Norman Bird

Norman Bird

Acting

Birthday

1920/10/30

Day of death

2005/04/22 (84 years old)

Gender

Male

Place of Birth

Coalville, Leicestershire, England, UK

Also know as

Норман Бёрд, John George Norman Bird

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 fi...Read more

Acting
The Lord of the Rings
6.6

(1978) The Lord of the Rings

as Bilbo (voice)

The Hill
7.5

(1965) The Hill

as Commandant

Doomwatch
5.9

(1972) Doomwatch

as Brewer

Whistle Down the Wind
7.1

(1961) Whistle Down the Wind

as Eddie

First Men in the Moon
6.3

(1964) First Men in the Moon

as Stuart

In Search of the Castaways
6.4

(1962) In Search of the Castaways

as Senior Yacht Guard

Cash on Demand
7.5

(1961) Cash on Demand

as Arthur Sanderson

Maniac
6.1

(1963) Maniac

as Salon

Night of the Eagle
6.7

(1962) Night of the Eagle

as Doctor

The League of Gentlemen
7.0

(1960) The League of Gentlemen

as Weaver

The Mind Benders
6.4

(1963) The Mind Benders

as Aubrey

Shadowlands
6.9

(1993) Shadowlands

as Taxi Driver Witness

The Angry Silence
7.1

(1960) The Angry Silence

as Roberts

Man in the Moon
6.4

(1960) Man in the Moon

as Herbert

Ooh... You Are Awful
4.8

(1972) Ooh... You Are Awful

as Warder Burke

Term of Trial
5.9

(1962) Term of Trial

as Mr. Taylor

The Secret Partner
5.8

(1961) The Secret Partner

as Ralph Beldon

The Black Torment
5.8

(1964) The Black Torment

as Harris

If You Go Down in the Woods Today
4.0

(1981) If You Go Down in the Woods Today

as Doctor

The Bargee
7.1

(1964) The Bargee

as Waterways Supervisor Albert Williams

Sky West and Crooked
5.4

(1965) Sky West and Crooked

as Mr. Cheeseman - undertaker

A Dandy in Aspic
6.8

(1968) A Dandy in Aspic

as Copperfield

The Beauty Jungle
5.2

(1964) The Beauty Jungle

as Mr. Edward Freeman

80,000 Suspects
6.5

(1963) 80,000 Suspects

as Harold Davis

The Cracksman
6.3

(1963) The Cracksman

as Policeman

Run a Crooked Mile
8.0

(1969) Run a Crooked Mile

as Sgt. Hooper

This Office Life
0.0

(1984) This Office Life

as Seeds

The Virgin and the Gypsy
2.2

(1970) The Virgin and the Gypsy

as Uncle Fred

0.0

(1970) Up Among the Cuckoos

as Walter

Victim
7.5

(1961) Victim

as Harold Doe

All at Sea
0.0

(1969) All at Sea

as ---

The Wrong Box
6.5

(1966) The Wrong Box

as Clergyman

0.0

(1976) Baby Sitters

as ---

0.0

(1976) Double Trouble

as ---

0.0

(1976) Wedding Bells

as ---

0.0

(1976) On the Tiles

as ---

0.0

(1976) The Big Kick

as ---

0.0

(1976) Monkey Tricks

as ---

0.0

(1976) Pot Luck

as Farmer

Oh! What a Lovely War
6.7

(1969) Oh! What a Lovely War

as Training Sgt (uncredited)

Elementary, My Dear Watson
0.0

(1973) Elementary, My Dear Watson

as Inspector Street

The Slipper and the Rose
6.9

(1976) The Slipper and the Rose

as Dress Shop Proprieter

A Voyage Round My Father
7.6

(1984) A Voyage Round My Father

as Ham

0.0

(1982) The Ghost Downstairs

as Mr. Morris

Bitter Harvest
6.2

(1963) Bitter Harvest

as Mr. Pitt

Hands of the Ripper
6.3

(1971) Hands of the Ripper

as Police Inspector

Crossing the Floor
6.7

(1996) Crossing the Floor

as Grandfather

Hot Enough for June
6.1

(1964) Hot Enough for June

as Employment Exchange Clerk

An Inspector Calls
7.1

(1954) An Inspector Calls

as Jones-Collins - Foreman

Very Important Person
5.7

(1961) Very Important Person

as Travers

A Cup O' Tea An' A Slice O' Cake - Worzel Gummidge Christmas Special
10.0

(1980) A Cup O' Tea An' A Slice O' Cake - Worzel Gummidge Christmas Special

as Mr Braithwaite

Born Kicking
0.0

(1992) Born Kicking

as Mr Radley

The Raging Moon
6.5

(1971) The Raging Moon

as Dr Matthews

The Punch and Judy Man
7.8

(1963) The Punch and Judy Man

as Reginald Fletcher

The Rise and Rise of Michael Rimmer
6.0

(1970) The Rise and Rise of Michael Rimmer

as Alderman Poot

The Medusa Touch
6.8

(1978) The Medusa Touch

as Major Henry Morlar

The Limbo Line
4.0

(1969) The Limbo Line

as ---

The Final Conflict
5.8

(1981) The Final Conflict

as Dr. Philmore

King Arthur, the Young Warlord
7.0

(1975) King Arthur, the Young Warlord

as Ambrose

Please Sir!
5.8

(1971) Please Sir!

as Reynolds

Buddy
0.0

(1986) Buddy

as Mr Normington

Black Carrion
6.0

(1984) Black Carrion

as Henry Bircher

Miss Pym's Day Out
0.0

(1992) Miss Pym's Day Out

as Man on Bus

Young Winston
6.2

(1972) Young Winston

as Party Chairman

Budgie
7.0

(1971) Budgie

as Inspector Charles Upton

Department S
4.9

(1969) Department S

as Drayton

Thomas & Sarah
5.5

(1979) Thomas & Sarah

as ---

Z-Cars
7.0

(1962) Z-Cars

as ---

Gideon's Way
6.8

(1965) Gideon's Way

as Supt. Fred Lee

Fawlty Towers
8.3

(1975) Fawlty Towers

as Mr. Arrad

The Avengers
7.7

(1961) The Avengers

as ---

Jason King
7.3

(1971) Jason King

as ---

Crown Court
5.4

(1972) Crown Court

as ---

The Saint
7.3

(1962) The Saint

as Mr. Spode

Yes Minister
8.3

(1980) Yes Minister

as ---

Raffles
8.0

(1977) Raffles

as ---

Shirley's World
5.0

(1972) Shirley's World

as ---

Angels
3.7

(1975) Angels

as ---

No Hiding Place
3.7

(1959) No Hiding Place

as ---

The Guardians
5.5

(1971) The Guardians

as ---

5.0

(1967) Sanctuary

as ---

5.0

(1976) Yanks Go Home

as ---

My Wife Next Door
6.0

(1972) My Wife Next Door

as ---

Hammer House of Mystery and Suspense
6.4

(1984) Hammer House of Mystery and Suspense

as Henry Bircher

5.0

(1978) Life Begins at Forty

as ---

To Serve Them All My Days
7.7

(1980) To Serve Them All My Days

as Alderman Blunt

5.0

(1977) Miss Jones And Son

as ---

Hammer House of Horror
7.1

(1980) Hammer House of Horror

as Basil

The Adventurer
5.5

(1972) The Adventurer

as Brooks

The Saint
7.3

(1962) The Saint

as Weems

Return of the Saint
7.0

(1978) Return of the Saint

as Morgan

Till Death Us Do Part
7.4

(1966) Till Death Us Do Part

as ---

Randall and Hopkirk (Deceased)
7.0

(1969) Randall and Hopkirk (Deceased)

as Elliot

All Creatures Great and Small
7.7

(1978) All Creatures Great and Small

as Farmer Benson

Two's Company
7.0

(1975) Two's Company

as Mr. Bunn

Worzel Gummidge
6.2

(1979) Worzel Gummidge

as Mr. Braithwaite

Arthur of the Britons
6.0

(1972) Arthur of the Britons

as Ambrose

The Rivals of Sherlock Holmes
7.3

(1971) The Rivals of Sherlock Holmes

as Inspector Trent

Public Eye
7.8

(1965) Public Eye

as Arthur Biddle

Up The Workers
0.0

(1973) Up The Workers

as Sid Stubbins

The Glums
0.0

(1978) The Glums

as Office Manager

Armchair Theatre
5.8

(1956) Armchair Theatre

as Walter

Softly Softly: Task Force
6.0

(1969) Softly Softly: Task Force

as Samuel Tomkins

Coronation Street
5.3

(1960) Coronation Street

as Frank Jackson

Winston Churchill: The Wilderness Years
5.0

(1981) Winston Churchill: The Wilderness Years

as Sir Maurice Hanley

Screen Two
6.8

(1985) Screen Two

as Grandfather

Thirty-Minute Theatre
3.8

(1965) Thirty-Minute Theatre

as Arthur Pendlebury