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Norman Bird
Actor
Born October 30, 1920Died April 22, 2005 (84 years)
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).
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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Filmography
| 1993 | Shadowlands · as Taxi Driver Witness |
| 1991 | Second Thoughts (TV Series) · as Ted |
| 1989 | Stay Lucky (TV Series) · as George |
| 1989 | Woof! (TV Series) · as Mayor |
| 1988 | After Henry (TV Series) · as Mr. Henderson |
| 1986 | Help (TV Series) · as Mr. Peabody |
| 1986 | |
| 1985 | Screen One (TV Series) · as Radley |
| 1985 | Lytton's Diary (TV Series) · as Charles Adams |
| 1984 | Screen Two (TV Series) · as Grandfather |
| 1984 | Hammer House of Mystery & Suspense (TV Series) · as Henry Bircher |
| 1984 | Ever Decreasing Circles (TV Series) · as Man |
| 1983 | Up the Elephant and Round the Castle (TV Series) · as Man From British Rail |
| 1983 | The Fourth Arm (TV Series) · as Colonel Cole |
| 1982 | Break Point (TV Series) · as Major Houghton-Jones |
| 1982 | A Voyage Round My Father · as Ham |
| 1981 | Winston Churchill: The Wilderness Years (TV Series) · as Sir Maurice Hanley |
| 1981 | If You Go Down in the Woods Today · as Doctor |
| 1981 | The Final Conflict · as Dr. Philmore |
| 1981 | The Gaffer (TV Series) · as Town Clerk |
| 1980 | A Cup O' Tea An' A Slice O' Cake - Worzel Gummidge Christmas Special · as Mr Braithwaite |
| 1980 | To Serve Them All My Days (TV Series) · as Alderman Blunt |
| 1980 | Hammer House of Horror (TV Series) · as Basil |
| 1980 | Juliet Bravo (TV Series) · as Knowles |
| 1980 | The Adventure Game (TV Series) · as Captain Acteon |
| 1980 | Yes Minister (TV Series) |
| 1980 | Take the High Road (TV Series) · as Roger Primrose |
| 1980 | Sherlock Holmes and Doctor Watson (TV Series) · as Anthony Denham |
| 1979 | Worzel Gummidge (TV Series) · as Mr. Braithwaite |
| 1979 | Thomas and Sarah (TV Series) |
| 1978 | The Lord of the Rings · as Bilbo (voice) |
| 1978 | Return of the Saint (TV Series) · as Morgan |
| 1978 | The Medusa Touch · as Major Henry Morlar |
| 1978 | All Creatures Great and Small (TV Series) · as Farmer Benson |
| 1976 | Yanks Go Home (TV Series) |
| 1976 | The Slipper and the Rose: The Story of Cinderella · as Dress Shop Proprieter |
| 1975 | Fawlty Towers (TV Series) · as Mr. Arrad |
| 1975 | Raffles (TV Series) |
| 1975 | Two's Company (TV Series) · as Mr. Bunn |
| 1975 | Angels (TV Series) |
| 1975 | King Arthur, the Young Warlord · as Ambrose |
| 1974 | Rising Damp (TV Series) · as Vicar |
| 1974 | Happy Ever After (UK) (TV Series) · as Mr. Fletcher |
| 1972 | Arthur of the Britons (TV Series) · as Ambrose |
| 1972 | Get Charlie Tully · as Warder Burke |
| 1972 | Crown Court (TV Series) |
| 1972 | The Adventurer (TV Series) · as Brooks |
| 1972 | My Wife Next Door (TV Series) |
| 1972 | The Adventures of Black Beauty (TV Series) · as Rundle |
| 1972 | Young Winston · as Party Chairman |
| 1972 | The Organization (TV Series) · as Ken Grist |
| 1972 | Love Thy Neighbour (TV Series) · as Mr. Granger |
| 1972 | Doomwatch · as Brewer |
| 1971 | Hands of the Ripper · as Police Inspector |
| 1971 | The Rivals of Sherlock Holmes (TV Series) · as Inspector Trent |
| 1971 | The Fenn Street Gang (TV Series) · as Mr. Craven |
| 1971 | Shirley's World (TV Series) |
| 1971 | Jason King (TV Series) |
| 1971 | Please Sir! · as Reynolds |
| 1971 | The Guardians (TV Series) |
| 1971 | Budgie (TV Series) · as Inspector Charles Upton |
| 1971 | Bless This House (TV Series) · as Vet |
| 1971 | Long Ago, Tomorrow · as Dr Matthews |
| 1970 | The Rise and Rise of Michael Rimmer · as Alderman Poot |
| 1970 | The Virgin and the Gypsy · as Uncle Fred |
| 1969 | Paul Temple (TV Series) · as Winston Proud |
| 1969 | Softly Softly Task Force (TV Series) · as Samuel Tomkins |
| 1969 | Run a Crooked Mile · as Sgt. Hooper |
| 1969 | Randall and Hopkirk (Deceased) (1969) (TV Series) · as Elliot |
| 1969 | Hadleigh (TV Series) · as Knockholt |
| 1969 | Oh! What a Lovely War · as Training Sgt (uncredited) |
| 1969 | Department S (TV Series) · as Drayton |
| 1969 | ITV Saturday Night Theatre (TV Series) · as Father |
| 1969 | |
| 1968 | |
| 1968 | Father, Dear Father (TV Series) · as Trevor Couch |
| 1968 | The Basil Brush Show (TV Series) · as Cast |
| 1968 | A Dandy in Aspic · as Copperfield |
| 1967 | CBS Children's Film Festival (TV Series) · as Cast |
| 1967 | Look and Read (TV Series) · as Mr. Jenkins |
| 1966 | The Wrong Box · as Clergyman |
| 1966 | The Baron (TV Series) · as Inspector Macauley |
| 1966 | Gypsy Girl · as Mr. Cheeseman - Undertaker |
| 1965 | Thirty-Minute Theatre (TV Series) · as Arthur Pendlebury |
| 1965 | Till Death Us Do Part (TV Series) |
| 1965 | The Hill · as Commandant |
| 1965 | Public Eye (TV Series) · as Arthur Biddle |
| 1964 | Gideon C.I.D. (TV Series) · as Supt. Fred Lee |
| 1964 | The Black Torment · as Harris |
| 1964 | Hot Enough for June · as Employment Exchange Clerk |
| 1964 | Contest Girl · as Mr. Edward Freeman |
| 1964 | First Men in the Moon · as Stuart |
| 1964 | Theatre 625 (TV Series) · as William Oaks |
| 1964 | The Bargee · as Waterways Supervisor Albert Williams |
| 1963 | Bitter Harvest · as Mr. Pitt |
| 1963 | 80,000 Suspects · as Harold Davis |
| 1963 | The Dick Emery Show (TV Series) · as Cast |
| 1963 | Maniac · as Salon |
| 1963 | The Punch and Judy Man · as Reginald Fletcher |
| 1963 | The Mind Benders · as Aubrey |
| 1963 | The Cracksman · as Policeman |
| 1962 | In Search of the Castaways · as Senior Yacht Guard |
| 1962 | |
| 1962 | Term of Trial · as Mr. Taylor |
| 1962 | Hugh and I (TV Series) · as Cast |
| 1962 | Night of the Eagle · as Doctor |
| 1962 | Steptoe and Son (TV Series) · as Bank Manager |
| 1962 | Z Cars (TV Series) |
| 1961 | Cash on Demand · as Arthur Sanderson |
| 1961 | Comedy Playhouse (TV Series) · as Dad |
| 1961 | Victim · as Harold Doe |
| 1961 | A Coming-Out Party · as Travers |
| 1961 | Ghost Squad (TV Series) · as Gunsmith |
| 1961 | Whistle Down the Wind · as Eddie |
| 1961 | The Secret Partner · as Ralph Beldon |
| 1961 | Drama 61-67 (TV Series) · as Father |
| 1961 | The Avengers (TV Series) |
| 1960 | Coronation Street (TV Series) · as Frank Jackson |
| 1960 | Man in the Moon · as Herbert |
| 1960 | Here's Harry (TV Series) · as Cast |
| 1960 | The Angry Silence · as Roberts |
| 1960 | The League of Gentlemen · as Weaver |
| 1960 | BBC Sunday-Night Play (TV Series) · as Arnold Ramussen |
| 1959 | No Hiding Place (TV Series) |
| 1957 | Emergency-Ward 10 (TV Series) · as Policeman |
| 1956 | Armchair Theatre (TV Series) · as Walter |
| 1955 | ITV Play of the Week (TV Series) · as Bell |
| 1955 | ITV Television Playhouse (TV Series) · as 2nd Old Man |
| 1955 | Dixon of Dock Green (TV Series) · as Harold Milton |
| 1954 | An Inspector Calls · as Jones-Collins - Foreman |