Norman Bird

Personal Info

Birthday

October 30, 1920

Day of Death

2005-04-22

(84 years old)

Place of Birth

Coalville, Leicestershire, England, UK

Also Known As

Норман Бёрд

John George Norman Bird

Norman Bird

Biography

John George Norman Bird 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).

Known For

Coronation Street

The Saint

All Creatures Great and Small

Thirty-Minute Theatre

Budgie

Screen Two

Public Eye

Gideon's Way

Filmography

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