Cast
Rolfe Sedan
Acting
Cast
Rolfe Sedan
Known for
Acting
Born
1896-01-20
From
New York City, New York, USA
Died
1982-09-15
Also known as Ralph Sedan, Rolf Sedan, Rolphe Sedan
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.
★7.9
MOVIE1974
Young Frankenstein
as Train Conductor
★7.3
MOVIE1953
Gentlemen Prefer Blondes
as Waiter (uncredited)
★7.2
MOVIE1928
Show People
as Portrait Photographer (uncredited)
★7.5
MOVIE1939
Ninotchka
as Hotel Manager
★6.5
MOVIE1934
Bachelor Bait
as Waiter #1 (uncredited)
★7.1
MOVIE1938
Bluebeard's 8th Wife
as Floorwalker
★7.0
MOVIE1932
Grand Hotel
as Hotel Guest in Bar (uncredited)
MOVIE1931
In Conference
as Manager's Assistant
★7.5
MOVIE1934
The Thin Man
as Waiter (uncredited)
★8.0
MOVIE1929
Toot Sweet!
as Nightclub Announcer
★6.8
MOVIE1929
Double Whoopee
as Desk clerk
★7.0
MOVIE1926
Mama Behave
as A Friend of the Family (uncredited)
★6.1
MOVIE1934
Stingaree
as Coutouriere (uncredited)
★5.6
MOVIE1977
The World's Greatest Lover
as Conductor
★6.6
MOVIE1932
Love Me Tonight
as Taxi Driver (uncredited)
★6.5
MOVIE1930
Romance
as Opera Audience Member (uncredited)
★3.8
MOVIE1930
Party Girl
as Maitre D'
★5.9
MOVIE1933
Blondie Johnson
as Pierre - Tailor (uncredited)
★6.7
MOVIE1929
Movie Night
as Actor on the Screen (uncredited)
★7.1
MOVIE1933
Design for Living
as Bed Salesman (uncredited)
★6.8
MOVIE1926
Kid Boots
as Physical Therapist (uncredited)
★7.4
MOVIE1932
Trouble in Paradise
as Purse Salesman (uncredited)
★6.5
MOVIE1930
Rain or Shine
as Waiter at Dinner Party
★6.6
MOVIE1941
That Uncertain Feeling
as Art Dealer (uncredited)
★6.0
MOVIE1938
Letter of Introduction
as Fitter (uncredited)
★6.1
MOVIE1930
Paramount on Parade
as Little Man ('Park in Paris') (uncredited)
★6.9
MOVIE1933
42nd Street
as Extra on Stage (uncredited)
★6.3
MOVIE1923
Merry-Go-Round
as Minor Role (uncredited)
★6.1
MOVIE1979
The Frisco Kid
as Rabbi
★7.3
MOVIE1937
Shall We Dance
as Ballet Master (uncredited)
★6.7
MOVIE1933
Clear All Wires!
as French Radio Operator (uncredited)
★10.0
MOVIE1928
Compassion
★5.8
MOVIE1930
Show Girl in Hollywood
as Headwaiter in New York
★6.3
MOVIE1964
Bedtime Story
as Waiter (uncredited)
★7.5
MOVIE1926
Bardelys the Magnificent
as Fop (uncredited)
★5.6
MOVIE1970
Darling Lili
as French Stage Manager (uncredited)
★6.9
MOVIE1952
Something to Live For
as French Man (uncredited)
★5.9
MOVIE1940
Seven Sinners
as Henchman (uncredited)
★7.4
MOVIE1935
A Night at the Opera
as Aviator (uncredited)
★6.5
MOVIE1937
The Firefly
as Hat Vendor (uncredited)
★6.6
MOVIE1932
Red-Headed Woman
as Man at Race Track (uncredited)
★5.8
MOVIE1926
Bromo and Juliet
as Stage Manager (uncredited)
★6.2
MOVIE1933
Private Detective 62
as Casino Man (Uncredited)
★5.8
MOVIE1936
The Accusing Finger
as First Waiter
★5.4
MOVIE1932
This Is the Night
as Boulevardier (uncredited)
★6.8
MOVIE1940
Hired Wife
as Maitre D'
★7.0
MOVIE1921
What No Man Knows
as Lawyer (uncredited)
★6.5
MOVIE1930
Monte Carlo
as Hairdresser (uncredited)
★6.5
MOVIE1929
The Last Performance
★6.2
MOVIE1954
Phantom of the Rue Morgue
as LeBon (as Rolphe Sedan)
★5.1
MOVIE1931
The Woman Between
as Headwaiter (uncredited)
★6.7
MOVIE1929
The Iron Mask
as Louis XIII
★7.3
MOVIE1941
Law of the Tropics
as Tailor (as Rolf Sedan)
★5.3
MOVIE1933
Cocktail Hour
as Hotel Clerk (uncredited)
★6.8
MOVIE1934
Now and Forever
as Hotel Manager (uncredited)
★6.5
MOVIE1940
I Was an Adventuress
as Waiter
★7.0
MOVIE1925
California Straight Ahead
as Valet
★6.2
MOVIE1926
Mantrap
as Barber (uncredited)
★6.5
MOVIE1939
City in Darkness
as Hotel Clerk
★6.4
MOVIE1932
Back Street
as Croupier (uncredited)
★5.8
MOVIE1938
Adventure in Sahara
as Airline Officer
★7.0
MOVIE1939
The Story of Vernon and Irene Castle
as Emile Aubel
★5.6
MOVIE1935
Stars Over Broadway
as Opera Aficionado
★6.2
MOVIE1931
Man of the World
as Hotel Desk Clerk (uncredited)
★7.3
MOVIE1934
Here Is My Heart
as Artist (uncredited)
★7.0
MOVIE1935
Mad Love
as Gendarme (Uncredited)
★5.9
MOVIE1929
The Love Trap
as Drunk
★6.8
MOVIE1925
Smouldering Fires
as Member of the Committee
★5.3
MOVIE1939
Everything Happens at Night
as Waiter
★6.1
MOVIE1938
I'll Give a Million
as Telegraph Clerk
★10.0
MOVIE2024
Laurel & Hardy: Year Two
as (archive footage) (uncredited)
★6.0
MOVIE1926
Thundering Fleas
as Musician
★6.8
MOVIE1927
Uncle Tom's Cabin
as Adolph (uncredited)
★5.3
MOVIE1933
Meet the Baron
as Pants Presser (uncredited)
★4.5
MOVIE1932
New Morals for Old
as Art Student (uncredited)
★5.5
MOVIE1933
The Sin of Nora Moran
as Stage Manager
★7.0
MOVIE1935
Paris in Spring
as Modiste
★4.3
MOVIE1931
Transgression
as Beauty Salon Manager
★6.7
MOVIE1938
Under the Big Top
as Pierre
★5.0
MOVIE1929
It's a Great Life
as Bit Role
★6.0
MOVIE1933
The Nuisance
as Man Who Will Be Late to Work (uncredited)
★7.0
MOVIE1940
Private Affairs
as Tailor (uncredited)
★4.3
MOVIE1967
How I Spent My Summer Vacation
as Waiter
★5.3
MOVIE1934
Many Happy Returns
as Clerk (uncredited)
★6.7
MOVIE1932
The Match King
as In-Room Waiter (uncredited)
★6.7
MOVIE1934
Cross Country Cruise
as Second Dodd's Salesman (Uncredited)
★4.5
MOVIE1940
Florian
as Candy Shop Proprietor
MOVIE1967
A Bell for Adano
as D'Arpa
★6.6
MOVIE1933
Mush and Milk
as Waiter
★6.4
MOVIE1926
On the Front Page
as Beauty Expert (uncredited)
★5.2
MOVIE1969
Wake Me When the War Is Over
★5.4
MOVIE1930
Such Men Are Dangerous
as Charity Bazaar Auctioneer (uncredited)
★6.6
MOVIE1930
The Life of the Party
as Man Who Wants to Hear 'Poison Ivy'
★6.0
MOVIE1935
Broadway Gondolier
as Mrs. Flaggenheim's Secretary
★5.8
MOVIE1932
Central Park
as Casino Patron (uncredited)
★4.7
MOVIE1930
Those Three French Girls
as Gendarme (uncredited)
★7.0
MOVIE1924
The Dangerous Blonde
as Henry
★5.7
MOVIE1928
Riley the Cop
as French Restaurant Patron
★6.3
MOVIE1931
Finn and Hattie
as Paris Taxi Driver
MOVIE1957
Jack Benny Christmas Shopping Show
as Salesman Who Helps Rochester
★6.8
MOVIE1926
Mighty Like a Moose
as Nose Doctor
★4.3
MOVIE1924
Three Women
as Reveler at Monkey Bar
★6.1
MOVIE1921
The Conquering Power
as Annette's Suitor (uncredited)
★7.3
MOVIE1937
Café Metropole
as Flower Clerk (uncredited)
MOVIE1943
My Wife's an Angel
as Jerry
★8.0
MOVIE1928
Riley of the Rainbow Division
★10.0
MOVIE1929
Making the Grade
as Valet
★9.0
MOVIE1929
Leaping Love
as The Crying Wife's Husband (uncredited)
★5.8
MOVIE1936
Smartest Girl in Town
as Hotel Desk Clerk (uncredited)
★7.7
MOVIE1930
Swing High
as Trouper
★9.0
MOVIE1940
Laughing at Danger
as Pierre
★6.0
MOVIE1933
Arabian Tights
as French Waiter (uncredited)
★1.0
MOVIE1930
Surprise
as Party guest
★6.0
MOVIE1933
Carnival Lady
as Carnival Barker
★9.0
MOVIE1928
The Adorable Cheat
as Card Playing Guest
★8.0
MOVIE1935
Ship Cafe
as French Chauffeur (uncredited)
★6.0
MOVIE1925
Is Marriage the Bunk?
as Jimmy's brother-in-law
★7.0
MOVIE1927
The Denver Dude
as Henry Bird
★9.0
MOVIE1934
Done in Oil
as 3rd French Art Expert (uncredited)
★7.0
MOVIE1930
Slightly Scarlet
as Gendarme
★7.0
MOVIE1924
Young Ideas
as Bertie Loomis
★8.0
MOVIE1932
Sneak Easily
as Juryman
★10.0
MOVIE1924
Love and Glory
as Bit Role
★6.6
MOVIE1925
The Mad Whirl
as Bit Part Rolfe Sedan
★6.1
MOVIE1929
Sailor's Holiday
as Ferris Wheel Barker (uncredited)
★7.0
MOVIE1926
My Old Dutch
as Al
★10.0
MOVIE1930
Sweethearts and Wives
as Waiter
★9.0
MOVIE1924
Sporting Youth
as Valet
★4.0
MOVIE1932
Jimmy's New Yacht
as Count Tobini
★5.5
MOVIE1932
Devil on Deck
as Frenchie