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Rolfe Sedan
Rolfe Sedan, born Edward Sedan on January 20, 1896 in New York City, was a prolific American character actor whose career spanned more than six decades, making him a familiar face in Hollywood’s golden era despite rarely receiving top‑billing. The son of a Broadway fashion designer mother and an orchestra conductor father, Sedan entered the entertainment world through vaudeville and nightclub performances before transitioning to the stage, debuting on Broadway in 1916 and appearing in his first motion picture for Metro Pictures in 1921. Over the next decades he became renowned for playing tiny but memorable bit parts—clerks, conductors, postmen, cooks, and other everyday figures—often uncredited, yet essential to the texture of classic films. Audiences might recognize him as the hotel manager in Ninotchka (1939) starring Greta Garbo, as the balloon ascensionist in The Wizard of Oz (1939), or as the train conductor in Young Frankenstein (1974), but his résumé includes countless other fleeting roles across genres, from Marx Brothers comedies like Monkey Business (1931) to lavish musicals such as Silk Stockings (1957). Beyond the silver screen, Sedan found steady work on television during the 1950s and 1960s, portraying recurring mail‑carrier characters on The George Burns and Gracie Allen Show and The Addams Family, and even a chef on an episode of I Love Lucy. He also ventured into radio, overcoming early rejections to appear on popular programs such as The Adventures of Ellery Queen and Lux Radio Theatre. Married to Beulah Lucille Fox, with whom he had one child, Sedan remained active until 1979, when the twilight of his career saw him in supporting roles in The Frisco Kid (1979) and The World's Greatest Lover (1977). He passed away on September 15, 1982, in Pacific Palisades, California, leaving behind a legacy of unmistakable character work that still delights classic‑film enthusiasts.
Biography, Career & Filmography
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Given Name: Edward Sedan
Born: New York City, U.S.
Citizenship: United States
Birthday: January 20, 1896
Occupations: Actor
Years Active: 1916-1979
Children: 1
Spouses: Beulah Lucille Fox
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Movies Featuring Rolfe Sedan
The Story of Vernon and Irene Castle
The Last Performance
Three Women
Red-Headed Woman
Blondie Johnson
Thundering Fleas
It’s a Great Life
Seven Sinners
The Iron Mask
The Sin of Nora Moran
Transgression
Smouldering Fires
Mighty Like a Moose
Riley the Cop
Double Whoopee
Law of the Tropics
Trouble in Paradise
Bachelor Bait
Uncle Tom’s Cabin
Back Street
Meet the Baron
The Nuisance
Design for Living
Arabian Tights
Is Marriage the Bunk?
Many Happy Returns
Romance
Shall We Dance
The World’s Greatest Lover
Rain or Shine
Show Girl in Hollywood
Hired Wife
This Is the Night
Love Me Tonight
Adventure in Sahara
Phantom of the Rue Morgue
That Uncertain Feeling
City in Darkness
Letter of Introduction
Private Detective 62
Sneak Easily
Everything Happens at Night
Bardelys the Magnificent
Cocktail Hour
Central Park
Now and Forever
Party Girl
Stingaree
Stars Over Broadway
The Conquering Power
Man of the World
A Night at the Opera
Show People
Clear All Wires!
Bromo and Juliet
Mad Love
Mush and Milk
The Match King
Something to Live For
Monte Carlo
Such Men Are Dangerous
On the Front Page
Café Metropole
Done in Oil
Gentlemen Prefer Blondes
Wake Me When the War Is Over
The Firefly
Ninotchka
Bluebeard’s Eighth Wife
Movie Night
Broadway Gondolier
I Was an Adventuress
Career Timeline
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1939
The Story of Vernon and Irene Castle
City in Darkness
Hotel Clerk
Everything Happens at Night
Waiter
Ninotchka
Hotel Manager
1938
Adventure in Sahara
Airline Officer
Letter of Introduction
Fitter (uncredited)
Bluebeard’s Eighth Wife
Floorwalker
1937
Shall We Dance
Ballet Master (uncredited)
Café Metropole
Flower Clerk (uncredited)
The Firefly
Hat Vendor (uncredited)
1935
Stars Over Broadway
Opera Aficionado
A Night at the Opera
Aviator (uncredited)
Mad Love
Gendarme (Uncredited)
Broadway Gondolier
Mrs. Flaggenheim's Secretary
1934
Bachelor Bait
Waiter #1 (uncredited)
Many Happy Returns
Clerk (uncredited)
Now and Forever
Hotel Manager (uncredited)
Stingaree
Coutouriere (uncredited)
Done in Oil
3rd French Art Expert (uncredited)
1933
Blondie Johnson
Pierre - Tailor (uncredited)
The Sin of Nora Moran
Stage Manager
Meet the Baron
Pants Presser (uncredited)
The Nuisance
Man Who Will Be Late to Work (uncredited)
Design for Living
Bed Salesman (uncredited)
Arabian Tights
French Waiter (uncredited)
Private Detective 62
Casino Man (Uncredited)
Cocktail Hour
Hotel Clerk (uncredited)
Clear All Wires!
French Radio Operator (uncredited)
Mush and Milk
Waiter
1932
Red-Headed Woman
Man at Race Track (uncredited)
Trouble in Paradise
Purse Salesman (uncredited)
Back Street
Croupier (uncredited)
This Is the Night
Boulevardier (uncredited)
Love Me Tonight
Taxi Driver (uncredited)
Sneak Easily
Juryman
Central Park
Casino Patron (uncredited)
The Match King
In-Room Waiter (uncredited)
1930
Romance
Opera Audience Member (uncredited)
Rain or Shine
Waiter at Dinner Party
Show Girl in Hollywood
Headwaiter in New York
Party Girl
Maitre D'
Monte Carlo
Hairdresser (uncredited)
Such Men Are Dangerous
Charity Bazaar Auctioneer (uncredited)
1929
The Last Performance
It’s a Great Life
Bit Role
The Iron Mask
Louis XIII
Double Whoopee
Desk clerk
Movie Night
Actor on the Screen (uncredited)
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