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).
Acted Movies
Director: Ralph Bakshi
Writers: Peter S. Beagle,
Cast: Anthony Daniels, Christopher Guard, David Buck, Dominic Guard, John Hurt, Michael Graham Cox, Michael Scholes, Norman Bird, Simon Chandler, William Squire,
Director: Sidney Lumet
Writers: Ray Rigby,
Cast: Alfred Lynch, Harry Andrews, Ian Bannen, Ian Hendry, Jack Watson, Michael Redgrave, Norman Bird, Ossie Davis, Roy Kinnear, Sean Connery,
Director: Nathan Juran
Writers: Jan Read,
Cast: Betty McDowall, Douglas Ives, Edward Judd, Erik Chitty, Gladys Henson, Hugh McDermott, Lionel Jeffries, Martha Hyer, Miles Malleson, Norman Bird,
Director: Sidney Hayers
Writers: George Baxt,
Cast: Anthony Nicholls, Colin Gordon, Janet Blair, Jessica Dunning, Judith Stott, Kathleen Byron, Margaret Johnston, Norman Bird, Peter Wyngarde, Reginald Beckwith,
Director: Quentin Lawrence
Writers: Lewis Greifer,
Cast: Alan Haywood, André Morell, Barry Lowe, Edith Sharpe, Jimmy Cains, Kevin Stoney, Lois Daine, Norman Bird, Peter Cushing, Richard Vernon,
Director: Basil Dearden
Writers: Dirk Bogarde,
Cast: Anthony Nicholls, Dennis Price, Derren Nesbitt, Dirk Bogarde, Donald Churchill, John Barrie, Norman Bird, Peter Copley, Peter McEnery, Sylvia Syms,
Director: Bryan Forbes
Writers: Willis Hall,
Cast: Alan Bates, Bernard Lee, Diane Clare, Elsie Wagstaff, Hamilton Dyce, Hayley Mills, Howard Douglas, John Arnatt, Norman Bird, Patricia Heneghan,
