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Rolfe Sedan is a Actor American born on 20 january 1896 at New York City (USA)

Rolfe Sedan

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Birth name Rolfe Edward Sedan
Nationality USA
Birth 20 january 1896 at New York City (USA)
Death 15 september 1982 (at 86 years) at Pacific Palisades, Los Angeles (USA)

Rolfe Sedan (January 20, 1896 – September 15, 1982) was an American character actor.

Biography

Comme second rôle de caractère ou dans des petits rôles non crédités, Rolfe Sedan contribue à deux-cent-cinquante films américains (dont une cinquantaine muets, incluant des courts métrages). Le premier, sorti en 1921, est Eugénie Grandet de Rex Ingram (avec Alice Terry et Rudolph Valentino). Les deux derniers, sortis en 1979, sont Le Vampire de ces dames de Stan Dragoti (avec George Hamilton et Susan Saint James) et Le Rabbin au Far West de Robert Aldrich (avec Gene Wilder et Harrison Ford).

Dans l'intervalle, mentionnons Le Masque de fer d'Allan Dwan (1929, avec Douglas Fairbanks et Marguerite De La Motte), La Huitième Femme de Barbe-Bleue (1938, avec Claudette Colbert et Gary Cooper) et Ninotchka (1939, avec Greta Garbo et Melvyn Douglas) d'Ernst Lubitsch, Le Fantôme de la rue Morgue de Roy Del Ruth (1954, avec Karl Malden et Claude Dauphin), ou encore Frankenstein Junior de Mel Brooks (1974, avec Gene Wilder et Marty Feldman).

Pour la télévision, il collabore à quarante-neuf séries entre 1949 et 1977, dont Monsieur Ed, le cheval qui parle (trois épisodes, 1961-1965), La Famille Addams (quatre épisodes, 1964-1966) et Kung Fu (un épisode, 1974). S'y ajoutent deux téléfilms, dont L'Affaire d'un tueur de William Hale (avec Robert Wagner et Peter Lawford), diffusé en 1967.

Également acteur de théâtre, Rolfe Sedan joue une première fois à Broadway dans une pièce représentée en 1916. Il y revient au cours des années 1940, dans une comédie musicale produite en 1942, ainsi que dans trois autres pièces, dont Pamplemousse d'André Birabeau (1941, avec Walter Slezak) et A Bell for Adano, adaptation du roman éponyme de John Hersey (1944-1945, avec Fredric March, Margo, Jack Arnold et Everett Sloane).

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Source : Wikidata

Filmography of Rolfe Sedan (144 films)

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Actor

The Frisco Kid, 1h54
Directed by Robert Aldrich
Origin USA
Genres Comedy, Action, Adventure, Western
Themes Films about religion, Films about Jews and Judaism, Buddy films
Actors Gene Wilder, Harrison Ford, Ramon Bieri, Val Bisoglio, George DiCenzo, David Bradley
Roles Rabbi
Rating62% 3.1486953.1486953.1486953.1486953.148695
Rabbi Avram Belinski (Wilder) arrives in Philadelphia from Poland en route to San Francisco where he will be a congregation's new rabbi. He has with him a Torah scroll for the San Francisco synagogue. Belinski, an innocent, trusting, and inexperienced traveler, falls in with three con men, the brothers Matt and Darryl Diggs and their partner Mr. Jones, who trick him into helping pay for a wagon and supplies to go west, then brutally rob him and leave him and most of his belongings scattered along a deserted road in Pennsylvania.
Love at First Bite, 1h36
Directed by Stan Dragoti
Origin USA
Genres Comedy, Horror comedy, Romantic comedy, Horror, Romance
Themes Films about magic and magicians, Films about music and musicians, Dracula films, Vampires in film, Musical films, Comedy horror films
Actors George Hamilton, Susan Saint James, Richard Benjamin, Arte Johnson, Dick Shawn, Sherman Hemsley
Rating60% 3.0487553.0487553.0487553.0487553.048755
The infamous vampire Count Dracula is expelled from his castle by the Communist government of Romania, which plans to convert the structure into a training facility for gymnasts (the head trainer declares that it will include Nadia Comăneci). The world-weary Count travels to New York City with his bug-eating manservant, Renfield, and establishes himself in a hotel, but only after a mix-up at the airport causes his coffin to be accidentally sent to be the centerpiece in a funeral at a black church in Harlem. While Dracula learns that America contains such wonders as blood banks, he also proceeds to suffer the general ego-crushing that comes from modern life in the Big Apple as he romantically pursues flaky fashion model Cindy Sondheim, whom he has admired from afar and believes to be the current reincarnation of his true love (an earlier being named Mina Harker).
The World's Greatest Lover, 1h26
Directed by Gene Wilder
Origin USA
Genres Comedy, Romance
Themes Films about films, Children's films
Actors Gene Wilder, Carol Kane, Dom DeLuise, Carol Arthur, Fritz Feld, Lupe Ontiveros
Roles Conductor
Rating57% 2.8520052.8520052.8520052.8520052.852005
Set in the silent film era, Rainbow Studios figures they are losing revenue to a rival studio because they don't have Rudolph Valentino. Led by studio head Adolph Zitz, they decide to hold a contest for the World's Greatest Lover in order to find a star to combat Valentino's popularity.
The Hindenburg, 1h45
Directed by Robert Wise, Howard Kazanjian
Origin USA
Genres Drama, War, Thriller, Action, Adventure, Historical
Themes La fin du monde, Transport films, Aviation films, Disaster films, American disaster films, Films about aviation accidents or incidents
Actors George C. Scott, Anne Bancroft, William Atherton, Roy Thinnes, Gig Young, Burgess Meredith
Roles l'ambassadeur Luther (non crédité)
Rating62% 3.100653.100653.100653.100653.10065
Kathie Rauch (Ruth Schudson), a psychic from Milwaukee, Wisconsin, sends a letter to the German Embassy in Washington, D.C. claiming the Hindenburg zeppelin will explode after flying over New York. In the meantime, Luftwaffe Colonel Franz Ritter (George C. Scott) boards with the intention of protecting the Hindenburg as various threats have been made to down the airship, which some see as a symbol of Nazi Germany.
Young Frankenstein, 1h41
Directed by Mel Brooks, Gene Wilder
Origin USA
Genres Science fiction, Comedy, Horror comedy, Horror
Themes Films about computing, Films based on science fiction novels, Comedy science fiction films, Frankenstein films, Comedy horror films, Cyberpunk films, Children's films
Actors Gene Wilder, Peter Boyle, Marty Feldman, Madeline Kahn, Cloris Leachman, Teri Garr
Roles Train Conductor
Rating79% 3.9988653.9988653.9988653.9988653.998865
Dr. Frederick Frankenstein (Gene Wilder) is a physician lecturer at an American medical school and engaged to the tightly wound socialite Elizabeth (Madeline Kahn). He becomes exasperated when anyone brings up the subject of his grandfather, the infamous mad scientist. To disassociate himself from his forebear, Frederick insists that his surname is pronounced "Fronkensteen."
Darling Lili, 1h47
Directed by Blake Edwards
Origin USA
Genres Drama, War, Thriller, Comedy, Musical, Romance
Themes Spy films, Films about music and musicians, Transport films, Aviation films, Musical films, Political films
Actors Julie Andrews, Rock Hudson, Gloria Paul, Jeremy Kemp, Vernon Dobtcheff, Lance Percival
Roles Régisseur français
Rating60% 3.0468253.0468253.0468253.0468253.046825
Set during World War I, the film centers on Lili Smith (Julie Andrews), a popular British music hall performer who is regarded as a femme fatale. She is actually a German spy, and the uncle she dotes upon is really Colonel Kurt Von Ruger (Jeremy Kemp), a fellow spy and her contact with the German military.
Wake Me When the War Is Over, 1h14
Directed by Gene Nelson
Origin USA
Genres War, Comedy
Themes Political films
Actors Ken Berry, Eva Gabor, Werner Klemperer, Danielle De Metz, Hans Conried, Jim Backus
Rating53% 2.670332.670332.670332.670332.67033
The film tells the story of Lieutenant Roger Carrington (Berry), a soldier fighting for the United States Army Air Forces during the closing days of World War II. After accidentally falling out of a plane and landing in German territory, he is hidden by a local baroness named Marlene (Gabor). Luckily, Marlene is against the Nazis, and sympathizes with Carrington, taking him under her wing to recover, and eventually falling in love with him.
How I Spent My Summer Vacation
Directed by William Hale
Genres Drama, Adventure, Noir
Actors Robert Wagner, Peter Lawford, Lola Albright, Walter Pidgeon, Michael Ansara, Len Lesser
Roles Waiter
Rating70% 3.521953.521953.521953.521953.52195
Humilié par un milliardaire hautain, un jeune Américain peu scrupuleux prépare sa vengeance.
36 Hours
36 Hours (1964)
, 1h55
Directed by George Seaton
Origin USA
Genres Drama, War, Thriller
Themes Spy films, Medical-themed films, Prison films, Films about psychiatry, Films about disabilities, Political films
Actors James Garner, Rod Taylor, Eva Marie Saint, Werner Peters, John Banner, Russell Thorson
Roles un français
Rating72% 3.6454453.6454453.6454453.6454453.645445
Having attended General Eisenhower's final briefing on the Normandy landings (D-Day), U.S. Army Major Jeff Pike (James Garner) is sent to Lisbon to confirm with an informant that the Nazis still expect the invasion in the wrong place (Pas de Calais). However, Pike falls into a trap; he is drugged into unconsciousness and transported to Germany.
Bedtime Story, 1h39
Directed by Ralph Levy
Origin USA
Genres Comedy, Romantic comedy
Themes La provence, Escroquerie
Actors Marlon Brando, David Niven, Shirley Jones, Susanne Cramer, Marie Windsor, Dody Goodman
Roles Waiter (uncredited)
Rating66% 3.3431553.3431553.3431553.3431553.343155
Lawrence Jameson (David Niven) is a refined, elegant con artist who operates in the French Riviera town of Beaulieu-sur-Mer. He masquerades frequently as the deposed prince of a small European country, seducing wealthy women into donating money and jewellery to his revolutionary "cause". Meanwhile, Corporal Freddy Benson (Marlon Brando) is a small-time operator in the US Army stationed in Germany, an expert at conning his way into the hearts (and wallets) of young women with sob stories about his sick grandmother. His attempt at seducing the daughter of a local burgomaster backfires when her father arrives home early, and Freddy is nearly arrested until he blackmails his Colonel into giving him an early discharge.
Silk Stockings, 1h57
Directed by Rouben Mamoulian
Origin USA
Genres Comedy, Musical, Romance
Themes Dance films, Films about music and musicians, Musical films
Actors Fred Astaire, Cyd Charisse, Janis Paige, Peter Lorre, Jules Munshin, George Tobias
Roles le régisseur
Rating67% 3.397913.397913.397913.397913.39791
A brash American film producer, Steve Canfield (Fred Astaire), wants Russian composer Peter Illyich Boroff (Wim Sonneveld) to write music for his next picture, which is being made in Paris. But when the composer expresses his wish to stay in Paris, three comically bumbling operatives, Comrades Brankov (Peter Lorre), Bibinski (Jules Munshin) and Ivanov (Joseph Buloff), are sent from Moscow to take Boroff back.
So This Is Paris, 1h36
Directed by Richard Quiney
Origin USA
Genres Comedy, Romantic comedy, Musical, Romance
Themes Musical films
Actors Tony Curtis, Gloria DeHaven, Gene Nelson, Corinne Calvet, Paul Gilbert, Mara Corday
Roles un chaufeur de taxi
Rating60% 3.001623.001623.001623.001623.00162
Joe, Al and Davy are in Paris, three sailors on a furlough. They see the sights, but have their sights set on getting to know three girls, including Colette d'Avril, a nightclub singer, and Suzzane Sorrel, who's just had her purse snatched.
Phantom of the Rue Morgue, 1h23
Directed by Roy Del Ruth
Origin USA
Genres Thriller, Fantastic, Horror, Crime
Themes Serial killer films
Actors Karl Malden, Claude Dauphin, Patricia Medina, Steve Forrest, Allyn Ann McLerie, Anthony Caruso
Roles LeBon (as Rolphe Sedan)
Rating59% 2.9527052.9527052.9527052.9527052.952705
In France in the 1870s, a string of strange murders happen in the Rue Morgue. The authorities are baffled, but they do have one man who may have the answers, Prof. Dupin.
Gentlemen Prefer Blondes, 1h27
Directed by Howard Hawks
Origin USA
Genres Comedy, Musical theatre, Romantic comedy, Musical, Romance
Themes Films about music and musicians, Films about sexuality, Théâtre, Erotic films, Musical films, Films based on plays, Films based on musicals, Children's films
Actors Marilyn Monroe, Jane Russell, Charles Coburn, Elliott Reid, Marcel Dalio, Tommy Noonan
Roles Waiter (uncredited)
Rating71% 3.5518253.5518253.5518253.5518253.551825
Lorelei Lee (Marilyn Monroe) and Dorothy Shaw (Jane Russell) are American showgirls and best friends. Lorelei has a passion for diamonds, believing that attracting a rich husband is one of the few ways a woman can succeed economically. She is engaged to Gus Esmond (Tommy Noonan), a naive nerd willing to do or buy anything for her. However, Gus is under the control of his wealthy, upper-class father. Dorothy, on the other hand, is looking for a different kind of love, attracted only to men who are good-looking and fit.