Jim Norton

Personal Info

Known For

Acting

Known Credits

95

Gender

Male

Birthday

1938-01-04 (87 years old)

Place of Birth

Dublin, Ireland

Jim Norton

Biography

Jim Norton (born 4 January 1938) is an Irish stage, film and television character actor, known for his work in the theatre, most notably in Conor McPherson's The Seafarer, and on television as Bishop Brennan in the sitcom Father Ted.

Known For

  • Midsomer Murders

    Midsomer Murders

  • Star Trek: The Next Generation

    Star Trek: The Next Generation

  • Frasier

    Frasier

  • Agatha Christie's Poirot

    Agatha Christie's Poirot

  • Cheers

    Cheers

  • Elementary

    Elementary

  • Tony Awards

    Tony Awards

  • Hell's Kitchen

    Hell's Kitchen

  • Babylon 5

    Babylon 5

  • Babylon 5

    Babylon 5

  • Babylon 5

    Babylon 5

  • Harry Potter and the Chamber of Secrets

    Harry Potter and the Chamber of Secrets

  • Play for Today

    Play for Today

  • Play for Today

    Play for Today

  • Minder

    Minder

  • Crown Court

    Crown Court

  • Peak Practice

    Peak Practice

  • Tales of the Unexpected

    Tales of the Unexpected

  • Tales of the Unexpected

    Tales of the Unexpected

  • Waking the Dead

    Waking the Dead

  • The Bill

    The Bill

  • Rumpole of the Bailey

    Rumpole of the Bailey

  • The Sweeney

    The Sweeney

  • Wycliffe

    Wycliffe

  • The Boy in the Striped Pyjamas

    The Boy in the Striped Pyjamas

  • American History X

    American History X

  • Lovejoy

    Lovejoy

  • Thriller

    Thriller

  • Dalgliesh

    Dalgliesh

  • Van der Valk

    Van der Valk

  • Van der Valk

    Van der Valk

  • Justice

    Justice

  • Father Ted

    Father Ted

  • Maigret

    Maigret

  • Prisoners of the Moon

    Prisoners of the Moon

  • The Eclipse

    The Eclipse

  • Mary Poppins Returns

    Mary Poppins Returns

  • Adolf Hitler - My Part in His Downfall

    Adolf Hitler - My Part in His Downfall

  • The Secret Garden: The Musical

    The Secret Garden: The Musical

  • Extremely Loud & Incredibly Close

    Extremely Loud & Incredibly Close

  • Colditz

    Colditz

  • Rough for Theatre II

    Rough for Theatre II

  • Juno and the Paycock

    Juno and the Paycock

  • Driving Lessons

    Driving Lessons

  • Light

    Light

  • The Adventurer

    The Adventurer

  • The Hound of the Baskervilles

    The Hound of the Baskervilles

  • National Theatre Live: Hamlet

    National Theatre Live: Hamlet

  • River

    River

  • Memoirs of an Invisible Man

    Memoirs of an Invisible Man

  • Uncle Bill's Barrel

    Uncle Bill's Barrel

  • Into the West

    Into the West

  • Midnight's Child

    Midnight's Child

  • Small, Far Away: The World of Father Ted

    Small, Far Away: The World of Father Ted

  • T-Bag

    T-Bag

  • 1990

    1990

  • Jimmy's Hall

    Jimmy's Hall

  • The Death of Captain Doughty

    The Death of Captain Doughty

  • Stay Lucky

    Stay Lucky

  • Water for Elephants

    Water for Elephants

  • Dinner with Dani

    Dinner with Dani

  • The Face of Fu Manchu

    The Face of Fu Manchu

  • Aladdin and the Adventure of All Time

    Aladdin and the Adventure of All Time

  • A Love Divided

    A Love Divided

  • The Boy

    The Boy

  • The Legion Hall Bombing

    The Legion Hall Bombing

  • Mr. Palfrey of Westminster

    Mr. Palfrey of Westminster

  • Sunset Heights

    Sunset Heights

  • Straw Dogs

    Straw Dogs

  • Oyster Farmer

    Oyster Farmer

  • Boxed

    Boxed

  • The Last Right

    The Last Right

  • Stan

    Stan

  • Unnatural Causes

    Unnatural Causes

  • George

    George

  • Never Mind the Quality, Feel the Width

    Never Mind the Quality, Feel the Width

  • Mad About Mambo

    Mad About Mambo

  • Nanny

    Nanny

  • Sakharov

    Sakharov

  • On the Nose

    On the Nose

  • Hidden Agenda

    Hidden Agenda

  • Screamer

    Screamer

  • The Royal

    The Royal

  • Grass

    Grass

  • The Temptation of Eileen Hughes

    The Temptation of Eileen Hughes

  • The Treacle People

    The Treacle People

  • Insurrection

    Insurrection

  • National Theatre Live: Of Mice and Men

    National Theatre Live: Of Mice and Men

  • Cry of the Innocent

    Cry of the Innocent

  • Even Hitler Had a Girlfriend

    Even Hitler Had a Girlfriend

  • Waiting at the Field Gate

    Waiting at the Field Gate

  • Home Cooking

    Home Cooking

  • Conspiracy of Silence

    Conspiracy of Silence

  • Homemade

    Homemade

  • The Dead Hands of Dublin

    The Dead Hands of Dublin