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Норман Бёрд, John George Norman Bird
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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).
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- wc Gender: Male
- calendar_month Birth Date: 1920-10-30
- event Death Date 2005-04-22
- school Known for: Acting
- star Popularity: 6.6
- info Birth Place Coalville, Leicestershire, England, UK
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smart_display Movies and TV shows by Norman Bird
6.6
The Lord of the Rings
1978-11-15
7.5
The Hill
1965-06-17
5.9
Doomwatch
1972-03-01
6.3
First Men in the Moon
1964-07-01
7.1
Whistle Down the Wind
1961-07-25
6.5
In Search of the Castaways
1962-12-01
6.2
Maniac
1963-05-20
7.6
Cash on Demand
1961-12-20
6.7
Night of the Eagle
1962-04-25
7
The League of Gentlemen
1960-04-15
6.3
The Mind Benders
1963-02-01
6.9
Shadowlands
1993-12-25
7.1
The Angry Silence
1960-03-10
6.4
Man in the Moon
1960-10-31
4.8
Ooh... You Are Awful
1972-12-01
5.7
Term of Trial
1962-08-16
5.8
The Secret Partner
1961-05-01
5.8
The Black Torment
1964-10-19
4
If You Go Down in the Woods Today
1981-04-29
6.8
The Bargee
1964-01-01
5.4
Sky West and Crooked
1965-08-31
6.8
A Dandy in Aspic
1968-04-02
5.2
The Beauty Jungle
1964-08-25
6.5
80,000 Suspects
1963-08-15
6.3
The Cracksman
1963-01-01
8
Run a Crooked Mile
1969-11-18
0
This Office Life
1984-12-30
2.2
The Virgin and the Gypsy
1970-06-01
0
Up Among the Cuckoos
1970-06-07
7.4
Victim
1961-08-01
0
All at Sea
1969-01-01
6.5
The Wrong Box
1966-06-19
0
Wedding Bells
1976-01-01
0
Double Trouble
1976-01-01
0
The Big Kick
1976-01-01
0
Baby Sitters
1976-01-01
0
On the Tiles
1976-01-01
0
Monkey Tricks
1976-01-01
0
Pot Luck
1976-01-01
6.7
Oh! What a Lovely War
1969-03-10
0
Elementary, My Dear Watson
1973-01-18
6.9
The Slipper and the Rose
1976-03-25
7.6
A Voyage Round My Father
1984-04-19
0
The Ghost Downstairs
1982-12-26
6.2
Bitter Harvest
1963-03-08
6.3
Hands of the Ripper
1971-10-17
6.7
Crossing the Floor
1996-10-05
6.1
Hot Enough for June
1964-01-01
7.1
An Inspector Calls
1954-03-16
5.5
Very Important Person
1961-04-24
10
A Cup O' Tea An' A Slice O' Cake - Worzel Gummidge Christmas Special
1980-12-27
0
Born Kicking
1992-09-20
6.5
The Raging Moon
1971-01-21
7.8
The Punch and Judy Man
1963-04-08
6
The Rise and Rise of Michael Rimmer
1970-11-12
6.8
The Medusa Touch
1978-04-13
4
The Limbo Line
1969-03-03
5.8
The Final Conflict
1981-03-20
7
King Arthur, the Young Warlord
1975-01-01
5.8
Please Sir!
1971-05-01
0
Buddy
1986-01-01
6
Black Carrion
1984-11-12
0
Miss Pym's Day Out
1992-02-19
7
Budgie
1971-04-09
4.9
Department S
1969-09-09
5.5
Thomas & Sarah
1979-01-14
7
Z-Cars
1962-01-02
6.8
Gideon's Way
1965-03-18
8.3
Fawlty Towers
1975-09-19
7.7
The Avengers
1961-01-07
7.3
Jason King
1971-09-15
5.4
Crown Court
1972-10-11
7.3
The Saint
1962-10-04
8.3
Yes Minister
1980-02-25
8
Raffles
1977-02-25
5
Shirley's World
1972-04-07
3.7
Angels
1975-09-01
3.7
No Hiding Place
1959-09-16
5
The Guardians
1971-07-10
5
Sanctuary
1967-06-29
5
Yanks Go Home
1976-11-22
6
My Wife Next Door
1972-09-19
6.4
Hammer House of Mystery and Suspense
1984-09-05
7.7
To Serve Them All My Days
1980-10-17
5
Life Begins at Forty
1978-06-13
5
Miss Jones And Son
1977-04-18
7.1
Hammer House of Horror
1980-09-13
5.5
The Adventurer
1972-09-29
7.3
The Saint
1962-10-04
7
Return of the Saint
1978-09-10
7.3
Till Death Us Do Part
1966-06-06
7.1
Randall and Hopkirk (Deceased)
1969-09-21
7.8
All Creatures Great and Small
1978-01-08
7
Two's Company
1975-09-06
6.2
Worzel Gummidge
1979-02-25
6
Arthur of the Britons
1972-12-06
7.3
The Rivals of Sherlock Holmes
1971-09-20
7.8
Public Eye
1965-01-23
0
Up The Workers
1973-09-04
0
The Glums
1978-10-07
6
Softly Softly: Task Force
1969-11-20
5.8
Armchair Theatre
1956-07-08
5.3
Coronation Street
1960-12-09
5
Winston Churchill: The Wilderness Years
1981-09-06
6.8
Screen Two
1985-01-06