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Norman Bird
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Norman Bird
Known For
Acting
Birthday
1920-10-30,Coalville, Leicestershire, England, UK
Gender
Male
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 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).

Filmography

The Lord of the Rings

6.599

The Lord of the Rings
1978-11-15

7.5

The Hill
1965-06-11

6.14

Doomwatch
1972-03-01

First Men in the Moon

6.346

First Men in the Moon
1964-08-06

Whistle Down the Wind

7.198

Whistle Down the Wind
1961-07-25

In Search of the Castaways

6.5

In Search of the Castaways
1962-12-01

6.189

Maniac
1963-05-20

7.558

Cash on Demand
1961-12-20

Night of the Eagle

6.724

Night of the Eagle
1962-04-25

The League of Gentlemen

7.049

The League of Gentlemen
1960-04-15

The Mind Benders

6.3

The Mind Benders
1963-02-01

6.891

Shadowlands
1993-12-25

The Angry Silence

7.229

The Angry Silence
1960-03-10

Ooh...You Are Awful

4.763

Ooh...You Are Awful
1972-12-01

Man in the Moon

6.7

Man in the Moon
1960-10-31

6.125

Term of Trial
1962-08-16

The Secret Partner

5.844

The Secret Partner
1961-05-01

The Black Torment

5.88

The Black Torment
1964-10-19

If You Go Down in the Woods Today

6.333

If You Go Down in the Woods Today
1981-04-29

7

The Bargee
1964-04-23

Sky West and Crooked

5.625

Sky West and Crooked
1966-01-14

A Dandy in Aspic

6.944

A Dandy in Aspic
1968-04-02

The Beauty Jungle

5.35

The Beauty Jungle
1964-08-25

80,000 Suspects

7.2

80,000 Suspects
1963-08-15

6.583

The Cracksman
1963-01-01

Run a Crooked Mile

7.7

Run a Crooked Mile
1969-11-18

This Office Life

0

This Office Life
1984-12-30

The Virgin and the Gypsy

3.125

The Virgin and the Gypsy
1970-06-01

Up Among the Cuckoos

0

Up Among the Cuckoos
1970-06-07

7.449

Victim
1961-08-01

10

All at Sea
1969-01-01

6.462

The Wrong Box
1966-06-19

0

Baby Sitters
1976-01-01

0

On the Tiles
1976-01-01

0

The Big Kick
1976-01-01

0

Double Trouble
1976-01-01

0

Wedding Bells
1976-01-01

0

Monkey Tricks
1976-01-01

0

Pot Luck
1976-01-01

Oh! What a Lovely War

6.73

Oh! What a Lovely War
1969-03-10

Elementary, My Dear Watson

7

Elementary, My Dear Watson
1973-01-18

The Slipper and the Rose

6.9

The Slipper and the Rose
1976-03-25

A Voyage Round My Father

7.429

A Voyage Round My Father
1984-04-19

The Ghost Downstairs

9

The Ghost Downstairs
1982-12-26

6.154

Bitter Harvest
1963-03-08

Hands of the Ripper

6.164

Hands of the Ripper
1971-10-17

Crossing the Floor

6.75

Crossing the Floor
1996-10-05

Hot Enough for June

5.7

Hot Enough for June
1964-03-10

An Inspector Calls

7.19

An Inspector Calls
1954-03-16

Very Important Person

5.542

Very Important Person
1961-04-24

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

10

A Cup O' Tea An' A Slice O' Cake - Worzel Gummidge Christmas Special
1980-12-27

9

Born Kicking
1992-09-20

The Raging Moon

6.711

The Raging Moon
1971-01-21

The Punch and Judy Man

7.941

The Punch and Judy Man
1963-04-08

The Rise and Rise of Michael Rimmer

6

The Rise and Rise of Michael Rimmer
1970-11-12

The Medusa Touch

6.8

The Medusa Touch
1978-04-13

6

The Limbo Line
1969-03-03

The Final Conflict

5.818

The Final Conflict
1981-03-20

King Arthur, the Young Warlord

7

King Arthur, the Young Warlord
1975-01-01

5.673

Please Sir!
1971-05-01

0

Buddy
1986-01-01

7.5

Black Carrion
1984-11-12

Miss Pym's Day Out

8

Miss Pym's Day Out
1992-02-19

6.231

Young Winston
1972-07-20

0

Takeover
1969-07-26

The Funny Blokes of British Comedy

6.5

The Funny Blokes of British Comedy
2005-03-03

7.167

Budgie
1971-04-09

5.344

Department S
1969-09-09

6

Thomas & Sarah
1979-01-14

7.286

Z-Cars
1962-01-02

7

Gideon's Way
1965-03-18

8.285

Fawlty Towers
1975-09-19

7.8

The Avengers
1961-01-07

7.818

Jason King
1971-09-15

5.667

Crown Court
1972-10-11

7.366

The Saint
1962-10-04

8.3

Yes Minister
1980-02-25

8.25

Raffles
1977-02-25

Shirley's World

6

Shirley's World
1972-04-07

4.5

Angels
1975-09-01

No Hiding Place

4.75

No Hiding Place
1959-09-16

6

The Guardians
1971-07-10

6

Sanctuary
1967-06-29

6.333

Yanks Go Home
1976-11-22

My Wife Next Door

6.5

My Wife Next Door
1972-09-19

Hammer House of Mystery and Suspense

6.5

Hammer House of Mystery and Suspense
1984-09-05

Miss Jones And Son

5

Miss Jones And Son
1977-04-18

Hammer House of Horror

7.1

Hammer House of Horror
1980-09-13

6.167

The Adventurer
1972-09-29

7.366

The Saint
1962-10-04

Return of the Saint

7

Return of the Saint
1978-09-10

Randall and Hopkirk (Deceased)

7.028

Randall and Hopkirk (Deceased)
1969-09-21

All Creatures Great and Small

7.75

All Creatures Great and Small
1978-01-08

7.4

Two's Company
1975-09-06

Worzel Gummidge

6.231

Worzel Gummidge
1979-02-25

Arthur of the Britons

8

Arthur of the Britons
1972-12-06

The Rivals of Sherlock Holmes

7.545

The Rivals of Sherlock Holmes
1971-09-20

8.167

Public Eye
1965-01-23

0

Up The Workers
1973-09-04

0

The Glums
1978-10-07

Softly Softly: Task Force

6

Softly Softly: Task Force
1969-11-20

Armchair Theatre

6

Armchair Theatre
1956-07-08

Coronation Street

5.4

Coronation Street
1960-12-09

Winston Churchill: The Wilderness Years

6.25

Winston Churchill: The Wilderness Years
1981-09-06

7.143

Screen Two
1985-01-06

Thirty-Minute Theatre

4.25

Thirty-Minute Theatre
1965-10-07

It's Not Me - It's Them!

0

It's Not Me - It's Them!
1965-07-28

6.5

The Fourth Arm
1983-01-07

Till Death Us Do Part

7.554

Till Death Us Do Part
1966-06-06

To Serve Them All My Days

7.75

To Serve Them All My Days
1980-10-17

7.2

Theatre 625
1964-05-03

6.25

After Henry
1988-01-04

0

Drama 61-67
1961-03-19

7.5

Lytton's Diary
1985-01-09

The Organization

8.5

The Organization
1972-04-16

Friday Night, Saturday Morning

7.5

Friday Night, Saturday Morning
1979-09-28

Life Begins at Forty

6.667

Life Begins at Forty
1978-06-13

Armchair Theatre

6

Armchair Theatre
1956-07-08

Armchair Theatre

6

Armchair Theatre
1956-07-08

ITV Saturday Night Theatre

7

ITV Saturday Night Theatre
1969-01-11

ITV Saturday Night Theatre

7

ITV Saturday Night Theatre
1969-01-11

Half Hour Story

7.5

Half Hour Story
1967-05-16

W. Somerset Maugham

0

W. Somerset Maugham
1969-06-03