Norman Bird
John George Norman Bird (30 October 1924 – 22 April 2005) was an English character actor.
Bird was born in Coalville, Leicestershire, England. A RADA graduate, he made his West End debut in Peter Brook's production of The Winter's Tale at the Phoenix Theatre in 1951. He was also a member of the BBC's Radio Drama Company. His first film appearance was as the foreman in An Inspector Calls (1954).
He was a familiar face to British cinema audiences of the 1950s and 1960s, appearing in nearly 50 films such as The Angry Silence (1960), The League of Gentlemen (1960), Whistle Down the Wind (1961), Victim (1961) and Term of Trial (1962) with Laurence Olivier and The Hill with Sean Connery (1965).
He had over 200 television appearances, notably as Mr Braithwaite in Worzel Gummidge (1979–81) and Mr Arrad in the Fawlty Towers episode "Waldorf Salad" (1979). His long list of credits include Steptoe and Son, Till Death Us Do Part, Rising Damp, Ever Decreasing Circles, Yes Minister, To Serve Them All My Days, All Creatures Great and Small, Z-Cars, Public Eye, The Saint, Department S, Randall and Hopkirk (Deceased) and Boon. In 1990 he appeared in Stay Lucky, with Dennis Waterman, which marked his 200th television appearance. One of his last film appearances was as a taxi driver in Richard Attenborough's Shadowlands (1993).
Fotos
Filme (68)
The Funny Blokes of British Comedy
2005 · Mr. Arrad (archive footage) (uncredited)
Crossing the Floor
1996 · Grandfather
Shadowlands
1993 · Taxi Driver Witness
Born Kicking
1992 · Mr Radley
Miss Pym's Day Out
1992 · Man on Bus
Buddy
1986 · Mr Normington
This Office Life
1984 · Seeds
Black Carrion
1984 · Henry Bircher
A Voyage Round My Father
1984 · Ham
The Ghost Downstairs
1982 · Mr. Morris
If You Go Down in the Woods Today
1981 · Doctor
The Final Conflict
1981 · Dr. Philmore
A Cup O' Tea An' A Slice O' Cake - Worzel Gummidge Christmas Special
1980 · Mr Braithwaite
The Lord of the Rings
1978 · Bilbo (voice)
The Medusa Touch
1978 · Major Henry Morlar
The Slipper and the Rose
1976 · Dress Shop Proprieter
Baby Sitters
1976
On the Tiles
1976
The Big Kick
1976
Double Trouble
1976
Wedding Bells
1976
Monkey Tricks
1976
Pot Luck
1976 · Farmer
King Arthur, the Young Warlord
1975 · Ambrose
Elementary, My Dear Watson
1973 · Inspector Street
Ooh...You Are Awful
1972 · Warder Burke
Young Winston
1972 · Party Chairman
Doomwatch
1972 · Brewer
Hands of the Ripper
1971 · Police Inspector
Please Sir!
1971 · Reynolds
The Raging Moon
1971 · Dr Matthews
The Rise and Rise of Michael Rimmer
1970 · Alderman Poot
Up Among the Cuckoos
1970 · Walter
The Virgin and the Gypsy
1970 · Uncle Fred
Run a Crooked Mile
1969 · Sgt. Hooper
Takeover
1969 · Father
Oh! What a Lovely War
1969 · Training Sgt (uncredited)
The Limbo Line
1969
All at Sea
1969 · Mr. Danvers
A Dandy in Aspic
1968 · Copperfield
The Wrong Box
1966 · Clergyman
Sky West and Crooked
1966 · Mr. Cheeseman - undertaker
End in Tears
1966 · Charles 'Whoopy' Cushion
The Hill
1965 · Commandant
The Black Torment
1964 · Harris
The Trial of Dr. Fancy
1964 · Charles Lincoln
The Beauty Jungle
1964 · Mr. Edward Freeman
First Men in the Moon
1964 · Stuart
The Bargee
1964 · Waterways Supervisor Albert Williams
Hot Enough for June
1964 · Employment Exchange Clerk
80,000 Suspects
1963 · Harold Davis
Maniac
1963 · Salon
The Punch and Judy Man
1963 · Reginald Fletcher
Bitter Harvest
1963 · Mr. Pitt
The Mind Benders
1963 · Aubrey
The Cracksman
1963 · Policeman
In Search of the Castaways
1962 · Senior Yacht Guard
Term of Trial
1962 · Mr. Taylor
Night of the Eagle
1962 · Doctor
Cash on Demand
1961 · Arthur Sanderson
Victim
1961 · Harold Doe
Whistle Down the Wind
1961 · Eddie
The Secret Partner
1961 · Ralph Beldon
Very Important Person
1961 · Senior British Officer Travers
Man in the Moon
1960 · Herbert
The League of Gentlemen
1960 · Weaver
The Angry Silence
1960 · Roberts
An Inspector Calls
1954 · Jones-Collins - Foreman
Serien (62)
After Henry
1988 · Mr Henderson
Lytton's Diary
1985 · Charles Adams
Screen Two
1985 · Grandfather
Hammer House of Mystery and Suspense
1984 · Henry Bircher
The Fourth Arm
1983 · Col. Cole
Break Point
1982 · Major Houghton-Jones
Winston Churchill: The Wilderness Years
1981 · Sir Maurice Hanley
To Serve Them All My Days
1980 · Alderman Blunt
Hammer House of Horror
1980 · Basil
Yes Minister
1980
Friday Night, Saturday Morning
1979
Worzel Gummidge
1979 · Mr. Braithwaite
Thomas & Sarah
1979 · Gilbert
The Glums
1978 · Office Manager
Return of the Saint
1978 · Morgan
Life Begins at Forty
1978 · Dr Gardiner
All Creatures Great and Small
1978 · Farmer Benson
Miss Jones And Son
1977
Raffles
1977
Yanks Go Home
1976 · Leonard Chambers
Fawlty Towers
1975 · Mr. Arrad
Two's Company
1975 · Mr. Bunn
Angels
1975
Happy Ever After
1974 · Mr Fletcher
Seven Faces of Woman
1974 · Ken
Up The Workers
1973 · Sid Stubbins
Arthur of the Britons
1972 · Ambrose
Crown Court
1972
The Adventurer
1972 · Brooks
My Wife Next Door
1972
The Organization
1972 · Ken Grist
Shirley's World
1972
Suspicion
1971 · Harry Beardsley
The Rivals of Sherlock Holmes
1971 · Inspector Trent
Jason King
1971
The Guardians
1971 · Tom Henryson
Budgie
1971 · Inspector Charles Upton
Bless This House
1971 · Vet
Softly Softly: Task Force
1969 · Samuel Tomkins
Randall and Hopkirk (Deceased)
1969 · Elliot
Department S
1969 · Drayton
W. Somerset Maugham
1969 · Arthur Low
ITV Saturday Night Theatre
1969 · Father, Stanley Nicholson
Sanctuary
1967
Half Hour Story
1967 · Harry
Till Death Us Do Part
1966 · Landlord
Thirty-Minute Theatre
1965 · Arthur Pendlebury
Blackmail
1965 · Henry Cobb
It's Not Me - It's Them!
1965 · Mr. Partridge
Gideon's Way
1965 · Supt. Fred Lee
Public Eye
1965 · Arthur Biddle
Thursday Theatre
1964 · Harry Lancaster
Theatre 625
1964 · William Oaks
The Protectors
1964 · Barnaby
The Saint
1962 · Mr. Spode, Weems
Steptoe and Son
1962 · Bank Manager, Mr. Dryson
Z-Cars
1962
Drama 61-67
1961 · Father
The Avengers
1961
Coronation Street
1960 · Frank Jackson
No Hiding Place
1959 · Arthur Johnson
Armchair Theatre
1956 · Walter, Charles Lincoln, Spooner