Rolfe Sedan
- Known for
- Acting
- Born
- Jan 20, 1896
- Died
- Sep 15, 1982 (aged 86)
- Place of birth
- New York City, New York, USA
- Credits
- 154
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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.
Known for
Young Frankenstein
1974Movie
Train Conductor
Gentlemen Prefer Blondes
1953Movie
Waiter (uncredited)
A Night at the Opera
1935Movie
Aviator (uncredited)
The Thin Man
1934Movie
Waiter (uncredited)
The Addams Family
1964TV
Postman, Mr. Briggs
Ninotchka
1939Movie
Hotel Manager
Filmography
Laurel & Hardy: Year Two
2024Movie
(archive footage) (uncredited)
The Frisco Kid
1979Movie
Rabbi
The World's Greatest Lover
1977Movie
Conductor
Young Frankenstein
1974Movie
Train Conductor
Kung Fu
1972TV
Stationmaster
The Streets of San Francisco
1972TV
Darling Lili
1970Movie
French Stage Manager (uncredited)
Wake Me When the War Is Over
1969Movie
A Bell for Adano
1967Movie
D'Arpa
How I Spent My Summer Vacation
1967Movie
Waiter (uncredited)
The Addams Family
1964TV
Postman, Mr. Briggs
Bedtime Story
1964Movie
Waiter (uncredited)
Petticoat Junction
1963TV
Station Master
Combat!
1962TV
Dr. Barole
The Lucy Show
1962TV
Headwaiter
The Alfred Hitchcock Hour
1962TV
Old Man
Mister Ed
1961TV
My Three Sons
1960TV
Pete and Gladys
1960TV
Adventures in Paradise
1959TV
Dr. Gaillefontaine
One Step Beyond
1959TV
Butler
77 Sunset Strip
1958TV
Jack Benny Christmas Shopping Show
1957Movie
Salesman Who Helps Rochester
Hey, Jeannie!
1956TV
Joseph Barron
Telephone Time
1956TV
The Man Called X
1956TV
Matinee Theater
1955TV
December Bride
1954TV
Phantom of the Rue Morgue
1954Movie
LeBon (as Rolphe Sedan)
Letter to Loretta
1953TV
Mr. Ogilvie, Mayor Lucas
Gentlemen Prefer Blondes
1953Movie
Waiter (uncredited)
Adventures of Superman
1952TV
Gang Busters
1952TV
Something to Live For
1952Movie
French Man (uncredited)
I Love Lucy
1951TV
Chef
The Adventures of Wild Bill Hickok
1951TV
My Wife's an Angel
1943Movie
Jerry
Law of the Tropics
1941Movie
Tailor (as Rolf Sedan)
That Uncertain Feeling
1941Movie
Art Dealer (uncredited)
Seven Sinners
1940Movie
Henchman (uncredited)
Hired Wife
1940Movie
Maitre D'
Laughing at Danger
1940Movie
Pierre
Private Affairs
1940Movie
Tailor (uncredited)
Florian
1940Movie
Candy Shop Proprietor
I Was an Adventuress
1940Movie
Waiter
Everything Happens at Night
1939Movie
Waiter
Ninotchka
1939Movie
Hotel Manager
City in Darkness
1939Movie
Hotel Clerk
The Story of Vernon and Irene Castle
1939Movie
Emile Aubel
Adventure in Sahara
1938Movie
Airline Officer
Under the Big Top
1938Movie
Pierre
Letter of Introduction
1938Movie
Fitter (uncredited)
I'll Give a Million
1938Movie
Telegraph Clerk
Bluebeard's Eighth Wife
1938Movie
Floorwalker
The Firefly
1937Movie
Hat Vendor (uncredited)
Shall We Dance
1937Movie
Ballet Master (uncredited)
Café Metropole
1937Movie
Flower Clerk (uncredited)
Smartest Girl in Town
1936Movie
Hotel Desk Clerk (uncredited)
The Accusing Finger
1936Movie
First Waiter
Stars Over Broadway
1935Movie
Opera Aficionado
A Night at the Opera
1935Movie
Aviator (uncredited)
Ship Cafe
1935Movie
French Chauffeur (uncredited)
Broadway Gondolier
1935Movie
Mrs. Flaggenheim's Secretary
Mad Love
1935Movie
Gendarme (Uncredited)
Paris in Spring
1935Movie
Modiste
Here Is My Heart
1934Movie
Artist (uncredited)
Done in Oil
1934Movie
3rd French Art Expert (uncredited)
Now and Forever
1934Movie
Hotel Manager (uncredited)
Bachelor Bait
1934Movie
Waiter #1 (uncredited)
Many Happy Returns
1934Movie
Clerk (uncredited)
The Thin Man
1934Movie
Waiter (uncredited)
Stingaree
1934Movie
Coutouriere (uncredited)
Cross Country Cruise
1934Movie
Second Dodd's Salesman (Uncredited)
Design for Living
1933Movie
Bed Salesman (uncredited)
The Sin of Nora Moran
1933Movie
Stage Manager
Carnival Lady
1933Movie
Carnival Barker
Meet the Baron
1933Movie
Pants Presser (uncredited)
Private Detective 62
1933Movie
Casino Man (Uncredited)
Cocktail Hour
1933Movie
Hotel Clerk (uncredited)
The Nuisance
1933Movie
Man Who Will Be Late to Work (uncredited)
Arabian Tights
1933Movie
French Waiter (uncredited)
Mush and Milk
1933Movie
Waiter
Adorable
1933Movie
Orchestra Leader (uncredited)
42nd Street
1933Movie
Extra on Stage (uncredited)
Blondie Johnson
1933Movie
Pierre - Tailor (uncredited)
Clear All Wires!
1933Movie
French Radio Operator (uncredited)
The Match King
1932Movie
In-Room Waiter (uncredited)
Sneak Easily
1932Movie
Juryman
Central Park
1932Movie
Casino Patron (uncredited)
Trouble in Paradise
1932Movie
Purse Salesman (uncredited)
Grand Hotel
1932Movie
Hotel Guest in Bar (uncredited)
Love Me Tonight
1932Movie
Taxi Driver (uncredited)
Back Street
1932Movie
Croupier (uncredited)
Red-Headed Woman
1932Movie
Man at Race Track (uncredited)
New Morals for Old
1932Movie
Art Student (uncredited)
Jimmy's New Yacht
1932Movie
Count Tobini
This Is the Night
1932Movie
Boulevardier (uncredited)
Devil on Deck
1932Movie
Frenchie
The Woman Between
1931Movie
Headwaiter (uncredited)
Transgression
1931Movie
Beauty Salon Manager
In Conference
1931Movie
Manager's Assistant
Man of the World
1931Movie
Hotel Desk Clerk (uncredited)
Finn and Hattie
1931Movie
Paris Taxi Driver
The Life of the Party
1930Movie
Man Who Wants to Hear 'Poison Ivy'
Those Three French Girls
1930Movie
Gendarme (uncredited)
Monte Carlo
1930Movie
Hairdresser (uncredited)
Romance
1930Movie
Opera Audience Member (uncredited)
Rain or Shine
1930Movie
Waiter at Dinner Party
Sweethearts and Wives
1930Movie
Waiter
Swing High
1930Movie
Trouper
Paramount on Parade
1930Movie
Little Man ('Park in Paris') (uncredited)
Show Girl in Hollywood
1930Movie
Headwaiter in New York
Surprise
1930Movie
Party guest
Such Men Are Dangerous
1930Movie
Charity Bazaar Auctioneer (uncredited)
Slightly Scarlet
1930Movie
Gendarme
Party Girl
1930Movie
Maitre D'
It's a Great Life
1929Movie
Bit Role
Toot Sweet!
1929Movie
Nightclub Announcer
The Last Performance
1929Movie
Sailor's Holiday
1929Movie
Ferris Wheel Barker (uncredited)
The Love Trap
1929Movie
Drunk
Leaping Love
1929Movie
The Crying Wife's Husband (uncredited)
Double Whoopee
1929Movie
Desk clerk
Movie Night
1929Movie
Actor on the Screen (uncredited)
The Iron Mask
1929Movie
Louis XIII
Making the Grade
1929Movie
Valet
Riley the Cop
1928Movie
French Restaurant Patron
Show People
1928Movie
Portrait Photographer (uncredited)
The Adorable Cheat
1928Movie
Card Playing Guest
Riley of the Rainbow Division
1928Movie
Compassion
1928Movie
Uncle Tom's Cabin
1927Movie
Adolph (uncredited)
The Denver Dude
1927Movie
Henry Bird
On the Front Page
1926Movie
Beauty Expert (uncredited)
Kid Boots
1926Movie
Physical Therapist (uncredited)
Bardelys the Magnificent
1926Movie
Fop (uncredited)
Bromo and Juliet
1926Movie
Stage Manager (uncredited)
Mantrap
1926Movie
Barber (uncredited)
Mighty Like a Moose
1926Movie
Nose Doctor
Thundering Fleas
1926Movie
Musician
My Old Dutch
1926Movie
Al
Mama Behave
1926Movie
A Friend of the Family (uncredited)
California Straight Ahead
1925Movie
Valet
Is Marriage the Bunk?
1925Movie
Jimmy's brother-in-law
The Mad Whirl
1925Movie
Bit Part Rolfe Sedan
Smouldering Fires
1925Movie
Member of the Committee
Love and Glory
1924Movie
Bit Role
Three Women
1924Movie
Reveler at Monkey Bar
Young Ideas
1924Movie
Bertie Loomis
The Dangerous Blonde
1924Movie
Henry
Sporting Youth
1924Movie
Valet
Merry-Go-Round
1923Movie
Minor Role (uncredited)
What No Man Knows
1921Movie
Lawyer (uncredited)
The Conquering Power
1921Movie
Annette's Suitor (uncredited)