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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.
Filmography
all 146
Movies 122
TV Shows 24
self 1
Young Frankenstein (1974)
The Addams Family (1964)
Bedtime Story (1964)
Petticoat Junction (1963)
Combat! (1962)
The Lucy Show (1962)
Adventures in Paradise (1959)
One Step Beyond (1959)
Jack Benny Christmas Shopping Show (1957)
Hey, Jeannie! (1956)
Phantom of the Rue Morgue (1954)
Letter to Loretta (1953)
Gentlemen Prefer Blondes (1953)
Something to Live For (1952)
Law of the Tropics (1941)
That Uncertain Feeling (1941)
Seven Sinners (1940)
Hired Wife (1940)
Private Affairs (1940)
Florian (1940)
Ninotchka (1939)
City in Darkness (1939)
Daffy Duck in Hollywood (1938)
Adventure in Sahara (1938)
Letter of Introduction (1938)
I'll Give a Million (1938)
Bluebeard's Eighth Wife (1938)
The Firefly (1937)
Shall We Dance (1937)
Café Metropole (1937)
Smartest Girl in Town (1936)
The Accusing Finger (1936)
Stars Over Broadway (1935)
A Night at the Opera (1935)
Ship Cafe (1935)
Broadway Gondolier (1935)
Mad Love (1935)
Paris in Spring (1935)
Here Is My Heart (1934)
Done in Oil (1934)
Now and Forever (1934)
Bachelor Bait (1934)
Many Happy Returns (1934)
The Thin Man (1934)
Stingaree (1934)
Cross Country Cruise (1934)
Design for Living (1933)
The Sin of Nora Moran (1933)
Carnival Lady (1933)
Meet the Baron (1933)
Private Detective 62 (1933)
The Nuisance (1933)
Arabian Tights (1933)
Blondie Johnson (1933)
Clear All Wires! (1933)
The Match King (1932)
Sneak Easily (1932)
Central Park (1932)
Trouble in Paradise (1932)
Love Me Tonight (1932)
Back Street (1932)
New Morals for Old (1932)
Jimmy's New Yacht (1932)
This Is the Night (1932)
Torchy's Night Cap (1932)
Devil on Deck (1932)
Transgression (1931)
Man of the World (1931)
Finn and Hattie (1931)
The Life of the Party (1930)
Those Three French Girls (1930)
Romance (1930)
Rain or Shine (1930)
Swing High (1930)
Show Girl in Hollywood (1930)
Surprise (1930)
Such Men Are Dangerous (1930)
Slightly Scarlet (1930)
Party Girl (1930)
Weak But Willing (1929)
It's a Great Life (1929)
Toot Sweet! (1929)
Sailor's Holiday (1929)
Leaping Love (1929)
Thundering Toupees (1929)
Double Whoopee (1929)
Movie Night (1929)
The Iron Mask (1929)
Lady of the Pavements (1929)
Riley the Cop (1928)
Show People (1928)
The Battle of the Sexes (1928)
The Adorable Cheat (1928)
Uncle Tom's Cabin (1927)
The Denver Dude (1927)
On the Front Page (1926)
Bardelys the Magnificent (1926)
Bromo and Juliet (1926)
Mantrap (1926)
Thundering Fleas (1926)
Mighty Like a Moose (1926)
Mama Behave (1926)
Stop Flirting (1925)
Is Marriage the Bunk? (1925)
The Mad Whirl (1925)
Smouldering Fires (1925)
Three Women (1924)
Young Ideas (1924)
Merry-Go-Round (1923)
The Conquering Power (1921)
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Known ForActing
GenderMale
Birthday1896-01-20
Deathday1982-09-15 (86 years old)
Birth PlaceNew York City, New York, USA
CitizenshipsUnited States of America
Also Known AsRalph Sedan, Rolf Sedan, Rolphe Sedan, Edward Sedan
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