1920-10-30 Coalville, Leicestershire, England, UK
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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Crossing the Floor | Grandfather | 1996-10-05 |
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Shadowlands | Taxi Driver Witness | 1993-12-25 |
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Born Kicking | Mr Radley | 1992-09-20 |
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Miss Pym's Day Out | Man on Bus | 1992-02-19 |
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Buddy | Mr Normington | 1986-01-01 |
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This Office Life | Seeds | 1984-12-30 |
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A Voyage Round My Father | Ham | 1984-04-19 |
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Black Carrion | Henry Bircher | 1984-11-12 |
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The Ghost Downstairs | Mr. Morris | 1982-12-26 |
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If You Go Down in the Woods Today | Doctor | 1981-04-29 |
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The Final Conflict | Dr. Philmore | 1981-03-20 |
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A Cup O' Tea An' A Slice O' Cake - Worzel Gummidge Christmas Special | Mr Braithwaite | 1980-12-27 |
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The Lord of the Rings | Bilbo (voice) | 1978-11-15 |
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The Medusa Touch | Major Henry Morlar | 1978-04-13 |
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The Big Kick | 1976-01-01 | |
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Double Trouble | 1976-01-01 | |
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Pot Luck | Farmer | 1976-01-01 |
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The Slipper and the Rose | Dress Shop Proprieter | 1976-03-25 |
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Monkey Tricks | 1976-01-01 | |
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On the Tiles | 1976-01-01 | |
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Baby Sitters | 1976-01-01 | |
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Wedding Bells | 1976-01-01 | |
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King Arthur, the Young Warlord | Ambrose | 1975-01-01 |
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Elementary, My Dear Watson | Inspector Street | 1973-01-18 |
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Young Winston | Party Chairman | 1972-07-20 |
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Ooh...You Are Awful | Warder Burke | 1972-12-01 |
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Doomwatch | Brewer | 1972-03-01 |
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The Raging Moon | Dr Matthews | 1971-01-21 |
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Please Sir! | Reynolds | 1971-05-01 |
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Hands of the Ripper | Police Inspector | 1971-10-17 |
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Up Among the Cuckoos | Walter | 1970-06-07 |
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The Rise and Rise of Michael Rimmer | Alderman Poot | 1970-11-12 |
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The Virgin and the Gypsy | Uncle Fred | 1970-06-01 |
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Oh! What a Lovely War | Training Sgt (uncredited) | 1969-03-10 |
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The Limbo Line | 1969-03-03 | |
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Takeover | Father | 1969-07-26 |
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All at Sea | Mr. Danvers | 1969-01-01 |
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Run a Crooked Mile | Sgt. Hooper | 1969-11-18 |
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A Dandy in Aspic | Copperfield | 1968-04-02 |
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Sky West and Crooked | Mr. Cheeseman - undertaker | 1966-01-14 |
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The Wrong Box | Clergyman | 1966-06-19 |
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The Hill | Commandant | 1965-06-17 |
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Hot Enough for June | Employment Exchange Clerk | 1964-01-01 |
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The Black Torment | Harris | 1964-10-19 |
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The Trial of Dr. Fancy | Charles Lincoln | 1964-09-13 |
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The Bargee | Waterways Supervisor Albert Williams | 1964-04-23 |
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First Men in the Moon | Stuart | 1964-07-01 |
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The Beauty Jungle | Mr. Edward Freeman | 1964-08-25 |
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80,000 Suspects | Harold Davis | 1963-08-15 |
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The Punch and Judy Man | Reginald Fletcher | 1963-04-08 |
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The Cracksman | Policeman | 1963-01-01 |
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Maniac | Salon | 1963-05-20 |
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Bitter Harvest | Mr. Pitt | 1963-03-08 |
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The Mind Benders | Aubrey | 1963-02-01 |
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Night of the Eagle | Doctor | 1962-04-25 |
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Term of Trial | Mr. Taylor | 1962-08-16 |
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In Search of the Castaways | Senior Yacht Guard | 1962-12-01 |
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Victim | Harold Doe | 1961-08-01 |
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Very Important Person | Travers | 1961-04-24 |
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The Secret Partner | Ralph Beldon | 1961-05-01 |
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Whistle Down the Wind | Eddie | 1961-07-25 |
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Cash on Demand | Arthur Sanderson | 1961-12-20 |
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The League of Gentlemen | Weaver | 1960-04-15 |
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Man in the Moon | Herbert | 1960-10-31 |
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The Angry Silence | Roberts | 1960-03-10 |
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An Inspector Calls | Jones-Collins - Foreman | 1954-03-16 |
