Acting • AGE 84
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 Bro...


Crossing the Floor
Grandfather
1996

Shadowlands
Taxi Driver Witness
1993

Born Kicking
Mr Radley
1992

Miss Pym's Day Out
Man on Bus
1992

After Henry
Mr Henderson
1988

Buddy
Mr Normington
1986

Lytton's Diary
Charles Adams
1985

Screen Two
Grandfather
1985

This Office Life
Seeds
1984

Black Carrion
Henry Bircher
1984

Hammer House of Mystery and Suspense
Henry Bircher
1984

A Voyage Round My Father
Ham
1984

The Fourth Arm
Col. Cole
1983

The Ghost Downstairs
Mr. Morris
1982

Winston Churchill: The Wilderness Years
Sir Maurice Hanley
1981

If You Go Down in the Woods Today
Doctor
1981

The Final Conflict
Dr. Philmore
1981

A Cup O' Tea An' A Slice O' Cake - Worzel Gummidge Christmas Special
Mr Braithwaite
1980

To Serve Them All My Days
Alderman Blunt
1980

Hammer House of Horror
Basil
1980

Yes Minister
1980

Friday Night, Saturday Morning
1979

Worzel Gummidge
Mr. Braithwaite
1979

Thomas & Sarah
1979

The Lord of the Rings
Bilbo (voice)
1978

The Glums
Office Manager
1978

Return of the Saint
Morgan
1978

The Medusa Touch
Major Henry Morlar
1978

All Creatures Great and Small
Farmer Benson
1978

Raffles
1977

The Slipper and the Rose
Dress Shop Proprieter
1976

Fawlty Towers
Mr. Arrad
1975

Two's Company
Mr. Bunn
1975

Angels
1975

King Arthur, the Young Warlord
Ambrose
1975

Happy Ever After
Mr Fletcher
1974

Up The Workers
Sid Stubbins
1973

Elementary, My Dear Watson
Inspector Street
1973

Arthur of the Britons
Ambrose
1972

Ooh...You Are Awful
Warder Burke
1972

Crown Court
1972

The Adventurer
Brooks
1972

My Wife Next Door
1972

Young Winston
Party Chairman
1972

The Organization
Ken Grist
1972

Shirley's World
1972

Doomwatch
Brewer
1972

Hands of the Ripper
Police Inspector
1971

The Rivals of Sherlock Holmes
Inspector Trent
1971

Jason King
1971

The Guardians
Tom Henryson
1971

Please Sir!
Reynolds
1971

Budgie
Inspector Charles Upton
1971

The Raging Moon
Dr Matthews
1971

The Rise and Rise of Michael Rimmer
Alderman Poot
1970

The Virgin and the Gypsy
Uncle Fred
1970

Softly Softly: Task Force
Samuel Tomkins
1969

Run a Crooked Mile
Sgt. Hooper
1969

Randall and Hopkirk (Deceased)
Elliot
1969

Department S
Drayton
1969

Oh! What a Lovely War
Training Sgt (uncredited)
1969

The Limbo Line
1969

ITV Saturday Night Theatre
Father
1969

All at Sea
Mr. Danvers
1969

A Dandy in Aspic
Copperfield
1968

Half Hour Story
Harry
1967

The Wrong Box
Clergyman
1966

Till Death Us Do Part
Landlord
1966

Sky West and Crooked
Mr. Cheeseman - undertaker
1966

Thirty-Minute Theatre
Arthur Pendlebury
1965

The Hill
Commandant
1965

Gideon's Way
Supt. Fred Lee
1965

Public Eye
Arthur Biddle
1965

The Black Torment
Harris
1964

The Beauty Jungle
Mr. Edward Freeman
1964

First Men in the Moon
Stuart
1964

Theatre 625
William Oaks
1964

The Bargee
Waterways Supervisor Albert Williams
1964

Hot Enough for June
Employment Exchange Clerk
1964

80,000 Suspects
Harold Davis
1963

Maniac
Salon
1963

The Punch and Judy Man
Reginald Fletcher
1963

Bitter Harvest
Mr. Pitt
1963

The Mind Benders
Aubrey
1963

The Cracksman
Policeman
1963

In Search of the Castaways
Senior Yacht Guard
1962

The Saint
Mr. Spode
1962

Term of Trial
Mr. Taylor
1962

Night of the Eagle
Doctor
1962

Z-Cars
1962

Cash on Demand
Arthur Sanderson
1961

Victim
Harold Doe
1961

Whistle Down the Wind
Eddie
1961

The Secret Partner
Ralph Beldon
1961

Very Important Person
Senior British Officer Travers
1961

The Avengers
1961

Coronation Street
Frank Jackson
1960

Man in the Moon
Herbert
1960

The League of Gentlemen
Weaver
1960

The Angry Silence
Roberts
1960

No Hiding Place
1959

Armchair Theatre
Walter
1956

An Inspector Calls
Jones-Collins - Foreman
1954