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Norman Wisdom

Comedian / Screenwriter / Musician / Singer-songwriter / Composer / Film Producer | * 02/04/1915 († 95, 10/04/2010) | Marylebone, London (United Kingdom (UK))
Sir Norman Joseph Wisdom, (4 February 1915 – 4 October 2010) was an English actor, comedian, musician and singer best known for a series of comedy films produced between 1953 and 1966 featuring a hapless character called Norman Pitkin. He was awarded the 1953 BAFTA Award for Most Promising Newcomer to Leading Film Roles following the release of Trouble in Store, his first film in a lead role. Wisdom gained celebrity status in lands as far apart as South America, Iran and many Eastern Bloc countries, particularly in Albania where his films were the only ones with Western actors permitted to be shown by dictator Enver Hoxha. Charlie Chaplin once referred to Wisdom as his "favourite clown". Wisdom later forged a career on Broadway in New York City, alongside stars such as Mandy Patinkin and as a television actor, winning critical acclaim for his dramatic role of a dying cancer patient in the television play Going Gently in 1981. He toured Australia and South Africa. After the 1986 Chernobyl disaster, a hospice was named in his honour. In 1995, he was given the Freedom of the City of London and of Tirana. The same year,... ()
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Most frequent genres for this person: Comedies | Drama | Documentaries

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Awards & Nominations for Norman Wisdom

Officer of The Order of The British Empire Knight Bachelor Tony Award for Best Actor in a Musical
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Movies with Norman Wisdom as Actor(30)

as Himself (archive footage)2011 The Unforgettable Norman Wisdom
as Himself : Archive footage2010 Norman Wisdom: His Story
as Winston2008 666: Salem Calling
as Arthur Clutton/Maurice Rigby1992 Double X: The Name of the Game
as Bernard Flood1981 Going Gently
as Timothy Bartlett1969 What's Good for the Goose
as Chick Williams1968 The Night They Raided Minsky's
as Androcles1967 Androcles and the Lion
as Boxing Vicar1966 The Sandwich Man
as Norman Sheilds1966 Press for Time
as Norman Pitkin1965 The Early Bird
as Norman Pitkin1963 A Stitch in Time
as Norman Pitkin1962 On the Beat
as Sam Marlowe1962 The Girl on the Boat
as Davy Cooper1960 There Was a Crooked Man
as Norman1960 The Bulldog Breed
as Norman Truscott1959 Follow a Star
as Norman Pitkin / General Schreiber1958 The Square Peg
as Norman Hackett1957 Just My Luck
as Norman1956 Up in the World
as Norman1955 One Good Turn
as Norman1955 Man of the Moment
as Norman1953 Trouble in Store
as Shadow Boxer1948 Date With a Dream

TV Shows/Series with Norman Wisdom as Actor(13)

as Maurice Hardy2003 Between The Sheets
as Mr. Cole1986 Casualty
as himself1982 Wogan
as Vincent1981 Bergerac
as himself1978 An Audience with...
as Billy Ingleton1973 Last of the Summer Wine
as Man Carrying Gnome (uncredited)1973 Last of the Summer Wine
as himself1962 The Merv Griffin Show

Movies with Norman Wisdom as Crew(4)

Writing/Screenplay1966 Press for Time
Writing/Writer1963 A Stitch in Time
Writing/Screenplay1960 The Bulldog Breed
Writing/Screenplay1958 The Square Peg

Full Name: Norman Wisdom
Citizenship: United Kingdom (UK)
Born: Thursday, 02/04 1915 (February) in Marylebone, London (United Kingdom (UK))
Died: Monday, 10/04 2010 (October) in Isle of Man (aged: 95)
Zodiac sign: Aquarius (Chinese zodiac sign: Rabbit)
Languages: English (EN)
Record Label: EMI, Philips Records
Father: Frederick Wisdom
Mother: Maud Targett
Other names for Norman Wisdom (nicknames, foreign languages etc.):
"Норман Уисдом"
Norman Wisdom frequently works together with these people:
Robert Asher (7x, Crew)
Paul Barber (7x, Actor)
Laura Howard (6x, Actress)
Jerry Desmonde (6x, Actor)
Sylvia Syms (5x, Actress)
Edward Chapman (5x, Actor)
Geoffrey Bayldon (5x, Actor)
Eddie Leslie (5x, Actor)
Denise Black (5x, Actress)
Joe McGann (5x, Actor)
Richard Driscoll (5x, Crew)
WatchPlayStream ID: PEOPLE:78340, Added: 05/24/2018, Last updated: 03/28/2024