The Lord of the Rings1978
As Bilbo (voice)
TMDb 6.6 / 10
Norman Bird
Born
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).
Filmography (68)
The Final Conflict1981
As Dr. Philmore
TMDb 5.8 / 10
The Medusa Touch1978
As Major Henry Morlar
TMDb 6.8 / 10
The Hill1965
As Commandant
TMDb 7.5 / 10
Shadowlands1993
As Taxi Driver Witness
TMDb 6.9 / 10
A Dandy in Aspic1968
As Copperfield
TMDb 6.9 / 10
The Bargee1964
As Waterways Supervisor Albert Williams
TMDb 7.0 / 10
Maniac1963
As Salon
TMDb 6.2 / 10
Young Winston1972
As Party Chairman
TMDb 6.2 / 10
The Slipper and the Rose1976
As Dress Shop Proprieter
TMDb 6.9 / 10
First Men in the Moon1964
As Stuart
TMDb 6.3 / 10
Oh! What a Lovely War1969
As Training Sgt (uncredited)
TMDb 6.6 / 10
The Wrong Box1966
As Clergyman
TMDb 6.4 / 10
The Raging Moon1971
As Dr Matthews
TMDb 6.5 / 10
The Funny Blokes of British Comedy
The Funny Blokes of British Comedy2005
As Mr. Arrad (archive footage) (uncredited)
TMDb 6.5 / 10
Hands of the Ripper1971
As Police Inspector
TMDb 6.2 / 10
The League of Gentlemen1960
As Weaver
TMDb 7.1 / 10
Victim1961
As Harold Doe
TMDb 7.5 / 10
An Inspector Calls1954
As Jones-Collins - Foreman
TMDb 7.2 / 10
The Rise and Rise of Michael Rimmer1970
As Alderman Poot
TMDb 6.0 / 10
Sky West and Crooked1966
As Mr. Cheeseman - undertaker
TMDb 5.6 / 10
In Search of the Castaways1962
As Senior Yacht Guard
TMDb 6.5 / 10
Whistle Down the Wind1961
As Eddie
TMDb 7.2 / 10
Cash on Demand1961
As Arthur Sanderson
TMDb 7.6 / 10
The Secret Partner1961
As Ralph Beldon
TMDb 5.8 / 10
Night of the Eagle1962
As Doctor
TMDb 6.7 / 10
Term of Trial1962
As Mr. Taylor
TMDb 6.1 / 10
The Punch and Judy Man1963
As Reginald Fletcher
TMDb 7.9 / 10
Hot Enough for June1964
As Employment Exchange Clerk
TMDb 5.7 / 10
Baby Sitters
Baby Sitters1976
Ooh...You Are Awful1972
As Warder Burke
TMDb 4.8 / 10
Please Sir!1971
As Reynolds
TMDb 5.7 / 10
King Arthur, the Young Warlord1975
As Ambrose
TMDb 7.0 / 10
The Cracksman1963
As Policeman
TMDb 6.6 / 10
The Mind Benders1963
As Aubrey
TMDb 6.3 / 10
80,000 Suspects1963
As Harold Davis
TMDb 7.2 / 10
If You Go Down in the Woods Today1981
As Doctor
TMDb 6.3 / 10
Doomwatch1972
As Brewer
TMDb 6.1 / 10
Crossing the Floor1996
As Grandfather
TMDb 6.8 / 10
Bitter Harvest1963
As Mr. Pitt
TMDb 6.2 / 10
Buddy1986
As Mr Normington
Takeover
Takeover1969
As Father
A Voyage Round My Father1984
As Ham
TMDb 7.4 / 10
The Angry Silence1960
As Roberts
TMDb 7.2 / 10
The Beauty Jungle1964
As Mr. Edward Freeman
TMDb 5.3 / 10
The Virgin and the Gypsy1970
As Uncle Fred
TMDb 3.1 / 10
The Black Torment1964
As Harris
TMDb 5.9 / 10
Man in the Moon1960
As Herbert
TMDb 6.7 / 10
All at Sea1969
As Mr. Danvers
TMDb 10.0 / 10
Run a Crooked Mile1969
As Sgt. Hooper
TMDb 7.7 / 10
Very Important Person1961
As Senior British Officer Travers
TMDb 5.5 / 10
A Cup O' Tea An' A Slice O' Cake - Worzel Gummidge Christmas Special1980
As Mr Braithwaite
TMDb 10.0 / 10
Miss Pym's Day Out1992
As Man on Bus
TMDb 8.0 / 10
Pot Luck
Pot Luck1976
As Farmer
Elementary, My Dear Watson1973
As Inspector Street
TMDb 7.0 / 10
Up Among the Cuckoos
Up Among the Cuckoos1970
As Walter
End in Tears
End in Tears1966
As Charles 'Whoopy' Cushion
The Big Kick
The Big Kick1976
The Trial of Dr. Fancy
The Trial of Dr. Fancy1964
As Charles Lincoln
Monkey Tricks
Monkey Tricks1976
On the Tiles
On the Tiles1976
Black Carrion1984
As Henry Bircher
TMDb 7.5 / 10
This Office Life1984
As Seeds
Born Kicking1992
As Mr Radley
TMDb 9.0 / 10
The Ghost Downstairs1982
As Mr. Morris
TMDb 9.0 / 10
Double Trouble
Double Trouble1976
The Limbo Line1969
TMDb 6.0 / 10
Wedding Bells
Wedding Bells1976
Filmography and biography: TMDb