Cast
Norman Bird
Acting
Cast
Norman Bird
Known for
Acting
Born
1920-10-30
From
Coalville, Leicestershire, England, UK
Died
2005-04-22
Also known as ΠΠΎΡΠΌΠ°Π½ ΠΡΡΠ΄, John George Norman Bird
Biography
John George Norman Bird (30 October 1924 β 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 (1979β81) 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).
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5.8
MOVIE1981
The Final Conflict
as Dr. Philmore
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6.6
MOVIE1978
The Lord of the Rings
as Bilbo (voice)
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6.2
MOVIE1963
Maniac
as Salon
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6.3
MOVIE1964
First Men in the Moon
as Stuart
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6.4
MOVIE1966
The Wrong Box
as Clergyman
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7.6
MOVIE1961
Cash on Demand
as Arthur Sanderson
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6.9
MOVIE1993
Shadowlands
as Taxi Driver Witness
MOVIE1964
The Trial of Dr. Fancy
as Charles Lincoln
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7.0
MOVIE1960
The League of Gentlemen
as Weaver
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6.2
MOVIE1972
Young Winston
as Party Chairman
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7.0
MOVIE1964
The Bargee
as Waterways Supervisor Albert Williams
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6.6
MOVIE1969
Oh! What a Lovely War
as Training Sgt (uncredited)
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5.8
MOVIE1961
The Secret Partner
as Ralph Beldon
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6.5
MOVIE1962
In Search of the Castaways
as Senior Yacht Guard
MOVIE1976
Baby Sitters
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6.5
MOVIE2005
The Funny Blokes of British Comedy
as Mr. Arrad (archive footage) (uncredited)
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7.5
MOVIE1965
The Hill
as Commandant
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7.2
MOVIE1954
An Inspector Calls
as Jones-Collins - Foreman
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6.7
MOVIE1960
Man in the Moon
as Herbert
MOVIE1969
Takeover
as Father
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6.9
MOVIE1976
The Slipper and the Rose
as Dress Shop Proprieter
MOVIE1986
Buddy
as Mr Normington
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6.9
MOVIE1968
A Dandy in Aspic
as Copperfield
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6.8
MOVIE1978
The Medusa Touch
as Major Henry Morlar
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7.9
MOVIE1963
The Punch and Judy Man
as Reginald Fletcher
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7.2
MOVIE1961
Whistle Down the Wind
as Eddie
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6.8
MOVIE1996
Crossing the Floor
as Grandfather
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5.6
MOVIE1966
Sky West and Crooked
as Mr. Cheeseman - undertaker
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6.7
MOVIE1971
The Raging Moon
as Dr Matthews
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6.7
MOVIE1962
Night of the Eagle
as Doctor
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6.2
MOVIE1971
Hands of the Ripper
as Police Inspector
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5.7
MOVIE1964
Hot Enough for June
as Employment Exchange Clerk
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5.3
MOVIE1964
The Beauty Jungle
as Mr. Edward Freeman
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7.4
MOVIE1961
Victim
as Harold Doe
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6.0
MOVIE1970
The Rise and Rise of Michael Rimmer
as Alderman Poot
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3.1
MOVIE1970
The Virgin and the Gypsy
as Uncle Fred
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6.3
MOVIE1963
The Mind Benders
as Aubrey
MOVIE1976
On the Tiles
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7.2
MOVIE1960
The Angry Silence
as Roberts
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5.5
MOVIE1961
Very Important Person
as Senior British Officer Travers
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4.8
MOVIE1972
Ooh...You Are Awful
as Warder Burke
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6.6
MOVIE1963
The Cracksman
as Policeman
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5.9
MOVIE1964
The Black Torment
as Harris
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6.1
MOVIE1972
Doomwatch
as Brewer
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7.5
MOVIE1984
Black Carrion
as Henry Bircher
MOVIE1984
This Office Life
as Seeds
MOVIE1966
End in Tears
as Charles 'Whoopy' Cushion
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7.7
MOVIE1969
Run a Crooked Mile
as Sgt. Hooper
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9.0
MOVIE1992
Born Kicking
as Mr Radley
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6.1
MOVIE1962
Term of Trial
as Mr. Taylor
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5.7
MOVIE1971
Please Sir!
as Reynolds
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7.4
MOVIE1984
A Voyage Round My Father
as Ham
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8.0
MOVIE1992
Miss Pym's Day Out
as Man on Bus
MOVIE1970
Up Among the Cuckoos
as Walter
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7.0
MOVIE1973
Elementary, My Dear Watson
as Inspector Street
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6.0
MOVIE1969
The Limbo Line
MOVIE1976
Double Trouble
MOVIE1976
The Big Kick
MOVIE1976
Wedding Bells
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MOVIE1963
Bitter Harvest
as Mr. Pitt
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7.2
MOVIE1963
80,000 Suspects
as Harold Davis
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7.0
MOVIE1975
King Arthur, the Young Warlord
as Ambrose
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10.0
MOVIE1980
A Cup O' Tea An' A Slice O' Cake - Worzel Gummidge Christmas Special
as Mr Braithwaite
β
6.3
MOVIE1981
If You Go Down in the Woods Today
as Doctor
MOVIE1976
Monkey Tricks
β
9.0
MOVIE1982
The Ghost Downstairs
as Mr. Morris
MOVIE1976
Pot Luck
as Farmer
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10.0
MOVIE1969
All at Sea
as Mr. Danvers