Where to watch Norman Bird in the UK
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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), …
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- Coronation Street (1960) as Frank Jackson
- The Avengers (1961) Cast
- Crown Court (1972) Cast
- The Saint (1962) as Mr. Spode
- No Hiding Place (1959) Cast
- Theatre 625 (1964) as William Oaks
- Z-Cars (1962) Cast
- Screen Two (1985) as Grandfather
- Return of the Saint (1978) as Morgan
- All Creatures Great and Small (1978) as Farmer Benson
- The Rivals of Sherlock Holmes (1971) as Inspector Trent
- Gideon's Way (1965) as Supt. Fred Lee
- Public Eye (1965) as Arthur Biddle
- Fawlty Towers (1975) as Mr. Arrad
- Drama 61-67 (1961) as Father
- Department S (1969) as Drayton
- Angels (1975) Cast
- The Adventurer (1972) as Brooks
- Thirty-Minute Theatre (1965) as Arthur Pendlebury
- Jason King (1971) Cast
- Budgie (1971) as Inspector Charles Upton
- Yes Minister (1980) Cast
- Hammer House of Horror (1980) as Basil
- Hammer House of Mystery and Suspense (1984) as Henry Bircher
- Till Death Us Do Part (1966) as Landlord
- Lytton's Diary (1985) as Charles Adams
- Randall and Hopkirk (Deceased) (1969) as Elliot
- Softly Softly: Task Force (1969) as Samuel Tomkins
- Worzel Gummidge (1979) as Mr. Braithwaite
- After Henry (1988) as Mr Henderson
- The Lord of the Rings (1978) as Bilbo (voice)
- Raffles (1977) Cast
- Winston Churchill: The Wilderness Years (1981) as Sir Maurice Hanley
- Shirley's World (1972) Cast
- ITV Saturday Night Theatre (1969) as Father
- Arthur of the Britons (1972) as Ambrose
- Two's Company (1975) as Mr. Bunn
- Friday Night, Saturday Morning (1979) Cast
- Shadowlands (1993) as Taxi Driver Witness
- The Fourth Arm (1983) as Col. Cole
- To Serve Them All My Days (1980) as Alderman Blunt
- The Hill (1965) as Commandant
- The Guardians (1971) Cast
- The Final Conflict (1981) as Dr. Philmore
- Oh! What a Lovely War (1969) as Training Sgt (uncredited)
- Young Winston (1972) as Party Chairman
- Yanks Go Home (1976) Cast
- Life Begins at Forty (1978) as Dr Gardiner
- The Organization (1972) as Ken Grist
- The Raging Moon (1971) as Dr Matthews
- Armchair Theatre (1956) as Walter
- A Dandy in Aspic (1968) as Copperfield
- The Slipper and the Rose (1976) as Dress Shop Proprieter
- First Men in the Moon (1964) as Stuart
- Sanctuary (1967) Cast
- Thomas & Sarah (1979) Cast
- Whistle Down the Wind (1961) as Eddie
- The Medusa Touch (1978) as Major Henry Morlar
- Night of the Eagle (1962) as Doctor
- The Rise and Rise of Michael Rimmer (1970) as Alderman Poot
- In Search of the Castaways (1962) as Senior Yacht Guard
- The Funny Blokes of British Comedy (2005) as Mr. Arrad (archive footage) (uncredited)
- The Punch and Judy Man (1963) as Reginald Fletcher
- The Wrong Box (1966) as Clergyman
- Victim (1961) as Harold Doe
- The Cracksman (1963) as Policeman
- Doomwatch (1972) as Brewer
- Hot Enough for June (1964) as Employment Exchange Clerk
- My Wife Next Door (1972) Cast
- Man in the Moon (1960) as Herbert
- An Inspector Calls (1954) as Jones-Collins - Foreman
- Sky West and Crooked (1966) as Mr. Cheeseman - undertaker
- The League of Gentlemen (1960) as Weaver
- Cash on Demand (1961) as Arthur Sanderson
- Hands of the Ripper (1971) as Police Inspector
- Ooh...You Are Awful (1972) as Warder Burke
- The Angry Silence (1960) as Roberts
- The Virgin and the Gypsy (1970) as Uncle Fred
- Miss Jones And Son (1977) Cast
- Term of Trial (1962) as Mr. Taylor
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Most-watched Norman Bird films currently: The Lord of the Rings (1978), Shadowlands (1993), The Hill (1965), The Final Conflict (1981), Oh! What a Lovely War (1969).
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Selected TV credits: Coronation Street (1960), The Avengers (1961), Crown Court (1972), The Saint (1962), No Hiding Place (1959).
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