Norman Wisdom
Born in Marylebone, London, England — Feb 04 1915• Died Oct 04 2010
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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 refe…
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Norman Wisdom's Credits
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Casualty
Mr. Cole
Bergerac
Vincent
Playhouse
Bernard Flood
Last of the Summer Wine
Man Carrying Gnome (uncredited)
Dalziel & Pascoe
This Is Your Life
The Last Detective
Lofty Brock
It's Only TV But I Like It
Self
Style Challenge
Between The Sheets
Maurice Hardy
A Little Bit Of Wisdom
Norman
The Sandwich Man
Boxing Vicar
The Bulldog Breed
Ordinary Seaman Norman Puckle
The Night They Raided Minsky's
Chick Williams
The Early Bird
Norman Pitkin
Just My Luck
Norman Hackett / Mr. Hackett
The Girl on the Boat
Sam Marlowe
The Square Peg
Private Norman Pitkin / General Otto Schreiber
As Long as They're Happy
Norman
One Good Turn
Norman
Press for Time
Norman Shields / Emily Shields / Wilfred, the Prime Minister
On the Beat
Norman Pitkin / Giulio Napolitani
Androcles and the Lion
Androcles
A Stitch in Time
Norman Pitkin
Nobody Is Norman Wisdom
Nobody
Thora Hird Tribute
Self
Follow a Star
Norman Truscott
Trouble in Store
Norman
Man of the Moment
Norman
The Golden Gong: The Story of Rank Films - British Cinema's Legendary Studio
Self
Double X: The Name of the Game
Arthur Clutton/Maurice Rigby
Up in the World
Norman
What's Good for the Goose
Timothy Bartlett
The Unforgettable Norman Wisdom
Himself (archive footage)
To See Such Fun
An Audience with Bruce Forsyth
There Was a Crooked Man
Davy Cooper
The Legend of Harrow Woods
Winston
Date with a Dream
Shadow Boxer
Innes Lloyd: The Producer
Self (archive footage)
Going Gently
Bernard Flood
Where on Earth Is Katy Manning?
Norman
Norman Wisdom: His Story
Himself : Archive footage
The Secret Life of Norman Wisdom Aged 92¾
Self
Cue Here for Laughs with John Virgo
Self
Look at Life: A Dog's Life
Self
Norman Wisdom: Trouble On Tour
Self
Tony Awards
Self - Nominee / Performer