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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Miss Pym's Day Out | Man on Bus | 1992-02-19 |
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Born Kicking | Mr Radley | 1992-09-20 |
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Buddy | Mr Normington | 1986-01-01 |
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Black Carrion | Henry Bircher | 1984-11-12 |
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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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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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Baby Sitters | 1976-01-01 | |
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On the Tiles | 1976-01-01 | |
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The Big Kick | 1976-01-01 | |
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Monkey Tricks | 1976-01-01 | |
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Wedding Bells | 1976-01-01 | |
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Double Trouble | 1976-01-01 | |
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The Slipper and the Rose | Dress Shop Proprieter | 1976-03-25 |
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Pot Luck | Farmer | 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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Doomwatch | Brewer | 1972-03-01 |
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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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Hands of the Ripper | Police Inspector | 1971-10-17 |
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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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The Virgin and the Gypsy | Uncle Fred | 1970-06-01 |
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The Rise and Rise of Michael Rimmer | Alderman Poot | 1970-11-12 |
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Up Among the Cuckoos | Walter | 1970-06-07 |
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The Limbo Line | 1969-03-03 | |
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Oh! What a Lovely War | Training Sgt (uncredited) | 1969-03-10 |
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All at Sea | 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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The Wrong Box | Clergyman | 1966-06-19 |
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Sky West and Crooked | Mr. Cheeseman - undertaker | 1965-08-31 |
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The Hill | Commandant | 1965-06-17 |
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First Men in the Moon | Stuart | 1964-07-01 |
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Hot Enough for June | Employment Exchange Clerk | 1964-01-01 |
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The Bargee | Waterways Supervisor Albert Williams | 1964-01-01 |
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The Black Torment | Harris | 1964-10-19 |
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The Beauty Jungle | Mr. Edward Freeman | 1964-08-25 |
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Maniac | Salon | 1963-05-20 |
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The Punch and Judy Man | Reginald Fletcher | 1963-04-08 |
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Bitter Harvest | Mr. Pitt | 1963-03-08 |
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The Cracksman | Policeman | 1963-01-01 |
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The Mind Benders | Aubrey | 1963-02-01 |
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80,000 Suspects | Harold Davis | 1963-08-15 |
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In Search of the Castaways | Senior Yacht Guard | 1962-12-01 |
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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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Whistle Down the Wind | Eddie | 1961-07-25 |
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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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Victim | Harold Doe | 1961-08-01 |
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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 |
