Norman Bird

Personal Info

Known For

Acting

Known Credits

110

Gender

Male

Birthday

1920-10-30

Day of death

2005-04-22 (84 years old)

Place of Birth

Coalville, Leicestershire, England, UK

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 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

  • Coronation Street

    Coronation Street

  • The Saint

    The Saint

  • The Saint

    The Saint

  • The Avengers

    The Avengers

  • Crown Court

    Crown Court

  • All Creatures Great and Small

    All Creatures Great and Small

  • Z-Cars

    Z-Cars

  • No Hiding Place

    No Hiding Place

  • Angels

    Angels

  • Screen Two

    Screen Two

  • Public Eye

    Public Eye

  • Thirty-Minute Theatre

    Thirty-Minute Theatre

  • Softly Softly: Task Force

    Softly Softly: Task Force

  • Hammer House of Mystery and Suspense

    Hammer House of Mystery and Suspense

  • The Rivals of Sherlock Holmes

    The Rivals of Sherlock Holmes

  • Gideon's Way

    Gideon's Way

  • Shadowlands

    Shadowlands

  • Fawlty Towers

    Fawlty Towers

  • Return of the Saint

    Return of the Saint

  • The Slipper and the Rose

    The Slipper and the Rose

  • The Lord of the Rings

    The Lord of the Rings

  • Whistle Down the Wind

    Whistle Down the Wind

  • Term of Trial

    Term of Trial

  • Doomwatch

    Doomwatch

  • Department S

    Department S

  • Hammer House of Horror

    Hammer House of Horror

  • Yes Minister

    Yes Minister

  • An Inspector Calls

    An Inspector Calls

  • Budgie

    Budgie

  • The Medusa Touch

    The Medusa Touch

  • The Mind Benders

    The Mind Benders

  • Jason King

    Jason King

  • The Adventurer

    The Adventurer

  • Arthur of the Britons

    Arthur of the Britons

  • The Beauty Jungle

    The Beauty Jungle

  • The Final Conflict

    The Final Conflict

  • The Raging Moon

    The Raging Moon

  • Worzel Gummidge

    Worzel Gummidge

  • Elementary, My Dear Watson

    Elementary, My Dear Watson

  • First Men in the Moon

    First Men in the Moon

  • Wedding Bells

    Wedding Bells

  • The League of Gentlemen

    The League of Gentlemen

  • The Rise and Rise of Michael Rimmer

    The Rise and Rise of Michael Rimmer

  • The Ghost Downstairs

    The Ghost Downstairs

  • Victim

    Victim

  • Night of the Eagle

    Night of the Eagle

  • The Hill

    The Hill

  • Randall and Hopkirk (Deceased)

    Randall and Hopkirk (Deceased)

  • The Limbo Line

    The Limbo Line

  • King Arthur, the Young Warlord

    King Arthur, the Young Warlord

  • Raffles

    Raffles

  • Shirley's World

    Shirley's World

  • The Wrong Box

    The Wrong Box

  • Hands of the Ripper

    Hands of the Ripper

  • Till Death Us Do Part

    Till Death Us Do Part

  • Oh! What a Lovely War

    Oh! What a Lovely War

  • A Voyage Round My Father

    A Voyage Round My Father

  • Monkey Tricks

    Monkey Tricks

  • Miss Pym's Day Out

    Miss Pym's Day Out

  • The Fourth Arm

    The Fourth Arm

  • A Dandy in Aspic

    A Dandy in Aspic

  • Very Important Person

    Very Important Person

  • Man in the Moon

    Man in the Moon

  • Two's Company

    Two's Company

  • Winston Churchill: The Wilderness Years

    Winston Churchill: The Wilderness Years

  • Maniac

    Maniac

  • The Cracksman

    The Cracksman

  • Born Kicking

    Born Kicking

  • Yanks Go Home

    Yanks Go Home

  • The Guardians

    The Guardians

  • Double Trouble

    Double Trouble

  • The Punch and Judy Man

    The Punch and Judy Man

  • Run a Crooked Mile

    Run a Crooked Mile

  • To Serve Them All My Days

    To Serve Them All My Days

  • Black Carrion

    Black Carrion

  • The Big Kick

    The Big Kick

  • Hot Enough for June

    Hot Enough for June

  • Bitter Harvest

    Bitter Harvest

  • Up The Workers

    Up The Workers

  • Crossing the Floor

    Crossing the Floor

  • The Angry Silence

    The Angry Silence

  • Young Winston

    Young Winston

  • Thomas & Sarah

    Thomas & Sarah

  • The Black Torment

    The Black Torment

  • My Wife Next Door

    My Wife Next Door

  • The Glums

    The Glums

  • Sanctuary

    Sanctuary

  • Life Begins at Forty

    Life Begins at Forty

  • On the Tiles

    On the Tiles

  • The Virgin and the Gypsy

    The Virgin and the Gypsy

  • Up Among the Cuckoos

    Up Among the Cuckoos

  • Cash on Demand

    Cash on Demand

  • It's Not Me - It's Them!

    It's Not Me - It's Them!

  • Buddy

    Buddy

  • Miss Jones And Son

    Miss Jones And Son

  • Ooh...You Are Awful

    Ooh...You Are Awful

  • Sky West and Crooked

    Sky West and Crooked

  • Armchair Theatre

    Armchair Theatre

  • The Secret Partner

    The Secret Partner

  • All at Sea

    All at Sea

  • A Cup O' Tea An' A Slice O' Cake - Worzel Gummidge Christmas Special

    A Cup O' Tea An' A Slice O' Cake - Worzel Gummidge Christmas Special

  • In Search of the Castaways

    In Search of the Castaways

  • Baby Sitters

    Baby Sitters

  • This Office Life

    This Office Life

  • 80,000 Suspects

    80,000 Suspects

  • The Bargee

    The Bargee

  • If You Go Down in the Woods Today

    If You Go Down in the Woods Today

  • Please Sir!

    Please Sir!

  • Pot Luck

    Pot Luck

  • Takeover

    Takeover