Personal Info
Known For
Acting
Known Credits
116
Gender
Male
Birthday
January 20, 1896 ( 86 years old )
Place of Birth
New York City, New York, USA
Also Known As
Ralph Sedan
Rolf Sedan
Rolphe Sedan
Edward Sedan
Rolfe Sedan
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
Ninotchka
1939-11-23Show People
1928-11-20Blondie Johnson
1933-02-25Bluebeard's Eighth Wife
1938-03-25Clear All Wires!
1933-02-24Leaping Love
1929-06-22The Denver Dude
1927-02-13Phantom of the Rue Morgue
1954-03-27Three Women
1924-08-18That Uncertain Feeling
1941-04-20