Norman Alden

Norman Alden

Acting

Norman Alden (né Adelberg; September 13, 1924 – July 27, 2012) was an American character actor. His career lasted nearly 50 years, including many diverse and memorable performances. Some of his notable roles include the voice of Sir Kay in The Sword in the Stone (1963), Dr. Linstrom in I Never Promised You a Rose Garden (1977), diner owner Lou in Back to the Future (1985), the voice of Kranix in The Transformers: The Movie (1986), the construction foreman in They Live (1988), and cameraman Bill in Ed Wood (1994). Alden also made numerous guest appearances in popular shows like Gunsmoke, Perry…

Filmography

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Night of the Wolf ★ 6.0 Night of the Wolf 2002 K-PAX ★ 7.2 K-PAX 2001 Patch Adams ★ 7.3 Patch Adams 1998 Tracey Takes On... ★ 8.2 Tracey Takes On... 1996 JAG ★ 7.3 JAG 1995 Ed Wood ★ 7.5 Ed Wood 1994 Bodies of Evidence ★ 8.3 Bodies of Evidence 1992 Roller Blade Warriors: Taken by Force ★ 3.3 Roller Blade Warriors: Taken by Force 1989 Cutting Class ★ 5.1 Cutting Class 1989 Man Against the Mob: The Chinatown Murders ★ 7.0 Man Against the Mob: The Chinatown Murders 1989 TV 101 ★ 7.0 TV 101 1988 They Live ★ 7.3 They Live 1988 Lady Mobster ★ 4.9 Lady Mobster 1988 Man Against the Mob ★ 9.0 Man Against the Mob 1988 Off the Mark ★ 3.9 Off the Mark 1987 21 Jump Street ★ 7.3 21 Jump Street 1987 Destination: America Destination: America 1987 Sunday Drive ★ 10.0 Sunday Drive 1986 Sledge Hammer! ★ 7.9 Sledge Hammer! 1986 The Transformers: The Movie ★ 7.1 The Transformers: The Movie 1986 The Hogan Family ★ 6.8 The Hogan Family 1986 Back to the Future ★ 8.3 Back to the Future 1985 Heart of a Champion: The Ray Mancini Story ★ 6.0 Heart of a Champion: The Ray Mancini Story 1985 California Girls ★ 4.3 California Girls 1985 Murder, She Wrote ★ 7.5 Murder, She Wrote 1984 Hunter ★ 7.1 Hunter 1984 The Rousters ★ 4.3 The Rousters 1983 Hardcastle and McCormick ★ 6.5 Hardcastle and McCormick 1983 Webster ★ 5.9 Webster 1983 The A-Team ★ 7.5 The A-Team 1983 Matt Houston ★ 6.3 Matt Houston 1982 Silver Spoons ★ 6.3 Silver Spoons 1982 Victor/Victoria ★ 7.3 Victor/Victoria 1982 Cagney & Lacey ★ 7.0 Cagney & Lacey 1982 Desperate Lives ★ 6.5 Desperate Lives 1982 Nero Wolfe ★ 7.5 Nero Wolfe 1981 Falcon Crest ★ 5.7 Falcon Crest 1981 The Fall Guy ★ 7.6 The Fall Guy 1981 Code Red ★ 7.0 Code Red 1981 Hill Street Blues ★ 7.6 Hill Street Blues 1981 Borderline ★ 6.0 Borderline 1980 Back to the Planet of the Apes ★ 6.0 Back to the Planet of the Apes 1980 Enos ★ 7.2 Enos 1980 Cloud Dancer ★ 6.0 Cloud Dancer 1980 Flamingo Road ★ 10.0 Flamingo Road 1980 Stone ★ 7.5 Stone 1980 California Fever ★ 7.7 California Fever 1979 Trapper John, M.D. ★ 6.6 Trapper John, M.D. 1979 The Facts of Life ★ 7.1 The Facts of Life 1979 Samurai ★ 9.0 Samurai 1979 No Other Love ★ 8.0 No Other Love 1979 Vega$ ★ 7.0 Vega$ 1978 Dallas ★ 6.8 Dallas 1978 Ring of Passion ★ 7.0 Ring of Passion 1978 What Really Happened to the Class of '65? ★ 6.0 What Really Happened to the Class of '65? 1977 Semi-Tough ★ 5.5 Semi-Tough 1977 The Love Boat ★ 6.3 The Love Boat 1977 Young Dan'l Boone ★ 7.0 Young Dan'l Boone 1977 The All-New Super Friends Hour ★ 7.4 The All-New Super Friends Hour 1977 I Never Promised You a Rose Garden ★ 5.9 I Never Promised You a Rose Garden 1977 Eight Is Enough ★ 6.2 Eight Is Enough 1977 Hunter ★ 8.2 Hunter 1977 Quincy, M.E. ★ 7.5 Quincy, M.E. 1976 Charlie's Angels ★ 6.7 Charlie's Angels 1976 Electra Woman and Dyna Girl ★ 6.4 Electra Woman and Dyna Girl 1976 Alice ★ 7.1 Alice 1976 Mary Hartman, Mary Hartman ★ 7.3 Mary Hartman, Mary Hartman 1976 One Day at a Time ★ 6.8 One Day at a Time 1975 Starsky & Hutch ★ 7.3 Starsky & Hutch 1975 Switch ★ 6.7 Switch 1975 Fay ★ 5.0 Fay 1975 Bronk ★ 6.8 Bronk 1975 Terror on the 40th Floor ★ 4.8 Terror on the 40th Floor 1974 Planet of the Apes ★ 6.9 Planet of the Apes 1974 The Rockford Files ★ 7.6 The Rockford Files 1974 The Manhunter ★ 7.0 The Manhunter 1974 Devlin ★ 5.0 Devlin 1974 Cry Panic ★ 6.9 Cry Panic 1974 Kojak ★ 7.2 Kojak 1973 Super Friends ★ 7.7 Super Friends 1973