Norman Bird
Acting
Born: October 30, 1920 · Coalville, Leicestershire, England, UK
Died: April 22, 2005 (aged 84)
Highest Rated
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).
Known for
The Lord of the Rings
1978
Fawlty Towers
1975
The Final Conflict
1981
Shadowlands
1993
The Hill
1965
The Medusa Touch
1978
Yes Minister
1980
Victim
1961
The Avengers
1961
First Men in the Moon
1964
The Saint
1962
Coronation Street
1960
Photos (1)
Movies (56)
The Lord of the Rings
Bilbo (voice)
The Final Conflict
Dr. Philmore
In Search of the Castaways
Senior Yacht Guard
Young Winston
Party Chairman
The Medusa Touch
Major Henry Morlar
Shadowlands
Taxi Driver Witness
The Raging Moon
Dr Matthews
Hands of the Ripper
Police Inspector
First Men in the Moon
Stuart
Hot Enough for June
Employment Exchange Clerk
A Dandy in Aspic
Copperfield
Victim
Harold Doe
Night of the Eagle
Doctor
The Slipper and the Rose
Dress Shop Proprieter
Oh! What a Lovely War
Training Sgt (uncredited)
An Inspector Calls
Jones-Collins - Foreman
The League of Gentlemen
Weaver
Man in the Moon
Herbert
Whistle Down the Wind
Eddie
Term of Trial
Mr. Taylor
The Hill
Commandant
The Wrong Box
Clergyman
Maniac
Salon
The Secret Partner
Ralph Beldon
The Angry Silence
Roberts
Doomwatch
Brewer
The Bargee
Waterways Supervisor Albert Williams
The Punch and Judy Man
Reginald Fletcher
Cash on Demand
Arthur Sanderson
Ooh...You Are Awful
Warder Burke
The Limbo Line
1969
The Rise and Rise of Michael Rimmer
Alderman Poot
King Arthur, the Young Warlord
Ambrose
Sky West and Crooked
Mr. Cheeseman - undertaker
Born Kicking
Mr Radley
Run a Crooked Mile
Sgt. Hooper
Crossing the Floor
Grandfather
A Cup O' Tea An' A Slice O' Cake - Worzel Gummidge Christmas Special
Mr Braithwaite
The Mind Benders
Aubrey
The Black Torment
Harris
The Virgin and the Gypsy
Uncle Fred
Very Important Person
Senior British Officer Travers
Miss Pym's Day Out
Man on Bus
A Voyage Round My Father
Ham
Please Sir!
Reynolds
Bitter Harvest
Mr. Pitt
The Cracksman
Policeman
Buddy
Mr Normington
80,000 Suspects
Harold Davis
Elementary, My Dear Watson
Inspector Street
The Beauty Jungle
Mr. Edward Freeman
If You Go Down in the Woods Today
Doctor
The Ghost Downstairs
Mr. Morris
Black Carrion
Henry Bircher
This Office Life
Seeds
All at Sea
Mr. Danvers
TV Shows (59)
Coronation Street
Frank Jackson · 1 eps
Crown Court
1 eps
The Avengers
1 eps
The Saint
Mr. Spode · 3 eps
The Saint
Weems · 1 eps
Z-Cars
1 eps
Screen Two
Grandfather · 1 eps
Thirty-Minute Theatre
Arthur Pendlebury · 1 eps
Theatre 625
William Oaks · 1 eps
No Hiding Place
1 eps
No Hiding Place
Arthur Johnson · 1 eps
ITV Saturday Night Theatre
Father · 1 eps
ITV Saturday Night Theatre
Stanley Nicholson · 1 eps
All Creatures Great and Small
Farmer Benson · 2 eps
Public Eye
Arthur Biddle · 1 eps
Angels
1 eps
The Rivals of Sherlock Holmes
Inspector Trent · 1 eps
Yes Minister
1 eps
Fawlty Towers
Mr. Arrad · 1 eps
Return of the Saint
Morgan · 1 eps
Steptoe and Son
Bank Manager · 1 eps
Steptoe and Son
Mr. Dryson · 1 eps
Till Death Us Do Part
Landlord · 1 eps
Hammer House of Mystery and Suspense
Henry Bircher · 1 eps
Gideon's Way
Supt. Fred Lee · 1 eps
Department S
Drayton · 1 eps
Hammer House of Horror
Basil · 1 eps
Jason King
1 eps
Randall and Hopkirk (Deceased)
Elliot · 1 eps
Budgie
Inspector Charles Upton · 1 eps
Softly Softly: Task Force
Samuel Tomkins · 1 eps
Worzel Gummidge
Mr. Braithwaite · 23 eps
The Adventurer
Brooks · 1 eps
Bless This House
Vet · 1 eps
Shirley's World
1 eps
Lytton's Diary
Charles Adams · 2 eps
The Protectors
Barnaby · 1 eps
Happy Ever After
Mr Fletcher · 1 eps
Two's Company
Mr. Bunn · 1 eps
Half Hour Story
Harry · 1 eps
Friday Night, Saturday Morning
1 eps
Arthur of the Britons
Ambrose · 1 eps
Raffles
1 eps
After Henry
Mr Henderson · 1 eps
To Serve Them All My Days
Alderman Blunt · 4 eps
Winston Churchill: The Wilderness Years
Sir Maurice Hanley · 1 eps
Thomas & Sarah
Gilbert · 2 eps
The Fourth Arm
Col. Cole · 1 eps
Life Begins at Forty
Dr Gardiner · 1 eps
The Guardians
Tom Henryson · 1 eps
Break Point
Major Houghton-Jones · 3 eps
My Wife Next Door
1 eps
Armchair Theatre
Walter · 1 eps
Armchair Theatre
Charles Lincoln · 1 eps
Armchair Theatre
Spooner · 1 eps
The Glums
Office Manager · 1 eps
The Organization
Ken Grist · 2 eps
Up The Workers
Sid Stubbins · 14 eps
Yanks Go Home
Leonard Chambers · 7 eps