Norman Alden
Norman Alden (né Adelberg; September 13, 1924 – July 27, 2012) was an American character actor. His career lasted nearly 50 years, including many diverse and memorable performances. Some of his notable roles include the voice of Sir Kay in The Sword in the Stone (1963), Dr. Linstrom in I Never Promised You a Rose Garden (1977), diner owner Lou in Back to the Future (1985), the voice of Kranix in The Transformers: The Movie (1986), the construction foreman in They Live (1988), and cameraman Bill in Ed Wood (1994). Alden also made numerous guest appearances in popular shows like Gunsmoke, Perry Mason, and The Twilight Zone.
Alden first discovered his passion for acting while attending Texas Christian University, where he participated in on-campus theater productions. After serving in the United States Army during World War II, he pursued a career in acting, making his first television appearance in 1957 on The 20th Century Fox Hour. Alden continued to work steadily until his retirement in 2006.
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Movies (63)
Looking Back to the Future
2009 · Self
Looking Back at the Future
2006 · Himself
Night of the Wolf
2002 · Carl Casey
K-PAX
2001 · Babbling Man
Patch Adams
1998 · Truck Driver
Ed Wood
1994 · Cameraman Bill
Roller Blade Warriors: Taken by Force
1989 · Bartender
Cutting Class
1989 · Officer Fondulac
Man Against the Mob: The Chinatown Murders
1989 · Chief of Police
They Live
1988 · Foreman
Lady Mobster
1988 · Sal Borolo
Man Against the Mob
1988 · Capt. Necker
Off the Mark
1987 · Coach Elam
Destination: America
1987 · Tom Beller
Sunday Drive
1986 · Norman
The Transformers: The Movie
1986 · Kranix (voice)
Back to the Future
1985 · Lou
Heart of a Champion: The Ray Mancini Story
1985 · Ray Arcel
California Girls
1985 · Mr. Pegem
Victor/Victoria
1982 · Man in Hotel with Shoes (uncredited)
Desperate Lives
1982 · Coach
Borderline
1980 · Willie Lambert
Back to the Planet of the Apes
1980 · Zako
Cloud Dancer
1980 · Dr. Putman
Flamingo Road
1980 · Pete
Samurai
1979 · Lt. Al DeNisco
No Other Love
1979 · Les Hollister
Ring of Passion
1978 · Max Machon
Semi-Tough
1977 · Coach Alvin Parks
I Never Promised You a Rose Garden
1977 · McPherson
Terror on the 40th Floor
1974 · Capt. Parker
Cry Panic
1974 · Doc Potter
Kansas City Bomber
1972 · Horrible Hank Hopkins
Where Does It Hurt?
1972 · Katzen
Ben
1972 · Policeman
Stand Up and Be Counted
1972 · Businessman
Two for the Money
1972 · Producer's Assistant
The Trackers
1971 · Pete Dilworth
Cannon
1971 · Mitchell
The Psychiatrist: God Bless the Children
1970 · Sheriff Glenn
Tora! Tora! Tora!
1970 · Major Truman Landon
The Pigeon
1969 · Carl
The Great Bank Robbery
1969 · The Great Gregory - Balloonist
All the Loving Couples
1969 · Mitch Burnett
Killers Three
1968 · Guthrie
Fever Heat
1968 · Herbert Hupgrove
The Devil's Brigade
1968 · MP Lieutenant
Chubasco
1968 · Frenchy
Good Times
1967 · Warren
First to Fight
1967 · Sergeant Schmidtmer
The Wild Angels
1966 · Medic
Red Line 7000
1965 · Pat
Andy
1965 · Andy Chadakis
The Patsy
1964 · Bully at the Gym
Bedtime Story
1964 · Dubin
Man's Favorite Sport?
1964 · John Screaming Eagle
The Sword in the Stone
1963 · Kay (voice)
The Nutty Professor
1963 · Football Player
Secret of Deep Harbor
1961 · Barney Haines
Portrait of a Mobster
1961 · Bo Wetzel
Operation Bottleneck
1961 · Cpl. Lester 'Merc' Davenport
The Walking Target
1960 · Sam Russo
The Power of the Resurrection
1958 · Gate Guard
TV shows (118)
Tracey Takes On...
1996
JAG
1995 · Mr. Platt
Bodies of Evidence
1992
Rugrats
1991 · Plastic Piggy (voice)
TV 101
1988 · Ralphie
21 Jump Street
1987
Sledge Hammer!
1986 · Roscoe
The Hogan Family
1986
Murder, She Wrote
1984 · Mercer Hawthorne, Bart Klapper
Hunter
1984 · Jerry Walsh, Mike, Mike, Missing Persons (uncredited)
The Rousters
1983 · Jackson Cobb
Hardcastle and McCormick
1983
Webster
1983
The A-Team
1983 · Ed Maloney, Mickey Stern
Matt Houston
1982 · Sheriff Tim Keeler
Silver Spoons
1982
Cagney & Lacey
1982 · Dan Cobbin
Nero Wolfe
1981
Falcon Crest
1981 · Det. Bitterman
The Fall Guy
1981
Code Red
1981 · Robert Melton
Foul Play
1981
Hill Street Blues
1981 · Art Eastland
Enos
1980
Stone
1980
California Fever
1979
Trapper John, M.D.
1979
The Facts of Life
1979
Vega$
1978
Dallas
1978 · Senator Orloff
What Really Happened to the Class of '65?
1977
The Love Boat
1977 · Ralph
Young Dan'l Boone
1977
The All-New Super Friends Hour
1977 · Aquaman (voice)
Eight Is Enough
1977
Hunter
1977
Quincy, M.E.
1976
Charlie's Angels
1976 · Louis Fluellen, P. J. Wilkes, Jake Barnett
Electra Woman and Dyna Girl
1976 · Professor Frank Heflin
Alice
1976
Mary Hartman, Mary Hartman
1976 · Coach Leroy Fedders
One Day at a Time
1975
Starsky & Hutch
1975
Switch
1975 · Barney
Fay
1975 · Al Cassidy
Bronk
1975
Planet of the Apes
1974 · Zako
The Rockford Files
1974 · Roland Eddy
The Manhunter
1974
Devlin
1974
Kojak
1973 · Foster
Super Friends
1973 · Aquaman (voice)
Barnaby Jones
1973 · Timmer
Kung Fu
1972 · Sheriff Crossman
The Streets of San Francisco
1972 · Sgt. Dan Healy
The Rookies
1972
McMillan & Wife
1971 · Randy Baine
Owen Marshall: Counselor at Law
1971 · Henry Grover
Cannon
1971 · Harry Tilden
Dan August
1970 · Benjamin Marsh
Love, American Style
1969 · Paul, Barry, Bernie
To Rome with Love
1969
Medical Center
1969
The Bold Ones: The New Doctors
1969 · Frank Harmon
Hawaii Five-O
1969 · Cameron
The Mod Squad
1968 · Parker, Russ Barry
Adam-12
1968 · Sgt. John Hardwick, Charley Baker
Mannix
1967 · Travers, Lou Griswold
The Danny Thomas Hour
1967 · Marshak
The Guns of Will Sonnett
1967
Rango
1967
Family Affair
1966
Run, Buddy, Run
1966
Batman
1966 · Henchman #1
The F.B.I.
1965 · Norman Frome, Worth
Hogan's Heroes
1965 · Sergeant Krebs
Honey West
1965 · Ben Fancher, Artie Dixon
The Big Valley
1965 · Jeff Bowden
The Cara Williams Show
1964
The Travels of Jaimie McPheeters
1963 · Broken Mouth
My Favorite Martian
1963 · Detective Harris
Burke's Law
1963 · Mark Hodges
Temple Houston
1963 · Carlton Owens
The Dakotas
1963
Combat!
1962 · Pfc. Cooper, Pvt. Buford
Saints and Sinners
1962 · Frank Donelli
Everglades
1961
Ben Casey
1961
Dr. Kildare
1961 · Bernie (uncredited)
Cain's Hundred
1961 · Fred Jackson
The Andy Griffith Show
1960 · Tom Strongbow, Hank
My Three Sons
1960
Mr. Lucky
1959 · Mitch, Devil
Not for Hire
1959 · Cpl. Lucius Grundy
The Untouchables
1959 · Barry Carlton, John Henry Whitmore
Philip Marlowe
1959
Hennesey
1959 · Seaman Herman Pulaski
Bonanza
1959 · Teller
The Lawless Years
1959
Man with a Camera
1958
77 Sunset Strip
1958 · Rene, Lee Mallory
Westinghouse Desilu Playhouse
1958 · Denis Alexander
Lawman
1958 · Charley - Townsman
The Rifleman
1958 · Duff
The Texan
1958 · Ryan
Leave It to Beaver
1957 · Water Worker
Perry Mason
1957 · Darrel Reed
The Thin Man
1957
Richard Diamond, Private Detective
1957 · Ben Regan
Panic!
1957 · Garage Attendant
The 20th Century Fox Hour
1955 · Frank Fallom
Cheyenne
1955 · Paul Thomas
Gunsmoke
1955 · Purlie Loftus, Deke Franklin, Berber, Amos Potter, Tom Hart
The Life and Legend of Wyatt Earp
1955 · Johnny Ringo
The Wonderful World of Disney
1954 · Norman
The Adventures of Rin Tin Tin
1954 · Black Cloud
Lassie
1954
The Jack Benny Program
1950 · Man with Iron Bar