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.

Known For: Acting

Born: New York City, New York, USA, 1896-01-20

Died: 1982-09-15

No.	Year	Title	Role	Vote Average
1	1921	The Conquering Power	Annette's Suitor (uncredited)	58
2	1923	Merry-Go-Round	Minor Role (uncredited)	60
3	1924	Sporting Youth	Valet	0
4	1924	Young Ideas	Bertie Loomis	0
5	1924	Three Women	Reveler at Monkey Bar	35
6	1924	Love and Glory	Bit Role	0
7	1925	Smouldering Fires	Member of the Committee	65
8	1925	The Mad Whirl	Bit Part Rolfe Sedan	62
9	1925	Is Marriage the Bunk?	Jimmy's brother-in-law	50
10	1925	California Straight Ahead	Valet	70
11	1926	Mama Behave	A Friend of the Family (uncredited)	60
12	1926	My Old Dutch	Al	0
13	1926	Mighty Like a Moose	Nose Doctor	67
14	1926	Thundering Fleas	Musician	55
15	1926	Mantrap	Barber (uncredited)	59
16	1926	Bromo and Juliet	Stage Manager (uncredited)	56
17	1926	Bardelys the Magnificent	Fop (uncredited)	74
18	1926	Kid Boots	Physical Therapist (uncredited)	65
19	1926	On the Front Page	Beauty Expert (uncredited)	57
20	1927	The Denver Dude	Henry Bird	0
21	1927	Uncle Tom's Cabin	Adolph (uncredited)	69
22	1928	Compassion		0
23	1928	Riley of the Rainbow Division		0
24	1928	The Adorable Cheat	Card Playing Guest	0
25	1928	Show People	Portrait Photographer (uncredited)	71
26	1928	Riley the Cop	French Restaurant Patron	56
27	1929	The Iron Mask	Louis XIII	67
28	1929	Movie Night	Actor on the Screen (uncredited)	60
29	1929	Double Whoopee	Desk clerk	67
30	1929	Leaping Love	The Crying Wife's Husband (uncredited)	0
31	1929	The Love Trap	Drunk	54
32	1929	Sailor's Holiday	Ferris Wheel Barker (uncredited)	52
33	1929	The Last Performance		62
34	1929	Toot Sweet!	Nightclub Announcer	0
35	1929	It's a Great Life	Bit Role	40
36	1930	Party Girl	Maitre D'	36
37	1930	Slightly Scarlet	Gendarme	50
38	1930	Such Men Are Dangerous	Charity Bazaar Auctioneer (uncredited)	48
39	1930	Surprise	Party guest	10
40	1930	Show Girl in Hollywood	Headwaiter in New York	58
41	1930	Swing High	Trouper	65
42	1930	Sweethearts and Wives	Waiter	0
43	1930	Rain or Shine	Waiter at Dinner Party	62
44	1930	Romance	Opera Audience Member (uncredited)	62
45	1930	Monte Carlo	Hairdresser (uncredited)	65
46	1930	Those Three French Girls	Gendarme (uncredited)	40
47	1930	The Life of the Party	Man Who Wants to Hear 'Poison Ivy'	63
48	1931	Finn and Hattie	Paris Taxi Driver	53
49	1931	Man of the World	Hotel Desk Clerk (uncredited)	59
50	1931	Transgression	Beauty Salon Manager	40
51	1932	Devil on Deck	Frenchie	40
52	1932	This Is the Night	Boulevardier (uncredited)	56
53	1932	Jimmy's New Yacht	Count Tobini	10
54	1932	New Morals for Old	Art Student (uncredited)	42
55	1932	Red-Headed Woman	Man at Race Track (uncredited)	67
56	1932	Back Street	Croupier (uncredited)	61
57	1932	Love Me Tonight	Taxi Driver (uncredited)	66
58	1932	Trouble in Paradise	Purse Salesman (uncredited)	74
59	1932	Sneak Easily	Juryman	0
60	1932	Central Park	Casino Patron (uncredited)	52
61	1932	The Match King	In-Room Waiter (uncredited)	66
62	1933	Clear All Wires!	French Radio Operator (uncredited)	65
63	1933	Blondie Johnson	Pierre - Tailor (uncredited)	61
64	1933	Mush and Milk	Waiter	68
65	1933	Arabian Tights	French Waiter (uncredited)	0
66	1933	The Nuisance	Man Who Will Be Late to Work (uncredited)	50
67	1933	Cocktail Hour	Hotel Clerk (uncredited)	53
68	1933	Private Detective 62	Casino Man (Uncredited)	61
69	1933	Meet the Baron	Pants Presser (uncredited)	43
70	1933	Carnival Lady	Carnival Barker	50
71	1933	The Sin of Nora Moran	Stage Manager	55
72	1933	Design for Living	Bed Salesman (uncredited)	71
73	1934	Cross Country Cruise	Second Dodd's Salesman (Uncredited)	60
74	1934	Stingaree	Coutouriere (uncredited)	59
75	1934	The Thin Man	Waiter (uncredited)	75
76	1934	Many Happy Returns	Clerk (uncredited)	53
77	1934	Bachelor Bait	Waiter #1 (uncredited)	57
78	1934	Now and Forever	Hotel Manager (uncredited)	66
79	1934	Done in Oil	3rd French Art Expert (uncredited)	0
80	1934	Here Is My Heart	Artist (uncredited)	68
81	1935	Paris in Spring	Modiste	50
82	1935	Mad Love	Gendarme (Uncredited)	70
83	1935	Broadway Gondolier	Mrs. Flaggenheim's Secretary	54
84	1935	Ship Cafe	French Chauffeur (uncredited)	0
85	1935	A Night at the Opera	Aviator (uncredited)	74
86	1935	Stars Over Broadway	Opera Aficionado	52
87	1936	The Accusing Finger	First Waiter	47
88	1936	Smartest Girl in Town	Hotel Desk Clerk	55
89	1937	Café Metropole	Flower Clerk (uncredited)	69
90	1937	Shall We Dance	Ballet Master (uncredited)	72
91	1937	The Firefly	Hat Vendor (uncredited)	64
92	1938	Bluebeard's Eighth Wife	Floorwalker	70
93	1938	I'll Give a Million	Telegraph Clerk	57
94	1938	Letter of Introduction	Fitter (uncredited)	57
95	1938	Under the Big Top	Pierre	55
96	1938	Adventure in Sahara	Airline Officer	55
97	1939	The Story of Vernon and Irene Castle	Emile Aubel	69
98	1939	City in Darkness	Hotel Clerk	64
99	1939	Ninotchka	Hotel Manager	75
100	1939	Everything Happens at Night	Waiter	41
101	1940	I Was an Adventuress	Waiter	63
102	1940	Florian	Candy Shop Proprietor	10
103	1940	Private Affairs	Tailor (uncredited)	0
104	1940	Laughing at Danger	Pierre	0
105	1940	Hired Wife	Maitre D'	68
106	1940	Seven Sinners	Henchman (uncredited)	58
107	1941	That Uncertain Feeling	Art Dealer (uncredited)	65
108	1941	Law of the Tropics	Tailor (as Rolf Sedan)	60
109	1943	My Wife's an Angel	Jerry	0
110	1952	Something to Live For	French Man (uncredited)	68
111	1953	Gentlemen Prefer Blondes	Waiter (uncredited)	73
112	1954	Phantom of the Rue Morgue	LeBon (as Rolphe Sedan)	63
113	1957	Jack Benny Christmas Shopping Show	Salesman Who Helps Rochester	0
114	1964	Bedtime Story	Waiter (uncredited)	62
115	1967	How I Spent My Summer Vacation	Waiter	35
116	1967	A Bell for Adano	D'Arpa	0
117	1969	Wake Me When the War Is Over		50
118	1974	Young Frankenstein	Train Conductor	79
119	1977	The World's Greatest Lover	Conductor	56
120	1979	The Frisco Kid	Rabbi	61
121	2024	Laurel & Hardy: Year Two		100

No.	Year	Title	Role	Vote Average
1	1951	The Adventures of Wild Bill Hickok		45
2	1951	I Love Lucy	Chef	79
3	1952	Gang Busters		0
4	1952	Adventures of Superman		67
5	1953	Letter to Loretta	Mr. Ogilvie	65
6	1953	Letter to Loretta	Mayor Lucas	65
7	1954	December Bride		55
8	1955	Matinee Theater		50
9	1956	The Man Called X		0
10	1956	Telephone Time		63
11	1956	Hey, Jeannie!	Joseph Barron	55
12	1958	77 Sunset Strip		67
13	1959	One Step Beyond	Butler	56
14	1959	Adventures in Paradise	Dr. Gaillefontaine	57
15	1960	Pete and Gladys		65
16	1960	My Three Sons		65
17	1961	Mister Ed		68
18	1962	The Alfred Hitchcock Hour	Old Man	78
19	1962	The Lucy Show	Headwaiter	70
20	1962	Combat!	Dr. Barole	77
21	1963	Petticoat Junction	Station Master	58
22	1964	The Addams Family	Postman	80
23	1964	The Addams Family	Mr. Briggs	80
24	1972	The Streets of San Francisco		69
25	1972	Kung Fu	Stationmaster	77

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