Norman Bird

Personal Info

Known For

Acting

Known Credits

113

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 Avengers

    The Avengers

  • The Saint

    The Saint

  • The Saint

    The Saint

  • Crown Court

    Crown Court

  • All Creatures Great and Small

    All Creatures Great and Small

  • Fawlty Towers

    Fawlty Towers

  • No Hiding Place

    No Hiding Place

  • Gideon's Way

    Gideon's Way

  • Z-Cars

    Z-Cars

  • Screen Two

    Screen Two

  • Angels

    Angels

  • Theatre 625

    Theatre 625

  • After Henry

    After Henry

  • Shadowlands

    Shadowlands

  • Public Eye

    Public Eye

  • Return of the Saint

    Return of the Saint

  • Thirty-Minute Theatre

    Thirty-Minute Theatre

  • Born Kicking

    Born Kicking

  • The Lord of the Rings

    The Lord of the Rings

  • Victim

    Victim

  • Department S

    Department S

  • 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

  • The Rivals of Sherlock Holmes

    The Rivals of Sherlock Holmes

  • Yes Minister

    Yes Minister

  • Bitter Harvest

    Bitter Harvest

  • Hammer House of Horror

    Hammer House of Horror

  • The Hill

    The Hill

  • Maniac

    Maniac

  • Buddy

    Buddy

  • Budgie

    Budgie

  • Doomwatch

    Doomwatch

  • Wedding Bells

    Wedding Bells

  • Jason King

    Jason King

  • Young Winston

    Young Winston

  • The Adventurer

    The Adventurer

  • Monkey Tricks

    Monkey Tricks

  • Black Carrion

    Black Carrion

  • Worzel Gummidge

    Worzel Gummidge

  • Raffles

    Raffles

  • Softly Softly: Task Force

    Softly Softly: Task Force

  • Till Death Us Do Part

    Till Death Us Do Part

  • Hammer House of Mystery and Suspense

    Hammer House of Mystery and Suspense

  • The League of Gentlemen

    The League of Gentlemen

  • The Virgin and the Gypsy

    The Virgin and the Gypsy

  • The Final Conflict

    The Final Conflict

  • Double Trouble

    Double Trouble

  • Two's Company

    Two's Company

  • First Men in the Moon

    First Men in the Moon

  • Hands of the Ripper

    Hands of the Ripper

  • Randall and Hopkirk (Deceased)

    Randall and Hopkirk (Deceased)

  • Term of Trial

    Term of Trial

  • The Limbo Line

    The Limbo Line

  • Whistle Down the Wind

    Whistle Down the Wind

  • Cash on Demand

    Cash on Demand

  • Night of the Eagle

    Night of the Eagle

  • The Medusa Touch

    The Medusa Touch

  • Arthur of the Britons

    Arthur of the Britons

  • The Slipper and the Rose

    The Slipper and the Rose

  • The Angry Silence

    The Angry Silence

  • The Wrong Box

    The Wrong Box

  • Winston Churchill: The Wilderness Years

    Winston Churchill: The Wilderness Years

  • The Mind Benders

    The Mind Benders

  • Oh! What a Lovely War

    Oh! What a Lovely War

  • The Beauty Jungle

    The Beauty Jungle

  • An Inspector Calls

    An Inspector Calls

  • Man in the Moon

    Man in the Moon

  • The Punch and Judy Man

    The Punch and Judy Man

  • The Raging Moon

    The Raging Moon

  • The Fourth Arm

    The Fourth Arm

  • King Arthur, the Young Warlord

    King Arthur, the Young Warlord

  • A Dandy in Aspic

    A Dandy in Aspic

  • To Serve Them All My Days

    To Serve Them All My Days

  • The Rise and Rise of Michael Rimmer

    The Rise and Rise of Michael Rimmer

  • Miss Pym's Day Out

    Miss Pym's Day Out

  • A Voyage Round My Father

    A Voyage Round My Father

  • Elementary, My Dear Watson

    Elementary, My Dear Watson

  • The Trial of Dr. Fancy

    The Trial of Dr. Fancy

  • Run a Crooked Mile

    Run a Crooked Mile

  • Shirley's World

    Shirley's World

  • The Ghost Downstairs

    The Ghost Downstairs

  • Crossing the Floor

    Crossing the Floor

  • Very Important Person

    Very Important Person

  • Sky West and Crooked

    Sky West and Crooked

  • The Black Torment

    The Black Torment

  • Baby Sitters

    Baby Sitters

  • The Big Kick

    The Big Kick

  • The Glums

    The Glums

  • Sanctuary

    Sanctuary

  • The Guardians

    The Guardians

  • Yanks Go Home

    Yanks Go Home

  • My Wife Next Door

    My Wife Next Door

  • Life Begins at Forty

    Life Begins at Forty

  • The Secret Partner

    The Secret Partner

  • Ooh...You Are Awful

    Ooh...You Are Awful

  • The Cracksman

    The Cracksman

  • On the Tiles

    On the Tiles

  • Hot Enough for June

    Hot Enough for June

  • Thomas & Sarah

    Thomas & Sarah

  • In Search of the Castaways

    In Search of the Castaways

  • It's Not Me - It's Them!

    It's Not Me - It's Them!

  • Up Among the Cuckoos

    Up Among the Cuckoos

  • Please Sir!

    Please Sir!

  • Armchair Theatre

    Armchair Theatre

  • Up The Workers

    Up The Workers

  • All at Sea

    All at Sea

  • If You Go Down in the Woods Today

    If You Go Down in the Woods Today

  • Miss Jones And Son

    Miss Jones And Son

  • The Bargee

    The Bargee

  • 80,000 Suspects

    80,000 Suspects

  • Pot Luck

    Pot Luck

  • This Office Life

    This Office Life

  • Takeover

    Takeover