Rolfe Sedan
Born: 1896-01-20 in New York City, New York, USA
Died: 1982-09-15
Known For: 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.
Filmography
2024
- Laurel & Hardy: Year Two as (archive footage) (uncredited)
1979
- The Frisco Kid as Rabbi
1977
- The World's Greatest Lover as Conductor
1974
- Young Frankenstein as Train Conductor
1972
- The Streets of San Francisco
- Kung Fu as Stationmaster
1970
- Darling Lili as French Stage Manager (uncredited)
1967
- A Bell for Adano as D'Arpa
- How I Spent My Summer Vacation as Waiter
1964
- The Addams Family as Postman
- Bedtime Story as Waiter (uncredited)
1963
- Petticoat Junction as Station Master
1962
- The Alfred Hitchcock Hour as Old Man
- The Lucy Show as Headwaiter
- Combat! as Dr. Barole
1961
1959
- Adventures in Paradise as Dr. Gaillefontaine
- One Step Beyond as Butler
1958
1957
- Jack Benny Christmas Shopping Show as Salesman Who Helps Rochester
1956
- Telephone Time
- Hey, Jeannie! as Joseph Barron
- The Man Called X
1955
1954
- December Bride
- Phantom of the Rue Morgue as LeBon (as Rolphe Sedan)
1953
- Letter to Loretta as Mr. Ogilvie
- Gentlemen Prefer Blondes as Waiter (uncredited)
1952
- Adventures of Superman
- Gang Busters
- Something to Live For as French Man (uncredited)
1951
1943
- My Wife's an Angel as Jerry
1941
- Law of the Tropics as Tailor (as Rolf Sedan)
- That Uncertain Feeling as Art Dealer (uncredited)
1940
- Seven Sinners as Henchman (uncredited)
- Hired Wife as Maitre D'
- Private Affairs as Tailor (uncredited)
- Florian as Candy Shop Proprietor
- I Was an Adventuress as Waiter
- Laughing at Danger as Pierre
1939
- Ninotchka as Hotel Manager
- City in Darkness as Hotel Clerk
- The Story of Vernon and Irene Castle as Emile Aubel
- Everything Happens at Night as Waiter
1938
- Bluebeard's 8th Wife as Floorwalker
- I'll Give a Million as Telegraph Clerk
- Adventure in Sahara as Airline Officer
- Under the Big Top as Pierre
- Letter of Introduction as Fitter (uncredited)
1937
- Shall We Dance as Ballet Master (uncredited)
- The Firefly as Hat Vendor (uncredited)
- Café Metropole as Flower Clerk (uncredited)
1936
- The Accusing Finger as First Waiter
- Smartest Girl in Town as Hotel Desk Clerk (uncredited)
1935
- A Night at the Opera as Aviator (uncredited)
- Mad Love as Gendarme (Uncredited)
- Stars Over Broadway as Opera Aficionado
- Broadway Gondolier as Mrs. Flaggenheim's Secretary
- Paris in Spring as Modiste
- Ship Cafe as French Chauffeur (uncredited)
1934
- Bachelor Bait as Waiter #1 (uncredited)
- The Thin Man as Waiter (uncredited)
- Stingaree as Coutouriere (uncredited)
- Many Happy Returns as Clerk (uncredited)
- Now and Forever as Hotel Manager (uncredited)
- Here Is My Heart as Artist (uncredited)
- Cross Country Cruise as Second Dodd's Salesman (Uncredited)
- Done in Oil as 3rd French Art Expert (uncredited)
1933
- Blondie Johnson as Pierre - Tailor (uncredited)
- Meet the Baron as Pants Presser (uncredited)
- 42nd Street as Extra on Stage (uncredited)
- Clear All Wires! as French Radio Operator (uncredited)
- Design for Living as Bed Salesman (uncredited)
- The Sin of Nora Moran as Stage Manager
- Private Detective 62 as Casino Man (Uncredited)
- The Nuisance as Man Who Will Be Late to Work (uncredited)
- Cocktail Hour as Hotel Clerk (uncredited)
- Arabian Tights as French Waiter (uncredited)
- Carnival Lady as Carnival Barker
- Mush and Milk as Waiter
1932
- Love Me Tonight as Taxi Driver (uncredited)
- Grand Hotel as Hotel Guest in Bar (uncredited)
- Trouble in Paradise as Purse Salesman (uncredited)
- Red-Headed Woman as Man at Race Track (uncredited)
- Central Park as Casino Patron (uncredited)
- This Is the Night as Boulevardier (uncredited)
- New Morals for Old as Art Student (uncredited)
- The Match King as In-Room Waiter (uncredited)
- Back Street as Croupier (uncredited)
- Devil on Deck as Frenchie
- Sneak Easily as Juryman
- Jimmy's New Yacht as Count Tobini
1931
- In Conference as Manager's Assistant
- Finn and Hattie as Paris Taxi Driver
- The Woman Between as Headwaiter (uncredited)
- Man of the World as Hotel Desk Clerk (uncredited)
- Transgression as Beauty Salon Manager
1930
- Romance as Opera Audience Member (uncredited)
- Party Girl as Maitre D'
- Show Girl in Hollywood as Headwaiter in New York
- Rain or Shine as Waiter at Dinner Party
- Paramount on Parade as Little Man ('Park in Paris') (uncredited)
- The Life of the Party as Man Who Wants to Hear 'Poison Ivy'
- Monte Carlo as Hairdresser (uncredited)
- Slightly Scarlet as Gendarme
- Those Three French Girls as Gendarme (uncredited)
- Swing High as Trouper
- Such Men Are Dangerous as Charity Bazaar Auctioneer (uncredited)
- Sweethearts and Wives as Waiter
- Surprise as Party guest
1929
- Double Whoopee as Desk clerk
- Movie Night as Actor on the Screen (uncredited)
- Toot Sweet! as Nightclub Announcer
- The Last Performance
- The Iron Mask as Louis XIII
- The Love Trap as Drunk
- Sailor's Holiday as Ferris Wheel Barker (uncredited)
- It's a Great Life as Bit Role
- Leaping Love as The Crying Wife's Husband (uncredited)
- Making the Grade as Valet
1928
- Show People as Portrait Photographer (uncredited)
- Compassion
- Riley the Cop as French Restaurant Patron
- The Adorable Cheat as Card Playing Guest
- Riley of the Rainbow Division
1927
- Uncle Tom's Cabin as Adolph (uncredited)
- The Denver Dude as Henry Bird
1926
- Kid Boots as Physical Therapist (uncredited)
- Mama Behave as A Friend of the Family (uncredited)
- Bromo and Juliet as Stage Manager (uncredited)
- Mantrap as Barber (uncredited)
- Bardelys the Magnificent as Fop (uncredited)
- On the Front Page as Beauty Expert (uncredited)
- Thundering Fleas as Musician
- My Old Dutch as Al
- Mighty Like a Moose as Nose Doctor
1925
- The Mad Whirl as Bit Part Rolfe Sedan
- California Straight Ahead as Valet
- Smouldering Fires as Member of the Committee
- Is Marriage the Bunk? as Jimmy's brother-in-law
1924
- The Dangerous Blonde as Henry
- Three Women as Reveler at Monkey Bar
- Young Ideas as Bertie Loomis
- Love and Glory as Bit Role
- Sporting Youth as Valet
1923
- Merry-Go-Round as Minor Role (uncredited)
1921
- What No Man Knows as Lawyer (uncredited)
- The Conquering Power as Annette's Suitor (uncredited)