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Norman Bird

Cast & creator

Norman Bird

1920-10-30 (died at 84) Coalville, Leicestershire, England, UKIMDb

Best known for Coronation Street, The Avengers, Crown Court

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).

Also known as: Норман Бёрд, John George Norman Bird

Movies

68

film credits

Series

68

television credits

Career

136

1954–2005 · acting roles

Credit score

6.8

average across scored titles

Signature credits

Known for

Ordered by popularity

Coronation Street

Coronation Street

Frank Jackson · 1960

The Avengers

The Avengers

Acting · 1961

Crown Court

Crown Court

Acting · 1972

Screen Two

Screen Two

Grandfather · 1985

The Saint

The Saint

Mr. Spode · 1962

Across film & television

Filmography (136)

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Showing 136 of 136 credits

Coronation Street

Coronation Street

Frank Jackson

The Avengers

The Avengers

Crown Court

Crown Court

Screen Two

Screen Two

Grandfather

The Saint

The Saint

Mr. Spode

The Saint

The Saint

Weems

Z-Cars

Z-Cars

Theatre 625

Theatre 625

William Oaks

Thirty-Minute Theatre

Thirty-Minute Theatre

Arthur Pendlebury

No Hiding Place

No Hiding Place

No Hiding Place

No Hiding Place

Arthur Johnson

All Creatures Great and Small

All Creatures Great and Small

Farmer Benson

ITV Saturday Night Theatre

ITV Saturday Night Theatre

Father

ITV Saturday Night Theatre

ITV Saturday Night Theatre

Stanley Nicholson

Thursday Theatre

Harry Lancaster

Angels

Angels

Public Eye

Public Eye

Arthur Biddle

Drama 61-67

Father

Gideon's Way

Gideon's Way

Supt. Fred Lee

Budgie

Budgie

Inspector Charles Upton

Worzel Gummidge

Worzel Gummidge

Mr. Braithwaite

The Rivals of Sherlock Holmes

The Rivals of Sherlock Holmes

Inspector Trent

Fawlty Towers

Fawlty Towers

Mr. Arrad

The Adventurer

The Adventurer

Brooks

Softly Softly: Task Force

Softly Softly: Task Force

Samuel Tomkins

Department S

Department S

Drayton

Jason King

Jason King

Steptoe and Son

Steptoe and Son

Bank Manager

Steptoe and Son

Steptoe and Son

Mr. Dryson

Hammer House of Mystery and Suspense

Hammer House of Mystery and Suspense

Henry Bircher

Hammer House of Horror

Hammer House of Horror

Basil

Return of the Saint

Return of the Saint

Morgan

Yes Minister

Yes Minister

Till Death Us Do Part

Till Death Us Do Part

Landlord

Bless This House

Bless This House

Vet

The Protectors

The Protectors

Barnaby

The Lord of the Rings

The Lord of the Rings

Bilbo (voice)

Randall and Hopkirk (Deceased)

Randall and Hopkirk (Deceased)

Elliot

W. Somerset Maugham

Arthur Low

Lytton's Diary

Lytton's Diary

Charles Adams

Half Hour Story

Half Hour Story

Harry

After Henry

After Henry

Mr Henderson

The Final Conflict

The Final Conflict

Dr. Philmore

Thomas & Sarah

Thomas & Sarah

Gilbert

Arthur of the Britons

Arthur of the Britons

Ambrose

Friday Night, Saturday Morning

Friday Night, Saturday Morning

Happy Ever After

Happy Ever After

Mr Fletcher

Shirley's World

Shirley's World

To Serve Them All My Days

To Serve Them All My Days

Alderman Blunt

Life Begins at Forty

Life Begins at Forty

Dr Gardiner

Blackmail

Henry Cobb

Raffles

Raffles

Winston Churchill: The Wilderness Years

Winston Churchill: The Wilderness Years

Sir Maurice Hanley

The Fourth Arm

The Fourth Arm

Col. Cole

Two's Company

Two's Company

Mr. Bunn

Armchair Theatre

Armchair Theatre

Walter

Armchair Theatre

Armchair Theatre

Charles Lincoln

Armchair Theatre

Armchair Theatre

Spooner

Break Point

Break Point

Major Houghton-Jones

Yanks Go Home

Yanks Go Home

Leonard Chambers

The Guardians

The Guardians

Tom Henryson

Suspicion

Harry Beardsley

Seven Faces of Woman

Ken

Shadowlands

Shadowlands

Taxi Driver Witness

The Medusa Touch

The Medusa Touch

Major Henry Morlar

First Men in the Moon

First Men in the Moon

Stuart

It's Not Me - It's Them!

Mr. Partridge

A Dandy in Aspic

A Dandy in Aspic

Copperfield

Sanctuary

Oh! What a Lovely War

Oh! What a Lovely War

Training Sgt (uncredited)

The Hill

The Hill

Commandant

Maniac

Maniac

Salon

Hot Enough for June

Hot Enough for June

Employment Exchange Clerk

Miss Jones And Son

My Wife Next Door

My Wife Next Door

The Slipper and the Rose

The Slipper and the Rose

Dress Shop Proprieter

The Wrong Box

The Wrong Box

Clergyman

The Organization

The Organization

Ken Grist

The League of Gentlemen

The League of Gentlemen

Weaver

Night of the Eagle

Night of the Eagle

Doctor

Whistle Down the Wind

Whistle Down the Wind

Eddie

The Bargee

The Bargee

Waterways Supervisor Albert Williams

The Glums

The Glums

Office Manager

Young Winston

Young Winston

Party Chairman

Up The Workers

Up The Workers

Sid Stubbins

Man in the Moon

Man in the Moon

Herbert

Hands of the Ripper

Hands of the Ripper

Police Inspector

The Funny Blokes of British Comedy

Mr. Arrad (archive footage) (uncredited)

Victim

Victim

Harold Doe

Ooh...You Are Awful

Ooh...You Are Awful

Warder Burke

The Virgin and the Gypsy

The Virgin and the Gypsy

Uncle Fred

Miss Pym's Day Out

Miss Pym's Day Out

Man on Bus

Cash on Demand

Cash on Demand

Arthur Sanderson

The Punch and Judy Man

The Punch and Judy Man

Reginald Fletcher

Sky West and Crooked

Sky West and Crooked

Mr. Cheeseman - undertaker

The Rise and Rise of Michael Rimmer

The Rise and Rise of Michael Rimmer

Alderman Poot

Elementary, My Dear Watson

Elementary, My Dear Watson

Inspector Street

The Mind Benders

The Mind Benders

Aubrey

The Raging Moon

The Raging Moon

Dr Matthews

An Inspector Calls

An Inspector Calls

Jones-Collins - Foreman

Run a Crooked Mile

Run a Crooked Mile

Sgt. Hooper

The Secret Partner

The Secret Partner

Ralph Beldon

A Voyage Round My Father

A Voyage Round My Father

Ham

If You Go Down in the Woods Today

If You Go Down in the Woods Today

Doctor

Doomwatch

Doomwatch

Brewer

In Search of the Castaways

In Search of the Castaways

Senior Yacht Guard

The Angry Silence

The Angry Silence

Roberts

Crossing the Floor

Crossing the Floor

Grandfather

The Trial of Dr. Fancy

Charles Lincoln

Baby Sitters

Buddy

Buddy

Mr Normington

Takeover

Father

The Black Torment

The Black Torment

Harris

King Arthur, the Young Warlord

King Arthur, the Young Warlord

Ambrose

Up Among the Cuckoos

Walter

The Beauty Jungle

The Beauty Jungle

Mr. Edward Freeman

The Cracksman

The Cracksman

Policeman

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

Mr Braithwaite

Very Important Person

Very Important Person

Senior British Officer Travers

Term of Trial

Term of Trial

Mr. Taylor

This Office Life

This Office Life

Seeds

80,000 Suspects

80,000 Suspects

Harold Davis

On the Tiles

Bitter Harvest

Bitter Harvest

Mr. Pitt

Double Trouble

Black Carrion

Black Carrion

Henry Bircher

Please Sir!

Please Sir!

Reynolds

Monkey Tricks

The Limbo Line

The Limbo Line

End in Tears

Charles 'Whoopy' Cushion

All at Sea

All at Sea

Mr. Danvers

Wedding Bells

The Ghost Downstairs

The Ghost Downstairs

Mr. Morris

Born Kicking

Born Kicking

Mr Radley

The Big Kick

Pot Luck

Farmer