Norman Bird

Person

Norman Bird

Born 30 October 1920 Died 22 April 2005, aged 84 Coalville, Leicestershire, England, UK TMDB ↗

John George Norman Bird (30 October 1924 – 22 April 2005) was an English character actor.

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The numbers

Computed from the record
33age in their first credit on record (1954)
51years on screen and counting
11credits in 1969, their busiest year
127dated credits on record
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Movie credits

Newest first
No poster
Age: 84

The Funny Blokes of British Comedy

2005
as Mr. Arrad (archive footage) (uncredited)
Crossing the Floor poster Age: 75

Crossing the Floor

1996
as Grandfather
Shadowlands poster Age: 73

Shadowlands

1993
as Taxi Driver Witness
Born Kicking poster Age: 71

Born Kicking

1992
as Mr Radley
Miss Pym's Day Out poster Age: 71

Miss Pym's Day Out

1992
as Man on Bus
Buddy poster Age: 65

Buddy

1986
as Mr Normington
This Office Life poster Age: 64

This Office Life

1984
as Seeds
Black Carrion poster Age: 64

Black Carrion

1984
as Henry Bircher
A Voyage Round My Father poster Age: 63

A Voyage Round My Father

1984
as Ham
The Ghost Downstairs poster Age: 62

The Ghost Downstairs

1982
as Mr. Morris
If You Go Down in the Woods Today poster Age: 60

If You Go Down in the Woods Today

1981
as Doctor
The Final Conflict poster Age: 60

The Final Conflict

1981
as Dr. Philmore
A Cup O' Tea An' A Slice O' Cake - Worzel Gummidge Christmas Special poster Age: 60

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

1980
as Mr Braithwaite
The Lord of the Rings poster Age: 58

The Lord of the Rings

1978
as Bilbo (voice)
The Medusa Touch poster Age: 57

The Medusa Touch

1978
as Major Henry Morlar
The Slipper and the Rose poster Age: 55

The Slipper and the Rose

1976
as Dress Shop Proprieter
No poster
Age: 55

Wedding Bells

1976
No poster
Age: 55

Double Trouble

1976
No poster
Age: 55

The Big Kick

1976
No poster
Age: 55

Baby Sitters

1976
No poster
Age: 55

On the Tiles

1976
No poster
Age: 55

Monkey Tricks

1976
No poster
Age: 55

Pot Luck

1976
as Farmer
King Arthur, the Young Warlord poster Age: 54

King Arthur, the Young Warlord

1975
as Ambrose
Elementary, My Dear Watson poster Age: 52

Elementary, My Dear Watson

1973
as Inspector Street
Ooh...You Are Awful poster Age: 52

Ooh...You Are Awful

1972
as Warder Burke
Young Winston poster Age: 51

Young Winston

1972
as Party Chairman
Doomwatch poster Age: 51

Doomwatch

1972
as Brewer
Hands of the Ripper poster Age: 50

Hands of the Ripper

1971
as Police Inspector
Please Sir! poster Age: 50

Please Sir!

1971
as Reynolds
The Raging Moon poster Age: 50

The Raging Moon

1971
as Dr Matthews
The Rise and Rise of Michael Rimmer poster Age: 50

The Rise and Rise of Michael Rimmer

1970
as Alderman Poot
No poster
Age: 49

Up Among the Cuckoos

1970
as Walter
The Virgin and the Gypsy poster Age: 49

The Virgin and the Gypsy

1970
as Uncle Fred
Run a Crooked Mile poster Age: 49

Run a Crooked Mile

1969
as Sgt. Hooper
No poster
Age: 48

Takeover

1969
as Father
Oh! What a Lovely War poster Age: 48

Oh! What a Lovely War

1969
as Training Sgt (uncredited)
The Limbo Line poster Age: 48

The Limbo Line

1969
All at Sea poster Age: 48

All at Sea

1969
as Mr. Danvers
A Dandy in Aspic poster Age: 47

A Dandy in Aspic

1968
as Copperfield
The Wrong Box poster Age: 45

The Wrong Box

1966
as Clergyman
Sky West and Crooked poster Age: 45

Sky West and Crooked

1966
as Mr. Cheeseman - undertaker
No poster
Age: 45

End in Tears

1966
as Charles 'Whoopy' Cushion
The Hill poster Age: 44

The Hill

1965
as Commandant
The Black Torment poster Age: 43

The Black Torment

1964
as Harris
The Beauty Jungle poster Age: 43

The Beauty Jungle

1964
as Mr. Edward Freeman
First Men in the Moon poster Age: 43

First Men in the Moon

1964
as Stuart
The Bargee poster Age: 43

The Bargee

1964
as Waterways Supervisor Albert Williams
Hot Enough for June poster Age: 43

Hot Enough for June

1964
as Employment Exchange Clerk
80,000 Suspects poster Age: 42

80,000 Suspects

1963
as Harold Davis
Maniac poster Age: 42

Maniac

1963
as Salon
The Punch and Judy Man poster Age: 42

The Punch and Judy Man

1963
as Reginald Fletcher
Bitter Harvest poster Age: 42

Bitter Harvest

1963
as Mr. Pitt
The Mind Benders poster Age: 42

The Mind Benders

1963
as Aubrey
The Cracksman poster Age: 42

The Cracksman

1963
as Policeman
In Search of the Castaways poster Age: 42

In Search of the Castaways

1962
as Senior Yacht Guard
Term of Trial poster Age: 41

Term of Trial

1962
as Mr. Taylor
Night of the Eagle poster Age: 41

Night of the Eagle

1962
as Doctor
Cash on Demand poster Age: 41

Cash on Demand

1961
as Arthur Sanderson
Victim poster Age: 40

Victim

1961
as Harold Doe
Whistle Down the Wind poster Age: 40

Whistle Down the Wind

1961
as Eddie
The Secret Partner poster Age: 40

The Secret Partner

1961
as Ralph Beldon
Very Important Person poster Age: 40

Very Important Person

1961
as Senior British Officer Travers
Man in the Moon poster Age: 40

Man in the Moon

1960
as Herbert
The League of Gentlemen poster Age: 39

The League of Gentlemen

1960
as Weaver
The Angry Silence poster Age: 39

The Angry Silence

1960
as Roberts
An Inspector Calls poster Age: 33

An Inspector Calls

1954
as Jones-Collins - Foreman
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TV credits

Newest first
After Henry poster Age: 67

After Henry

1988
as Mr Henderson
Lytton's Diary poster Age: 64

Lytton's Diary

1985
as Charles Adams
Screen Two poster Age: 64

Screen Two

1985
as Grandfather
Hammer House of Mystery and Suspense poster Age: 63

Hammer House of Mystery and Suspense

1984
as Henry Bircher
The Fourth Arm poster Age: 62

The Fourth Arm

1983
as Col. Cole
Winston Churchill: The Wilderness Years poster Age: 60

Winston Churchill: The Wilderness Years

1981
as Sir Maurice Hanley
To Serve Them All My Days poster Age: 59

To Serve Them All My Days

1980
as Alderman Blunt
Hammer House of Horror poster Age: 59

Hammer House of Horror

1980
as Basil
Yes Minister poster Age: 59

Yes Minister

1980
Friday Night, Saturday Morning poster Age: 58

Friday Night, Saturday Morning

1979
Worzel Gummidge poster Age: 58

Worzel Gummidge

1979
as Mr. Braithwaite
Thomas & Sarah poster Age: 58

Thomas & Sarah

1979
The Glums poster Age: 57

The Glums

1978
as Office Manager
Return of the Saint poster Age: 57

Return of the Saint

1978
as Morgan
No poster
Age: 57

Life Begins at Forty

1978
as Dr Gardiner
All Creatures Great and Small poster Age: 57

All Creatures Great and Small

1978
as Farmer Benson
No poster
Age: 56

Miss Jones And Son

1977
Raffles poster Age: 56

Raffles

1977
No poster
Age: 56

Yanks Go Home

1976
Fawlty Towers poster Age: 54

Fawlty Towers

1975
as Mr. Arrad
Two's Company poster Age: 54

Two's Company

1975
as Mr. Bunn
Angels poster Age: 54

Angels

1975
Happy Ever After poster Age: 53

Happy Ever After

1974
as Mr Fletcher
No poster
Age: 53

Seven Faces of Woman

1974
as Ken
Up The Workers poster Age: 52

Up The Workers

1973
as Sid Stubbins
Arthur of the Britons poster Age: 52

Arthur of the Britons

1972
as Ambrose
Crown Court poster Age: 51

Crown Court

1972
The Adventurer poster Age: 51

The Adventurer

1972
as Brooks
My Wife Next Door poster Age: 51

My Wife Next Door

1972
The Organization poster Age: 51

The Organization

1972
as Ken Grist
Shirley's World poster Age: 51

Shirley's World

1972
No poster
Age: 51

Suspicion

1971
as Harry Beardsley
The Rivals of Sherlock Holmes poster Age: 50

The Rivals of Sherlock Holmes

1971
as Inspector Trent
Jason King poster Age: 50

Jason King

1971
The Guardians poster Age: 50

The Guardians

1971
as Tom Henryson
Budgie poster Age: 50

Budgie

1971
as Inspector Charles Upton
Softly Softly: Task Force poster Age: 49

Softly Softly: Task Force

1969
as Samuel Tomkins
Randall and Hopkirk (Deceased) poster Age: 48

Randall and Hopkirk (Deceased)

1969
as Elliot
Department S poster Age: 48

Department S

1969
as Drayton
No poster
Age: 48

W. Somerset Maugham

1969
as Arthur Low
ITV Saturday Night Theatre poster Age: 48

ITV Saturday Night Theatre

1969
as Father
ITV Saturday Night Theatre poster Age: 48

ITV Saturday Night Theatre

1969
as Stanley Nicholson
No poster
Age: 46

Sanctuary

1967
Half Hour Story poster Age: 46

Half Hour Story

1967
as Harry
Till Death Us Do Part poster Age: 45

Till Death Us Do Part

1966
as Landlord
Thirty-Minute Theatre poster Age: 44

Thirty-Minute Theatre

1965
as Arthur Pendlebury
No poster
Age: 44

It's Not Me - It's Them!

1965
as Mr. Partridge
Gideon's Way poster Age: 44

Gideon's Way

1965
as Supt. Fred Lee
Public Eye poster Age: 44

Public Eye

1965
as Arthur Biddle
Theatre 625 poster Age: 43

Theatre 625

1964
as William Oaks
The Saint poster Age: 41

The Saint

1962
as Mr. Spode
The Saint poster Age: 41

The Saint

1962
as Weems
Z-Cars poster Age: 41

Z-Cars

1962
No poster
Age: 40

Drama 61-67

1961
as Father
The Avengers poster Age: 40

The Avengers

1961
Coronation Street poster Age: 40

Coronation Street

1960
as Frank Jackson
No Hiding Place poster Age: 38

No Hiding Place

1959
Armchair Theatre poster Age: 35

Armchair Theatre

1956
as Walter
Armchair Theatre poster Age: 35

Armchair Theatre

1956
as Charles Lincoln
Armchair Theatre poster Age: 35

Armchair Theatre

1956
as Spooner
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