Norman Wisdom
Acting
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Acting Credits
Biography
Sir Norman Joseph Wisdom, OBE was an English actor, comedian and singer-songwriter best known for a series of comedy films produced between 1953 and 1966 featuring his hapless onscreen character Norman Pitkin. These films initially made more money than the James Bond film series, and secured Wisdom a celebrity status in lands as far apart as South America, Iran and many Eastern Bloc countries, particularly in Albania where his films were permitted by Enver Hoxha – Wisdom was the only Western a...
Known For
Filmography
Innes Lloyd: The Producer
2025
as Self (archive footage)
The Unforgettable Norman Wisdom
2011
as Himself (archive footage)
Norman Wisdom: His Story
2010
as Himself : Archive footage
Norman Wisdom: Trouble On Tour
2008
as Self
The Legend of Harrow Woods
2008
as Winston
The Secret Life of Norman Wisdom Aged 92¾
2008
as Self
Expresso
2007
as The Vicar (as Sir Norman Wisdom)
Five Children and It
2004
Thora Hird Tribute
2003
as Self
Between The Sheets
2003
as Maurice Hardy
The Last Detective
2003
as Lofty Brock
It's Only TV But I Like It
1999
as Self
Where on Earth Is Katy Manning?
1998
An Audience with Bruce Forsyth
1997
Style Challenge
1996
Dalziel and Pascoe
1996
as Bernie Marks
Cue Here for Laughs with John Virgo
1994
as Self
Double X: The Name of the Game
1992
as Arthur Clutton/Maurice Rigby
Casualty
1986
as Mr. Cole
The Golden Gong: The Story of Rank Films - British Cinema's Legendary Studio
1985
as Self
Wogan
1982
as Self
Going Gently
1981
as Bernard Flood
Bergerac
1981
as Vincent
An Audience with...
1978
as Self
To See Such Fun
1977
Playhouse
1974
as Bernard Flood
A Little Bit of Wisdom
1974
as Norman Wisdom
Nobody Is Norman Wisdom
1973
as Nobody
Last of the Summer Wine
1973
as Man Carrying Gnome (uncredited)
Last of the Summer Wine
1973
as Billy Ingleton
Norman
1970
What's Good for the Goose
1969
as Timothy Bartlett
The Night They Raided Minsky's
1968
as Chick Williams
Androcles and the Lion
1967
as Androcles
Press for Time
1966
as Norman Shields / Emily Shields / Wilfred, the Prime Minister
The Sandwich Man
1966
as Boxing Vicar
The Early Bird
1965
as Norman Pitkin
A Stitch in Time
1963
as Norman Pitkin
On the Beat
1962
as Norman Pitkin / Giulio Napolitani
The Girl on the Boat
1962
as Sam Marlowe
The Merv Griffin Show
1962
as Self
The Mike Douglas Show
1961
as Self
The Bulldog Breed
1960
as Ordinary Seaman Norman Puckle
There Was a Crooked Man
1960
as Davy Cooper
Follow a Star
1959
as Norman Truscott
Look at Life: A Dog's Life
1959
as Self
The Square Peg
1958
as Private Norman Pitkin / General Otto Schreiber
Just My Luck
1957
as Norman Hackett / Mr. Hackett
Up in the World
1956
as Norman
Tony Awards
1956
as Self - Nominee / Performer
Man of the Moment
1955
as Norman
One Good Turn
1955
as Norman
As Long as They're Happy
1955
as Norman
This Is Your Life
1955
Trouble in Store
1953
as Norman
Date with a Dream
1948
as Shadow Boxer