Norman Bird

Norman Bird

Acting

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 Gentlemen (1960), Whistle Down the Wind (1961),…

Filmography

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The Funny Blokes of British Comedy ★ 6.5 The Funny Blokes of British Comedy 2005 Crossing the Floor ★ 6.8 Crossing the Floor 1996 Shadowlands ★ 6.9 Shadowlands 1993 Born Kicking ★ 9.0 Born Kicking 1992 Miss Pym's Day Out ★ 8.0 Miss Pym's Day Out 1992 After Henry ★ 6.3 After Henry 1988 Buddy Buddy 1986 Lytton's Diary ★ 7.5 Lytton's Diary 1985 Screen Two ★ 7.1 Screen Two 1985 This Office Life This Office Life 1984 Black Carrion ★ 7.5 Black Carrion 1984 Hammer House of Mystery and Suspense ★ 6.5 Hammer House of Mystery and Suspense 1984 A Voyage Round My Father ★ 7.4 A Voyage Round My Father 1984 The Fourth Arm ★ 6.5 The Fourth Arm 1983 The Ghost Downstairs ★ 9.0 The Ghost Downstairs 1982 Winston Churchill: The Wilderness Years ★ 6.3 Winston Churchill: The Wilderness Years 1981 If You Go Down in the Woods Today ★ 6.3 If You Go Down in the Woods Today 1981 The Final Conflict ★ 5.8 The Final Conflict 1981 A Cup O' Tea An' A Slice O' Cake - Worzel Gummidge Christmas Special ★ 10.0 A Cup O' Tea An' A Slice O' Cake - Worzel Gummidge Christmas Special 1980 To Serve Them All My Days ★ 7.8 To Serve Them All My Days 1980 Hammer House of Horror ★ 7.1 Hammer House of Horror 1980 Yes Minister ★ 8.3 Yes Minister 1980 Worzel Gummidge ★ 6.2 Worzel Gummidge 1979 Thomas & Sarah ★ 6.0 Thomas & Sarah 1979 The Lord of the Rings ★ 6.6 The Lord of the Rings 1978 The Glums The Glums 1978 Return of the Saint ★ 7.0 Return of the Saint 1978 Life Begins at Forty ★ 6.7 Life Begins at Forty 1978 The Medusa Touch ★ 6.8 The Medusa Touch 1978 All Creatures Great and Small ★ 7.8 All Creatures Great and Small 1978 Miss Jones And Son ★ 5.0 Miss Jones And Son 1977 Raffles ★ 8.3 Raffles 1977 Yanks Go Home ★ 6.3 Yanks Go Home 1976 The Slipper and the Rose ★ 6.9 The Slipper and the Rose 1976 Wedding Bells Wedding Bells 1976 Double Trouble Double Trouble 1976 The Big Kick The Big Kick 1976 Baby Sitters Baby Sitters 1976 On the Tiles On the Tiles 1976 Monkey Tricks Monkey Tricks 1976 Pot Luck Pot Luck 1976 Fawlty Towers ★ 8.3 Fawlty Towers 1975 Two's Company ★ 7.4 Two's Company 1975 Angels ★ 4.5 Angels 1975 King Arthur, the Young Warlord ★ 7.0 King Arthur, the Young Warlord 1975 Seven Faces of Woman Seven Faces of Woman 1974 Up The Workers Up The Workers 1973 Elementary, My Dear Watson ★ 7.0 Elementary, My Dear Watson 1973 Arthur of the Britons ★ 8.0 Arthur of the Britons 1972 Ooh...You Are Awful ★ 4.8 Ooh...You Are Awful 1972 Crown Court ★ 5.7 Crown Court 1972 The Adventurer ★ 6.2 The Adventurer 1972 My Wife Next Door ★ 6.5 My Wife Next Door 1972 Young Winston ★ 6.2 Young Winston 1972 The Organization ★ 8.5 The Organization 1972 Shirley's World ★ 6.0 Shirley's World 1972 Doomwatch ★ 6.1 Doomwatch 1972 Suspicion Suspicion 1971 Hands of the Ripper ★ 6.2 Hands of the Ripper 1971 The Rivals of Sherlock Holmes ★ 7.5 The Rivals of Sherlock Holmes 1971 Jason King ★ 7.8 Jason King 1971 The Guardians ★ 6.0 The Guardians 1971 Please Sir! ★ 5.7 Please Sir! 1971 Budgie ★ 7.2 Budgie 1971 The Raging Moon ★ 6.7 The Raging Moon 1971 The Rise and Rise of Michael Rimmer ★ 6.0 The Rise and Rise of Michael Rimmer 1970 Up Among the Cuckoos Up Among the Cuckoos 1970 The Virgin and the Gypsy ★ 3.1 The Virgin and the Gypsy 1970 Softly Softly: Task Force ★ 6.0 Softly Softly: Task Force 1969 Run a Crooked Mile ★ 7.7 Run a Crooked Mile 1969 Randall and Hopkirk (Deceased) ★ 7.0 Randall and Hopkirk (Deceased) 1969 Department S ★ 5.3 Department S 1969 Takeover Takeover 1969 W. Somerset Maugham W. Somerset Maugham 1969 Oh! What a Lovely War ★ 6.7 Oh! What a Lovely War 1969 The Limbo Line ★ 6.0 The Limbo Line 1969 ITV Saturday Night Theatre ★ 7.0 ITV Saturday Night Theatre 1969 All at Sea ★ 10.0 All at Sea 1969 A Dandy in Aspic ★ 6.9 A Dandy in Aspic 1968 Sanctuary ★ 6.0 Sanctuary 1967