Rolfe Sedan
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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.
Acting
Movie
Young Frankenstein
as Train Conductor
1974
Movie
Gentlemen Prefer Blondes
as Waiter (uncredited)
1953
Movie
A Night at the Opera
as Aviator (uncredited)
1935
Movie
The Thin Man
as Waiter (uncredited)
1934
TV
The Addams Family
as Postman
1964
TV
The Addams Family
as Mr. Briggs
1964
Movie
Ninotchka
as Hotel Manager
1939
Movie
Grand Hotel
as Hotel Guest in Bar (uncredited)
1932
Movie
Trouble in Paradise
as Purse Salesman (uncredited)
1932
TV
I Love Lucy
as Chef
1951
TV
Kung Fu
as Stationmaster
1972
Movie
42nd Street
as Extra on Stage (uncredited)
1933
Movie
Design for Living
as Bed Salesman (uncredited)
1933
Movie
The Frisco Kid
as Rabbi
1979
Movie
Mad Love
as Gendarme (Uncredited)
1935
Movie
Shall We Dance
as Ballet Master (uncredited)
1937
TV
Combat!
as Dr. Barole
1962
Movie
Bluebeard's 8th Wife
as Floorwalker
1938
TV
The Streets of San Francisco
1972
Movie
Love Me Tonight
as Taxi Driver (uncredited)
1932
TV
The Alfred Hitchcock Hour
as Old Man
1962
TV
Adventures of Superman
1952
Movie
Show People
as Portrait Photographer (uncredited)
1928
Movie
That Uncertain Feeling
as Art Dealer (uncredited)
1941