethel Mertz, who also happen to be their best friends.
Young Frankenstein
A young neurosurgeon inherits the castle of his grandfather, the famous Dr. Victor von Frankenstein. In the castle he finds a funny hunchback, a pretty lab assistant and the elderly housekeeper. Young Frankenstein believes that the work of his grandfather was delusional, but when he discovers the book where the mad doctor described his reanimation experiment, he suddenly changes his mind.
The Alfred Hitchcock Hour
A continuation of the anthology series “Alfred Hitchcock Presents”, hosted by the master of suspense and featuring thrillers and mysteries.
Combat!
Combat! is an American television program that originally aired on ABC from 1962 until 1967. The show covered the grim lives of a squad of American soldiers fighting the Germans in France during World War II. The program starred Rick Jason as platoon leader Second Lieutenant Gil Hanley and Vic Morrow as Sergeant "Chip" Saunders.
Kung Fu
The adventures of a Shaolin Monk as he wanders the American West armed only with his skill in Kung Fu.
The Thin Man
A husband and wife detective team takes on the search for a missing inventor and almost get killed for their efforts.
Ninotchka
A stern Russian woman sent to Paris on official business finds herself attracted to a man who represents everything she is supposed to detest.
Filmography
as (archive footage) (uncredited)
as Rabbi
as Conductor
as Train Conductor
as Stationmaster
as D'Arpa
as Waiter
as Postman
as Mr. Briggs
as Waiter (uncredited)
as Station Master
as Dr. Barole
as Headwaiter
as Old Man
as Dr. Gaillefontaine
as Butler
as Salesman Who Helps Rochester
as LeBon (as Rolphe Sedan)
as Mr. Ogilvie
as Mayor Lucas
as Waiter (uncredited)
as French Man (uncredited)
as Chef
as Tailor (as Rolf Sedan)
as Art Dealer (uncredited)
as Henchman (uncredited)
as Maitre D'
as Pierre
as Tailor (uncredited)
as Candy Shop Proprietor
as Waiter
as Waiter
as Hotel Manager
as Hotel Clerk
as Emile Aubel
as Airline Officer
as Pierre
as Fitter (uncredited)
as Telegraph Clerk
as Floorwalker
as Hat Vendor (uncredited)
as Ballet Master (uncredited)
as Flower Clerk (uncredited)
as Hotel Desk Clerk
as First Waiter
as Opera Aficionado
as Aviator (uncredited)
as French Chauffeur (uncredited)
as Mrs. Flaggenheim's Secretary
as Gendarme (Uncredited)
as Modiste
as Artist (uncredited)
as 3rd French Art Expert (uncredited)
as Hotel Manager (uncredited)
as Waiter #1 (uncredited)
as Clerk (uncredited)
as Waiter (uncredited)
as Coutouriere (uncredited)
as Second Dodd's Salesman (Uncredited)
as Bed Salesman (uncredited)
as Stage Manager
as Carnival Barker
as Pants Presser (uncredited)
as Casino Man (Uncredited)
as Hotel Clerk (uncredited)
as Man Who Will Be Late to Work (uncredited)
as French Waiter (uncredited)
as Waiter
as Pierre - Tailor (uncredited)
as French Radio Operator (uncredited)
as In-Room Waiter (uncredited)
as Casino Patron (uncredited)
as Juryman
as Purse Salesman (uncredited)
as Taxi Driver (uncredited)
as Croupier (uncredited)
as Man at Race Track (uncredited)
as Art Student (uncredited)
as Count Tobini
as Boulevardier (uncredited)
as Frenchie
as Headwaiter (uncredited)
as Beauty Salon Manager
as Manager's Assistant
as Hotel Desk Clerk (uncredited)
as Paris Taxi Driver
as Man Who Wants to Hear 'Poison Ivy'
as Gendarme (uncredited)
as Hairdresser (uncredited)
as Opera Audience Member (uncredited)
as Waiter at Dinner Party
as Trouper
as Little Man ('Park in Paris') (uncredited)
as Headwaiter in New York
as Party guest
as Charity Bazaar Auctioneer (uncredited)
as Gendarme
as Maitre D'
as Bit Role
as Nightclub Announcer
as Ferris Wheel Barker (uncredited)
as Drunk
as The Crying Wife's Husband (uncredited)
as Desk clerk
as Actor on the Screen (uncredited)
as Louis XIII
as French Restaurant Patron
as Portrait Photographer (uncredited)
as Card Playing Guest
as Adolph (uncredited)
as Henry Bird
as Beauty Expert (uncredited)
as Physical Therapist (uncredited)
as Fop (uncredited)
as Stage Manager (uncredited)
as Barber (uncredited)
as Nose Doctor
as Musician
as Al
as A Friend of the Family (uncredited)
as Valet
as Jimmy's brother-in-law
as Bit Part Rolfe Sedan
as Member of the Committee
as Bit Role
as Reveler at Monkey Bar
as Bertie Loomis
as Henry
as Valet
as Minor Role (uncredited)
as Annette's Suitor (uncredited)