Come And Knock On Our Door: Three’s Company Facts, Plus Where They Are Now

Mr. Roper, a Joker

Actor Norman Fell played the original landlord character of Stanley Roper, married to wife Helen. As the stereotypical persnickety apartment owner, Roper was always concerned with the appearance of the apartments and receiving the rent on time. Mr. Roper is also known for being incredibly cheap and at one point in the series the trio calls him “the cheapest man alive.” When he isn’t doting on Jack, Janet, and Chrissy, he is often heard bickering with his wife, who obviously pesters Stanley for romance although he is too clueless or uninterested to notice. Fell’s character is often known for breaking the fourth wall by looking directly at the camera after cracking a joke or snide remark.