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