Jim Norton
Acting
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Acting Credits
Biography
Jim Norton (born 4 January 1938) is an Irish stage, film and television character actor, known for his work in the theatre, most notably in Conor McPherson's The Seafarer, and on television as Bishop Brennan in the sitcom Father Ted.
Known For
Filmography
The Secret Garden: The Musical
2021
as Ben Weatherstaff
Dalgliesh
2021
as Father Barnes
The Dead Hands of Dublin
2020
as Narrator (voice)
The Last Right
2019
as Padraig
Prisoners of the Moon
2019
as Arthur Rudolph
Mary Poppins Returns
2018
as Binnacle
Dinner with Dani
2018
as Himself
The Boy
2016
as Mr. Heelshire
National Theatre Live: Hamlet
2015
as Polonius
River
2015
as Michael Bennigan
Jimmy's Hall
2014
as Father Sheridan
National Theatre Live: Of Mice and Men
2014
as Candy
Homemade
2013
as Tommy
Elementary
2012
as Sir James Walter
Extremely Loud & Incredibly Close
2011
as Old Mr. Black
Water for Elephants
2011
as Camel
Small, Far Away: The World of Father Ted
2011
as Self
The Eclipse
2009
as Malachy
Uncle Bill's Barrel
2008
as Older Michael
The Boy in the Striped Pyjamas
2008
as Herr Liszt
Stan
2006
as Stan Laurel
Driving Lessons
2006
as Mr. Fincham
Hell's Kitchen
2005
as Self
Oyster Farmer
2004
as Mumbles
Conspiracy of Silence
2003
as Bishop Quinn
The Royal
2003
as Rory
Harry Potter and the Chamber of Secrets
2002
as Mr Mason
Boxed
2002
as Father Moran
The Hound of the Baskervilles
2002
as Coroner
On the Nose
2001
as Patrick Cassidy
Waking the Dead
2001
as David Dusniak
Rough for Theatre II
2000
as A
Aladdin and the Adventure of All Time
2000
as (voice)
Mad About Mambo
2000
Sunset Heights
1999
as Sam Magee, The Preacher
A Love Divided
1999
American History X
1998
as Randy
Midsomer Murders
1997
as Edward Canning
The Treacle People
1996
as Brendan Robinson (voice) / Silas Mitton (voice) / Digger (voice)
Father Ted
1995
as Bishop Len Brennan
Wycliffe
1994
as Owens
Babylon 5
1994
as Ombuds Wellington
Babylon 5
1994
as Dr. Lazarenn
Babylon 5
1994
as G'Quan
99-1
1994
as DCI Otterly
Frasier
1993
as Wentworth
Peak Practice
1993
as Father Matthew Corlon
Memoirs of an Invisible Man
1992
as Dr. Bernard Wachs
Midnight's Child
1992
as Dr. Stefan Grossbart
Into the West
1992
as Superintendant O'Mara
Maigret
1992
The Tonight Show with Jay Leno
1992
as Self
Even Hitler Had a Girlfriend
1991
as Marcus's Dad
Hidden Agenda
1990
as Brodie
Agatha Christie's Poirot
1989
as Roger Havering
Stay Lucky
1989
The Temptation of Eileen Hughes
1988
as Bernard McAuley
Star Trek: The Next Generation
1987
as Holodeck Albert Einstein
Home Cooking
1986
as Gordon
Lovejoy
1986
as Father Xavier
Unnatural Causes
1986
as Gordon
T-Bag
1985
as Shopkeeper / Gardner
Screen Two
1985
as Bernard McAuley
Sakharov
1984
as Roy Medvedev
The Bill
1984
Mr. Palfrey of Westminster
1984
as Robert Sanding
Grass
1982
as Arthur
Cheers
1982
as Henderson
Saturday Night Thriller
1982
as Arthur
Nanny
1981
Cry of the Innocent
1980
as Jasper Tooms
Juno and the Paycock
1980
as "Joxer" Daly
Light
1979
as Jack Parry
Tales of the Unexpected
1979
as Dr Mellish
Minder
1979
as O'Brady
Tales of the Unexpected
1979
as H.A.K. Bates
The Legion Hall Bombing
1978
as Detective Sergeant
Strangers
1978
as Cathal Slattery
People Like Us
1978
as Jim Carver
1990
1977
Waiting at the Field Gate
1975
as Rainmarsh
The Sweeney
1975
as Phil Harrister
Rumpole of the Bailey
1975
as F.I.G. Newton
Screamer
1974
as The Man
Churchill's People
1974
as Cuthbert
Fall of Eagles
1974
as Kerensky
Adolf Hitler: My Part in His Downfall
1973
as Pongo
The Death of Captain Doughty
1973
as Francis Drake
Thriller
1973
as The Man
Second City Firsts
1973
as Rainmarsh
George
1972
as Smedley
Colditz
1972
as Capt. James Porteous
Van der Valk
1972
as Eddy
The Adventurer
1972
as Morgan
Crown Court
1972
as Jeremy Williams
Van der Valk
1972
as Hanson
Villains
1972
as 'Smudger' Smedley
Late Night Theatre
1972
as Francis Drake
Straw Dogs
1971
as Chris Cawsey
Justice
1971
as Alan Cartwright
Play for Today
1970
as Jack Parry
Play for Today
1970
as The Detective Sergeant
Never Mind the Quality, Feel the Width
1967
ITV Playhouse
1967
as Brian Snow
Insurrection
1966
as Tom Clarke
The Face of Fu Manchu
1965
as Mathius
Thirty-Minute Theatre
1965
as Tom
Blackmail
1965
as Johnny Franks
The Wednesday Play
1964
as Rodney
Armchair Theatre
1956
as Dug Whitby
Tony Awards
1956
as Self - Winner