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Known For
Acting
Birthday
January 20, 1896
Died
September 15, 1982
Place of Birth
New York City, New York, USA
Also Known As
- Ralph Sedan
- Rolf Sedan
- Rolphe Sedan
- Edward Sedan
Rolfe Sedan
0.5 Popularity
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.
Known For
10.0
Laurel & Hardy: Year Two
2024
6.1
Rabbi
The Frisco Kid
1979
5.6
Conductor
The World's Greatest Lover
1977
7.9
Train Conductor
Young Frankenstein
1974
7.6
Kung Fu
1972
6.9
The Streets of San Francisco
1972
5.0
Wake Me When the War Is Over
1969
0.0
D'Arpa
A Bell for Adano
1967
3.5
Waiter
How I Spent My Summer Vacation
1967
8.0
Postman
The Addams Family
1964
Credits
Laurel & Hardy: Year Two
2024
10.0
The Frisco Kid
as Rabbi
1979
6.1
The World's Greatest Lover
as Conductor
1977
5.6
Young Frankenstein
as Train Conductor
1974
7.9
Kung Fu
1972
7.6
The Streets of San Francisco
1972
6.9
Wake Me When the War Is Over
1969
5.0
A Bell for Adano
as D'Arpa
1967
0.0
How I Spent My Summer Vacation
as Waiter
1967
3.5
The Addams Family
as Postman
1964
8.0
The Addams Family
as Mr. Briggs
1964
8.0
Bedtime Story
as Waiter (uncredited)
1964
6.2
Petticoat Junction
as Station Master
1963
5.8
Combat!
as Dr. Barole
1962
7.6
The Lucy Show
as Headwaiter
1962
7.0
The Alfred Hitchcock Hour
as Old Man
1962
7.8
Mister Ed
1961
6.8
My Three Sons
1960
6.5
Pete and Gladys
1960
6.5
Adventures in Paradise
as Dr. Gaillefontaine
1959
5.7
One Step Beyond
as Butler
1959
5.6
77 Sunset Strip
1958
6.7
Jack Benny Christmas Shopping Show
as Salesman Who Helps Rochester
1957
0.0
🎬
Hey, Jeannie!
as Joseph Barron
1956
5.5
Telephone Time
1956
6.3
The Man Called X
1956
0.0
Matinee Theater
1955
5.0
December Bride
1954
5.5
Phantom of the Rue Morgue
as LeBon (as Rolphe Sedan)
1954
6.3
Letter to Loretta
as Mr. Ogilvie
1953
6.5
Letter to Loretta
as Mayor Lucas
1953
6.5
Gentlemen Prefer Blondes
as Waiter (uncredited)
1953
7.3
Adventures of Superman
1952
6.7
🎬
Gang Busters
1952
0.0
Something to Live For
as French Man (uncredited)
1952
6.8
I Love Lucy
as Chef
1951
7.9
The Adventures of Wild Bill Hickok
1951
4.5
🎬
My Wife's an Angel
as Jerry
1943
0.0
Law of the Tropics
as Tailor (as Rolf Sedan)
1941
6.0
That Uncertain Feeling
as Art Dealer (uncredited)
1941
6.5
Seven Sinners
as Henchman (uncredited)
1940
5.8
Hired Wife
as Maitre D'
1940
6.8
Laughing at Danger
as Pierre
1940
0.0
Private Affairs
as Tailor (uncredited)
1940
0.0
Florian
as Candy Shop Proprietor
1940
1.0
I Was an Adventuress
as Waiter
1940
6.3
Everything Happens at Night
as Waiter
1939
4.1
Ninotchka
as Hotel Manager
1939
7.5
City in Darkness
as Hotel Clerk
1939
6.4
The Story of Vernon and Irene Castle
as Emile Aubel
1939
6.9
Adventure in Sahara
as Airline Officer
1938
5.5
Under the Big Top
as Pierre
1938
5.5
Letter of Introduction
as Fitter (uncredited)
1938
5.7
I'll Give a Million
as Telegraph Clerk
1938
5.7
Bluebeard's Eighth Wife
as Floorwalker
1938
7.0
The Firefly
as Hat Vendor (uncredited)
1937
6.4
Shall We Dance
as Ballet Master (uncredited)
1937
7.2
Café Metropole
as Flower Clerk (uncredited)
1937
6.9
Smartest Girl in Town
as Hotel Desk Clerk
1936
5.5
The Accusing Finger
as First Waiter
1936
4.7
Stars Over Broadway
as Opera Aficionado
1935
5.2
A Night at the Opera
as Aviator (uncredited)
1935
7.4
Ship Cafe
as French Chauffeur (uncredited)
1935
0.0
Broadway Gondolier
as Mrs. Flaggenheim's Secretary
1935
5.4
Mad Love
as Gendarme (Uncredited)
1935
7.0
Paris in Spring
as Modiste
1935
5.0
Here Is My Heart
as Artist (uncredited)
1934
6.8
Done in Oil
as 3rd French Art Expert (uncredited)
1934
0.0
Now and Forever
as Hotel Manager (uncredited)
1934
6.6
Bachelor Bait
as Waiter #1 (uncredited)
1934
5.7
Many Happy Returns
as Clerk (uncredited)
1934
5.3
The Thin Man
as Waiter (uncredited)
1934
7.5
Stingaree
as Coutouriere (uncredited)
1934
5.9
Cross Country Cruise
as Second Dodd's Salesman (Uncredited)
1934
6.0
Design for Living
as Bed Salesman (uncredited)
1933
7.1
The Sin of Nora Moran
as Stage Manager
1933
5.5
Carnival Lady
as Carnival Barker
1933
5.0
Meet the Baron
as Pants Presser (uncredited)
1933
4.3
Private Detective 62
as Casino Man (Uncredited)
1933
6.1
Cocktail Hour
as Hotel Clerk (uncredited)
1933
5.3
The Nuisance
as Man Who Will Be Late to Work (uncredited)
1933
5.0
Arabian Tights
as French Waiter (uncredited)
1933
0.0
Mush and Milk
as Waiter
1933
6.8
Blondie Johnson
as Pierre - Tailor (uncredited)
1933
6.1
Clear All Wires!
as French Radio Operator (uncredited)
1933
6.5
The Match King
as In-Room Waiter (uncredited)
1932
6.6
Central Park
as Casino Patron (uncredited)
1932
5.2
Sneak Easily
as Juryman
1932
0.0
Trouble in Paradise
as Purse Salesman (uncredited)
1932
7.4
Love Me Tonight
as Taxi Driver (uncredited)
1932
6.6
Back Street
as Croupier (uncredited)
1932
6.1
Red-Headed Woman
as Man at Race Track (uncredited)
1932
6.7
New Morals for Old
as Art Student (uncredited)
1932
4.2
Jimmy's New Yacht
as Count Tobini
1932
1.0
This Is the Night
as Boulevardier (uncredited)
1932
5.6
Devil on Deck
as Frenchie
1932
4.0
Transgression
as Beauty Salon Manager
1931
4.0
Man of the World
as Hotel Desk Clerk (uncredited)
1931
5.9
Finn and Hattie
as Paris Taxi Driver
1931
5.3
The Life of the Party
as Man Who Wants to Hear 'Poison Ivy'
1930
6.3
Those Three French Girls
as Gendarme (uncredited)
1930
4.0
Monte Carlo
as Hairdresser (uncredited)
1930
6.5
Romance
as Opera Audience Member (uncredited)
1930
6.2
Rain or Shine
as Waiter at Dinner Party
1930
6.2
🎬
Sweethearts and Wives
as Waiter
1930
0.0
Swing High
as Trouper
1930
6.5
Show Girl in Hollywood
as Headwaiter in New York
1930
5.8
Surprise
as Party guest
1930
1.0
Such Men Are Dangerous
as Charity Bazaar Auctioneer (uncredited)
1930
4.8
Slightly Scarlet
as Gendarme
1930
5.0
Party Girl
as Maitre D'
1930
3.6
It's a Great Life
as Bit Role
1929
4.0
🎬
Toot Sweet!
as Nightclub Announcer
1929
0.0
The Last Performance
1929
6.2
Sailor's Holiday
as Ferris Wheel Barker (uncredited)
1929
5.2
The Love Trap
as Drunk
1929
5.4
Leaping Love
as The Crying Wife's Husband (uncredited)
1929
0.0
Double Whoopee
as Desk clerk
1929
6.7
Movie Night
as Actor on the Screen (uncredited)
1929
6.0
The Iron Mask
as Louis XIII
1929
6.7
Riley the Cop
as French Restaurant Patron
1928
5.6
Show People
as Portrait Photographer (uncredited)
1928
7.1
The Adorable Cheat
as Card Playing Guest
1928
0.0
Riley of the Rainbow Division
1928
0.0
🎬
Compassion
1928
0.0
Uncle Tom's Cabin
as Adolph (uncredited)
1927
6.9
The Denver Dude
as Henry Bird
1927
0.0
On the Front Page
as Beauty Expert (uncredited)
1926
5.7
Bardelys the Magnificent
as Fop (uncredited)
1926
7.4
Bromo and Juliet
as Stage Manager (uncredited)
1926
5.6
Mantrap
as Barber (uncredited)
1926
5.9
Thundering Fleas
as Musician
1926
5.5
Mighty Like a Moose
as Nose Doctor
1926
6.7
My Old Dutch
as Al
1926
0.0
Mama Behave
as A Friend of the Family (uncredited)
1926
6.0
California Straight Ahead
as Valet
1925
7.0
Is Marriage the Bunk?
as Jimmy's brother-in-law
1925
5.0
The Mad Whirl
as Bit Part Rolfe Sedan
1925
6.2
Smouldering Fires
as Member of the Committee
1925
6.5
Love and Glory
as Bit Role
1924
0.0
Three Women
as Reveler at Monkey Bar
1924
3.5
Young Ideas
as Bertie Loomis
1924
0.0
Sporting Youth
as Valet
1924
0.0
Merry-Go-Round
as Minor Role (uncredited)
1923
6.0
The Conquering Power
as Annette's Suitor (uncredited)
1921
5.8