Norman Bird
Acting
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Acting Credits
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). He was a familiar face to British cinema audiences of the 1950s and 1960s, appearing in nearly 50 fi...
Known For
Filmography
The Funny Blokes of British Comedy
2005
as Mr. Arrad (archive footage) (uncredited)
Crossing the Floor
1996
as Grandfather
Shadowlands
1993
as Taxi Driver Witness
Born Kicking
1992
as Mr Radley
Miss Pym's Day Out
1992
as Man on Bus
After Henry
1988
as Mr Henderson
Buddy
1986
as Mr Normington
Screen Two
1985
as Grandfather
Lytton's Diary
1985
as Charles Adams
This Office Life
1984
as Seeds
A Voyage Round My Father
1984
as Ham
Black Carrion
1984
as Henry Bircher
Hammer House of Mystery and Suspense
1984
as Henry Bircher
The Fourth Arm
1983
as Col. Cole
The Ghost Downstairs
1982
as Mr. Morris
Break Point
1982
as Major Houghton-Jones
If You Go Down in the Woods Today
1981
as Doctor
The Final Conflict
1981
as Dr. Philmore
Winston Churchill: The Wilderness Years
1981
as Sir Maurice Hanley
A Cup O' Tea An' A Slice O' Cake - Worzel Gummidge Christmas Special
1980
as Mr Braithwaite
Yes Minister
1980
Hammer House of Horror
1980
as Basil
To Serve Them All My Days
1980
as Alderman Blunt
Worzel Gummidge
1979
as Mr. Braithwaite
Friday Night, Saturday Morning
1979
Thomas & Sarah
1979
as Gilbert
The Lord of the Rings
1978
as Bilbo (voice)
The Medusa Touch
1978
as Major Henry Morlar
Return of the Saint
1978
as Morgan
All Creatures Great and Small
1978
as Farmer Benson
The Glums
1978
as Office Manager
Life Begins at Forty
1978
as Dr Gardiner
Raffles
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
as Farmer
The Slipper and the Rose
1976
as Dress Shop Proprieter
Yanks Go Home
1976
as Leonard Chambers
King Arthur, the Young Warlord
1975
as Ambrose
Fawlty Towers
1975
as Mr. Arrad
Angels
1975
Two's Company
1975
as Mr. Bunn
Seven Faces of Woman
1974
as Ken
Happy Ever After
1974
as Mr Fletcher
Elementary, My Dear Watson
1973
as Inspector Street
Up The Workers
1973
as Sid Stubbins
Doomwatch
1972
as Brewer
Ooh...You Are Awful
1972
as Warder Burke
Young Winston
1972
as Party Chairman
Crown Court
1972
Shirley's World
1972
My Wife Next Door
1972
The Adventurer
1972
as Brooks
Arthur of the Britons
1972
as Ambrose
The Organization
1972
as Ken Grist
Hands of the Ripper
1971
as Police Inspector
The Raging Moon
1971
as Dr Matthews
Please Sir!
1971
as Reynolds
Budgie
1971
as Inspector Charles Upton
Jason King
1971
The Guardians
1971
as Tom Henryson
The Rivals of Sherlock Holmes
1971
as Inspector Trent
Suspicion
1971
as Harry Beardsley
Bless This House
1971
as Vet
The Virgin and the Gypsy
1970
as Uncle Fred
Up Among the Cuckoos
1970
as Walter
The Rise and Rise of Michael Rimmer
1970
as Alderman Poot
Run a Crooked Mile
1969
as Sgt. Hooper
All at Sea
1969
as Mr. Danvers
Oh! What a Lovely War
1969
as Training Sgt (uncredited)
The Limbo Line
1969
Takeover
1969
as Father
Department S
1969
as Drayton
Randall and Hopkirk (Deceased)
1969
as Elliot
Softly Softly: Task Force
1969
as Samuel Tomkins
ITV Saturday Night Theatre
1969
as Father
ITV Saturday Night Theatre
1969
as Stanley Nicholson
W. Somerset Maugham
1969
as Arthur Low
A Dandy in Aspic
1968
as Copperfield
Sanctuary
1967
Half Hour Story
1967
as Harry
Sky West and Crooked
1966
as Mr. Cheeseman - undertaker
The Wrong Box
1966
as Clergyman
End in Tears
1966
as Charles 'Whoopy' Cushion
Till Death Us Do Part
1966
as Landlord
The Hill
1965
as Commandant
Gideon's Way
1965
as Supt. Fred Lee
Public Eye
1965
as Arthur Biddle
Thirty-Minute Theatre
1965
as Arthur Pendlebury
It's Not Me - It's Them!
1965
as Mr. Partridge
Blackmail
1965
as Henry Cobb
First Men in the Moon
1964
as Stuart
The Black Torment
1964
as Harris
The Bargee
1964
as Waterways Supervisor Albert Williams
The Beauty Jungle
1964
as Mr. Edward Freeman
Hot Enough for June
1964
as Employment Exchange Clerk
The Trial of Dr. Fancy
1964
as Charles Lincoln
Theatre 625
1964
as William Oaks
The Protectors
1964
as Barnaby
Thursday Theatre
1964
as Harry Lancaster
Maniac
1963
as Salon
The Mind Benders
1963
as Aubrey
80,000 Suspects
1963
as Harold Davis
The Cracksman
1963
as Policeman
Bitter Harvest
1963
as Mr. Pitt
The Punch and Judy Man
1963
as Reginald Fletcher
In Search of the Castaways
1962
as Senior Yacht Guard
Night of the Eagle
1962
as Doctor
Term of Trial
1962
as Mr. Taylor
Z-Cars
1962
The Saint
1962
as Mr. Spode
The Saint
1962
as Weems
Steptoe and Son
1962
as Bank Manager
Steptoe and Son
1962
as Mr. Dryson
Whistle Down the Wind
1961
as Eddie
Cash on Demand
1961
as Arthur Sanderson
The Secret Partner
1961
as Ralph Beldon
Victim
1961
as Harold Doe
Very Important Person
1961
as Senior British Officer Travers
The Avengers
1961
Drama 61-67
1961
as Father
The League of Gentlemen
1960
as Weaver
The Angry Silence
1960
as Roberts
Man in the Moon
1960
as Herbert
Coronation Street
1960
as Frank Jackson
No Hiding Place
1959
No Hiding Place
1959
as Arthur Johnson
Armchair Theatre
1956
as Walter
Armchair Theatre
1956
as Charles Lincoln
Armchair Theatre
1956
as Spooner
An Inspector Calls
1954
as Jones-Collins - Foreman