Norman Wisdom
Profile info
Known forActing
GenderMale
Birthday4 February 1915
Died4 October 2010 (age 95)
Place of birthMarylebone, London, England
Known credits55
Biography
Sir Norman Joseph Wisdom, OBE was an English actor, comedian and singer-songwriter best known for a series of comedy films produced between 1953 and 1966 featuring his hapless onscreen character Norman Pitkin. These films initially made more money than the James Bond film series, and secured Wisdom a celebrity status in lands as far apart as South America, Iran and many Eastern Bloc countries, particularly in Albania where his films were permitted by Enver Hoxha – Wisdom was the only Western actor to enjoy this privilege. Charlie Chaplin famously referred to Wisdom as his "favourite clown".…
Innes Lloyd: The Producer
2025 · Self (archive footage)
The Unforgettable Norman Wisdom
2011 · Himself (archive footage)
Norman Wisdom: His Story
2010 · Himself : Archive footage
Norman Wisdom: Trouble On Tour
2008 · Self
The Legend of Harrow Woods
2008 · Winston
The Secret Life of Norman Wisdom Aged 92¾
2008 · Self
Expresso
2007 · The Vicar (as Sir Norman Wisdom)
Five Children and It
2004
Between The Sheets
2003 · Maurice Hardy
Thora Hird Tribute
2003 · Self
The Last Detective
2003 · Lofty Brock
It's Only TV But I Like It
1999 · Self
Where on Earth Is Katy Manning?
1998
An Audience with Bruce Forsyth
1997
Style Challenge
1996
Dalziel and Pascoe
1996 · Bernie Marks
Cue Here for Laughs with John Virgo
1994 · Self
Double X: The Name of the Game
1992 · Arthur Clutton/Maurice Rigby
Casualty
1986 · Mr. Cole
The Golden Gong: The Story of Rank Films - British Cinema's Legendary Studio
1985 · Self
Wogan
1982 · Self
Bergerac
1981 · Vincent
Going Gently
1981 · Bernard Flood
An Audience with...
1978 · Self
To See Such Fun
1977
A Little Bit of Wisdom
1974 · Norman Wisdom
Playhouse
1974 · Bernard Flood
Nobody Is Norman Wisdom
1973 · Nobody
Last of the Summer Wine
1973 · Man Carrying Gnome (uncredited)
Last of the Summer Wine
1973 · Billy Ingleton
Norman
1970
What's Good for the Goose
1969 · Timothy Bartlett
The Night They Raided Minsky's
1968 · Chick Williams
Androcles and the Lion
1967 · Androcles
Press for Time
1966 · Norman Shields / Emily Shields / Wilfred, the Prime Minister
Press for Time
1966 · Screenplay
The Sandwich Man
1966 · Boxing Vicar
The Early Bird
1965 · Norman Pitkin
A Stitch in Time
1963 · Norman Pitkin
A Stitch in Time
1963 · Writer
On the Beat
1962 · Norman Pitkin / Giulio Napolitani
On the Beat
1962 · Screenplay
The Merv Griffin Show
1962 · Self
The Girl on the Boat
1962 · Sam Marlowe
The Mike Douglas Show
1961 · Self
The Bulldog Breed
1960 · Ordinary Seaman Norman Puckle
The Bulldog Breed
1960 · Screenplay
There Was a Crooked Man
1960 · Davy Cooper
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