Norman Bird
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
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).
Born
Oct 30, 1920
Coalville, Leicestershire, England, UK
Died
Apr 22, 2005
Known For
Acting
Movies
68 acting
0 crew
Popularity
0.6
Known For
The Lord of the Rings
1978
as Bilbo (voice)
The Final Conflict
1981
as Dr. Philmore
The Hill
1965
as Commandant
The Medusa Touch
1978
as Major Henry Morlar
Shadowlands
1993
as Taxi Driver Witness
First Men in the Moon
1964
as Stuart
The League of Gentlemen
1960
as Weaver
Night of the Eagle
1962
as Doctor
Victim
1961
as Harold Doe
An Inspector Calls
1954
as Jones-Collins - Foreman
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