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Acting
Norman Wisdom
Also known as: Норман Уисдом
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". 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.
Personal Info
Known For
Acting
Birthday
February 4, 1915
Day of Death
October 4, 2010
Age at Death
95 years old
Place of Birth
Marylebone, London, England
Popularity Score
1.0
Filmography
Innes Lloyd: The Producer
Self (archive footage)
2025Movie
The Unforgettable Norman Wisdom
Himself (archive footage)
2011Movie
Norman Wisdom: His Story
Himself : Archive footage
2010Movie
Norman Wisdom: Trouble On Tour
Self
2008Movie
The Legend of Harrow Woods
Winston
2008Movie
The Secret Life of Norman Wisdom Aged 92¾
Self
2008Movie
Expresso
The Vicar (as Sir Norman Wisdom)
2007Movie
Thora Hird Tribute
Self
2003Movie
Between The Sheets
Maurice Hardy
2003TV
The Last Detective
Lofty Brock
2003TV
It's Only TV But I Like It
Self
1999TV
Where on Earth Is Katy Manning?
1998Movie
An Audience with Bruce Forsyth
1997Movie
Style Challenge
1996TV
Dalziel and Pascoe
Bernie Marks
1996TV
Cue Here for Laughs with John Virgo
Self
1994Movie
Double X: The Name of the Game
Arthur Clutton/Maurice Rigby
1992Movie
Casualty
Mr. Cole
1986TV
The Golden Gong: The Story of Rank Films - British Cinema's Legendary Studio
Self
1985Movie
Wogan
Self
1982TV
Going Gently
Bernard Flood
1981Movie
Bergerac
Vincent
1981TV
An Audience with...
Self
1978TV
To See Such Fun
1977Movie
Playhouse
Bernard Flood
1974TV
A Little Bit of Wisdom
Norman Wisdom
1974TV
Nobody Is Norman Wisdom
Nobody
1973TV
Last of the Summer Wine
Man Carrying Gnome (uncredited)
1973TV
Norman
1970TV
What's Good for the Goose
Timothy Bartlett
1969Movie
The Night They Raided Minsky's
Chick Williams
1968Movie
Androcles and the Lion
Androcles
1967Movie
Press for Time
Norman Shields / Emily Shields / Wilfred, the Prime Minister
1966Movie
The Sandwich Man
Boxing Vicar
1966Movie
Press for Time
Screenplay
1966Movie
The Early Bird
Norman Pitkin
1965Movie
A Stitch in Time
Norman Pitkin
1963Movie
A Stitch in Time
Writer
1963Movie
On the Beat
Norman Pitkin / Giulio Napolitani
1962Movie
The Girl on the Boat
Sam Marlowe
1962Movie
The Merv Griffin Show
Self
1962TV
On the Beat
Screenplay
1962Movie
The Mike Douglas Show
Self
1961TV
The Bulldog Breed
Ordinary Seaman Norman Puckle
1960Movie
There Was a Crooked Man
Davy Cooper
1960Movie
The Bulldog Breed
Screenplay
1960Movie
Follow a Star
Norman Truscott
1959Movie
Look at Life: A Dog's Life
Self
1959Movie
Follow a Star
Screenplay
1959Movie
The Square Peg
Private Norman Pitkin / General Otto Schreiber
1958Movie
The Square Peg
Screenplay
1958Movie
Just My Luck
Norman Hackett / Mr. Hackett
1957Movie
Up in the World
Norman
1956Movie
Tony Awards
Self - Nominee / Performer
1956TV
Man of the Moment
Norman
1955Movie
One Good Turn
Norman
1955Movie
As Long as They're Happy
Norman
1955Movie
This Is Your Life
1955TV
Trouble in Store
Norman
1953Movie
Date with a Dream
Shadow Boxer
1948Movie