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Norman Bird

Norman Bird

cumpleaños: 1920-10-30 | lugar de nacimiento: Coalville, Leicestershire, England, UK

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).

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título

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1982
The Ghost Downstairs

as    Mr. Morris

1978
O Senhor dos Anéis

as    Bilbo (voice)

1972
Nas Mãos do Estripador

as    Police Inspector

1970
A Virgem e o Cigano

as    Uncle Fred

1969
Takeover

as    Father

1969
All at Sea

as    Mr. Danvers

1969
Run a Crooked Mile

as    Sgt. Hooper

1966
Uma Sombra em Minha Alma

as    Mr. Cheeseman - undertaker

1966
The Beauty Jungle

as    Mr. Edward Freeman

1965
A Colina dos Homens Perdidos

as    Commandant

1964
The Trial of Dr. Fancy

as    Charles Lincoln

1964
The Black Torment

as    Harris

1964
Os Primeiros Homens na Lua

as    Stuart

1964
The Bargee

as    Waterways Supervisor Albert Williams

1963
Estranha Obsessão

as    Aubrey

1963
Maníaco

as    Salon

1962
A Filha de Satã

as    Doctor

1962
Whistle Down the Wind

as    Eddie

1962
Meu Passado Me Condena

as    Harold Doe

1962
As Grandes Aventuras do Capitão Grant

as    Senior Yacht Guard