John George Norman Bird (30 October 1924 – 22 April 2005) was an English character actor.
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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Filmography (Movies)
Crossing the Floor
Character:Grandfather
Release Date:05/10/1996
Shadowlands
Character:Taxi Driver Witness
Release Date:25/12/1993
Born Kicking
Character:Mr Radley
Release Date:20/09/1992
Miss Pym's Day Out
Character:Man on Bus
Release Date:19/02/1992
Buddy
Character:Mr Normington
Release Date:01/01/1986
This Office Life
Character:Seeds
Release Date:30/12/1984
Black Carrion
Character:Henry Bircher
Release Date:12/11/1984
A Voyage Round My Father
Character:Ham
Release Date:19/04/1984
The Ghost Downstairs
Character:Mr. Morris
Release Date:26/12/1982
If You Go Down in the Woods Today
Character:Doctor
Release Date:29/04/1981
The Final Conflict
Character:Dr. Philmore
Release Date:20/03/1981
A Cup O' Tea An' A Slice O' Cake - Worzel Gummidge Christmas Special
Character:Mr Braithwaite
Release Date:27/12/1980
The Lord of the Rings
Character:Bilbo (voice)
Release Date:15/11/1978
The Medusa Touch
Character:Major Henry Morlar
Release Date:13/04/1978
The Slipper and the Rose
Character:Dress Shop Proprieter
Release Date:25/03/1976
Baby Sitters
Character:
Release Date:01/01/1976
Double Trouble
Character:
Release Date:01/01/1976
Wedding Bells
Character:
Release Date:01/01/1976
On the Tiles
Character:
Release Date:01/01/1976
The Big Kick
Character:
Release Date:01/01/1976
Monkey Tricks
Character:
Release Date:01/01/1976
Pot Luck
Character:Farmer
Release Date:01/01/1976
King Arthur, the Young Warlord
Character:Ambrose
Release Date:01/01/1975
Elementary, My Dear Watson
Character:Inspector Street
Release Date:18/01/1973
Ooh...You Are Awful
Character:Warder Burke
Release Date:01/12/1972
Young Winston
Character:Party Chairman
Release Date:20/07/1972
Doomwatch
Character:Brewer
Release Date:01/03/1972
Hands of the Ripper
Character:Police Inspector
Release Date:17/10/1971
Please Sir!
Character:Reynolds
Release Date:01/05/1971
The Raging Moon
Character:Dr Matthews
Release Date:21/01/1971
The Rise and Rise of Michael Rimmer
Character:Alderman Poot
Release Date:12/11/1970
Up Among the Cuckoos
Character:Walter
Release Date:07/06/1970
The Virgin and the Gypsy
Character:Uncle Fred
Release Date:01/06/1970
Run a Crooked Mile
Character:Sgt. Hooper
Release Date:18/11/1969
Takeover
Character:Father
Release Date:26/07/1969
Oh! What a Lovely War
Character:Training Sgt (uncredited)
Release Date:10/03/1969
The Limbo Line
Character:
Release Date:03/03/1969
All at Sea
Character:Mr. Danvers
Release Date:01/01/1969
A Dandy in Aspic
Character:Copperfield
Release Date:02/04/1968
The Wrong Box
Character:Clergyman
Release Date:19/06/1966
Sky West and Crooked
Character:Mr. Cheeseman - undertaker
Release Date:14/01/1966
The Hill
Character:Commandant
Release Date:11/06/1965
The Black Torment
Character:Harris
Release Date:19/10/1964
The Trial of Dr. Fancy
Character:Charles Lincoln
Release Date:13/09/1964
The Beauty Jungle
Character:Mr. Edward Freeman
Release Date:25/08/1964
First Men in the Moon
Character:Stuart
Release Date:06/08/1964
The Bargee
Character:Waterways Supervisor Albert Williams
Release Date:23/04/1964
Hot Enough for June
Character:Employment Exchange Clerk
Release Date:10/03/1964
80,000 Suspects
Character:Harold Davis
Release Date:15/08/1963
Maniac
Character:Salon
Release Date:20/05/1963
The Punch and Judy Man
Character:Reginald Fletcher
Release Date:08/04/1963
Bitter Harvest
Character:Mr. Pitt
Release Date:08/03/1963
The Mind Benders
Character:Aubrey
Release Date:01/02/1963
The Cracksman
Character:Policeman
Release Date:01/01/1963
In Search of the Castaways
Character:Senior Yacht Guard
Release Date:01/12/1962
Term of Trial
Character:Mr. Taylor
Release Date:16/08/1962
Night of the Eagle
Character:Doctor
Release Date:25/04/1962
Cash on Demand
Character:Arthur Sanderson
Release Date:20/12/1961
Victim
Character:Harold Doe
Release Date:01/08/1961
Whistle Down the Wind
Character:Eddie
Release Date:25/07/1961
The Secret Partner
Character:Ralph Beldon
Release Date:01/05/1961
Very Important Person
Character:Senior British Officer Travers
Release Date:24/04/1961
Man in the Moon
Character:Herbert
Release Date:31/10/1960
The League of Gentlemen
Character:Weaver
Release Date:15/04/1960
The Angry Silence
Character:Roberts
Release Date:10/03/1960
An Inspector Calls
Character:Jones-Collins - Foreman
Release Date:16/03/1954
Television Appearances
After Henry
Character:Mr Henderson
Screen Two
Character:Grandfather
Hammer House of Mystery and Suspense
Character:Henry Bircher
The Fourth Arm
Character:Col. Cole
Winston Churchill: The Wilderness Years
Character:Sir Maurice Hanley
To Serve Them All My Days
Character:Alderman Blunt
Hammer House of Horror
Character:Basil
Yes Minister
Character:
Worzel Gummidge
Character:Mr. Braithwaite
Thomas & Sarah
Character:
The Glums
Character:Office Manager
Return of the Saint
Character:Morgan
Life Begins at Forty
Character:
All Creatures Great and Small
Character:Farmer Benson
Miss Jones And Son
Character:
Raffles
Character:
Yanks Go Home
Character:
Fawlty Towers
Character:Mr. Arrad
Two's Company
Character:Mr. Bunn
Angels
Character:
Up The Workers
Character:Sid Stubbins
Arthur of the Britons
Character:Ambrose
Crown Court
Character:
The Adventurer
Character:Brooks
My Wife Next Door
Character:
Shirley's World
Character:
The Rivals of Sherlock Holmes
Character:Inspector Trent
Jason King
Character:
The Guardians
Character:
Budgie
Character:Inspector Charles Upton
Softly Softly: Task Force
Character:Samuel Tomkins
Randall and Hopkirk (Deceased)
Character:Elliot
Department S
Character:Drayton
Sanctuary
Character:
Till Death Us Do Part
Character:Landlord
Thirty-Minute Theatre
Character:Arthur Pendlebury
It's Not Me - It's Them!
Character:Mr. Partridge
Gideon's Way
Character:Supt. Fred Lee
Public Eye
Character:Arthur Biddle
Theatre 625
Character:William Oaks
The Saint
Character:Mr. Spode
The Saint
Character:Weems
Z-Cars
Character:
Drama 61-67
Character:Father
The Avengers
Character:
Coronation Street
Character:Frank Jackson
No Hiding Place
Character:
Armchair Theatre
Character:Walter
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