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Norman Bird

Norman Bird

Actor·1920–2005·Coalville, Leicestershire, England, UK

9 horror credits

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).

Actor9 films

Black Carrion

Black Carrion

Henry Bircher

1984
The Final Conflict

The Final Conflict

Dr. Philmore

1981 3.5
The Medusa Touch

The Medusa Touch

Major Henry Morlar

1978
Doomwatch

Doomwatch

Brewer

1972 3.0
Hands of the Ripper

Hands of the Ripper

Police Inspector

1971
The Black Torment

The Black Torment

Harris

1964
Maniac

Maniac

Salon

1963 3.0
Night of the Eagle

Night of the Eagle

Doctor

1962 3.8
Cash on Demand

Cash on Demand

Arthur Sanderson

1961