Actor
Norman Bird
Biography

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 fi ...

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