Rolfe Sedan
Acting
🎂 1896-01-20
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.
Cast credits(146)
Old Man
1962
1955
1961
Dr. Gaillefontaine
1959
Postman
1964
Mr. Briggs
1964
Chef
1951
1951
Dr. Barole
1962
Headwaiter
1962
1960
1954
1956
Joseph Barron
1956
1958
1956
Mr. Ogilvie
1953
Mayor Lucas
1953
1972
Butler
1959
Station Master
1963
1960
1952
1952
Train Conductor
1974
Waiter (uncredited)
1953
Stationmaster
1972
Hotel Manager
1939
Waiter (uncredited)
1934
Man at Race Track (uncredited)
1932
Coutouriere (uncredited)
1934
Rabbi
1979
Gendarme (Uncredited)
1935
Floorwalker
1938
Conductor
1977
Aviator (uncredited)
1935
Purse Salesman (uncredited)
1932
Bed Salesman (uncredited)
1933
Portrait Photographer (uncredited)
1928
First Waiter
1936
Stage Manager
1933
In-Room Waiter (uncredited)
1932
Clerk (uncredited)
1934
French Man (uncredited)
1952
Louis XIII
1929
Opera Audience Member (uncredited)
1930
Emile Aubel
1939
Taxi Driver (uncredited)
1932
Ballet Master (uncredited)
1937
Art Dealer (uncredited)
1941
Boulevardier (uncredited)
1932
Waiter
1939
Artist (uncredited)
1934
Barber (uncredited)
1926
Bit Role
1929
Fitter (uncredited)
1938
Paris Taxi Driver
1931
Physical Therapist (uncredited)
1926
Mrs. Flaggenheim's Secretary
1935
Candy Shop Proprietor
1940
Casino Man (Uncredited)
1933
French Chauffeur (uncredited)
1935
1969
Croupier (uncredited)
1932
Telegraph Clerk
1938
Waiter (uncredited)
1964
Beauty Salon Manager
1931
Desk clerk
1929
Fop (uncredited)
1926
LeBon (as Rolphe Sedan)
1954
2024
Tailor (uncredited)
1940
Modiste
1935
Hotel Clerk
1939
Tailor (as Rolf Sedan)
1941
Casino Patron (uncredited)
1932
Hotel Clerk (uncredited)
1933
Henchman (uncredited)
1940
Jimmy's brother-in-law
1925
Bit Part Rolfe Sedan
1925
Maitre D'
1930
D'Arpa
1967
Hairdresser (uncredited)
1930
Maitre D'
1940
Reveler at Monkey Bar
1924
Waiter at Dinner Party
1930
Headwaiter in New York
1930
Hotel Manager (uncredited)
1934
Bertie Loomis
1924
Hat Vendor (uncredited)
1937
Flower Clerk (uncredited)
1937
1929
Juryman
1932
Waiter
1930
Pierre - Tailor (uncredited)
1933
Pierre
1940
Card Playing Guest
1928
Drunk
1929
Second Dodd's Salesman (Uncredited)
1934
Annette's Suitor (uncredited)
1921
Nose Doctor
1926
Minor Role (uncredited)
1923
Man Who Will Be Late to Work (uncredited)
1933
Adolph (uncredited)
1927
The Crying Wife's Husband (uncredited)
1929
Man Who Wants to Hear 'Poison Ivy'
1930
Waiter
1940
Trouper
1930
Pierre
1938
Gendarme (uncredited)
1930
Art Student (uncredited)
1932
Stage Manager (uncredited)
1926
Waiter
1967
Gendarme
1930
Pants Presser (uncredited)
1933
1928
Musician
1926
Party guest
1930
Waiter #1 (uncredited)
1934
Opera Aficionado
1935
Beauty Expert (uncredited)
1926
Hotel Desk Clerk
1936
Charity Bazaar Auctioneer (uncredited)
1930
Jerry
1943
Member of the Committee
1925
Airline Officer
1938
French Restaurant Patron
1928
Valet
1925
Hotel Desk Clerk (uncredited)
1931
Waiter
1933
French Waiter (uncredited)
1933
Valet
1924
Ferris Wheel Barker (uncredited)
1929
Salesman Who Helps Rochester
1957
Actor on the Screen (uncredited)
1929
Bit Role
1924
Count Tobini
1932
1928
Frenchie
1932
Henry Bird
1927
French Radio Operator (uncredited)
1933
Al
1926
Nightclub Announcer
1929
3rd French Art Expert (uncredited)
1934
Carnival Barker
1933
A Friend of the Family (uncredited)
1926