Norman Bird: movies and TV shows
Norman Bird has 132 credits in the archive: 68 films and 64 TV series, from 1954 to 2005. Highest rated: Raffles (8.4/10).
Career timeline
1954 – 2005 · busiest year: 1969 (11 credits)
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Full filmography
| Year | Title | Role | Type | Rating | Age then |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2005 | The Funny Blokes of British Comedy | Mr. Arrad (archive footage) (uncredited) | Film | 6.5 | 84 |
| 1996 | Crossing the Floor | Grandfather | Film | 6.8 | 75 |
| 1993 | Shadowlands | Taxi Driver Witness | Film | 6.9 | 72 |
| 1992 | Miss Pym's Day Out | Man on Bus | Film | 8.0 | 71 |
| 1992 | Born Kicking | Mr Radley | Film | 9.0 | 71 |
| 1988 | After Henry | Mr Henderson | TV | 6.4 | 67 |
| 1986 | Buddy | Mr Normington | Film | — | 65 |
| 1985 | Screen Two | Grandfather | TV | 7.1 | 64 |
| 1985 | Lytton's Diary | Charles Adams | TV | 7.3 | 64 |
| 1984 | Hammer House of Mystery and Suspense | Henry Bircher | TV | 6.5 | 63 |
| 1984 | A Voyage Round My Father | Ham | Film | 7.4 | 63 |
| 1984 | Black Carrion | Henry Bircher | Film | 7.5 | 63 |
| 1984 | This Office Life | Seeds | Film | — | 63 |
| 1983 | The Fourth Arm | Col. Cole | TV | 6.5 | 62 |
| 1982 | The Ghost Downstairs | Mr. Morris | Film | 9.0 | 61 |
| 1981 | The Final Conflict | Dr. Philmore | Film | 5.8 | 60 |
| 1981 | Winston Churchill: The Wilderness Years | Sir Maurice Hanley | TV | 6.3 | 60 |
| 1981 | If You Go Down in the Woods Today | Doctor | Film | 6.3 | 60 |
| 1980 | Yes Minister | TV | 8.3 | 59 | |
| 1980 | Hammer House of Horror | Basil | TV | 7.1 | 59 |
| 1980 | To Serve Them All My Days | Alderman Blunt | TV | 7.8 | 59 |
| 1980 | A Cup O' Tea An' A Slice O' Cake - Worzel Gummidge Christmas Special | Mr Braithwaite | Film | 10.0 | 59 |
| 1979 | Worzel Gummidge | Mr. Braithwaite | TV | 6.2 | 58 |
| 1979 | Friday Night, Saturday Morning | TV | 7.5 | 58 | |
| 1979 | Thomas & Sarah | TV | 6.0 | 58 | |
| 1978 | All Creatures Great and Small | Farmer Benson | TV | 7.8 | 57 |
| 1978 | Return of the Saint | Morgan | TV | 7.0 | 57 |
| 1978 | The Lord of the Rings | Bilbo (voice) | Film | 6.6 | 57 |
| 1978 | Life Begins at Forty | Dr Gardiner | TV | 6.7 | 57 |
| 1978 | The Glums | Office Manager | TV | — | 57 |
| 1978 | The Medusa Touch | Major Henry Morlar | Film | 6.8 | 57 |
| 1977 | Raffles | TV | 8.4 | 56 | |
| 1977 | Miss Jones And Son | TV | 5.0 | 56 | |
| 1976 | Yanks Go Home | TV | 6.3 | 55 | |
| 1976 | The Slipper and the Rose | Dress Shop Proprieter | Film | 6.9 | 55 |
| 1976 | Baby Sitters | Film | — | 55 | |
| 1976 | On the Tiles | Film | — | 55 | |
| 1976 | Pot Luck | Farmer | Film | — | 55 |
| 1976 | The Big Kick | Film | — | 55 | |
| 1976 | Double Trouble | Film | — | 55 | |
| 1976 | Monkey Tricks | Film | — | 55 | |
| 1976 | Wedding Bells | Film | — | 55 | |
| 1975 | Angels | TV | 4.5 | 54 | |
| 1975 | Fawlty Towers | Mr. Arrad | TV | 8.3 | 54 |
| 1975 | Two's Company | Mr. Bunn | TV | 7.3 | 54 |
| 1975 | King Arthur, the Young Warlord | Ambrose | Film | 7.0 | 54 |
| 1974 | Happy Ever After | Mr Fletcher | TV | 6.8 | 53 |
| 1974 | Seven Faces of Woman | Ken | TV | — | 53 |
| 1973 | Up The Workers | Sid Stubbins | TV | — | 52 |
| 1973 | Elementary, My Dear Watson | Inspector Street | Film | 7.0 | 52 |
| 1972 | Crown Court | TV | 5.7 | 51 | |
| 1972 | Shirley's World | TV | 6.0 | 51 | |
| 1972 | The Adventurer | Brooks | TV | 6.3 | 51 |
| 1972 | Arthur of the Britons | Ambrose | TV | 8.0 | 51 |
| 1972 | My Wife Next Door | TV | 6.5 | 51 | |
| 1972 | Young Winston | Party Chairman | Film | 6.2 | 51 |
| 1972 | The Organization | Ken Grist | TV | 8.5 | 51 |
| 1972 | Ooh...You Are Awful | Warder Burke | Film | 4.8 | 51 |
| 1972 | Doomwatch | Brewer | Film | 6.1 | 51 |
| 1971 | The Rivals of Sherlock Holmes | Inspector Trent | TV | 7.5 | 50 |
| 1971 | Jason King | TV | 7.8 | 50 | |
| 1971 | Budgie | Inspector Charles Upton | TV | 7.2 | 50 |
| 1971 | The Guardians | Tom Henryson | TV | 6.0 | 50 |
| 1971 | Suspicion | Harry Beardsley | TV | — | 50 |
| 1971 | Hands of the Ripper | Police Inspector | Film | 6.2 | 50 |
| 1971 | The Raging Moon | Dr Matthews | Film | 6.5 | 50 |
| 1971 | Please Sir! | Reynolds | Film | 5.7 | 50 |
| 1970 | The Rise and Rise of Michael Rimmer | Alderman Poot | Film | 6.0 | 49 |
| 1970 | The Virgin and the Gypsy | Uncle Fred | Film | 3.1 | 49 |
| 1970 | Up Among the Cuckoos | Walter | Film | — | 49 |
| 1969 | ITV Saturday Night Theatre | Father | TV | 7.0 | 48 |
| 1969 | ITV Saturday Night Theatre | Stanley Nicholson | TV | 7.0 | 48 |
| 1969 | Softly Softly: Task Force | Samuel Tomkins | TV | 6.0 | 48 |
| 1969 | Department S | Drayton | TV | 5.5 | 48 |
| 1969 | W. Somerset Maugham | Arthur Low | TV | — | 48 |
| 1969 | Randall and Hopkirk (Deceased) | Elliot | TV | 7.0 | 48 |
| 1969 | Oh! What a Lovely War | Training Sgt (uncredited) | Film | 6.6 | 48 |
| 1969 | Takeover | Father | Film | — | 48 |
| 1969 | The Limbo Line | Film | 6.0 | 48 | |
| 1969 | Run a Crooked Mile | Sgt. Hooper | Film | 7.7 | 48 |
| 1969 | All at Sea | Mr. Danvers | Film | 10.0 | 48 |
| 1968 | A Dandy in Aspic | Copperfield | Film | 6.9 | 47 |
| 1967 | Half Hour Story | Harry | TV | 7.5 | 46 |
| 1967 | Sanctuary | TV | 6.0 | 46 | |
| 1966 | Till Death Us Do Part | Landlord | TV | 7.6 | 45 |
| 1966 | The Wrong Box | Clergyman | Film | 6.5 | 45 |
| 1966 | Sky West and Crooked | Mr. Cheeseman - undertaker | Film | 5.6 | 45 |
| 1966 | End in Tears | Charles 'Whoopy' Cushion | Film | — | 45 |
| 1965 | Thirty-Minute Theatre | Arthur Pendlebury | TV | 4.2 | 44 |
| 1965 | Gideon's Way | Supt. Fred Lee | TV | 7.0 | 44 |
| 1965 | Public Eye | Arthur Biddle | TV | 8.2 | 44 |
| 1965 | The Hill | Commandant | Film | 7.5 | 44 |
| 1965 | It's Not Me - It's Them! | Mr. Partridge | TV | — | 44 |
| 1964 | Theatre 625 | William Oaks | TV | 7.2 | 43 |
| 1964 | Thursday Theatre | Harry Lancaster | TV | — | 43 |
| 1964 | The Protectors | Barnaby | TV | 8.0 | 43 |
| 1964 | First Men in the Moon | Stuart | Film | 6.3 | 43 |
| 1964 | The Bargee | Waterways Supervisor Albert Williams | Film | 7.0 | 43 |
| 1964 | Hot Enough for June | Employment Exchange Clerk | Film | 5.7 | 43 |
| 1964 | The Trial of Dr. Fancy | Charles Lincoln | Film | — | 43 |
| 1964 | The Black Torment | Harris | Film | 5.9 | 43 |
| 1964 | The Beauty Jungle | Mr. Edward Freeman | Film | 5.4 | 43 |
| 1963 | Maniac | Salon | Film | 6.2 | 42 |
| 1963 | The Mind Benders | Aubrey | Film | 6.3 | 42 |
| 1963 | The Punch and Judy Man | Reginald Fletcher | Film | 7.9 | 42 |
| 1963 | Bitter Harvest | Mr. Pitt | Film | 6.2 | 42 |
| 1963 | The Cracksman | Policeman | Film | 6.6 | 42 |
| 1963 | 80,000 Suspects | Harold Davis | Film | 7.2 | 42 |
| 1962 | The Saint | Mr. Spode | TV | 7.3 | 41 |
| 1962 | The Saint | Weems | TV | 7.3 | 41 |
| 1962 | Z-Cars | TV | 7.3 | 41 | |
| 1962 | Steptoe and Son | Bank Manager | TV | 7.8 | 41 |
| 1962 | Steptoe and Son | Mr. Dryson | TV | 7.8 | 41 |
| 1962 | In Search of the Castaways | Senior Yacht Guard | Film | 6.5 | 41 |
| 1962 | Night of the Eagle | Doctor | Film | 6.7 | 41 |
| 1962 | Term of Trial | Mr. Taylor | Film | 6.1 | 41 |
| 1961 | The Avengers | TV | 7.8 | 40 | |
| 1961 | Drama 61-67 | Father | TV | — | 40 |
| 1961 | Whistle Down the Wind | Eddie | Film | 7.2 | 40 |
| 1961 | Cash on Demand | Arthur Sanderson | Film | 7.6 | 40 |
| 1961 | The Secret Partner | Ralph Beldon | Film | 5.8 | 40 |
| 1961 | Victim | Harold Doe | Film | 7.5 | 40 |
| 1961 | Very Important Person | Senior British Officer Travers | Film | 5.5 | 40 |
| 1960 | Coronation Street | Frank Jackson | TV | 5.3 | 39 |
| 1960 | The League of Gentlemen | Weaver | Film | 7.0 | 39 |
| 1960 | The Angry Silence | Roberts | Film | 7.2 | 39 |
| 1960 | Man in the Moon | Herbert | Film | 6.7 | 39 |
| 1959 | No Hiding Place | TV | 4.8 | 38 | |
| 1956 | Armchair Theatre | Walter | TV | 6.0 | 35 |
| 1956 | Armchair Theatre | Charles Lincoln | TV | 6.0 | 35 |
| 1956 | Armchair Theatre | Spooner | TV | 6.0 | 35 |
| 1954 | An Inspector Calls | Jones-Collins - Foreman | Film | 7.2 | 33 |