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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).
The roles that explain the career.
38 credits across 1 departments.
| Year | Title | Role | Type |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1984 | A Voyage Round My Father | Ham | Film |
| 1981 | If You Go Down in the Woods Today | Doctor | Film |
| 1981 | The Final Conflict | Dr. Philmore | Film |
| 1978 | The Lord of the Rings | Bilbo (voice) | Film |
| 1978 | The Medusa Touch | Major Henry Morlar | Film |
| 1976 | The Slipper and the Rose | Dress Shop Proprieter | Film |
| 1972 | Doomwatch | Brewer | Film |
| 1972 | Ooh...You Are Awful | Warder Burke | Film |
| 1971 | The Raging Moon | Dr Matthews | Film |
| 1971 | Hands of the Ripper | Police Inspector | Film |
| 1971 | Please Sir! | Reynolds | Film |
| 1970 | The Rise and Rise of Michael Rimmer | Alderman Poot | Film |
| 1970 | The Virgin and the Gypsy | Uncle Fred | Film |
| 1968 | A Dandy in Aspic | Copperfield | Film |
| 1966 | End in Tears | Charles 'Whoopy' Cushion | Film |
| 1966 | The Wrong Box | Clergyman | Film |
| 1966 | Sky West and Crooked | Mr. Cheeseman - undertaker | Film |
| 1965 | The Hill | Commandant | Film |
| 1964 | The Bargee | Waterways Supervisor Albert Williams | Film |
| 1964 | The Black Torment | Harris | Film |
| 1964 | The Trial of Dr. Fancy | Charles Lincoln | Film |
| 1964 | First Men in the Moon | Stuart | Film |
| 1963 | Maniac | Salon | Film |
| 1963 | The Mind Benders | Aubrey | Film |
| 1963 | The Punch and Judy Man | Reginald Fletcher | Film |
| 1963 | Bitter Harvest | Mr. Pitt | Film |
| 1962 | In Search of the Castaways | Senior Yacht Guard | Film |
| 1962 | Night of the Eagle | Doctor | Film |
| 1962 | Term of Trial | Mr. Taylor | Film |
| 1961 | Cash on Demand | Arthur Sanderson | Film |
| 1961 | Whistle Down the Wind | Eddie | Film |
| 1961 | Victim | Harold Doe | Film |
| 1961 | The Secret Partner | Ralph Beldon | Film |
| 1961 | Very Important Person | Senior British Officer Travers | Film |
| 1960 | Man in the Moon | Herbert | Film |
| 1960 | The League of Gentlemen | Weaver | Film |
| 1960 | The Angry Silence | Roberts | Film |
| 1954 | An Inspector Calls | Jones-Collins - Foreman | Film |
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