x

Login

Remember me
Forget password ?

Or via social

x

sign up

person_profile-Rolfe Sedan

Rolfe Sedan Died at age: 86

Actor | Producer

Fullname:

Rolfe Sedan

Date of Birth:

Jan 20, 1896

Country of birth:

USA

Died:

Sep 15, 1982

Biography of

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.

Photos of

Rolfe Sedan

Photos ( 1 Photos

Filmography of

Rolfe Sedan

Found 97 Movies in total

The Frisco Kid

Rabbi ( Actor )

... 1979

The World's Greatest Lover

Conductor ( Actor )

... 1977

Young Frankenstein

Train Conductor ( Actor )

... 1974

A Bell for Adano

D'Arpa ( Actor )

... 1967

... 1967

Bedtime Story

Waiter (uncredited) ( Actor )

... 1964

Phantom of the Rue Morgue

LeBon (as Rolphe Sedan) ( Actor )

... 1954

Gentlemen Prefer Blondes

Waiter (uncredited) ( Actor )

... 1953

Something to Live For

French Man (uncredited) ( Actor )

... 1952

Law of the Tropics

Tailor (as Rolf Sedan) ( Actor )

... 1941

That Uncertain Feeling

Art Dealer (uncredited) ( Actor )

... 1941

Seven Sinners

Henchman (uncredited) ( Actor )

... 1940

Hired Wife

Maitre D' ( Actor )

... 1940

Laughing at Danger

Pierre ( Actor )

... 1940

Private Affairs

Tailor (uncredited) ( Actor )

... 1940

Florian

Candy Shop Proprietor ( Actor )

... 1940

I Was an Adventuress

Waiter ( Actor )

... 1940

... 1939

Ninotchka

Hotel Manager ( Actor )

... 1939

City in Darkness

Hotel Clerk ( Actor )

... 1939

... 1939

Adventure in Sahara

Airline Officer ( Actor )

... 1938

Under the Big Top

Pierre ( Actor )

... 1938

Letter of Introduction

Fitter (uncredited) ( Actor )

... 1938

I'll Give a Million

Telegraph Clerk ( Actor )

... 1938

Bluebeard's Eighth Wife

Floorwalker ( Actor )

... 1938

The Firefly

Hat Vendor (uncredited) ( Actor )

... 1937

Shall We Dance

Ballet Master (uncredited) ( Actor )

... 1937

Café Metropole

Flower Clerk (uncredited) ( Actor )

... 1937

Smartest Girl in Town

Hotel Desk Clerk ( Actor )

... 1936

The Accusing Finger

First Waiter ( Actor )

... 1936

Stars Over Broadway

Opera Aficionado ( Actor )

... 1935

A Night at the Opera

Aviator (uncredited) ( Actor )

... 1935

Ship Cafe

French Chauffeur (uncredited) ( Actor )

... 1935

Broadway Gondolier

Mrs. Flaggenheim's Secretary ( Actor )

... 1935

Mad Love

Gendarme (Uncredited) ( Actor )

... 1935

Paris in Spring

Modiste ( Actor )

... 1935

Here Is My Heart

Artist (uncredited) ( Actor )

... 1934

Now and Forever

Hotel Manager (uncredited) ( Actor )

... 1934

Bachelor Bait

Waiter #1 (uncredited) ( Actor )

... 1934

Many Happy Returns

Clerk (uncredited) ( Actor )

... 1934

The Thin Man

Waiter (uncredited) ( Actor )

... 1934

Stingaree

Coutouriere (uncredited) ( Actor )

... 1934

Cross Country Cruise

Second Dodd's Salesman (Uncredited) ( Actor )

... 1934

Design for Living

Bed Salesman (uncredited) ( Actor )

... 1933

The Sin of Nora Moran

Stage Manager ( Actor )

... 1933

Carnival Lady

Carnival Barker ( Actor )

... 1933

Meet the Baron

Pants Presser (uncredited) ( Actor )

... 1933

Private Detective 62

Casino Man (Uncredited) ( Actor )

... 1933

Cocktail Hour

Hotel Clerk (uncredited) ( Actor )

... 1933

The Nuisance

Man Who Will Be Late to Work (uncredited) ( Actor )

... 1933

Blondie Johnson

Pierre - Tailor (uncredited) ( Actor )

... 1933

Clear All Wires!

French Radio Operator (uncredited) ( Actor )

... 1933

The Match King

In-Room Waiter (uncredited) ( Actor )

... 1932

Central Park

Casino Patron (uncredited) ( Actor )

... 1932

Trouble in Paradise

Purse Salesman (uncredited) ( Actor )

... 1932

Love Me Tonight

Taxi Driver (uncredited) ( Actor )

... 1932

Back Street

Croupier (uncredited) ( Actor )

... 1932

... 1932

New Morals for Old

Art Student (uncredited) ( Actor )

... 1932

This Is the Night

Boulevardier (uncredited) ( Actor )

... 1932

Devil on Deck

Frenchie ( Actor )

... 1932

Transgression

Beauty Salon Manager ( Actor )

... 1931

Man of the World

Hotel Desk Clerk ( Actor )

... 1931

Finn and Hattie

Paris Taxi Driver ( Actor )

... 1931

The Life of the Party

Man Who Wants to Hear 'Poison Ivy' ( Actor )

... 1930

Those Three French Girls

Gendarme (uncredited) ( Actor )

... 1930

Romance

Opera Audience Member (uncredited) ( Actor )

... 1930

Rain or Shine

Waiter at Dinner Party ( Actor )

... 1930

Swing High

Trouper ( Actor )

... 1930

Show Girl in Hollywood

Headwaiter in New York ( Actor )

... 1930

Such Men Are Dangerous

Charity Bazaar Auctioneer (uncredited) ( Actor )

... 1930

Slightly Scarlet

Gendarme ( Actor )

... 1930

Party Girl

Maitre D' ( Actor )

... 1930

It's a Great Life

Bit Role ( Actor )

... 1929

... 1929

Sailor's Holiday

Ferris Wheel Barker (uncredited) ( Actor )

... 1929

The Love Trap

Drunk ( Actor )

... 1929

The Iron Mask

Louis XIII ( Actor )

... 1929

Riley the Cop

French Restaurant Patron ( Actor )

... 1928

Show People

Portrait Photographer (uncredited) ( Actor )

... 1928

The Adorable Cheat

Card Playing Guest ( Actor )

... 1928

Uncle Tom's Cabin

Adolph (uncredited) ( Actor )

... 1927

The Denver Dude

Henry Bird ( Actor )

... 1927

Bardelys the Magnificent

Fop (uncredited) ( Actor )

... 1926

Mantrap

Barber (uncredited) ( Actor )

... 1926

... 1925

The Mad Whirl

Bit Part Rolfe Sedan ( Actor )

... 1925

Smouldering Fires

Member of the Committee ( Actor )

... 1925

Love and Glory

Bit Role ( Actor )

... 1924

Three Women

Reveler at Monkey Bar ( Actor )

... 1924

Young Ideas

Bertie Loomis ( Actor )

... 1924

Sporting Youth

Valet ( Actor )

... 1924

Merry-Go-Round

Minor Role (uncredited) ( Actor )

... 1923

The Conquering Power

Annette's Suitor (uncredited) ( Actor )

... 1921