Norman Bird
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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), 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).
Known for
Credits
The Lord of the Rings (1978)
as Bilbo (voice)
The Final Conflict (1981)
as Dr. Philmore
Maniac (1963)
as Salon
Shadowlands (1993)
as Taxi Driver Witness
In Search of the Castaways (1962)
as Senior Yacht Guard
The Wrong Box (1966)
as Clergyman
First Men in the Moon (1964)
as Stuart
Young Winston (1972)
as Party Chairman
The League of Gentlemen (1960)
as Weaver
The Trial of Dr. Fancy (1964)
as Charles Lincoln
The Hill (1965)
as Commandant
Oh! What a Lovely War (1969)
as Training Sgt (uncredited)
The Bargee (1964)
as Waterways Supervisor Albert Williams
Cash on Demand (1961)
as Arthur Sanderson
The Slipper and the Rose (1976)
as Dress Shop Proprieter
The Medusa Touch (1978)
as Major Henry Morlar
The Secret Partner (1961)
as Ralph Beldon
Takeover (1969)
as Father
A Dandy in Aspic (1968)
as Copperfield
Victim (1961)
as Harold Doe
The Punch and Judy Man (1963)
as Reginald Fletcher
Whistle Down the Wind (1961)
as Eddie
An Inspector Calls (1954)
as Jones-Collins - Foreman
Man in the Moon (1960)
as Herbert
The Rise and Rise of Michael Rimmer (1970)
as Alderman Poot
Hot Enough for June (1964)
as Employment Exchange Clerk
Night of the Eagle (1962)
as Doctor
Buddy (1986)
as Mr Normington
The Virgin and the Gypsy (1970)
as Uncle Fred
Baby Sitters (1976)
Actor
The Funny Blokes of British Comedy (2005)
as Mr. Arrad (archive footage) (uncredited)
The Angry Silence (1960)
as Roberts
Hands of the Ripper (1971)
as Police Inspector
A Voyage Round My Father (1984)
as Ham
Crossing the Floor (1996)
as Grandfather
Ooh...You Are Awful (1972)
as Warder Burke
Very Important Person (1961)
as Senior British Officer Travers
The Black Torment (1964)
as Harris
Sky West and Crooked (1966)
as Mr. Cheeseman - undertaker
Doomwatch (1972)
as Brewer
The Raging Moon (1971)
as Dr Matthews
Term of Trial (1962)
as Mr. Taylor
On the Tiles (1976)
Actor
This Office Life (1984)
as Seeds
The Mind Benders (1963)
as Aubrey
Please Sir! (1971)
as Reynolds
The Beauty Jungle (1964)
as Mr. Edward Freeman
Black Carrion (1984)
as Henry Bircher
The Cracksman (1963)
as Policeman
Run a Crooked Mile (1969)
as Sgt. Hooper
End in Tears (1966)
as Charles 'Whoopy' Cushion
Miss Pym's Day Out (1992)
as Man on Bus
Up Among the Cuckoos (1970)
as Walter
A Cup O' Tea An' A Slice O' Cake - Worzel Gummidge Christmas Special (1980)
as Mr Braithwaite
Born Kicking (1992)
as Mr Radley
Elementary, My Dear Watson (1973)
as Inspector Street
Double Trouble (1976)
Actor
80,000 Suspects (1963)
as Harold Davis
The Limbo Line (1969)
Actor
Monkey Tricks (1976)
Actor
Wedding Bells (1976)
Actor
Bitter Harvest (1963)
as Mr. Pitt
The Big Kick (1976)
Actor
Pot Luck (1976)
as Farmer
The Ghost Downstairs (1982)
as Mr. Morris
King Arthur, the Young Warlord (1975)
as Ambrose
If You Go Down in the Woods Today (1981)
as Doctor
All at Sea (1969)
as Mr. Danvers