Innes Lloyd: The Producer
2025 · Movie
as Self (archive footage)
Norman Wisdom
1915-02-04
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Marylebone, London, England
Writers:
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". Wisdom later forged a career on Broadway 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. It was broadcast on 5 June that year. 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 he received an OBE. Wisdom was knighted in 2000 and spent much of his later life on the Isle of Man. Some of his later appearances included roles in Last of the Summer Wine and Coronation Street, and he retired from acting at the age of 90 after his health declined.
Filmography
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The Unforgettable Norman Wisdom
2011 · Movie
as Himself (archive footage)
Norman Wisdom: His Story
2010 · Movie
as Himself : Archive footage
Norman Wisdom: Trouble On Tour
2008 · Movie
as Self
The Legend of Harrow Woods
2008 · Movie
as Winston
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The Secret Life of Norman Wisdom Aged 92¾
2008 · Movie
as Self
Expresso
2007 · Movie
as The Vicar (as Sir Norman Wisdom)
Thora Hird Tribute
2003 · Movie
as Self
Between The Sheets
2003 · TV Show
as Maurice Hardy
The Last Detective
2003 · TV Show
as Lofty Brock
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It's Only TV But I Like It
1999 · TV Show
as Self
Where on Earth Is Katy Manning?
1998 · Movie
An Audience with Bruce Forsyth
1997 · Movie
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Style Challenge
1996 · TV Show
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Cue Here for Laughs with John Virgo
1994 · Movie
as Self
Double X: The Name of the Game
1992 · Movie
as Arthur Clutton/Maurice Rigby
Casualty
1986 · TV Show
as Mr. Cole
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The Golden Gong: The Story of Rank Films - British Cinema's Legendary Studio
1985 · Movie
as Self
Wogan
1982 · TV Show
as Self
Going Gently
1981 · Movie
as Bernard Flood
Bergerac
1981 · TV Show
as Vincent
An Audience with...
1978 · TV Show
as Self
To See Such Fun
1977 · Movie
Playhouse
1974 · TV Show
as Bernard Flood
A Little Bit of Wisdom
1974 · TV Show
as Norman Wisdom
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Nobody Is Norman Wisdom
1973 · TV Show
as Nobody
Last of the Summer Wine
1973 · TV Show
as Man Carrying Gnome (uncredited), Billy Ingleton
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Norman
1970 · TV Show
What's Good for the Goose
1969 · Movie
as Timothy Bartlett
The Night They Raided Minsky's
1968 · Movie
as Chick Williams
Androcles and the Lion
1967 · Movie
as Androcles
Press for Time
1966 · Movie
as Norman Shields / Emily Shields / Wilfred, the Prime Minister
The Sandwich Man
1966 · Movie
as Boxing Vicar
The Early Bird
1965 · Movie
as Norman Pitkin
A Stitch in Time
1963 · Movie
as Norman Pitkin
On the Beat
1962 · Movie
as Norman Pitkin / Giulio Napolitani
The Girl on the Boat
1962 · Movie
as Sam Marlowe
The Merv Griffin Show
1962 · TV Show
as Self
The Mike Douglas Show
1961 · TV Show
as Self
The Bulldog Breed
1960 · Movie
as Ordinary Seaman Norman Puckle
There Was a Crooked Man
1960 · Movie
as Davy Cooper
Follow a Star
1959 · Movie
as Norman Truscott
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Look at Life: A Dog's Life
1959 · Movie
as Self
The Square Peg
1958 · Movie
as Private Norman Pitkin / General Otto Schreiber
Just My Luck
1957 · Movie
as Norman Hackett / Mr. Hackett
Up in the World
1956 · Movie
as Norman
Tony Awards
1956 · TV Show
as Self - Nominee / Performer
Man of the Moment
1955 · Movie
as Norman
One Good Turn
1955 · Movie
as Norman
As Long as They're Happy
1955 · Movie
as Norman
This Is Your Life
1955 · TV Show
Trouble in Store
1953 · Movie
as Norman
Date with a Dream
1948 · Movie
as Shadow Boxer
