Rolfe Sedan

Highest Rated: 100% Ruggles of Red Gap (1935)

Lowest Rated: 15% The World's Greatest Lover (1977)

Birthday: Jan 20, 1896

Birthplace: Not Available

Dapper character actor Rolfe Sedan was nine times out of ten cast as a foreigner, usually a French maître d' or Italian tradesman. In truth, Sedan was born in New York City. He'd planned to study scientific agriculture, but was sidetracked by film and stage work in New York; he then embarked on a vaudeville career as a dialect comic. Sedan began appearing in Hollywood films in the late '20s, frequently cast in support of such major comedy attractions as Laurel and Hardy, Charlie Chase, the Marx Brothers, and Harold Lloyd. He was proudest of his work in a handful of films directed by Ernst Lubitsch, notably Bluebeard's Eighth Wife (1938). Though distressed that he never made it to the top ranks, Sedan remained very much in demand for comedy cameos into the 1980s. Rolfe Sedan's television work included the recurring role of Mr. Beasley the postman on The Burns and Allen Show, and the part of Chef Boy-Ar-Dee in several TV commercials of the mid-'70s.

Highest Rated Movies

Filmography

MOVIES

RATING	TITLE	CREDIT	BOX OFFICE	YEAR
50%	The Frisco Kid	Rabbi	—	1979
68%	Love at First Bite	Maitre d'	—	1979
15%	The World's Greatest Lover	Conductor	—	1977
94%	Young Frankenstein	Actor	—	1974
80%	36 Hours	Frenchman	—	1965
No Score Yet	So This Is Paris	Cab Driver	—	1955
No Score Yet	Phantom of the Rue Morgue	LeBon	—	1954
98%	Gentlemen Prefer Blondes	Waiter	—	1953
No Score Yet	The Mississippi Gambler	Tailor	—	1953
No Score Yet	My Favorite Spy	Waiter	—	1951
No Score Yet	Let's Dance	Jewelry clerk	—	1950
No Score Yet	That Forsyte Woman	Official	—	1949
No Score Yet	San Antonio Rose	Henry	—	1941
97%	Ninotchka	Hotel Manager	—	1939
75%	The Story of Vernon and Irene Castle	Emile Aubel	—	1939
No Score Yet	Everything Happens at Night	Felicien, the Waiter	—	1939
No Score Yet	Charlie Chan in City in Darkness	Hotel Manager	—	1939
No Score Yet	Letter of Introduction	Fitter	—	1938
44%	Bluebeard's Eighth Wife	Floorwalker	—	1938
No Score Yet	Under the Big Top	Pierre	—	1938
88%	100 Men and a Girl	Guest	—	1937
No Score Yet	Souls at Sea	Friend of de Bastonet	—	1937
No Score Yet	Double or Nothing	Headwaiter	—	1937
No Score Yet	Rhythm in the Clouds	Victor	—	1937
89%	Shall We Dance	Ballet Master	—	1937
No Score Yet	Cafe Metropole	Flower Clerk	—	1937
No Score Yet	The Firefly	Hat Vendor	—	1937
No Score Yet	High, Wide and Handsome	Photographer	—	1937
No Score Yet	Smartest Girl in Town (Million Dollar Profile)	Hotel Desk Clerk	—	1936
83%	Rose Marie	Admirers in Hall	—	1936
83%	Anything Goes	Bearded Man	—	1936
97%	A Night at the Opera	Aviator	—	1935
100%	Ruggles of Red Gap	Barber	—	1935
93%	A Tale of Two Cities	Condemned Dandy	—	1935
No Score Yet	The Man Who Reclaimed His Head	Waiter	—	1934
82%	The Merry Widow	Gabrielovitsch	—	1934
No Score Yet	Paris Interlude	Waiter	—	1934
98%	The Thin Man	Waiter	—	1934
No Score Yet	Now and Forever	Hotel Manager	—	1934
No Score Yet	Wonder Bar	Waiter	—	1934
76%	Design for Living	Bed Salesman	—	1933
No Score Yet	Man Killer	Casino Man	—	1933
No Score Yet	The Little Giant	Waiter	—	1933
No Score Yet	The Devil's Brother	Tavern Patron	—	1933
96%	42nd Street	Stage Aide	—	1933
89%	Trouble in Paradise	Purse Salesman	—	1932
100%	Love Me Tonight	Taxi Driver	—	1932
No Score Yet	If I Had a Million	Salesman	—	1932
86%	Grand Hotel	Clerk	—	1932
No Score Yet	Monte Carlo	Hairdresser	—	1930
No Score Yet	Paramount on Parade	Guest Star	—	1930
100%	The Iron Mask	Louis XIII	—	1929
No Score Yet	Double Whoopee	Desk clerk	—	1929
No Score Yet	The Adorable Cheat	Card Playing Guest	—	1928
No Score Yet	You're Darn Tootin'	Drunk	—	1928
93%	Flesh and the Devil	Actor	—	1926
No Score Yet	Smouldering Fires	Member of the Committee	—	1925

TV

RATING	TITLE	CREDIT	YEAR
No Score Yet	Charlie's Angels 1976-1981	Second Veteran	1979
No Score Yet	The Streets of San Francisco 1972-1977	Skiros	1974
No Score Yet	The Alfred Hitchcock Hour 1962-1965	Old Man	1964 1962
No Score Yet	I Love Lucy 1951-1957	Chef	1956
No Score Yet	The Adventures of Superman 1952-1958	Dr. Watts	1956
100%	The Addams Family 1964-1966	Actor

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Rolfe Sedan

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