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Norman Bird
★ Acting

Norman Bird

1920 – 2005 · Coalville, Leicestershire, England, UK · Active 1954–2005

Born in 1924 in Coalville, Leicestershire, Norman Bird was a notable English character actor who brought depth to cult cinema. A graduate of RADA, he made his mark in Victim (1961) as well as Night of the Eagle (1962) and The Black Torment (1964), showcasing his ability to navigate the darker themes of exploitation and psychological horror. Bird's extensive career spanned decades, with appearances in films like The Virgin and the Gypsy (1970) and The Wrong Box (1966), solidifying his status as a familiar face in British cinema.

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The Beauty Jungle

The Beauty Jungle

1964 ★ 7.8
as Mr. Edward Freeman

A Bristol typist joins the world of beauty contests.

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Filmography

123 credits
2000s 1 credit
2005
The Funny Blokes of British Comedy as Mr. Arrad (archive footage) (uncredited)
Movie ★ 6.5
1990s 4 credits
1996
Crossing the Floor as Grandfather
Movie ★ 6.8
1993
Shadowlands as Taxi Driver Witness
Movie ★ 6.9
1992
Born Kicking as Mr Radley
Movie ★ 9.0
1992
Miss Pym's Day Out as Man on Bus
Movie ★ 8.0
1980s 17 credits
1988
After Henry as Mr Henderson
TV ★ 6.3
1986
Buddy as Mr Normington
Movie
1985
Screen Two as Grandfather
TV ★ 7.1
1985
Lytton's Diary as Charles Adams
TV ★ 7.5
1984
Movie
1984
Movie ★ 7.4
1984
Black Carrion as Henry Bircher
Movie ★ 7.5
1984
TV ★ 6.5
1983
The Fourth Arm as Col. Cole
TV ★ 6.5
1982
Movie ★ 9.0
1981
Movie ★ 6.3
1981
The Final Conflict as Dr. Philmore
Movie ★ 5.8
1981
TV ★ 6.3
1980
TV ★ 8.3
1980
TV ★ 7.1
1980
To Serve Them All My Days as Alderman Blunt
TV ★ 7.8
1970s 45 credits
1979
TV ★ 6.0
1979
Worzel Gummidge as Mr. Braithwaite
TV ★ 6.2
1978
The Lord of the Rings as Bilbo (voice)
Movie ★ 6.6
1978
The Medusa Touch as Major Henry Morlar
Movie ★ 6.8
1978
TV ★ 7.0
1978
TV ★ 7.8
1978
The Glums as Office Manager
TV
1978
Life Begins at Forty as Dr Gardiner
TV ★ 6.7
1977
TV ★ 8.3
1977
TV ★ 5.0
1976
Movie
1976
Movie
1976
Movie
1976
Movie
1976
Movie
1976
Movie
1976
Pot Luck as Farmer
Movie
1976
The Slipper and the Rose as Dress Shop Proprieter
Movie ★ 6.9
1976
TV ★ 6.3
1975
Movie ★ 7.0
1975
Fawlty Towers as Mr. Arrad
TV ★ 8.3
1975
TV ★ 4.5
1975
Two's Company as Mr. Bunn
TV ★ 7.4
1973
Elementary, My Dear Watson as Inspector Street
Movie ★ 7.0
1973
Up The Workers as Sid Stubbins
TV
1972
Doomwatch as Brewer
Movie ★ 6.1
1972
Ooh...You Are Awful as Warder Burke
Movie ★ 4.8
1972
Young Winston as Party Chairman
Movie ★ 6.2
1972
TV ★ 5.7
1972
TV ★ 6.0
1972
TV ★ 6.5
1972
TV ★ 6.2
1972
TV ★ 8.0
1972
The Organization as Ken Grist
TV ★ 8.5
1971
Hands of the Ripper as Police Inspector
Movie ★ 6.2
1971
The Raging Moon as Dr Matthews
Movie ★ 6.7
1971
Please Sir! as Reynolds
Movie ★ 5.7
1971
Budgie as Inspector Charles Upton
TV ★ 7.2
1971
TV ★ 7.8
1971
The Guardians as Tom Henryson
TV ★ 6.0
1971
TV ★ 7.5
1970
Movie ★ 3.1
1970
Movie
1970
Movie ★ 6.0
1960s 51 credits
1969
Run a Crooked Mile as Sgt. Hooper
Movie ★ 7.7
1969
All at Sea as Mr. Danvers
Movie ★ 10.0
1969
Oh! What a Lovely War as Training Sgt (uncredited)
Movie ★ 6.7
1969
Movie ★ 6.0
1969
Takeover as Father
Movie
1969
Department S as Drayton
TV ★ 5.3
1969
TV ★ 7.0
1969
Softly Softly: Task Force as Samuel Tomkins
TV ★ 6.0
1969
TV ★ 7.0
1969
ITV Saturday Night Theatre as Stanley Nicholson
TV ★ 7.0
1969
W. Somerset Maugham as Arthur Low
TV
1968
A Dandy in Aspic as Copperfield
Movie ★ 6.9
1967
TV ★ 6.0
1967
TV ★ 7.5
1966
Sky West and Crooked as Mr. Cheeseman - undertaker
Movie ★ 5.6
1966
The Wrong Box as Clergyman
Movie ★ 6.5
1966
TV ★ 7.6
1965
The Hill as Commandant
Movie ★ 7.5
1965
Gideon's Way as Supt. Fred Lee
TV ★ 7.0
1965
Public Eye as Arthur Biddle
TV ★ 8.2
1965
Thirty-Minute Theatre as Arthur Pendlebury
TV ★ 4.3
1965
TV
1964
Movie ★ 6.3
1964
Movie ★ 5.9
1964
The Bargee as Waterways Supervisor Albert Williams
Movie ★ 7.0
1964
The Beauty Jungle as Mr. Edward Freeman
Movie ★ 5.4
1964
Hot Enough for June as Employment Exchange Clerk
Movie ★ 5.7
1964
Theatre 625 as William Oaks
TV ★ 7.2
1963
Maniac as Salon
Movie ★ 6.2
1963
Movie ★ 6.3
1963
80,000 Suspects as Harold Davis
Movie ★ 7.2
1963
The Cracksman as Policeman
Movie ★ 6.6
1963
Bitter Harvest as Mr. Pitt
Movie ★ 6.2
1963
The Punch and Judy Man as Reginald Fletcher
Movie ★ 7.9
1962
In Search of the Castaways as Senior Yacht Guard
Movie ★ 6.5
1962
Movie ★ 6.7
1962
Term of Trial as Mr. Taylor
Movie ★ 6.1
1962
TV ★ 7.3
1962
The Saint as Mr. Spode
TV ★ 7.4
1962
The Saint as Weems
TV ★ 7.4
1961
Movie ★ 7.2
1961
Cash on Demand as Arthur Sanderson
Movie ★ 7.6
1961
The Secret Partner as Ralph Beldon
Movie ★ 5.8
1961
Victim as Harold Doe
Movie ★ 7.4
1961
Very Important Person as Senior British Officer Travers
Movie ★ 5.5
1961
TV ★ 7.8
1961
Drama 61-67 as Father
TV
1960
Movie ★ 7.0
1960
Movie ★ 7.2
1960
Movie ★ 6.7
1960
Coronation Street as Frank Jackson
TV ★ 5.4
1950s 5 credits
1959
TV ★ 4.8
1956
TV ★ 6.0
1956
Armchair Theatre as Charles Lincoln
TV ★ 6.0
1956
TV ★ 6.0
1954
An Inspector Calls as Jones-Collins - Foreman
Movie ★ 7.2