Jim Norton

Personal Info

Known For

Acting

Known Credits

96

Gender

Male

Birthday

1938-01-04 (88 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

  • Agatha Christie's Poirot

    Agatha Christie's Poirot

  • Elementary

    Elementary

  • Frasier

    Frasier

  • Cheers

    Cheers

  • Babylon 5

    Babylon 5

  • Babylon 5

    Babylon 5

  • Babylon 5

    Babylon 5

  • Minder

    Minder

  • Hell's Kitchen

    Hell's Kitchen

  • Harry Potter and the Chamber of Secrets

    Harry Potter and the Chamber of Secrets

  • Waking the Dead

    Waking the Dead

  • Peak Practice

    Peak Practice

  • Play for Today

    Play for Today

  • Play for Today

    Play for Today

  • The Sweeney

    The Sweeney

  • Tales of the Unexpected

    Tales of the Unexpected

  • Tales of the Unexpected

    Tales of the Unexpected

  • Crown Court

    Crown Court

  • The Bill

    The Bill

  • American History X

    American History X

  • The Boy in the Striped Pyjamas

    The Boy in the Striped Pyjamas

  • Van der Valk

    Van der Valk

  • Van der Valk

    Van der Valk

  • Stan

    Stan

  • Wycliffe

    Wycliffe

  • Thriller

    Thriller

  • Rumpole of the Bailey

    Rumpole of the Bailey

  • Grass

    Grass

  • Extremely Loud & Incredibly Close

    Extremely Loud & Incredibly Close

  • Boxed

    Boxed

  • Dalgliesh

    Dalgliesh

  • George

    George

  • Lovejoy

    Lovejoy

  • Justice

    Justice

  • Light

    Light

  • Mary Poppins Returns

    Mary Poppins Returns

  • Sakharov

    Sakharov

  • Home Cooking

    Home Cooking

  • Into the West

    Into the West

  • Father Ted

    Father Ted

  • The Boy

    The Boy

  • Screamer

    Screamer

  • Maigret

    Maigret

  • The Adventurer

    The Adventurer

  • Cry of the Innocent

    Cry of the Innocent

  • River

    River

  • Fall of Eagles

    Fall of Eagles

  • Water for Elephants

    Water for Elephants

  • Straw Dogs

    Straw Dogs

  • On the Nose

    On the Nose

  • Mr. Palfrey of Westminster

    Mr. Palfrey of Westminster

  • Never Mind the Quality, Feel the Width

    Never Mind the Quality, Feel the Width

  • Colditz

    Colditz

  • Churchill's People

    Churchill's People

  • Stay Lucky

    Stay Lucky

  • Sunset Heights

    Sunset Heights

  • A Love Divided

    A Love Divided

  • Unnatural Causes

    Unnatural Causes

  • Jimmy's Hall

    Jimmy's Hall

  • Nanny

    Nanny

  • 1990

    1990

  • Memoirs of an Invisible Man

    Memoirs of an Invisible Man

  • T-Bag

    T-Bag

  • National Theatre Live: Hamlet

    National Theatre Live: Hamlet

  • Dinner with Dani

    Dinner with Dani

  • Hidden Agenda

    Hidden Agenda

  • Driving Lessons

    Driving Lessons

  • The Last Right

    The Last Right

  • The Face of Fu Manchu

    The Face of Fu Manchu

  • Insurrection

    Insurrection

  • The Eclipse

    The Eclipse

  • The Hound of the Baskervilles

    The Hound of the Baskervilles

  • The Treacle People

    The Treacle People

  • Mad About Mambo

    Mad About Mambo

  • The Royal

    The Royal

  • Homemade

    Homemade

  • Midnight's Child

    Midnight's Child

  • Adolf Hitler - My Part in His Downfall

    Adolf Hitler - My Part in His Downfall

  • Conspiracy of Silence

    Conspiracy of Silence

  • Oyster Farmer

    Oyster Farmer

  • Even Hitler Had a Girlfriend

    Even Hitler Had a Girlfriend

  • The Secret Garden: The Musical

    The Secret Garden: The Musical

  • Juno and the Paycock

    Juno and the Paycock

  • National Theatre Live: Of Mice and Men

    National Theatre Live: Of Mice and Men

  • Aladdin and the Adventure of All Time

    Aladdin and the Adventure of All Time

  • Waiting at the Field Gate

    Waiting at the Field Gate

  • The Dead Hands of Dublin

    The Dead Hands of Dublin

  • Prisoners of the Moon

    Prisoners of the Moon

  • Small, Far Away: The World of Father Ted

    Small, Far Away: The World of Father Ted

  • Uncle Bill's Barrel

    Uncle Bill's Barrel

  • The Death of Captain Doughty

    The Death of Captain Doughty

  • Rough for Theatre II

    Rough for Theatre II

  • The Legion Hall Bombing

    The Legion Hall Bombing

  • The Temptation of Eileen Hughes

    The Temptation of Eileen Hughes