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...
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The Lord of the Rings
As Bilbo (voice)
The Hill
As Commandant
Doomwatch
As Brewer
Whistle Down the Wind
As Eddie
First Men in the Moon
As Stuart
In Search of the Castaways
As Senior Yacht Guard
Cash on Demand
As Sanderson
Maniac
As Salon
Night of the Eagle
As Doctor
The League of Gentlemen
As Weaver
The Mind Benders
As Aubrey
Shadowlands
As Taxi Driver Witness
The Angry Silence
As Roberts
Man in the Moon
As Herbert
Ooh... You Are Awful
As Warder Burke
Term of Trial
As Mr. Taylor
The Secret Partner
As Ralph Beldon
The Black Torment
As Harris
If You Go Down in the Woods Today
As Doctor
The Bargee
As Waterways Supervisor Albert Williams
Sky West and Crooked
As Mr. Cheeseman - undertaker
A Dandy in Aspic
As Copperfield
The Beauty Jungle
As Mr. Edward Freeman
80,000 Suspects
As Harold Davis
The Cracksman
As Policeman
Run a Crooked Mile
As Sgt. Hooper
This Office Life
As Seeds
The Virgin and the Gypsy
As Uncle Fred
Up Among the Cuckoos
As Walter
Victim
As Harold Doe
All at Sea
The Wrong Box
As Clergyman
Baby Sitters
Double Trouble
Wedding Bells
On the Tiles
The Big Kick
Monkey Tricks
Pot Luck
As Farmer
Oh! What a Lovely War
As Training Sgt (uncredited)
Elementary, My Dear Watson
As Inspector Street
The Slipper and the Rose
As Dress Shop Proprieter
A Voyage Round My Father
As Ham
The Ghost Downstairs
As Mr. Morris
Bitter Harvest
As Mr. Pitt
Hands of the Ripper
As Police Inspector
Crossing the Floor
As Grandfather
Hot Enough for June
As Employment Exchange Clerk
An Inspector Calls
As Jones-Collins - Foreman
Very Important Person
As Travers
A Cup O' Tea An' A Slice O' Cake - Worzel Gummidge Christmas Special
As Mr Braithwaite
Born Kicking
As Mr Radley
The Raging Moon
As Dr Matthews
The Punch and Judy Man
As Reginald Fletcher
The Rise and Rise of Michael Rimmer
As Alderman Poot
The Medusa Touch
As Major Henry Morlar
The Limbo Line
The Final Conflict
As Dr. Philmore
King Arthur, the Young Warlord
As Ambrose
Please Sir!
As Reynolds
Buddy
As Mr Normington
Black Carrion
As Henry Bircher
Miss Pym's Day Out
As Man on Bus
Budgie
Department S
As Drayton
Thomas & Sarah
Z-Cars
Gideon's Way
As Supt. Fred Lee
Fawlty Towers
As Mr. Arrad
The Avengers
Jason King
Crown Court
The Saint
As Mr. Spode
Yes Minister
Raffles
Shirley's World
Angels
No Hiding Place
The Guardians
Sanctuary
Yanks Go Home
My Wife Next Door
Hammer House of Mystery and Suspense
As Henry Bircher
To Serve Them All My Days
As Alderman Blunt
Life Begins at Forty
Miss Jones And Son
Hammer House of Horror
As Basil
The Adventurer
As Brooks
Return of the Saint
As Morgan
Till Death Us Do Part
Randall and Hopkirk (Deceased)
As Elliot
All Creatures Great and Small
As Farmer Benson
Two's Company
As Mr. Bunn
Worzel Gummidge
As Mr. Braithwaite
Arthur of the Britons
As Ambrose
The Rivals of Sherlock Holmes
As Inspector Trent
Public Eye
As Arthur Biddle
Up The Workers
As Sid Stubbins
The Glums
As Office Manager
Softly Softly: Task Force
As Samuel Tomkins
Armchair Theatre
As Walter
Coronation Street
As Frank Jackson