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Norman Bird(1924-2005)

  • Actor
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Norman Bird, Mandy Miller, and Leslie Sands in The Saint (1962)
Thomas & Sarah: Putting On The Ritz
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Putting on the Ritz (1979)
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Norman Bird was born on 30 October 1924 in Coalville, Leicestershire, England, UK. He was an actor, known for Maniac (1963), The Lord of the Rings (1978) and The League of Gentlemen (1960). He was married to Nona Blair. He died on 22 April 2005 in Wolverhampton, West Midlands, England, UK.
BornOctober 30, 1924
DiedApril 22, 2005(80)
BornOctober 30, 1924
DiedApril 22, 2005(80)
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Known for

Maniac (1963)
Maniac
5.9
  • Salon
  • 1963
The Lord of the Rings (1978)
The Lord of the Rings
6.2
  • Bilbo(voice)
  • 1978
Richard Attenborough, Jack Hawkins, Roger Livesey, Nanette Newman, Nigel Patrick, and Melissa Stribling in The League of Gentlemen (1960)
The League of Gentlemen
7.2
  • Weaver
  • 1960
Cash on Demand (1961)
Cash on Demand
7.5
  • Arthur Sanderson
  • 1961

Credits

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Actor

  • Screen Two (1984)
    Screen Two
    6.5
    TV Series
    • Grandfather
    • 1996
  • Look and Read (1967)
    Look and Read
    8.1
    TV Series
    • Mr. Jenkins
    • 1996
  • Anthony Hopkins and Debra Winger in Shadowlands (1993)
    Shadowlands
    7.3
    • Taxi Driver Witness
    • 1993
  • Leigh Lawson in Kinsey (1991)
    Kinsey
    7.4
    TV Series
    • Roy
    • 1992
  • Boon (1986)
    Boon
    6.4
    TV Series
    • Bob Wooley
    • 1992
  • Screen One (1985)
    Screen One
    6.8
    TV Series
    • Radley
    • 1992
  • Bookmark (1983)
    Bookmark
    5.5
    TV Series
    • Man on bus
    • 1992
  • Lynda Bellingham and James Bolam in Second Thoughts (1991)
    Second Thoughts
    6.7
    TV Series
    • Ted
    • 1991
  • Jan Francis and Dennis Waterman in Stay Lucky (1989)
    Stay Lucky
    7.2
    TV Series
    • George
    • 1990
  • After Henry (1988)
    After Henry
    6.9
    TV Series
    • Mr. Henderson
    • 1990
  • Woof! (1989)
    Woof!
    7.1
    TV Series
    • Mayor
    • 1989
  • Ever Decreasing Circles (1984)
    Ever Decreasing Circles
    7.3
    TV Series
    • Man
    • 1987
  • Wayne Goddard in Buddy (1986)
    Buddy
    7.5
    TV Series
    • Mr. Normington
    • 1986
  • Lytton's Diary (1985)
    Lytton's Diary
    6.8
    TV Series
    • Charlie Adams
    • Charles Adams
    • 1985–1986
  • Help! (1986)
    Help!
    7.2
    TV Series
    • Mr. Peabody
    • 1986

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Cash on Demand
Trailer 2:22
Cash on Demand
First Men in the Moon
Trailer 3:22
First Men in the Moon
First Men in the Moon
Trailer 3:22
First Men in the Moon
Thomas & Sarah: Putting On The Ritz
Trailer 1:22
Thomas & Sarah: Putting On The Ritz
Thomas & Sarah: The Vanishing Lady
Trailer 1:10
Thomas & Sarah: The Vanishing Lady

Personal details

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  • Height
    • 5′ 7½″ (1.71 m)
  • Born
    • October 30, 1924
    • Coalville, Leicestershire, England, UK
  • Died
    • April 22, 2005
    • Wolverhampton, West Midlands, England, UK(cancer)
  • Spouse
    • Nona BlairNovember 28, 1953 - April 22, 2005 (his death, 2 children)
  • Other works
    1953: "The Way of the World" by William Congreve. Theatre Royal, Brighton. Cast list included; Eric Porter, John Gielgud, Paul Scofield, Richard Wordsworth, Brewster Mason, Peter Sallis, Pauline Jameson, Eileen Herlie, Pamela Brown, Margaret Rutherford and Norman Bird. Directed by John Gielgud.
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    One of the UK's finest and most prolific character actors, credited with over two hundred television and sixty film roles which began in 1954 with Guy Hamilton's "An Inspector Calls".

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