Rolfe Sedan
from New York City, New York, USA
from 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.
(archive footage) (uncredited)
Rabbi
Conductor
Train Conductor
French Stage Manager (uncredited)
(Unknown)
Waiter (uncredited)
D'Arpa
Waiter (uncredited)
Salesman Who Helps Rochester
LeBon (as Rolphe Sedan)
Waiter (uncredited)
French Man (uncredited)
My Wife's an Angel
Jerry
Art Dealer (uncredited)
Tailor (as Rolf Sedan)
Waiter
Candy Shop Proprietor
Tailor (uncredited)
Pierre
Maitre D'
Henchman (uncredited)
Emile Aubel
Hotel Clerk
Hotel Manager
Waiter
Floorwalker
Telegraph Clerk
Fitter (uncredited)
Pierre
Airline Officer
Flower Clerk (uncredited)
Ballet Master (uncredited)
Hat Vendor (uncredited)
First Waiter
Hotel Desk Clerk (uncredited)
Modiste
Gendarme (Uncredited)
Mrs. Flaggenheim's Secretary
French Chauffeur (uncredited)
Aviator (uncredited)
Opera Aficionado
Second Dodd's Salesman (Uncredited)
Coutouriere (uncredited)
Waiter (uncredited)
Clerk (uncredited)
Waiter #1 (uncredited)
Hotel Manager (uncredited)
3rd French Art Expert (uncredited)
Artist (uncredited)
French Radio Operator (uncredited)
Pierre - Tailor (uncredited)
Extra on Stage (uncredited)
Orchestra Leader (uncredited)
Waiter
French Waiter (uncredited)
Man Who Will Be Late to Work (uncredited)
Hotel Clerk (uncredited)
Casino Man (Uncredited)
Pants Presser (uncredited)
Carnival Barker
Stage Manager
Bed Salesman (uncredited)
Frenchie
Boulevardier (uncredited)
Count Tobini
Art Student (uncredited)
Man at Race Track (uncredited)
Croupier (uncredited)
Taxi Driver (uncredited)
Hotel Guest in Bar (uncredited)
Purse Salesman (uncredited)
Juryman
Casino Patron (uncredited)
In-Room Waiter (uncredited)
Paris Taxi Driver
Hotel Desk Clerk (uncredited)
Manager's Assistant
Beauty Salon Manager
Headwaiter (uncredited)
Maitre D'
Gendarme
Charity Bazaar Auctioneer (uncredited)
Party guest
Headwaiter in New York
Little Man ('Park in Paris') (uncredited)
Trouper
Sweethearts and Wives
Waiter
Waiter at Dinner Party
Opera Audience Member (uncredited)
Hairdresser (uncredited)
Gendarme (uncredited)
Man Who Wants to Hear 'Poison Ivy'
Making the Grade
Valet
Louis XIII
Actor on the Screen (uncredited)
Desk clerk
The Crying Wife's Husband (uncredited)
Drunk
Ferris Wheel Barker (uncredited)
(Unknown)
Nightclub Announcer
Bit Role
Compassion
(Unknown)
(Unknown)
Card Playing Guest
Portrait Photographer (uncredited)
French Restaurant Patron
Henry Bird
Adolph (uncredited)
A Friend of the Family (uncredited)
Al
Nose Doctor
Musician
Barber (uncredited)
Stage Manager (uncredited)
Fop (uncredited)
Physical Therapist (uncredited)
Beauty Expert (uncredited)
Member of the Committee
Bit Part Rolfe Sedan
Jimmy's brother-in-law
Valet
Valet
Henry
Bertie Loomis
Reveler at Monkey Bar
Bit Role
Minor Role (uncredited)
Annette's Suitor (uncredited)
What No Man Knows
Lawyer (uncredited)