Personal Info
Known For
Acting
Birthdate
1896-01-20
Day of Death
1982-09-15
Place of Birth
New York City, New York, USA
Rolfe Sedan
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.
Filmography (129)
Laurel & Hardy: Year Two
2024
The Frisco Kid
1979
The World's Greatest Lover
1977
Young Frankenstein
1974
Wake Me When the War Is Over
1969
A Bell for Adano
1967
How I Spent My Summer Vacation
1967
Bedtime Story
1964
Jack Benny Christmas Shopping Show
1957
Phantom of the Rue Morgue
1954
Gentlemen Prefer Blondes
1953
Something to Live For
1952My Wife's an Angel
1943
Law of the Tropics
1941
