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Jim Norton

Cast & creator

Jim Norton

1938-01-04 (age 88) Dublin, IrelandIMDb

Best known for Midsomer Murders, Agatha Christie's Poirot, Frasier

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.

Also known as: Jim Morton, James Norton, 짐 노턴

Movies

50

film credits

Series

61

television credits

Career

111

1956–2021 · acting roles

Credit score

6.7

average across scored titles

Signature credits

Known for

Ordered by popularity

Midsomer Murders

Midsomer Murders

Edward Canning · 1997

Agatha Christie's Poirot

Agatha Christie's Poirot

Roger Havering · 1989

Frasier

Frasier

Wentworth · 1993

Star Trek: The Next Generation

Star Trek: The Next Generation

Holodeck Albert Einstein · 1987

The Tonight Show with Jay Leno

The Tonight Show with Jay Leno

Self · 1992

Across film & television

Filmography (111)

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Showing 111 of 111 credits

Midsomer Murders

Midsomer Murders

Edward Canning

Agatha Christie's Poirot

Agatha Christie's Poirot

Roger Havering

Frasier

Frasier

Wentworth

Star Trek: The Next Generation

Star Trek: The Next Generation

Holodeck Albert Einstein

The Tonight Show with Jay Leno

The Tonight Show with Jay Leno

Self

Cheers

Cheers

Henderson

Elementary

Elementary

Sir James Walter

Babylon 5

Babylon 5

Ombuds Wellington

Babylon 5

Babylon 5

Dr. Lazarenn

Babylon 5

Babylon 5

G'Quan

Tony Awards

Tony Awards

Self - Winner

Play for Today

Play for Today

Jack Parry

Play for Today

Play for Today

The Detective Sergeant

Hell's Kitchen

Hell's Kitchen

Self

The Wednesday Play

The Wednesday Play

Rodney

Crown Court

Crown Court

Jeremy Williams

Peak Practice

Peak Practice

Father Matthew Corlon

The Bill

The Bill

Minder

Minder

O'Brady

Screen Two

Screen Two

Bernard McAuley

Tales of the Unexpected

Tales of the Unexpected

Dr Mellish

Tales of the Unexpected

Tales of the Unexpected

H.A.K. Bates

Harry Potter and the Chamber of Secrets

Harry Potter and the Chamber of Secrets

Mr Mason

ITV Playhouse

ITV Playhouse

Brian Snow

Waking the Dead

Waking the Dead

David Dusniak

Thirty-Minute Theatre

Thirty-Minute Theatre

Tom

Rumpole of the Bailey

Rumpole of the Bailey

F.I.G. Newton

The Sweeney

The Sweeney

Phil Harrister

Wycliffe

Wycliffe

Owens

Lovejoy

Lovejoy

Father Xavier

American History X

American History X

Randy

Van der Valk

Van der Valk

Eddy

Van der Valk

Van der Valk

Hanson

Justice

Justice

Alan Cartwright

The Boy in the Striped Pyjamas

The Boy in the Striped Pyjamas

Herr Liszt

Churchill's People

Churchill's People

Cuthbert

Thriller

Thriller

The Man

Dalgliesh

Dalgliesh

Father Barnes

Strangers

Strangers

Cathal Slattery

Father Ted

Father Ted

Bishop Len Brennan

The Adventurer

The Adventurer

Morgan

Mary Poppins Returns

Mary Poppins Returns

Binnacle

Fall of Eagles

Fall of Eagles

Kerensky

Villains

Villains

'Smudger' Smedley

The Boy

The Boy

Mr. Heelshire

Colditz

Colditz

Capt. James Porteous

Second City Firsts

Rainmarsh

Unnatural Causes

Unnatural Causes

Gordon

River

River

Michael Bennigan

Maigret

Maigret

Water for Elephants

Water for Elephants

Camel

Late Night Theatre

Francis Drake

Mr. Palfrey of Westminster

Mr. Palfrey of Westminster

Robert Sanding

99-1

99-1

DCI Otterly

Extremely Loud & Incredibly Close

Extremely Loud & Incredibly Close

Old Mr. Black

Nanny

Nanny

Blackmail

Johnny Franks

T-Bag

Shopkeeper / Gardner

Straw Dogs

Straw Dogs

Chris Cawsey

Stay Lucky

Stay Lucky

Armchair Theatre

Armchair Theatre

Dug Whitby

1990

1990

Never Mind the Quality, Feel the Width

Never Mind the Quality, Feel the Width

Memoirs of an Invisible Man

Memoirs of an Invisible Man

Dr. Bernard Wachs

The Treacle People

The Treacle People

Brendan Robinson (voice) / Silas Mitton (voice) / Digger (voice)

Dinner with Dani

Dinner with Dani

Himself

Jimmy's Hall

Jimmy's Hall

Father Sheridan

Insurrection

Insurrection

Tom Clarke

Driving Lessons

Driving Lessons

Mr. Fincham

The Hound of the Baskervilles

The Hound of the Baskervilles

Coroner

Hidden Agenda

Hidden Agenda

Brodie

Midnight's Child

Midnight's Child

Dr. Stefan Grossbart

The Face of Fu Manchu

The Face of Fu Manchu

Mathius

Home Cooking

Home Cooking

Gordon

Cry of the Innocent

Cry of the Innocent

Jasper Tooms

National Theatre Live: Hamlet

National Theatre Live: Hamlet

Polonius

The Last Right

The Last Right

Padraig

Into the West

Into the West

Superintendant O'Mara

Saturday Night Thriller

Arthur

Mad About Mambo

Mad About Mambo

Adolf Hitler: My Part in His Downfall

Adolf Hitler: My Part in His Downfall

Pongo

National Theatre Live: Of Mice and Men

National Theatre Live: Of Mice and Men

Candy

Aladdin and the Adventure of All Time

Aladdin and the Adventure of All Time

(voice)

The Royal

The Royal

Rory

People Like Us

Jim Carver

Even Hitler Had a Girlfriend

Even Hitler Had a Girlfriend

Marcus's Dad

On the Nose

On the Nose

Patrick Cassidy

Waiting at the Field Gate

Waiting at the Field Gate

Rainmarsh

Rough for Theatre II

Rough for Theatre II

A

The Secret Garden: The Musical

The Secret Garden: The Musical

Ben Weatherstaff

Small, Far Away: The World of Father Ted

Small, Far Away: The World of Father Ted

Self

The Eclipse

The Eclipse

Malachy

The Legion Hall Bombing

The Legion Hall Bombing

Detective Sergeant

Sakharov

Sakharov

Roy Medvedev

Conspiracy of Silence

Conspiracy of Silence

Bishop Quinn

A Love Divided

A Love Divided

The Death of Captain Doughty

Francis Drake

Oyster Farmer

Oyster Farmer

Mumbles

The Temptation of Eileen Hughes

The Temptation of Eileen Hughes

Bernard McAuley

Juno and the Paycock

Juno and the Paycock

"Joxer" Daly

Stan

Stan

Stan Laurel

The Dead Hands of Dublin

The Dead Hands of Dublin

Narrator (voice)

Prisoners of the Moon

Prisoners of the Moon

Arthur Rudolph

Homemade

Homemade

Tommy

Uncle Bill's Barrel

Older Michael

Boxed

Boxed

Father Moran

Sunset Heights

Sunset Heights

Sam Magee, The Preacher

Screamer

Screamer

The Man

Light

Light

Jack Parry

Grass

Arthur

George

George

Smedley