Norman Bird
ActingBorn
October 30, 1920
Died
April 22, 2005
Place of Birth
Coalville, Leicestershire, England, UK
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). …
Known For
Filmography
The Funny Blokes of British Comedy
2005
Crossing the Floor
1996
Shadowlands
1993
Born Kicking
1992
Miss Pym's Day Out
1992
Buddy
1986
This Office Life
1984
Black Carrion
1984
A Voyage Round My Father
1984
The Ghost Downstairs
1982
If You Go Down in the Woods Today
1981
The Final Conflict
1981
A Cup O' Tea An' A Slice O' Cake - Worzel Gummidge Christmas Special
1980
The Lord of the Rings
1978
The Medusa Touch
1978
The Slipper and the Rose
1976
Baby Sitters
1976
Double Trouble
1976
Wedding Bells
1976
On the Tiles
1976
The Big Kick
1976
Monkey Tricks
1976
Pot Luck
1976
King Arthur, the Young Warlord
1975
Elementary, My Dear Watson
1973
Ooh...You Are Awful
1972
Young Winston
1972
Doomwatch
1972
Hands of the Ripper
1971
Please Sir!
1971
The Raging Moon
1971
The Rise and Rise of Michael Rimmer
1970
Up Among the Cuckoos
1970
The Virgin and the Gypsy
1970
Run a Crooked Mile
1969
Takeover
1969
Oh! What a Lovely War
1969
The Limbo Line
1969
All at Sea
1969
A Dandy in Aspic
1968
The Wrong Box
1966
Sky West and Crooked
1966
The Hill
1965
The Black Torment
1964
The Beauty Jungle
1964
First Men in the Moon
1964
The Bargee
1964
Hot Enough for June
1964
80,000 Suspects
1963
Maniac
1963
The Punch and Judy Man
1963
Bitter Harvest
1963
The Mind Benders
1963
The Cracksman
1963
In Search of the Castaways
1962
Term of Trial
1962
Night of the Eagle
1962
Cash on Demand
1961
Victim
1961
Whistle Down the Wind
1961
The Secret Partner
1961
Very Important Person
1961
Man in the Moon
1960
The League of Gentlemen
1960
The Angry Silence
1960
An Inspector Calls
1954
After Henry
1988
Lytton's Diary
1985
Screen Two
1985
Hammer House of Mystery and Suspense
1984
The Fourth Arm
1983
Winston Churchill: The Wilderness Years
1981
To Serve Them All My Days
1980
Hammer House of Horror
1980
Yes Minister
1980
Friday Night, Saturday Morning
1979
Worzel Gummidge
1979
Thomas & Sarah
1979
The Glums
1978
Return of the Saint
1978
Life Begins at Forty
1978
All Creatures Great and Small
1978
Miss Jones And Son
1977
Raffles
1977
Yanks Go Home
1976
Fawlty Towers
1975
Two's Company
1975
Angels
1975
Up The Workers
1973
Arthur of the Britons
1972
Crown Court
1972
The Adventurer
1972
My Wife Next Door
1972
The Organization
1972
Shirley's World
1972
The Rivals of Sherlock Holmes
1971
Jason King
1971
The Guardians
1971
Budgie
1971
Softly Softly: Task Force
1969
Randall and Hopkirk (Deceased)
1969
Department S
1969
ITV Saturday Night Theatre
1969
ITV Saturday Night Theatre
1969
Sanctuary
1967
Till Death Us Do Part
1966
Thirty-Minute Theatre
1965
It's Not Me - It's Them!
1965
Gideon's Way
1965
Public Eye
1965
Theatre 625
1964
The Saint
1962
The Saint
1962
Z-Cars
1962
Drama 61-67
1961
The Avengers
1961
Coronation Street
1960
No Hiding Place
1959
Armchair Theatre
1956
Armchair Theatre
1956
Armchair Theatre
1956