About

Known credits:
70
Birthday:
1920-10-30
Place of birth:
Coalville, Leicestershire, England, UK
Website:
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Norman Bird

Overview

John George Norman Bird 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
1996 Crossing the Floor Actor Grandfather 59
Average
1993 Shadowlands Actor Taxi Driver Witness 62
Fair
1992 Born Kicking Actor Mr Radley N/A
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1992 Miss Pym's Day Out Actor Man on Bus N/A
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1986 Buddy Actor Mr Normington N/A
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1984 This Office Life Actor Seeds N/A
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1984 Black Carrion Actor Henry Bircher 58
Average
1984 Black Carrion Actor Henry Bircher N/A
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1984 A Voyage Round My Father Actor Ham 58
Average
1982 The Ghost Downstairs Actor Mr. Morris N/A
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1981 If You Go Down in the Woods Today Actor Doctor 58
Average
1981 The Final Conflict Actor Dr. Philmore 58
Average
1980 A Cup O' Tea An' A Slice O' Cake - Worzel Gummidge Christmas Special Actor Mr Braithwaite 58
Average
1980 To Serve Them All My Days Actor Alderman Blunt 70
Good
1979 Thomas & Sarah Actor 69
Fair
1978 The Lord of the Rings Actor Bilbo (voice) 63
Fair
1978 The Medusa Touch Actor Major Henry Morlar 61
Fair
1977 Miss Jones And Son Actor 69
Fair
1976 Yanks Go Home Actor 69
Fair
1976 The Slipper and the Rose Actor Dress Shop Proprieter 59
Average
1976 Double Trouble Actor N/A
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1976 Baby Sitters Actor N/A
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1976 On the Tiles Actor N/A
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1976 The Big Kick Actor N/A
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1976 Pot Luck Actor Farmer N/A
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1976 Monkey Tricks Actor N/A
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1976 Wedding Bells Actor N/A
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1975 King Arthur, the Young Warlord Actor Ambrose 58
Average
1973 Up The Workers Actor Sid Stubbins N/A
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1973 Elementary, My Dear Watson Actor Inspector Street N/A
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1972 Ooh...You Are Awful Actor Warder Burke 58
Average
1972 Young Winston Actor Party Chairman 58
Average
1972 Doomwatch Actor Brewer 58
Average
1971 Hands of the Ripper Actor Police Inspector 59
Average
1971 Please Sir! Actor Reynolds 58
Average
1971 The Raging Moon Actor Dr Matthews 58
Average
1970 The Rise and Rise of Michael Rimmer Actor Alderman Poot 58
Average
1970 Up Among the Cuckoos Actor Walter N/A
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1970 The Virgin and the Gypsy Actor Uncle Fred 58
Average
1969 Run a Crooked Mile Actor Sgt. Hooper 58
Average
1969 Oh! What a Lovely War Actor Training Sgt (uncredited) 59
Average
1969 The Limbo Line Actor 59
Average
1969 All at Sea Actor Mr. Danvers N/A
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1968 A Dandy in Aspic Actor Copperfield 59
Average
1966 The Wrong Box Actor Clergyman 59
Average
1966 Sky West and Crooked Actor Mr. Cheeseman - undertaker 58
Average
1965 The Hill Actor Commandant 63
Fair
1964 The Black Torment Actor Harris 58
Average
1964 The Beauty Jungle Actor Mr. Edward Freeman 58
Average
1964 First Men in the Moon Actor Stuart 59
Average
1964 Hot Enough for June Actor Employment Exchange Clerk 58
Average
1964 The Bargee Actor Waterways Supervisor Albert Williams 59
Average
1963 80,000 Suspects Actor Harold Davis 58
Average
1963 Maniac Actor Salon 59
Average
1963 The Punch and Judy Man Actor Reginald Fletcher 59
Average
1963 Bitter Harvest Actor Mr. Pitt 58
Average
1963 The Mind Benders Actor Aubrey 59
Average
1963 The Cracksman Actor Policeman 58
Average
1962 In Search of the Castaways Actor Senior Yacht Guard 59
Average
1962 Term of Trial Actor Mr. Taylor 58
Average
1962 Night of the Eagle Actor Doctor 60
Fair
1961 Cash on Demand Actor Arthur Sanderson 60
Fair
1961 Victim Actor Harold Doe 62
Fair
1961 Whistle Down the Wind Actor Eddie 59
Average
1961 The Secret Partner Actor Ralph Beldon 59
Average
1961 Very Important Person Actor Travers 58
Average
1960 Man in the Moon Actor Herbert 58
Average
1960 The League of Gentlemen Actor Weaver 60
Fair
1960 The Angry Silence Actor Roberts 59
Average
1954 An Inspector Calls Actor Jones-Collins - Foreman 60
Fair