Norman Bird

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 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).
Known For: Acting
Birthday: 1920-10-30
Place of Birth: Coalville, Leicestershire, England, UK
Also Known As: Норман Бёрд, John George Norman Bird

Movies List of Norman Bird

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The Lord of the Rings

1978 Movie
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The Hill

1965 Movie
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Doomwatch

1972 Movie
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First Men in the Moon

1964 Movie
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Whistle Down the Wind

1961 Movie
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Maniac

1963 Movie
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Cash on Demand

1961 Movie
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Night of the Eagle

1962 Movie
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The Mind Benders

1963 Movie
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Shadowlands

1993 Movie
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The Angry Silence

1960 Movie
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Man in the Moon

1960 Movie
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Ooh... You Are Awful

1972 Movie
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Term of Trial

1962 Movie
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The Secret Partner

1961 Movie
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The Black Torment

1964 Movie
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The Bargee

1964 Movie
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Sky West and Crooked

1965 Movie
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A Dandy in Aspic

1968 Movie
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The Beauty Jungle

1964 Movie
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80,000 Suspects

1963 Movie
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The Cracksman

1963 Movie
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Run a Crooked Mile

1969 Movie
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This Office Life

1984 Movie
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Up Among the Cuckoos

1970 Movie
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Victim

1961 Movie
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All at Sea

1969 Movie
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The Wrong Box

1966 Movie
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Wedding Bells

1976 Movie
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Double Trouble

1976 Movie
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The Big Kick

1976 Movie
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Baby Sitters

1976 Movie
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On the Tiles

1976 Movie
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Monkey Tricks

1976 Movie
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Pot Luck

1976 Movie
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Oh! What a Lovely War

1969 Movie
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The Ghost Downstairs

1982 Movie
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Bitter Harvest

1963 Movie
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Hands of the Ripper

1971 Movie
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Crossing the Floor

1996 Movie
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Hot Enough for June

1964 Movie
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An Inspector Calls

1954 Movie
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Very Important Person

1961 Movie
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Born Kicking

1992 Movie
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The Raging Moon

1971 Movie
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The Medusa Touch

1978 Movie
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The Limbo Line

1969 Movie
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The Final Conflict

1981 Movie
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Please Sir!

1971 Movie
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Buddy

1986 Movie
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Black Carrion

1984 Movie
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Miss Pym's Day Out

1992 Movie