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Norman Bird

Norman Bird

Known For Acting
Birthday Oct 30, 1920
Died Apr 22, 2005 (84)
Birthplace Coalville, Leicestershire, England, UK
Popularity 2 (history)
Updated Aug 08, 2025 (Update)
Entry Date Apr 13, 2024
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Biography

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

Filmography

Crossing the Floor

Crossing the Floor

1996

as Grandfather

Shadowlands

Shadowlands

1993

as Taxi Driver Witness

Born Kicking

Born Kicking

1992

as Mr Radley

The Ghost Downstairs

The Ghost Downstairs

1982

as Mr. Morris

The Final Conflict

The Final Conflict

1981

as Dr. Philmore

The Lord of the Rings

The Lord of the Rings

1978

as Bilbo (voice)

The Medusa Touch

The Medusa Touch

1978

as Major Henry Morlar

The Slipper and the Rose

The Slipper and the Rose

1976

as Dress Shop Proprieter

Ooh... You Are Awful

Ooh... You Are Awful

1972

as Warder Burke

Doomwatch

Doomwatch

1972

as Brewer

Hands of the Ripper

Hands of the Ripper

1971

as Police Inspector

The Raging Moon

The Raging Moon

1971

as Dr Matthews

Please Sir!

Please Sir!

1971

as Reynolds

Up Among the Cuckoos

Up Among the Cuckoos

1970

as Walter

The Virgin and the Gypsy

The Virgin and the Gypsy

1970

as Uncle Fred

The Rise and Rise of Michael Rimmer

The Rise and Rise of Michael Rimmer

1970

as Alderman Poot

Run a Crooked Mile

Run a Crooked Mile

1969

as Sgt. Hooper

Oh! What a Lovely War

Oh! What a Lovely War

1969

as Training Sgt (uncredited)

A Dandy in Aspic

A Dandy in Aspic

1968

as Copperfield

The Wrong Box

The Wrong Box

1966

as Clergyman

Sky West and Crooked

Sky West and Crooked

1965

as Mr. Cheeseman - undertaker

The Hill

The Hill

1965

as Commandant

The Black Torment

The Black Torment

1964

as Harris

First Men in the Moon

First Men in the Moon

1964

as Stuart

The Beauty Jungle

The Beauty Jungle

1964

as Mr. Edward Freeman

The Bargee

The Bargee

1964

as Waterways Supervisor Albert Williams

Hot Enough for June

Hot Enough for June

1964

as Employment Exchange Clerk

Bitter Harvest

Bitter Harvest

1963

as Mr. Pitt

Maniac

Maniac

1963

as Salon

The Mind Benders

The Mind Benders

1963

as Aubrey

80,000 Suspects

80,000 Suspects

1963

as Harold Davis

The Punch and Judy Man

The Punch and Judy Man

1963

as Reginald Fletcher

Night of the Eagle

Night of the Eagle

1962

as Doctor

Term of Trial

Term of Trial

1962

as Mr. Taylor

In Search of the Castaways

In Search of the Castaways

1962

as Senior Yacht Guard

Whistle Down the Wind

Whistle Down the Wind

1961

as Eddie

Cash on Demand

Cash on Demand

1961

as Arthur Sanderson

Victim

Victim

1961

as Harold Doe

Very Important Person

Very Important Person

1961

as Travers

The Secret Partner

The Secret Partner

1961

as Ralph Beldon

Man in the Moon

Man in the Moon

1960

as Herbert

The League of Gentlemen

The League of Gentlemen

1960

as Weaver

The Angry Silence

The Angry Silence

1960

as Roberts

An Inspector Calls

An Inspector Calls

1954

as Jones-Collins - Foreman

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Organization Category Movie
Television Credits

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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2024 6 9 15 4
2024 7 11 20 2
2024 8 9 22 4
2024 9 7 13 3
2024 10 4 10 1
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2024 12 5 10 2
2025 1 9 22 3
2025 2 5 9 2
2025 3 3 5 1
2025 5 1 2 1
2025 6 1 1 1
2025 7 0 0 0
2025 8 5 15 0

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