Rolfe Sedan
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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
Credits
Young Frankenstein (1974)
as Train Conductor
Gentlemen Prefer Blondes (1953)
as Waiter (uncredited)
The Dangerous Blonde (1924)
as Henry
Ninotchka (1939)
as Hotel Manager
Grand Hotel (1932)
as Hotel Guest in Bar (uncredited)
The Thin Man (1934)
as Waiter (uncredited)
42nd Street (1933)
as Extra on Stage (uncredited)
A Night at the Opera (1935)
as Aviator (uncredited)
Design for Living (1933)
as Bed Salesman (uncredited)
The Frisco Kid (1979)
as Rabbi
Darling Lili (1970)
as French Stage Manager (uncredited)
Trouble in Paradise (1932)
as Purse Salesman (uncredited)
The World's Greatest Lover (1977)
as Conductor
Show People (1928)
as Portrait Photographer (uncredited)
Bedtime Story (1964)
as Waiter (uncredited)
Shall We Dance (1937)
as Ballet Master (uncredited)
Stingaree (1934)
as Coutouriere (uncredited)
Double Whoopee (1929)
as Desk clerk
Romance (1930)
as Opera Audience Member (uncredited)
That Uncertain Feeling (1941)
as Art Dealer (uncredited)
The Iron Mask (1929)
as Louis XIII
Seven Sinners (1940)
as Henchman (uncredited)
Bluebeard's 8th Wife (1938)
as Floorwalker
Blondie Johnson (1933)
as Pierre - Tailor (uncredited)
The Firefly (1937)
as Hat Vendor (uncredited)
Kid Boots (1926)
as Physical Therapist (uncredited)
Mad Love (1935)
as Gendarme (Uncredited)
Law of the Tropics (1941)
as Tailor (as Rolf Sedan)
Broadway Gondolier (1935)
as Mrs. Flaggenheim's Secretary
Love Me Tonight (1932)
as Taxi Driver (uncredited)
Monte Carlo (1930)
as Hairdresser (uncredited)
Something to Live For (1952)
as French Man (uncredited)
Back Street (1932)
as Croupier (uncredited)
Hired Wife (1940)
as Maitre D'
The Story of Vernon and Irene Castle (1939)
as Emile Aubel
Red-Headed Woman (1932)
as Man at Race Track (uncredited)
Bachelor Bait (1934)
as Waiter #1 (uncredited)
Meet the Baron (1933)
as Pants Presser (uncredited)
Bardelys the Magnificent (1926)
as Fop (uncredited)
Private Detective 62 (1933)
as Casino Man (Uncredited)
The Woman Between (1931)
as Headwaiter (uncredited)
I Was an Adventuress (1940)
as Waiter
Party Girl (1930)
as Maitre D'
Here Is My Heart (1934)
as Artist (uncredited)
The Life of the Party (1930)
as Man Who Wants to Hear 'Poison Ivy'
City in Darkness (1939)
as Hotel Clerk
Paramount on Parade (1930)
as Little Man ('Park in Paris') (uncredited)
Mantrap (1926)
as Barber (uncredited)
Rain or Shine (1930)
as Waiter at Dinner Party
Movie Night (1929)
as Actor on the Screen (uncredited)
Now and Forever (1934)
as Hotel Manager (uncredited)
Finn and Hattie (1931)
as Paris Taxi Driver
Phantom of the Rue Morgue (1954)
as LeBon (as Rolphe Sedan)
Uncle Tom's Cabin (1927)
as Adolph (uncredited)
Three Women (1924)
as Reveler at Monkey Bar
Florian (1940)
as Candy Shop Proprietor
Man of the World (1931)
as Hotel Desk Clerk (uncredited)
Wake Me When the War Is Over (1969)
Actor
Thundering Fleas (1926)
as Musician
Laurel & Hardy: Year Two (2024)
as (archive footage) (uncredited)
The Sin of Nora Moran (1933)
as Stage Manager
Show Girl in Hollywood (1930)
as Headwaiter in New York
Adventure in Sahara (1938)
as Airline Officer
Café Metropole (1937)
as Flower Clerk (uncredited)
Merry-Go-Round (1923)
as Minor Role (uncredited)
Central Park (1932)
as Casino Patron (uncredited)
This Is the Night (1932)
as Boulevardier (uncredited)
Toot Sweet! (1929)
as Nightclub Announcer
New Morals for Old (1932)
as Art Student (uncredited)
Making the Grade (1929)
as Valet
Clear All Wires! (1933)
as French Radio Operator (uncredited)
The Accusing Finger (1936)
as First Waiter
I'll Give a Million (1938)
as Telegraph Clerk
My Wife's an Angel (1943)
as Jerry
Compassion (1928)
Actor
Mush and Milk (1933)
as Waiter
Stars Over Broadway (1935)
as Opera Aficionado
The Love Trap (1929)
as Drunk
Transgression (1931)
as Beauty Salon Manager
On the Front Page (1926)
as Beauty Expert (uncredited)
Ship Cafe (1935)
as French Chauffeur (uncredited)
Slightly Scarlet (1930)
as Gendarme
Letter of Introduction (1938)
as Fitter (uncredited)
Private Affairs (1940)
as Tailor (uncredited)
Leaping Love (1929)
as The Crying Wife's Husband (uncredited)
The Nuisance (1933)
as Man Who Will Be Late to Work (uncredited)
Cross Country Cruise (1934)
as Second Dodd's Salesman (Uncredited)
The Conquering Power (1921)
as Annette's Suitor (uncredited)
A Bell for Adano (1967)
as D'Arpa
Cocktail Hour (1933)
as Hotel Clerk (uncredited)
Those Three French Girls (1930)
as Gendarme (uncredited)
Bromo and Juliet (1926)
as Stage Manager (uncredited)
The Match King (1932)
as In-Room Waiter (uncredited)
In Conference (1931)
as Manager's Assistant
Riley the Cop (1928)
as French Restaurant Patron
Many Happy Returns (1934)
as Clerk (uncredited)
Under the Big Top (1938)
as Pierre
Such Men Are Dangerous (1930)
as Charity Bazaar Auctioneer (uncredited)
Smartest Girl in Town (1936)
as Hotel Desk Clerk
How I Spent My Summer Vacation (1967)
as Waiter
Laughing at Danger (1940)
as Pierre
Arabian Tights (1933)
as French Waiter (uncredited)
The Last Performance (1929)
Actor
The Denver Dude (1927)
as Henry Bird
The Mad Whirl (1925)
as Bit Part Rolfe Sedan
Young Ideas (1924)
as Bertie Loomis
Devil on Deck (1932)
as Frenchie
It's a Great Life (1929)
as Bit Role
Mama Behave (1926)
as A Friend of the Family (uncredited)
Sporting Youth (1924)
as Valet
California Straight Ahead (1925)
as Valet
Swing High (1930)
as Trouper
Sneak Easily (1932)
as Juryman
What No Man Knows (1921)
as Lawyer (uncredited)
Smouldering Fires (1925)
as Member of the Committee
Mighty Like a Moose (1926)
as Nose Doctor
Everything Happens at Night (1939)
as Waiter
The Adorable Cheat (1928)
as Card Playing Guest
Paris in Spring (1935)
as Modiste
Jimmy's New Yacht (1932)
as Count Tobini
Surprise (1930)
as Party guest
Carnival Lady (1933)
as Carnival Barker
Sweethearts and Wives (1930)
as Waiter
Love and Glory (1924)
as Bit Role
Sailor's Holiday (1929)
as Ferris Wheel Barker (uncredited)
Is Marriage the Bunk? (1925)
as Jimmy's brother-in-law
Jack Benny Christmas Shopping Show (1957)
as Salesman Who Helps Rochester
Riley of the Rainbow Division (1928)
Actor
My Old Dutch (1926)
as Al
Done in Oil (1934)
as 3rd French Art Expert (uncredited)