Rolfe Sedan

Rolfe Sedan

Date of Birth:

Jan 20, 1896

Place of Birth:

New York City, New York, USA

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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:

This Is the Night This Is the Night

1932

On the Front Page On the Front Page

1926

Law of the Tropics Law of the Tropics

1941

Mama Behave Mama Behave

1926

Laughing at Danger Laughing at Danger

1940

Arabian Tights Arabian Tights

1933

Seven Sinners Seven Sinners

1940

Hired Wife Hired Wife

1940

Love and Glory Love and Glory

1924

Here Is My Heart Here Is My Heart

1934

Meet the Baron Meet the Baron

1933

Those Three French Girls Those Three French Girls

1930

Florian Florian

1940

Mantrap Mantrap

1926

The Thin Man The Thin Man

1934

Trouble in Paradise Trouble in Paradise

1932

Adventure in Sahara Adventure in Sahara

1938

The Life of the Party The Life of the Party

1930

Swing High Swing High

1930

Everything Happens at Night Everything Happens at Night

1939

Is Marriage the Bunk? Is Marriage the Bunk?

1925

Riley the Cop Riley the Cop

1928

Thundering Fleas Thundering Fleas

1926

Young Frankenstein Young Frankenstein

1974

The Conquering Power The Conquering Power

1921

My Old Dutch My Old Dutch

1926

Design for Living Design for Living

1933

Man of the World Man of the World

1931

Sweethearts and Wives Sweethearts and Wives

1930

Shall We Dance Shall We Dance

1937

Mad Love Mad Love

1935

Smouldering Fires Smouldering Fires

1925

Many Happy Returns Many Happy Returns

1934

Such Men Are Dangerous Such Men Are Dangerous

1930

Private Affairs Private Affairs

1940

Central Park Central Park

1932

Sporting Youth Sporting Youth

1924

Cross Country Cruise Cross Country Cruise

1934

My Wife's an Angel My Wife's an Angel

1943

Cocktail Hour Cocktail Hour

1933

The Last Performance The Last Performance

1929

Private Detective 62 Private Detective 62

1933

Wake Me When the War Is Over Wake Me When the War Is Over

1969

Ship Cafe Ship Cafe

1935

Bachelor Bait Bachelor Bait

1934

Merry-Go-Round Merry-Go-Round

1923

New Morals for Old New Morals for Old

1932

Slightly Scarlet Slightly Scarlet

1930

Something to Live For Something to Live For

1952

Bromo and Juliet Bromo and Juliet

1926

The Love Trap The Love Trap

1929

The Accusing Finger The Accusing Finger

1936

Romance Romance

1930

Bardelys the Magnificent Bardelys the Magnificent

1926

Party Girl Party Girl

1930

The Sin of Nora Moran The Sin of Nora Moran

1933

Young Ideas Young Ideas

1924

Back Street Back Street

1932

Stars Over Broadway Stars Over Broadway

1935

Bedtime Story Bedtime Story

1964

A Night at the Opera A Night at the Opera

1935

Uncle Tom's Cabin Uncle Tom's Cabin

1927

Stingaree Stingaree

1934

A Bell for Adano A Bell for Adano

1967

Now and Forever Now and Forever

1934

Letter of Introduction Letter of Introduction

1938

The Firefly The Firefly

1937

Mush and Milk Mush and Milk

1933

The Adorable Cheat The Adorable Cheat

1928

The Nuisance The Nuisance

1933

The Match King The Match King

1932

Mighty Like a Moose Mighty Like a Moose

1926

The Frisco Kid The Frisco Kid

1979

Double Whoopee Double Whoopee

1929

Clear All Wires! Clear All Wires!

1933

Leaping Love Leaping Love

1929

Bluebeard's Eighth Wife Bluebeard's Eighth Wife

1938

Blondie Johnson Blondie Johnson

1933

Show People Show People

1928

The Denver Dude The Denver Dude

1927

Phantom of the Rue Morgue Phantom of the Rue Morgue

1954

Love Me Tonight Love Me Tonight

1932

The Story of Vernon and Irene Castle The Story of Vernon and Irene Castle

1939

Red-Headed Woman Red-Headed Woman

1932

Three Women Three Women

1924

That Uncertain Feeling That Uncertain Feeling

1941

Jimmy's New Yacht Jimmy's New Yacht

1932

Surprise Surprise

1930

Sailor's Holiday Sailor's Holiday

1929

How I Spent My Summer Vacation How I Spent My Summer Vacation

1967

Finn and Hattie Finn and Hattie

1931

Jack Benny Christmas Shopping Show Jack Benny Christmas Shopping Show

1957

Gentlemen Prefer Blondes Gentlemen Prefer Blondes

1953

The World's Greatest Lover The World's Greatest Lover

1977

Sneak Easily Sneak Easily

1932

Done in Oil Done in Oil

1934

Broadway Gondolier Broadway Gondolier

1935

It's a Great Life It's a Great Life

1929

City in Darkness City in Darkness

1939

I'll Give a Million I'll Give a Million

1938

Paris in Spring Paris in Spring

1935

I Was an Adventuress I Was an Adventuress

1940

Riley of the Rainbow Division Riley of the Rainbow Division

1928

Under the Big Top Under the Big Top

1938

Rain or Shine Rain or Shine

1930

Toot Sweet! Toot Sweet!

1929

Smartest Girl in Town Smartest Girl in Town

1936

Carnival Lady Carnival Lady

1933

Devil on Deck Devil on Deck

1932

The Mad Whirl The Mad Whirl

1925

Movie Night Movie Night

1929

Show Girl in Hollywood Show Girl in Hollywood

1930

Transgression Transgression

1931

Café Metropole Café Metropole

1937

The Iron Mask The Iron Mask

1929

Ninotchka Ninotchka

1939

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