Jim Norton
Born in Dublin, Ireland — Jan 04 1938
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Jim Norton (born 4 January 1938) is an Irish stage, film and television character actor, known for his work in the theatre, most notably in Conor McPherson's The Seafarer, and on television as Bishop Brennan in the sitcom Father Ted.
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Jim Norton's Credits
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Midsomer Murders
Edward Canning
Frasier
Wentworth
Babylon 5
Ombuds Wellington
Cheers
Henderson
Star Trek: The Next Generation
Holodeck Albert Einstein
Elementary
Sir James Walter
Agatha Christie's Poirot
Roger Havering
Minder
O'Brady
Hell's Kitchen
Self
Play for Today
Jack Parry
Crown Court
Jeremy Williams
Peak Practice
Father Matthew Corlon
Tales of the Unexpected
Dr Mellish
Harry Potter and the Chamber of Secrets
Mr Mason
The Bill
Waking the Dead
David Dusniak
Wycliffe
Owens
The Sweeney
Phil Harrister
Rumpole of the Bailey
F.I.G. Newton
Thriller
The Man
Lovejoy
Father Xavier
Churchill's People
Cuthbert
Van der Valk
Eddy
Dalgliesh
Father Barnes
American History X
Randy
The Adventurer
Morgan
Father Ted
Bishop Len Brennan
Justice
Alan Cartwright
Colditz
Capt. James Porteous
Strangers
Cathal Slattery
Fall of Eagles
Kerensky
Maigret
The Boy in the Striped Pyjamas
Herr Liszt
1990
Mr. Palfrey of Westminster
Robert Sanding
T-Bag
Shopkeeper / Gardner
River
Michael Bennigan
The Boy
Mr. Heelshire
Stay Lucky
Mary Poppins Returns
Mr. Binnacle
Extremely Loud & Incredibly Close
Old Mr. Black
Straw Dogs
Chris Cawsey
Unnatural Causes
Gordon
Water for Elephants
Camel
Memoirs of an Invisible Man
Dr. Bernard Wachs
Nanny
Armchair Theatre
Dug Whitby
The Royal
Rory
Into the West
Superintendant O'Mara
Never Mind the Quality, Feel the Width
Hidden Agenda
Brodie
Insurrection
Tom Clarke
Jimmy's Hall
Father Sheridan
Sakharov
Roy Medvedev
The Last Right
Padraig
Driving Lessons
Mr. Fincham
The Hound of the Baskervilles
Coroner
Mad About Mambo
Cry of the Innocent
Jasper Tooms
The Eclipse
Malachy
National Theatre Live: Hamlet
Polonius
The Face of Fu Manchu
Mathius
Conspiracy of Silence
The Treacle People
Brendan Robinson (voice) / Silas Mitton (voice) / Digger (voice)
Screamer
The Man
Boxed
Father Moran
Midnight's Child
Dr. Stefan Grossbart
On the Nose
Patrick Cassidy
Grass
Arthur
The Secret Garden: The Musical
Ben Weatherstaff
Oyster Farmer
Mumbles
Adolf Hitler - My Part in His Downfall
Pongo
Aladdin and the Adventure of All Time
(voice)
Home Cooking
Gordon
George
Smedley
Stan
Stan Laurel
A Love Divided
Star Trek: The Next Generation - Descent
Albert Einstein
National Theatre Live: Of Mice and Men
Candy
Light
Jack Parry
Even Hitler Had a Girlfriend
Marcus's Dad
The Legion Hall Bombing
Detective Sergeant
Sunset Heights
Sam Magee, The Preacher
Rough for Theatre II
A
The Temptation of Eileen Hughes
Bernard McAuley
Small, Far Away: The World of Father Ted
Waiting at the Field Gate
Rainmarsh
Juno and the Paycock
"Joxer" Daly
The Death of Captain Doughty
Francis Drake
Prisoners of the Moon
Arthur Rudolph
Uncle Bill's Barrel
Older Michael
The Dead Hands of Dublin
Narrator (voice)
Homemade
Tommy
Tony Awards
Self - Winner