Norman Bird
Born in Coalville, Leicestershire, England, UK — Oct 30 1920• Died Apr 22 2005
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Biography
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 Gentleme…
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Coronation Street
Frank Jackson
The Avengers
The Saint
Mr. Spode
Crown Court
Theatre 625
William Oaks
All Creatures Great and Small
Farmer Benson
Screen Two
Grandfather
Z-Cars
Gideon's Way
Supt. Fred Lee
No Hiding Place
Public Eye
Arthur Biddle
Drama 61-67
Father
Angels
Thirty-Minute Theatre
Arthur Pendlebury
The Rivals of Sherlock Holmes
Inspector Trent
Hammer House of Horror
Basil
Fawlty Towers
Mr. Arrad
Department S
Drayton
The Adventurer
Brooks
Yes Minister
Budgie
Inspector Charles Upton
Return of the Saint
Morgan
Jason King
Hammer House of Mystery and Suspense
Henry Bircher
Worzel Gummidge
Mr. Braithwaite
Till Death Us Do Part
Landlord
Softly Softly: Task Force
Samuel Tomkins
Two's Company
Mr. Bunn
Randall and Hopkirk (Deceased)
Elliot
Lytton's Diary
Charles Adams
Arthur of the Britons
Ambrose
After Henry
Mr Henderson
The Fourth Arm
Col. Cole
The Lord of the Rings
Bilbo (voice)
Shirley's World
Raffles
To Serve Them All My Days
Alderman Blunt
The Guardians
Winston Churchill: The Wilderness Years
Sir Maurice Hanley
The Final Conflict
Dr. Philmore
Oh! What a Lovely War
Training Sgt (uncredited)
Up The Workers
Sid Stubbins
The Organization
Ken Grist
Maniac
Salon
Young Winston
Party Chairman
The Hill
Commandant
Hot Enough for June
Employment Exchange Clerk
Thomas & Sarah
Armchair Theatre
Walter
The Slipper and the Rose
Dress Shop Proprieter
Sanctuary
The League of Gentlemen
Weaver
Yanks Go Home
The Wrong Box
Clergyman
The Rise and Rise of Michael Rimmer
Alderman Poot
Cash on Demand
Arthur Sanderson
A Voyage Round My Father
Ham
A Dandy in Aspic
Copperfield
The Medusa Touch
Major Henry Morlar
Life Begins at Forty
Dr Gardiner
Shadowlands
Taxi Driver Witness
Whistle Down the Wind
Eddie
Doomwatch
Brewer
My Wife Next Door
Night of the Eagle
Doctor
The Angry Silence
Roberts
The Funny Blokes of British Comedy
Mr. Arrad (archive footage) (uncredited)
A Cup O' Tea An' A Slice O' Cake - Worzel Gummidge Christmas Special
Mr Braithwaite
The Black Torment
Harris
First Men in the Moon
Stuart
King Arthur, the Young Warlord
Ambrose
Hands of the Ripper
Police Inspector
Man in the Moon
Herbert
The Cracksman
Policeman
Black Carrion
Henry Bircher
Run a Crooked Mile
Sgt. Hooper
The Glums
Office Manager
Please Sir!
Reynolds
The Punch and Judy Man
Reginald Fletcher
Crossing the Floor
Grandfather
Ooh...You Are Awful
Warder Burke
Born Kicking
Mr Radley
An Inspector Calls
Jones-Collins - Foreman
The Raging Moon
Dr Matthews
Victim
Harold Doe
In Search of the Castaways
Senior Yacht Guard
Bitter Harvest
Mr. Pitt
Monkey Tricks
On the Tiles
The Beauty Jungle
Mr. Edward Freeman
The Virgin and the Gypsy
Uncle Fred
Elementary, My Dear Watson
Inspector Street
Term of Trial
Mr. Taylor
The Bargee
Waterways Supervisor Albert Williams
Wedding Bells
The Mind Benders
Aubrey
Double Trouble
Miss Jones And Son
If You Go Down in the Woods Today
Doctor
Very Important Person
Senior British Officer Travers
The Secret Partner
Ralph Beldon
It's Not Me - It's Them!
Mr. Partridge
The Ghost Downstairs
Mr. Morris
The Big Kick
The Trial of Dr. Fancy
Charles Lincoln
Baby Sitters
This Office Life
Seeds
The Limbo Line
Buddy
Mr Normington
80,000 Suspects
Harold Davis
Sky West and Crooked
Mr. Cheeseman - undertaker
Miss Pym's Day Out
Man on Bus
All at Sea
Mr. Danvers
Up Among the Cuckoos
Walter
Pot Luck
Farmer
Takeover
Father