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