Norman Bird

Acting •1920-10-30 •Coalville, Leicestershire, England, UK

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), Victim (1961) and Term of Trial (1962) with Laurence Olivier and The Hill with Sean Connery (1965). He had over 200 television appearances, notably as Mr Braithwaite in Worzel Gummidge (1979–81) and Mr Arrad in the Fawlty Towers episode "Waldorf Salad" (1979). His long list of credits include Steptoe and Son, Till Death Us Do Part, Rising Damp, Ever Decreasing Circles, Yes Minister, To Serve Them All My Days, All Creatures Great and Small, Z-Cars, Public Eye, The Saint, Department S, Randall and Hopkirk (Deceased) and Boon. In 1990 he appeared in Stay Lucky, with Dennis Waterman, which marked his 200th television appearance. One of his last film appearances was as a taxi driver in Richard Attenborough's Shadowlands (1993).

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代表作

A Cup O' Tea An' A Slice O' Cake - Worzel Gummidge Christmas Special

1980 · Mr Braithwaite

1963 · Reginald Fletcher

To Serve Them All My Days

1980 · Alderman Blunt

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全部作品

Crossing the Floor

1996 •Grandfather

影子大地

1993 •Taxi Driver Witness

Born Kicking

1992 •Mr Radley

Miss Pym's Day Out

1992 •Man on Bus

After Henry

1988 •Mr Henderson

Buddy

1986 •Mr Normington

两世奇人

1985 •Grandfather

This Office Life

1984 •Seeds

我的父亲

1984 •Ham

Black Carrion

1984 •Henry Bircher

展开全部作品

Hammer House of Mystery and Suspense

1984 •Henry Bircher

The Fourth Arm

1983 •Col. Cole

The Ghost Downstairs

1982 •Mr. Morris

If You Go Down in the Woods Today

1981 •Doctor

凶兆3

1981 •Dr. Philmore

Winston Churchill: The Wilderness Years

1981 •Sir Maurice Hanley

A Cup O' Tea An' A Slice O' Cake - Worzel Gummidge Christmas Special

1980 •Mr Braithwaite

是，大臣

1980

步步惊心

1980 •Basil

To Serve Them All My Days

1980 •Alderman Blunt

Thomas & Sarah

1979

Worzel Gummidge

1979 •Mr. Braithwaite

指环王动画版

1978 •Bilbo (voice)

魔力

1978 •Major Henry Morlar

Life Begins at Forty

1978

圣徒归来

1978 •Morgan

万物生灵

1978 •Farmer Benson

The Glums

1978 •Office Manager

拉菲兹

1977

Miss Jones And Son

1977

Baby Sitters

1976

Double Trouble

1976

Wedding Bells

1976

On the Tiles

1976

The Big Kick

1976

Monkey Tricks

1976

Pot Luck

1976 •Farmer

水晶鞋与玫瑰花

1976 •Dress Shop Proprieter

Yanks Go Home

1976

King Arthur, the Young Warlord

1975 •Ambrose

弗尔蒂旅馆

1975 •Mr. Arrad

Angels

1975

Two's Company

1975 •Mr. Bunn

Elementary, My Dear Watson

1973 •Inspector Street

Up The Workers

1973 •Sid Stubbins

末日守望

1972 •Brewer

Ooh...You Are Awful

1972 •Warder Burke

战争与冒险

1972 •Party Chairman

Crown Court

1972

Shirley's World

1972

My Wife Next Door

1972

The Adventurer

1972 •Brooks

Arthur of the Britons

1972 •Ambrose

血腥之手

1971 •Police Inspector

不屈的布鲁斯

1971 •Dr Matthews

Please Sir!

1971 •Reynolds

Budgie

1971 •Inspector Charles Upton

Jason King

1971

The Guardians

1971

福尔摩斯的对手们

1971 •Inspector Trent

The Virgin and the Gypsy

1970 •Uncle Fred

Up Among the Cuckoos

1970 •Walter

往上爬

1970 •Alderman Poot

Run a Crooked Mile

1969 •Sgt. Hooper

All at Sea

1969 •Mr. Danvers

多可爱的战争

1969 •Training Sgt (uncredited)

The Limbo Line

1969

Takeover

1969 •Father

秘密指令

1969 •Drayton

Randall and Hopkirk (Deceased)

1969 •Elliot

Softly Softly: Task Force

1969 •Samuel Tomkins

东西柏林间谍战

1968 •Copperfield

Sanctuary

1967

痴女情

1966 •Mr. Cheeseman - undertaker

入错棺材死错人

1966 •Clergyman

Till Death Us Do Part

1966 •Landlord

山丘战魂

1965 •Commandant

Gideon's Way

1965 •Supt. Fred Lee

Public Eye

1965 •Arthur Biddle

Thirty-Minute Theatre

1965 •Arthur Pendlebury

It's Not Me - It's Them!

1965 •Mr. Partridge

最先登上月球的人

1964 •Stuart

夜半奇谭

1964 •Harris

The Bargee

1964 •Waterways Supervisor Albert Williams

The Beauty Jungle

1964 •Mr. Edward Freeman

捷京谍影

1964 •Employment Exchange Clerk

The Trial of Dr. Fancy

1964 •Charles Lincoln

Theatre 625

1964 •William Oaks

杀人狂魔

1963 •Salon

心灵扭曲

1963 •Aubrey

杏林危情

1963 •Harold Davis

The Cracksman

1963 •Policeman

Bitter Harvest

1963 •Mr. Pitt

木偶艺人

1963 •Reginald Fletcher

In Search of the Castaways

1962 •Senior Yacht Guard

鹰之夜

1962 •Doctor

Term of Trial

1962 •Mr. Taylor

Z-Cars

1962

侠探西蒙

1962 •Mr. Spode

侠探西蒙

1962 •Weems

微风轻哨

1961 •Eddie

现钱交易

1961 •Arthur Sanderson

神秘搭档

1961 •Ralph Beldon

受害者

1961 •Harold Doe

Very Important Person

1961 •Senior British Officer Travers

复仇者

1961

Drama 61-67

1961 •Father

绅士联盟

1960 •Weaver

怒而不发

1960 •Roberts

月亮上的人

1960 •Herbert

加冕街

1960 •Frank Jackson

No Hiding Place

1959

Armchair Theatre

1956 •Walter

探长来访

1954 •Jones-Collins - Foreman