Norman Bird
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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
Credits
The Lord of the Rings (1978)
as Bilbo (voice)
The Final Conflict (1981)
as Dr. Philmore
Shadowlands (1993)
as Taxi Driver Witness
Young Winston (1972)
as Party Chairman
The Medusa Touch (1978)
as Major Henry Morlar
Whistle Down the Wind (1961)
as Eddie
The Hill (1965)
as Commandant
Maniac (1963)
as Salon
The Wrong Box (1966)
as Clergyman
Victim (1961)
as Harold Doe
First Men in the Moon (1964)
as Stuart
Cash on Demand (1961)
as Arthur Sanderson
Night of the Eagle (1962)
as Doctor
In Search of the Castaways (1962)
as Senior Yacht Guard
The Slipper and the Rose (1976)
as Dress Shop Proprieter
Term of Trial (1962)
as Mr. Taylor
The Funny Blokes of British Comedy (2005)
as Mr. Arrad (archive footage) (uncredited)
An Inspector Calls (1954)
as Jones-Collins - Foreman
The Bargee (1964)
as Waterways Supervisor Albert Williams
A Dandy in Aspic (1968)
as Copperfield
Oh! What a Lovely War (1969)
as Training Sgt (uncredited)
Hot Enough for June (1964)
as Employment Exchange Clerk
The Angry Silence (1960)
as Roberts
The League of Gentlemen (1960)
as Weaver
Please Sir! (1971)
as Reynolds
The Raging Moon (1971)
as Dr Matthews
Crossing the Floor (1996)
as Grandfather
The Cracksman (1963)
as Policeman
On the Tiles (1976)
Actor
Baby Sitters (1976)
Actor
Hands of the Ripper (1971)
as Police Inspector
Man in the Moon (1960)
as Herbert
The Mind Benders (1963)
as Aubrey
Wedding Bells (1976)
Actor
Born Kicking (1992)
as Mr Radley
Sky West and Crooked (1966)
as Mr. Cheeseman - undertaker
The Beauty Jungle (1964)
as Mr. Edward Freeman
The Virgin and the Gypsy (1970)
as Uncle Fred
The Rise and Rise of Michael Rimmer (1970)
as Alderman Poot
The Big Kick (1976)
Actor
Doomwatch (1972)
as Brewer
If You Go Down in the Woods Today (1981)
as Doctor
Very Important Person (1961)
as Senior British Officer Travers
The Secret Partner (1961)
as Ralph Beldon
Bitter Harvest (1963)
as Mr. Pitt
Run a Crooked Mile (1969)
as Sgt. Hooper
Monkey Tricks (1976)
Actor
Ooh...You Are Awful (1972)
as Warder Burke
80,000 Suspects (1963)
as Harold Davis
The Black Torment (1964)
as Harris
Black Carrion (1984)
as Henry Bircher
King Arthur, the Young Warlord (1975)
as Ambrose
The Punch and Judy Man (1963)
as Reginald Fletcher
A Voyage Round My Father (1984)
as Ham
Miss Pym's Day Out (1992)
as Man on Bus
Takeover (1969)
as Father
Double Trouble (1976)
Actor
A Cup O' Tea An' A Slice O' Cake - Worzel Gummidge Christmas Special (1980)
as Mr Braithwaite
The Limbo Line (1969)
Actor
Elementary, My Dear Watson (1973)
as Inspector Street
This Office Life (1984)
as Seeds
Buddy (1986)
as Mr Normington
Pot Luck (1976)
as Farmer
The Ghost Downstairs (1982)
as Mr. Morris
All at Sea (1969)
as Mr. Danvers
Up Among the Cuckoos (1970)
as Walter
End in Tears (1966)
as Charles 'Whoopy' Cushion