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).
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Worzel Gummidge
as Mr. Braithwaite
Episodes: 22
First Aired: Feb 25, 1979
Up The Workers
as Sid Stubbins
Episodes: 14
First Aired: Sep 04, 1973
To Serve Them All My Days
as Alderman Blunt
Episodes: 13
First Aired: Oct 17, 1980
The Saint
as Mr. Spode
Episodes: 3
First Aired: Oct 04, 1962
All Creatures Great and Small
as Farmer Benson
Episodes: 2
First Aired: Jan 08, 1978
Budgie
as Inspector Charles Upton
Episodes: 1
First Aired: Apr 09, 1971
Department S
as Drayton
Episodes: 1
First Aired: Sep 09, 1969
Gideon's Way
as Supt. Fred Lee
Episodes: 1
First Aired: Mar 18, 1965
Fawlty Towers
as Mr. Arrad
Episodes: 1
First Aired: Sep 19, 1975
Hammer House of Mystery and Suspense
as Henry Bircher
Episodes: 1
First Aired: Sep 05, 1984
Hammer House of Horror
as Basil
Episodes: 1
First Aired: Sep 13, 1980
The Adventurer
as Brooks
Episodes: 1
First Aired: Sep 29, 1972
The Saint
as Weems
Episodes: 1
First Aired: Oct 04, 1962
Return of the Saint
as Morgan
Episodes: 1
First Aired: Sep 10, 1978
Randall and Hopkirk (Deceased)
as Elliot
Episodes: 1
First Aired: Sep 21, 1969
Two's Company
as Mr. Bunn
Episodes: 1
First Aired: Sep 06, 1975
Arthur of the Britons
as Ambrose
Episodes: 1
First Aired: Dec 06, 1972
The Rivals of Sherlock Holmes
as Inspector Trent
Episodes: 1
First Aired: Sep 20, 1971
Public Eye
as Arthur Biddle
Episodes: 1
First Aired: Jan 23, 1965
The Glums
as Office Manager
Episodes: 1
First Aired: Oct 07, 1978
Softly Softly: Task Force
as Samuel Tomkins
Episodes: 1
First Aired: Nov 20, 1969
Armchair Theatre
as Walter
Episodes: 1
First Aired: Jul 08, 1956
Coronation Street
as Frank Jackson
Episodes: 1
First Aired: Dec 09, 1960
Winston Churchill: The Wilderness Years
as Sir Maurice Hanley
Episodes: 1
First Aired: Sep 06, 1981
Screen Two
as Grandfather
Episodes: 1
First Aired: Jan 06, 1985
Thomas & Sarah
Episodes: 13
First Aired: Jan 14, 1979
Yanks Go Home
Episodes: 13
First Aired: Nov 22, 1976
Miss Jones And Son
Episodes: 12
First Aired: Apr 18, 1977
No Hiding Place
Episodes: 2
First Aired: Sep 16, 1959
Z-Cars
Episodes: 1
First Aired: Jan 02, 1962
The Avengers
Episodes: 1
First Aired: Jan 07, 1961
Jason King
Episodes: 1
First Aired: Sep 15, 1971
Crown Court
Episodes: 1
First Aired: Oct 11, 1972
Yes Minister
Episodes: 1
First Aired: Feb 25, 1980
Raffles
Episodes: 1
First Aired: Feb 25, 1977
Shirley's World
Episodes: 1
First Aired: Apr 07, 1972
Angels
Episodes: 1
First Aired: Sep 01, 1975
The Guardians
Episodes: 1
First Aired: Jul 10, 1971
Sanctuary
Episodes: 1
First Aired: Jun 29, 1967
My Wife Next Door
Episodes: 1
First Aired: Sep 19, 1972
Life Begins at Forty
Episodes: 1
First Aired: Jun 13, 1978
Till Death Us Do Part
Episodes: 1
First Aired: Jun 06, 1966
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