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Jim Norton

Acting · Born 1938-01-04 · Dublin, Ireland

Biography

Jim Norton (born 4 January 1938) is an Irish stage, film and television character actor, known for his work in the theatre, most notably in Conor McPherson's The Seafarer, and on television as Bishop Brennan in the sitcom Father Ted.

Known for

Filmography

2021DalglieshFather Barnes
2021The Secret Garden: The MusicalBen Weatherstaff
2020The Dead Hands of DublinNarrator (voice)
2019The Last RightPadraig
2019Prisoners of the MoonArthur Rudolph
2018Mary Poppins ReturnsMr. Binnacle
2018Dinner with DaniHimself
2016The BoyMr. Heelshire
2015National Theatre Live: HamletPolonius
2015RiverMichael Bennigan
2014National Theatre Live: Of Mice and MenCandy
2014Jimmy's HallFather Sheridan
2013HomemadeTommy
2012ElementarySir James Walter
2011Extremely Loud & Incredibly CloseOld Mr. Black
2011Water for ElephantsCamel
2011Small, Far Away: The World of Father Ted
2009The EclipseMalachy
2008Uncle Bill's BarrelOlder Michael
2008The Boy in the Striped PyjamasHerr Liszt
2006Driving LessonsMr. Fincham
2006StanStan Laurel
2005Hell's KitchenSelf
2004Oyster FarmerMumbles
2003Conspiracy of Silence
2003The RoyalRory
2002The Hound of the BaskervillesCoroner
2002Harry Potter and the Chamber of SecretsMr Mason
2002BoxedFather Moran
2001On the NosePatrick Cassidy
2001Waking the DeadDavid Dusniak
2000Aladdin and the Adventure of All Time(voice)
2000Mad About Mambo
2000Rough for Theatre IIA
1999Sunset HeightsSam Magee, The Preacher
1999A Love Divided
1998American History XRandy
1997Midsomer MurdersEdward Canning
1996The Treacle PeopleBrendan Robinson (voice) / Silas Mitton (voice) / Digger (voice)
1995Father TedBishop Len Brennan
1994WycliffeOwens
1994Babylon 5Ombuds Wellington
199499-1DCI Otterly
1993FrasierWentworth
1993Peak PracticeFather Matthew Corlon
1992Into the WestSuperintendant O'Mara
1992The Tonight Show with Jay LenoSelf
1992Midnight's ChildDr. Stefan Grossbart
1992Memoirs of an Invisible ManDr. Bernard Wachs
1992Maigret
1991Even Hitler Had a GirlfriendMarcus's Dad
1990Hidden AgendaBrodie
1989Stay Lucky
1989Agatha Christie's PoirotRoger Havering
1988The Temptation of Eileen HughesBernard McAuley
1987Star Trek: The Next GenerationHolodeck Albert Einstein
1986Home CookingGordon
1986Unnatural CausesGordon
1986LovejoyFather Xavier
1985T-BagShopkeeper / Gardner
1985Screen TwoBernard McAuley
1984The Bill
1984SakharovRoy Medvedev
1984Mr. Palfrey of WestminsterRobert Sanding
1982GrassArthur
1982Saturday Night ThrillerArthur
1982CheersHenderson
1981Nanny
1980Cry of the InnocentJasper Tooms
1980Juno and the Paycock"Joxer" Daly
1979MinderO'Brady
1979Tales of the UnexpectedDr Mellish
1979LightJack Parry
1978The Legion Hall BombingDetective Sergeant
1978StrangersCathal Slattery
1978People Like UsJim Carver
19771990
1975Rumpole of the BaileyF.I.G. Newton
1975Waiting at the Field GateRainmarsh
1975The SweeneyPhil Harrister
1974Churchill's PeopleCuthbert
1974ScreamerThe Man
1974Fall of EaglesKerensky
1973Second City FirstsRainmarsh
1973Adolf Hitler: My Part in His DownfallPongo
1973ThrillerThe Man
1973The Death of Captain DoughtyFrancis Drake
1972ColditzCapt. James Porteous
1972Crown CourtJeremy Williams
1972The AdventurerMorgan
1972Van der ValkEddy
1972Villains'Smudger' Smedley
1972GeorgeSmedley
1972Late Night TheatreFrancis Drake
1971Straw DogsChris Cawsey
1971JusticeAlan Cartwright
1970Play for TodayJack Parry
1967ITV PlayhouseBrian Snow
1967Never Mind the Quality, Feel the Width
1966InsurrectionTom Clarke
1965Thirty-Minute TheatreTom
1965The Face of Fu ManchuMathius
1964The Wednesday PlayRodney
1956Armchair TheatreDug Whitby
1956Tony AwardsSelf - Winner

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