Where to watch Norman Bird in the UK
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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), …
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- Coronation Street (1960) as Frank Jackson
- The Avengers (1961) Cast
- Crown Court (1972) Cast
- The Saint (1962) as Mr. Spode
- Theatre 625 (1964) as William Oaks
- All Creatures Great and Small (1978) as Farmer Benson
- Screen Two (1985) as Grandfather
- Z-Cars (1962) Cast
- No Hiding Place (1959) Cast
- Return of the Saint (1978) as Morgan
- Drama 61-67 (1961) as Father
- Thirty-Minute Theatre (1965) as Arthur Pendlebury
- Public Eye (1965) as Arthur Biddle
- Gideon's Way (1965) as Supt. Fred Lee
- Fawlty Towers (1975) as Mr. Arrad
- Hammer House of Mystery and Suspense (1984) as Henry Bircher
- The Rivals of Sherlock Holmes (1971) as Inspector Trent
- Jason King (1971) Cast
- Department S (1969) as Drayton
- Angels (1975) Cast
- Hammer House of Horror (1980) as Basil
- Budgie (1971) as Inspector Charles Upton
- Softly Softly: Task Force (1969) as Samuel Tomkins
- The Adventurer (1972) as Brooks
- Lytton's Diary (1985) as Charles Adams
- Yes Minister (1980) Cast
- ITV Saturday Night Theatre (1969) as Father
- Till Death Us Do Part (1966) as Landlord
- Worzel Gummidge (1979) as Mr. Braithwaite
- After Henry (1988) as Mr Henderson
- Winston Churchill: The Wilderness Years (1981) as Sir Maurice Hanley
- To Serve Them All My Days (1980) as Alderman Blunt
- Raffles (1977) Cast
- Randall and Hopkirk (Deceased) (1969) as Elliot
- The Lord of the Rings (1978) as Bilbo (voice)
- Shirley's World (1972) Cast
- Shadowlands (1993) as Taxi Driver Witness
- Arthur of the Britons (1972) as Ambrose
- Friday Night, Saturday Morning (1979) Cast
- Two's Company (1975) as Mr. Bunn
- The Fourth Arm (1983) as Col. Cole
- The Guardians (1971) Cast
- The Final Conflict (1981) as Dr. Philmore
- Armchair Theatre (1956) as Walter
- The Hill (1965) as Commandant
- Yanks Go Home (1976) Cast
- Oh! What a Lovely War (1969) as Training Sgt (uncredited)
- Life Begins at Forty (1978) as Dr Gardiner
- A Dandy in Aspic (1968) as Copperfield
- First Men in the Moon (1964) as Stuart
- Thomas & Sarah (1979) Cast
- The Medusa Touch (1978) as Major Henry Morlar
- The Wrong Box (1966) as Clergyman
- Young Winston (1972) as Party Chairman
- The Raging Moon (1971) as Dr Matthews
- Sanctuary (1967) Cast
- Hot Enough for June (1964) as Employment Exchange Clerk
- My Wife Next Door (1972) Cast
- In Search of the Castaways (1962) as Senior Yacht Guard
- Night of the Eagle (1962) as Doctor
- The Funny Blokes of British Comedy (2005) as Mr. Arrad (archive footage) (uncredited)
- An Inspector Calls (1954) as Jones-Collins - Foreman
- The Slipper and the Rose (1976) as Dress Shop Proprieter
- The League of Gentlemen (1960) as Weaver
- Doomwatch (1972) as Brewer
- The Organization (1972) as Ken Grist
- Whistle Down the Wind (1961) as Eddie
- The Cracksman (1963) as Policeman
- Victim (1961) as Harold Doe
- The Punch and Judy Man (1963) as Reginald Fletcher
- The Rise and Rise of Michael Rimmer (1970) as Alderman Poot
- The Angry Silence (1960) as Roberts
- Man in the Moon (1960) as Herbert
- The Secret Partner (1961) as Ralph Beldon
- A Voyage Round My Father (1984) as Ham
- Term of Trial (1962) as Mr. Taylor
- Cash on Demand (1961) as Arthur Sanderson
- Sky West and Crooked (1966) as Mr. Cheeseman - undertaker
- The Bargee (1964) as Waterways Supervisor Albert Williams
- Ooh...You Are Awful (1972) as Warder Burke
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Most-watched Norman Bird films currently: The Lord of the Rings (1978), Shadowlands (1993), The Final Conflict (1981), The Hill (1965), Oh! What a Lovely War (1969).
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Selected TV credits: Coronation Street (1960), The Avengers (1961), Crown Court (1972), The Saint (1962), Theatre 625 (1964).
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