

Rolfe Sedan
ActorFrom 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.
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FILMOGRAPHY
ACTOR130

Laurel & Hardy: Year Two
2024
(archive footage) (uncredited)

The Frisco Kid
1979
Rabbi

The World's Greatest Lover
1977
Conductor

Young Frankenstein
1974
Train Conductor

Darling Lili
1970
French Stage Manager (uncredited)

Wake Me When the War Is Over
1969

A Bell for Adano
1967
D'Arpa

How I Spent My Summer Vacation
1967
Waiter

Bedtime Story
1964
Waiter (uncredited)

Jack Benny Christmas Shopping Show
1957
Salesman Who Helps Rochester

Phantom of the Rue Morgue
1954
LeBon (as Rolphe Sedan)

Gentlemen Prefer Blondes
1953
Waiter (uncredited)

Something to Live For
1952
French Man (uncredited)
- My Wife's an Angel
My Wife's an Angel
1943
Jerry

That Uncertain Feeling
1941
Art Dealer (uncredited)

Law of the Tropics
1941
Tailor (as Rolf Sedan)

I Was an Adventuress
1940
Waiter

Laughing at Danger
1940
Pierre

Seven Sinners
1940
Henchman (uncredited)

Hired Wife
1940
Maitre D'

Florian
1940
Candy Shop Proprietor

Private Affairs
1940
Tailor (uncredited)

Ninotchka
1939
Hotel Manager

The Story of Vernon and Irene Castle
1939
Emile Aubel

City in Darkness
1939
Hotel Clerk

Everything Happens at Night
1939
Waiter

Bluebeard's 8th Wife
1938
Floorwalker

Letter of Introduction
1938
Fitter (uncredited)

Under the Big Top
1938
Pierre

I'll Give a Million
1938
Telegraph Clerk

Adventure in Sahara
1938
Airline Officer

The Firefly
1937
Hat Vendor (uncredited)

Café Metropole
1937
Flower Clerk (uncredited)

Shall We Dance
1937
Ballet Master (uncredited)

Smartest Girl in Town
1936
Hotel Desk Clerk (uncredited)

The Accusing Finger
1936
First Waiter

A Night at the Opera
1935
Aviator (uncredited)

Paris in Spring
1935
Modiste

Broadway Gondolier
1935
Mrs. Flaggenheim's Secretary

Stars Over Broadway
1935
Opera Aficionado

Ship Cafe
1935
French Chauffeur (uncredited)

Mad Love
1935
Gendarme (Uncredited)

Now and Forever
1934
Hotel Manager (uncredited)

Stingaree
1934
Coutouriere (uncredited)

Done in Oil
1934
3rd French Art Expert (uncredited)

The Thin Man
1934
Waiter (uncredited)

Here Is My Heart
1934
Artist (uncredited)

Bachelor Bait
1934
Waiter #1 (uncredited)

Many Happy Returns
1934
Clerk (uncredited)

Cross Country Cruise
1934
Second Dodd's Salesman (Uncredited)

Blondie Johnson
1933
Pierre - Tailor (uncredited)

Clear All Wires!
1933
French Radio Operator (uncredited)

The Nuisance
1933
Man Who Will Be Late to Work (uncredited)

Mush and Milk
1933
Waiter

Carnival Lady
1933
Carnival Barker

Design for Living
1933
Bed Salesman (uncredited)

Arabian Tights
1933
French Waiter (uncredited)

Meet the Baron
1933
Pants Presser (uncredited)

The Sin of Nora Moran
1933
Stage Manager

Private Detective 62
1933
Casino Man (Uncredited)

Cocktail Hour
1933
Hotel Clerk (uncredited)

42nd Street
1933
Extra on Stage (uncredited)

Red-Headed Woman
1932
Man at Race Track (uncredited)

Love Me Tonight
1932
Taxi Driver (uncredited)

The Match King
1932
In-Room Waiter (uncredited)

Jimmy's New Yacht
1932
Count Tobini

Devil on Deck
1932
Frenchie

Sneak Easily
1932
Juryman

Back Street
1932
Croupier (uncredited)

Trouble in Paradise
1932
Purse Salesman (uncredited)

This Is the Night
1932
Boulevardier (uncredited)

New Morals for Old
1932
Art Student (uncredited)

Central Park
1932
Casino Patron (uncredited)

Grand Hotel
1932
Hotel Guest in Bar (uncredited)

Transgression
1931
Beauty Salon Manager

Finn and Hattie
1931
Paris Taxi Driver

Man of the World
1931
Hotel Desk Clerk (uncredited)

In Conference
1931
Manager's Assistant

The Woman Between
1931
Headwaiter (uncredited)

Surprise
1930
Party guest

Rain or Shine
1930
Waiter at Dinner Party

Show Girl in Hollywood
1930
Headwaiter in New York

Swing High
1930
Trouper

The Life of the Party
1930
Man Who Wants to Hear 'Poison Ivy'

Those Three French Girls
1930
Gendarme (uncredited)
- Sweethearts and Wives
Sweethearts and Wives
1930
Waiter

Slightly Scarlet
1930
Gendarme

Party Girl
1930
Maitre D'

Romance
1930
Opera Audience Member (uncredited)

Such Men Are Dangerous
1930
Charity Bazaar Auctioneer (uncredited)

Monte Carlo
1930
Hairdresser (uncredited)

Paramount on Parade
1930
Little Man ('Park in Paris') (uncredited)

Leaping Love
1929
The Crying Wife's Husband (uncredited)

Double Whoopee
1929
Desk clerk

Toot Sweet!
1929
Nightclub Announcer

The Iron Mask
1929
Louis XIII

Movie Night
1929
Actor on the Screen (uncredited)

Sailor's Holiday
1929
Ferris Wheel Barker (uncredited)

It's a Great Life
1929
Bit Role

The Love Trap
1929
Drunk

The Last Performance
1929
- Making the Grade
Making the Grade
1929
Valet

Show People
1928
Portrait Photographer (uncredited)

The Adorable Cheat
1928
Card Playing Guest

Riley of the Rainbow Division
1928

Riley the Cop
1928
French Restaurant Patron
- Compassion
Compassion
1928

The Denver Dude
1927
Henry Bird

Uncle Tom's Cabin
1927
Adolph (uncredited)

Mighty Like a Moose
1926
Nose Doctor

Thundering Fleas
1926
Musician

My Old Dutch
1926
Al

Mantrap
1926
Barber (uncredited)

Mama Behave
1926
A Friend of the Family (uncredited)

On the Front Page
1926
Beauty Expert (uncredited)

Bromo and Juliet
1926
Stage Manager (uncredited)

Bardelys the Magnificent
1926
Fop (uncredited)

Kid Boots
1926
Physical Therapist (uncredited)

The Mad Whirl
1925
Bit Part Rolfe Sedan

Is Marriage the Bunk?
1925
Jimmy's brother-in-law

Smouldering Fires
1925
Member of the Committee

California Straight Ahead
1925
Valet

Three Women
1924
Reveler at Monkey Bar

Love and Glory
1924
Bit Role

Young Ideas
1924
Bertie Loomis

Sporting Youth
1924
Valet

The Dangerous Blonde
1924
Henry

Merry-Go-Round
1923
Minor Role (uncredited)

The Conquering Power
1921
Annette's Suitor (uncredited)
- What No Man Knows
What No Man Knows
1921
Lawyer (uncredited)





