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Born · October 30, 1920
Died · April 22, 2005 (84 years old)
Known For: Acting
Place of Birth: 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).
Grandfather
6.7
1996
Taxi Driver Witness
6.9
1993
Mr Radley
0.0
1992
Man on Bus
0.0
1992
Mr Normington
0.0
1986
Grandfather · (1 episode)
6.8
1985
Seeds
0.0
1984
Henry Bircher
6.0
1984
Henry Bircher · (1 episode)
6.4
1984
Ham
7.6
1984
Mr. Morris
0.0
1982
Sir Maurice Hanley · (1 episode)
5.0
1981
Doctor
4.0
1981
Dr. Philmore
5.8
1981
Mr Braithwaite
10.0
1980
Alderman Blunt · (13 episodes)
7.7
1980
Basil · (1 episode)
7.1
1980
(1 episode)
8.3
1980
Mr. Braithwaite · (22 episodes)
6.2
1979
(13 episodes)
5.5
1979
Bilbo (voice)
6.6
1978
Office Manager · (1 episode)
0.0
1978
Morgan · (1 episode)
7.0
1978
(1 episode)
5.0
1978
Major Henry Morlar
6.8
1978
Farmer Benson · (2 episodes)
7.7
1978
(12 episodes)
5.0
1977
(1 episode)
8.0
1977
(13 episodes)
5.0
1976
Dress Shop Proprieter
6.9
1976
0.0
1976
0.0
1976
0.0
1976
0.0
1976
0.0
1976
0.0
1976
Farmer
0.0
1976
Mr. Arrad · (1 episode)
8.2
1975
Mr. Bunn · (1 episode)
7.0
1975
(1 episode)
3.7
1975
Ambrose
7.0
1975
Sid Stubbins · (14 episodes)
0.0
1973
Inspector Street
0.0
1973
Ambrose · (1 episode)
6.0
1972
Warder Burke
4.8
1972
(1 episode)
5.4
1972
Brooks · (1 episode)
5.5
1972
(1 episode)
6.0
1972
(1 episode)
5.0
1972
Brewer
5.9
1972
Police Inspector
6.3
1971
Inspector Trent · (1 episode)
7.3
1971
(1 episode)
7.3
1971
(1 episode)
5.0
1971
Reynolds
5.8
1971
Inspector Charles Upton · (1 episode)
7.0
1971
Dr Matthews
6.5
1971
Alderman Poot
6.0
1970
Walter
0.0
1970
Uncle Fred
2.2
1970
Samuel Tomkins · (1 episode)
6.0
1969
Sgt. Hooper
8.0
1969
Elliot · (1 episode)
7.0
1969
Drayton · (1 episode)
4.9
1969
Training Sgt (uncredited)
6.6
1969
4.0
1969
0.0
1969
Copperfield
6.8
1968
(1 episode)
5.0
1967
Clergyman
6.5
1966
(1 episode)
7.3
1966
Mr. Cheeseman - undertaker
5.4
1965
Commandant
7.5
1965
Supt. Fred Lee · (1 episode)
6.8
1965
Arthur Biddle · (1 episode)
7.8
1965
Harris
5.8
1964
Mr. Edward Freeman
5.2
1964
Stuart
6.3
1964
Waterways Supervisor Albert Williams
6.8
1964
Employment Exchange Clerk
6.1
1964
Harold Davis
6.5
1963
Salon
6.2
1963
Reginald Fletcher
7.8
1963
Mr. Pitt
6.2
1963
Aubrey
6.3
1963
Policeman
6.3
1963
Senior Yacht Guard
6.4
1962
Mr. Spode · (3 episodes)
7.3
1962
Weems · (1 episode)
7.3
1962
Mr. Taylor
5.7
1962
Doctor
6.7
1962
(1 episode)
7.0
1962
Arthur Sanderson
7.5
1961
Harold Doe
7.4
1961
Eddie
7.1
1961
Ralph Beldon
5.8
1961
Travers
5.5
1961
(1 episode)
7.7
1961
Frank Jackson · (1 episode)
5.3
1960
Herbert
6.4
1960
Weaver
7.0
1960
Roberts
7.1
1960
(2 episodes)
3.7
1959
Walter · (1 episode)
5.8
1956
Jones-Collins - Foreman
7.1
1954