Cast
Norman Wisdom
Acting
Cast
Norman Wisdom
Known for
Acting
Born
1915-02-04
From
Marylebone, London, England
Died
2010-10-04
Also known as Норман Уисдом
Biography
Sir Norman Joseph Wisdom, OBE was an English actor, comedian and singer-songwriter best known for a series of comedy films produced between 1953 and 1966 featuring his hapless onscreen character Norman Pitkin. These films initially made more money than the James Bond film series, and secured Wisdom a celebrity status in lands as far apart as South America, Iran and many Eastern Bloc countries, particularly in Albania where his films were permitted by Enver Hoxha – Wisdom was the only Western actor to enjoy this privilege. Charlie Chaplin famously referred to Wisdom as his "favourite clown". Wisdom later forged a career on Broadway and as a television actor, winning critical acclaim for his dramatic role of a dying cancer patient in the television play Going Gently in 1981. It was broadcast on 5 June that year. He toured Australia and South Africa. After the 1986 Chernobyl disaster, a hospice was named in his honour. In 1995 he was given the Freedom of the City of London and of Tirana. The same year he received an OBE. Wisdom was knighted in 2000 and spent much of his later life on the Isle of Man. Some of his later appearances included roles in Last of the Summer Wine and Coronation Street, and he retired from acting at the age of 90 after his health declined.
The Legend of Harrow Woods
as Winston
The Golden Gong: The Story of Rank Films - British Cinema's Legendary Studio
as Self
The Square Peg
as Private Norman Pitkin / General Otto Schreiber
The Bulldog Breed
as Ordinary Seaman Norman Puckle
A Stitch in Time
as Norman Pitkin
Press for Time
as Norman Shields / Emily Shields / Wilfred, the Prime Minister
The Girl on the Boat
as Sam Marlowe
The Early Bird
as Norman Pitkin
The Sandwich Man
as Boxing Vicar
One Good Turn
as Norman
On the Beat
as Norman Pitkin / Giulio Napolitani
Up in the World
as Norman
The Night They Raided Minsky's
as Chick Williams
Trouble in Store
as Norman
Follow a Star
as Norman Truscott
Just My Luck
as Norman Hackett / Mr. Hackett
Man of the Moment
as Norman
As Long as They're Happy
as Norman
Going Gently
as Bernard Flood
There Was a Crooked Man
as Davy Cooper
Thora Hird Tribute
as Self
An Audience with Bruce Forsyth
Innes Lloyd: The Producer
as Self (archive footage)
Where on Earth Is Katy Manning?
The Secret Life of Norman Wisdom Aged 92¾
as Self
What's Good for the Goose
as Timothy Bartlett
Androcles and the Lion
as Androcles
The Unforgettable Norman Wisdom
as Himself (archive footage)
Double X: The Name of the Game
as Arthur Clutton/Maurice Rigby
Cue Here for Laughs with John Virgo
as Self
Expresso
as The Vicar (as Sir Norman Wisdom)
To See Such Fun
Norman Wisdom: His Story
as Himself : Archive footage
Look at Life: A Dog's Life
as Self
Date with a Dream
as Shadow Boxer
Norman Wisdom: Trouble On Tour
as Self