Actor

Rolfe Sedan

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Acting credits

143

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Very extensive acting filmography.

TMDB popularity

0.5

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Movies: 122Series: 21

TMDB ID: 19552

IMDb ID: nm0781232

Known for: Acting

Born: January 20, 1896

Died: September 15, 1982

Age: 86

Place of birth: New York City, New York, USA

Gender: Male

Adult content flag: No

Career span: 1921 - 2024

Years active: 104

Average TMDB rating: 6.86

Wikidata: Q7360827

Also known as

Ralph Sedan • Rolf Sedan • Rolphe Sedan • Edward Sedan

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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.