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Norman Alden
Actor, Additional Credits
Born September 13, 1924Died July 27, 2012 (87 years)
Norman Alden, born Norman Adelberg on September 13, 1924, was an American character actor who entertained audiences for nearly 50 years with his diverse and memorable performances. Standing at a height of 5 feet 11 inches (1.80m), he possessed a presence that could be both commanding and warm, depending on the role.
Alden discovered his passion for acting while attending Texas Christian University, where he participated in on-campus theater productions. After serving in the United States Army during World War II, he pursued a career in acting, landing his first television appearance in 1957 on The 20th Century Fox Hour.
Throughout his career, Alden amassed an impressive filmography, appearing in dozens of television shows and films. He became known for a wide range of roles, showcasing his versatility and adaptability. Some of his most notable performances include Kranix and Arblus in The Transformers: The Movie (1986), Dr. Linstrom in I Never Promised You a Rose Garden (1977), the voice of Kay in The Sword in the Stone (1963), and guest appearances in popular shows like Gunsmoke, Perry Mason, and The Twilight Zone.
Alden continued to work steadily until his retirement in 2006. He left behind a legacy of diverse and memorable performances, proving his talent as a true character actor.
Alden discovered his passion for acting while attending Texas Christian University, where he participated in on-campus theater productions. After serving in the United States Army during World War II, he pursued a career in acting, landing his first television appearance in 1957 on The 20th Century Fox Hour.
Throughout his career, Alden amassed an impressive filmography, appearing in dozens of television shows and films. He became known for a wide range of roles, showcasing his versatility and adaptability. Some of his most notable performances include Kranix and Arblus in The Transformers: The Movie (1986), Dr. Linstrom in I Never Promised You a Rose Garden (1977), the voice of Kay in The Sword in the Stone (1963), and guest appearances in popular shows like Gunsmoke, Perry Mason, and The Twilight Zone.
Alden continued to work steadily until his retirement in 2006. He left behind a legacy of diverse and memorable performances, proving his talent as a true character actor.
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Filmography
| 2006 | Our House · as Old Fellah |
| 2005 | Detective · as Judge Olividat |
| 2003 | Like Family (TV Series) · as Sidney |
| 2002 | Night of the Wolf · as Carl Casey |
| 2001 | K-PAX · as Babbling Man |
| 1998 | Patch Adams · as Truck Driver |
| 1996 | Tracey Takes On... (TV Series) |
| 1995 | JAG (TV Series) · as Mr. Platt |
| 1994 | Aaahh!!! Real Monsters (TV Series) · as Cop #1 |
| 1994 | Ed Wood · as Cameraman Bill (uncredited) |
| 1994 | Wyatt Earp: Return to Tombstone · as Johnny Ringo (flashback Sequence) (as Norm Alden) |
| 1992 | Bodies of Evidence (TV Series) |
| 1991 | Rugrats (TV Series) · as Plastic Piggy |
| 1990 | Evening Shade (TV Series) · as Hutch |
| 1989 | Man Against the Mob: The Chinatown Murders · as Chief Of Police |
| 1989 | Roller Blade Warriors: Taken by Force · as Bartender |
| 1989 | Cutting Class · as Officer Fondulac |
| 1988 | TV 101 (TV Series) · as Ralphie |
| 1988 | They Live · as Foreman |
| 1988 | Lady Mobster · as Sal Borolo |
| 1988 | Man Against the Mob · as Capt. Necker |
| 1987 | Off the Mark · as Coach Elam |
| 1987 | Hooperman (TV Series) · as Mr. Corcoran |
| 1987 | 21 Jump Street (TV Series) |
| 1987 | Destination America · as Tom Beller |
| 1987 | Ohara (TV Series) · as Steve Marino |
| 1986 | Sledge Hammer! (TV Series) · as Roscoe |
| 1986 | The Transformers: The Movie · as Kranix (voice) |
| 1986 | The Hogan Family (TV Series) |
| 1985 | Small Wonder (TV Series) · as Doyle |
| 1985 | Back to the Future · as Lou |
| 1985 | Heart of a Champion: The Ray Mancini Story · as Ray Arcel |
| 1985 | California Girls · as Mr. Pegem |
| 1984 | Crazy Like A Fox (TV Series) · as Cast |
| 1984 | Murder, She Wrote (TV Series) · as Bart Klapper |
| 1984 | |
| 1983 | The Rousters (TV Series) · as Jackson Cobb |
| 1983 | Hardcastle and McCormick (TV Series) |
| 1983 | Webster (TV Series) |
| 1983 | The A-Team (TV Series) · as Ed Maloney |
| 1982 | Matt Houston (TV Series) |
| 1982 | Silver Spoons (TV Series) |
| 1982 | Capitol (TV Series) · as King Hussein |
| 1982 | Victor/Victoria · as Man In Hotel With Shoes |
| 1982 | Desperate Lives · as Coach |
| 1981 | The Fall Guy (TV Series) |
| 1981 | Cagney & Lacey (TV Series) · as Dan Cobbin |
| 1981 | Code Red (TV Series) · as Robert Melton |
| 1981 | Falcon Crest (TV Series) · as Det. Bitterman |
| 1981 | The Greatest American Hero (TV Series) · as Harry Davidson |
| 1981 | Nero Wolfe (TV Series) |
| 1981 | Hill Street Blues (TV Series) |
| 1981 | Dynasty (TV Series) · as Guard |
| 1980 | Back to the Planet of the Apes · as Zako |
| 1980 | Borderline · as Willie Lambert |
| 1980 | Enos (TV Series) |
| 1980 | Cloud Dancer · as Dr. Putman |
| 1980 | Flamingo Road (TV Series) · as Pete |
| 1979 | California Fever (TV Series) |
| 1979 | Trapper John, M.D. (TV Series) |
| 1979 | The Facts of Life (TV Series) |
| 1979 | Samurai · as Lt. Al Denisco |
| 1979 | No Other Love · as Les Hollister |
| 1979 | The Dukes of Hazzard (TV Series) · as Chief Lacey |
| 1978 | David Cassidy: Man Undercover (TV Series) · as Golden |
| 1978 | Godzilla (TV Series) · as Additional Voices |
| 1978 | Vega$ (TV Series) |
| 1978 | Dallas (TV Series) · as Senator Orloff |
| 1978 | Ring of Passion · as Max Machon |
| 1977 | What Really Happened to the Class of '65? (TV Series) |
| 1977 | Semi-Tough · as Coach Alvin Parks |
| 1977 | I Never Promised You a Rose Garden · as Mcpherson |
| 1977 | Operation Petticoat (TV Series) · as Admiral Edgar Summers |
| 1977 | The Love Boat (TV Series) · as Ralph |
| 1977 | Eight is Enough (TV Series) |
| 1977 | Fantasy Island (TV Series) · as Coach George |
| 1976 | Quincy, M.E. (TV Series) |
| 1976 | Charlie's Angels (TV Series) · as Louis Fluellen |
| 1976 | Hunter (1977) (TV Series) |
| 1976 | Electra Woman and Dyna Girl (TV Series) · as Professor Frank Heflin |
| 1976 | The Krofft Supershow (TV Series) · as Prof. Frank Heflin (segment: Electra-Woman And Dynagirl) |
| 1976 | Alice (TV Series) |
| 1976 | Most Wanted (TV Series) · as Rick Barone |
| 1976 | Mary Hartman, Mary Hartman (TV Series) · as Coach Leroy Fedders |
| 1975 | The Hindenburg · as Det. Baker, N.y.p.d. |
| 1975 | One Day at a Time (TV Series) |
| 1975 | Welcome Back, Kotter (TV Series) · as Detective Lieutenant Eddie Lasky |
| 1975 | Starsky & Hutch (TV Series) |
| 1975 | Bronk (TV Series) |
| 1975 | Switch (TV Series) · as Barney |
| 1975 | Baretta (TV Series) · as Stoneham |
| 1974 | Terror on the 40th Floor · as Capt. Parker |
| 1974 | Planet of the Apes (TV Series) |
| 1974 | Devlin (TV Series) |
| 1974 | The Rockford Files (TV Series) · as Roland Eddy |
| 1974 | Manhunter (TV Series) |
| 1974 | Apple's Way (TV Series) · as Don Slater |
| 1974 | Cry Panic · as Doc Potter |
| 1974 | Chopper One (TV Series) · as Fleck |
| 1973 | Kojak (TV Series) · as Foster |
| 1973 | Griff (TV Series) · as Hank Jenkins |
| 1973 | Super Friends (TV Series) · as Aquaman |
| 1973 | Barnaby Jones (TV Series) · as Norman Finch |
| 1972 | The ABC Afterschool Special (TV Series) · as Auto Driver |
| 1972 | The Streets of San Francisco (TV Series) · as Sgt. Dan Healy |
| 1972 | Everything You Always Wanted to Know About Sex * But Were Afraid to Ask · as Brain Technician |
| 1972 | Kansas City Bomber · as Horrible Hank Hopkins |
| 1972 | Where Does It Hurt? · as Katzen |
| 1972 | |
| 1972 | Stand Up and Be Counted · as Businessman |
| 1972 | The Rookies (TV Series) |
| 1972 | Kung Fu (TV Series) · as Sheriff Crossman |
| 1971 | The Trackers · as Pete Dilworth |
| 1971 | Cade's County (TV Series) · as Daniels |
| 1971 | McMillan and Wife (TV Series) · as Randy Baine |
| 1971 | Man and the City (TV Series) · as George E. Kirshner |
| 1971 | Cannon (TV Series) |
| 1971 | Owen Marshall, Counselor At Law (TV Series) · as Henry Grover |
| 1971 | Cannon · as Mitchell |
| 1970 | The Psychiatrist (TV Series) · as Sheriff Glenn |
| 1970 | Tora! Tora! Tora! · as Major Truman Landon |
| 1970 | Dan August (TV Series) · as Benjamin Marsh |
| 1969 | The Great Bank Robbery · as The Great Gregory - Balloonist |
| 1969 | The Pigeon · as Carl |
| 1969 | Love, American Style (TV Series) · as Barry |
| 1969 | To Rome with Love (TV Series) |
| 1969 | Bracken's World (TV Series) · as Chuck Mcwade |
| 1969 | The Bold Ones: The New Doctors (TV Series) · as Frank Harmon |
| 1969 | Changes · as Jump Rope |
| 1969 | Medical Center (TV Series) |
| 1969 | Marcus Welby, M.D. (TV Series) · as Hal Moore |
| 1969 | All the Loving Couples · as Mitch Burnett |
| 1968 | Killers Three · as Guthrie |
| 1968 | The Mod Squad (TV Series) · as Parker |
| 1968 | The Doris Day Show (TV Series) · as Nicky Burke |
| 1968 | Adam-12 (TV Series) · as Sgt. Hardwick |
| 1968 | Hawaii Five-O (TV Series) · as Cameron |
| 1968 | The Devil's Brigade · as Mp Lieutenant |
| 1968 | Chubasco · as Frenchy |
| 1968 | Fever Heat · as Herbert Hupgrove |
| 1967 | Mannix (TV Series) · as Travers |
| 1967 | The Danny Thomas Hour (TV Series) · as Marshak |
| 1967 | The Guns of Will Sonnett (TV Series) |
| 1967 | First to Fight · as Sergeant Schmidtmer |
| 1967 | Good Times · as Warren |
| 1967 | Ironside (TV Series) · as Frank Harmon |
| 1967 | Rango (TV Series) |
| 1966 | Blindfold · as Sailor |
| 1966 | Mission: Impossible (TV Series) · as George Collins |
| 1966 | Run, Buddy, Run (TV Series) |
| 1966 | Family Affair (TV Series) |
| 1966 | The Iron Horse (TV Series) · as Rafe Benton |
| 1966 | The Wild Angels · as Medic |
| 1966 | Batman (TV Series) · as Henchman #1 |
| 1965 | Red Line 7000 · as Pat |
| 1965 | The Smothers Brothers Show (TV Series) · as Georgie |
| 1965 | Hogan's Heroes (TV Series) · as Sergeant Krebs |
| 1965 | Honey West (TV Series) · as Ben Fancher |
| 1965 | The F.B.I. (TV Series) · as Norman Frome |
| 1965 | The Big Valley (TV Series) · as Jeff Bowden |
| 1965 | Andy · as Andy Chadakis |
| 1964 | Mr. Broadway (TV Series) · as Gary Deal |
| 1964 | Bedtime Story · as Dubin |
| 1964 | The Patsy · as Bully At The Gym |
| 1964 | Man's Favorite Sport? · as John Screaming Eagle |
| 1963 | The Sword in the Stone · as Kay (voice) |
| 1963 | My Favorite Martian (TV Series) · as Detective Harris |
| 1963 | Burke's Law (TV Series) · as Mark Hodges |
| 1963 | Temple Houston (TV Series) · as Carlton Owens |
| 1963 | The Travels of Jaimie McPheeters (TV Series) · as Broken Mouth |
| 1963 | The Nutty Professor · as Football Player |
| 1962 | Combat! (TV Series) · as Pvt. Buford |
| 1962 | Ensign O'Toole (TV Series) · as Clerk |
| 1962 | McKeever and the Colonel (TV Series) · as Deliveryman |
| 1962 | Saints and Sinners (TV Series) · as Frank Donelli |
| 1962 | The Dakotas (TV Series) |
| 1961 | Portrait of a Mobster · as Bo Wetzel |
| 1961 | The Everglades (TV Series) |
| 1961 | Ben Casey (TV Series) |
| 1961 | Target: The Corruptors (TV Series) · as Red |
| 1961 | Dr. Kildare (TV Series) · as Bernie (uncredited) |
| 1961 | Ripcord (TV Series) · as Owen |
| 1961 | The Dick Powell Show (TV Series) · as Gooby |
| 1961 | Secret of Deep Harbor · as Barney Haines |
| 1961 | Cain's Hundred (TV Series) · as Fred Jackson |
| 1961 | Operation Bottleneck · as Cpl. Lester 'merc' Davenport |
| 1961 | The Americans (TV Series) · as Paine |
| 1960 | Harrigan and Son (TV Series) · as Customer |
| 1960 | The Andy Griffith Show (TV Series) · as Tom Strongbow |
| 1960 | Dante (TV Series) · as Reporter #2 |
| 1960 | The Walking Target · as Sam Russo |
| 1960 | My Three Sons (TV Series) |
| 1960 | Pete and Gladys (TV Series) · as Total Stranger |
| 1960 | Hong Kong (TV Series) · as Arthur Dale |
| 1959 | Mr. Lucky (TV Series) · as Devil |
| 1959 | Hawaiian Eye (TV Series) · as Monty Andrews |
| 1959 | Philip Marlowe (TV Series) |
| 1959 | Hennesey (TV Series) |
| 1959 | |
| 1959 | Tightrope (TV Series) · as Freddy |
| 1959 | The Lawless Years (TV Series) |
| 1959 | The Untouchables (TV Series) · as Barry Carlton |
| 1958 | Flight (TV Series) · as Radio Voices |
| 1958 | The George Burns Show (TV Series) · as Police Officer |
| 1958 | 77 Sunset Strip (TV Series) · as Rene |
| 1958 | Man with a Camera (TV Series) |
| 1958 | Westinghouse Desilu Playhouse (TV Series) |
| 1958 | Lawman (TV Series) · as Charley - Townsman |
| 1958 | Yancy Derringer (TV Series) · as Crenshaw |
| 1958 | Mackenzie's Raiders (TV Series) · as Trooper Fox |
| 1958 | The Rifleman (TV Series) · as Duff |
| 1958 | The Texan (TV Series) · as Ryan |
| 1958 | Bronco (TV Series) · as Shad Welty |
| 1958 | Steve Canyon (TV Series) · as O.d. |
| 1958 | The Power of the Resurrection · as Gate Guard |
| 1957 | Alcoa Theatre (TV Series) · as Mike |
| 1957 | Goodyear Theatre (TV Series) · as Joe |
| 1957 | Perry Mason (TV Series) · as Darrel Reed |
| 1957 | The Thin Man (TV Series) |
| 1957 | Sally (TV Series) · as Cast |
| 1957 | Leave It to Beaver (TV Series) · as Water Dept. Worker |
| 1957 | Panic (TV Series) |
| 1957 | Mr. Adams and Eve (TV Series) · as Jack |
| 1956 | Richard Diamond, Private Detective (TV Series) · as Ben Regan |
| 1956 | Circus Boy (TV Series) · as Pierre Manelli |
| 1955 | Matinee Theater (TV Series) · as Commentator |
| 1955 | The 20th Century-Fox Hour (TV Series) · as Frank Fallom |
| 1955 | Gunsmoke (TV Series) · as Amos Potter |
| 1955 | The Life and Legend of Wyatt Earp (TV Series) · as Johnny Ringo |
| 1955 | The Bob Cummings Show (TV Series) · as The Air Force Captain |
| 1954 | Disneyland (TV Series) · as Norman |
| 1954 | The Adventures of Rin Tin Tin (TV Series) · as Black Cloud |
| 1954 | Lassie (TV Series) |
| 1952 | This Is The Life (TV Series) · as Cast |
| 1950 | The Jack Benny Program (TV Series) · as Man With Iron Bar |
| 1950 | The George Burns and Gracie Allen Show (TV Series) · as Louie D'marco |