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Jim Norton 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.
Birth Name
James Norton
Born
Tuesday, 04 January 1938
Actor Filmography
| Title | Character | Year |
|---|
| Cheaters | Harold | 2022 |
| Dalgliesh | Father Barnes | 2021 |
| Tournament of Laughs | Chip Chipperson | 2020 |
| The Last Right | Padraig | 2019 |
| Prisoners of the Moon | Arthur Rudolph | 2019 |
| Mary Poppins Returns | Mr. Binnacle / Binnacle | 2018 |
| Great Lighthouses of Ireland | Narrator | 2018 |
| The Boy | Mr. Heelshire | 2016 |
| Hamlet | Polonius | 2015 |
| River | Michael Bennigan | 2015 |
Actor Filmography
| Title | Character | Year |
|---|
| Cheaters | Harold | 2022 |
| Dalgliesh | Father Barnes | 2021 |
| Tournament of Laughs | Chip Chipperson | 2020 |
| The Last Right | Padraig | 2019 |
| Prisoners of the Moon | Arthur Rudolph | 2019 |
| Mary Poppins Returns | Mr. Binnacle / Binnacle | 2018 |
| Great Lighthouses of Ireland | Narrator | 2018 |
| The Boy | Mr. Heelshire | 2016 |
| Hamlet | Polonius | 2015 |
| River | Michael Bennigan | 2015 |
| Madam Secretary | Aidan Dunne | 2014 |
| Power | Father Callahan | 2014 |
| Jimmy's Hall | Father Sheridan | 2014 |
| Of Mice and Men | Candy | 2014 |
| @midnight | Self | 2013 |
| Elementary | Sir James Walter | 2012 |
| Extremely Loud & Incredibly Close | Old Mr. Black | 2011 |
| Water for Elephants | Camel | 2011 |
| The Eclipse | Malachy | 2009 |
| Celebrity Ghost Stories | Himself | 2008 |
| The 62nd Annual Tony Awards | Self - Winner | 2008 |
| The Boy in the Striped Pajamas | Herr Liszt / Mr. Liszt | 2008 |
| Chelsea Lately | Himself - Round Table / Himself | 2007 |
| Driving Lessons | Mr. Fincham | 2006 |
| Lucky Louie | 2006 | |
| Stan | Stan Laurel | 2006 |
| Oyster Farmer | Mumbles | 2005 |
| Proof | Ronan Corcoran | 2004 |
| Conspiracy of Silence | Bishop Quinn | 2003 |
| Jimmy Kimmel Live! | Himself | 2003 |
| The Royal | Rory | 2003 |
| Tough Crowd with Colin Quinn | 2002 | |
| The Hound of the Baskervilles | Coroner | 2002 |
| Harry Potter and the Chamber of Secrets | Mr Mason | 2002 |
| Still Game | Singer in Choir | 2002 |
| Boxed | Father Moran | 2002 |
| Waking the Dead | David Dusniak | 2000 |
| Aladdin and the Adventure of All Time | (voice) | 2000 |
| Rebus | Ryan Slocum (The Preacher) | 2000 |
| Mad About Mambo | Brother Xavier | 2000 |
| Sunset Heights | Sam Magee The Preacher / Sam Magee, The Preacher | 1999 |
| A Love Divided | Reverend Fischer | 1999 |
| American History X | Randy | 1998 |
| The Ambassador | Tom Harnett | 1998 |
| Midsomer Murders | Edward Canning | 1997 |
| Father Ted | Bishop Len Brennan | 1995 |
| Reputations | Monty | 1994 |
| Wycliffe | Owens | 1994 |
| 99-1 | DCI Otterly | 1994 |
| Frasier | Wentworth | 1993 |
| Late Show with David Letterman | Himself - Guest / Stand-up Comedian | 1993 |
| Peak Practice | Father Matthew Corlon | 1993 |
| Babylon 5 | Ombuds Wellington / G'Quan / Dr. Lazarenn | 1993 |
| Into the West | Superintendant O'Mara | 1992 |
| Cruel Doubt | Dr. Billy Royal | 1992 |
| Midnight's Child | 1992 | |
| Memoirs of an Invisible Man | Dr. Bernard Wachs | 1992 |
| Maigret | Dr. Bresselles | 1992 |
| Even Hitler Had a Girlfriend | Marcus's Dad | 1991 |
| The Legend of Prince Valiant | (voice) | 1991 |
| Hidden Agenda | Brodie | 1990 |
| The Paper Man | Clay McGuinness | 1990 |
| Stay Lucky | Sean Quinn | 1989 |
| Poirot | Roger Havering | 1989 |
| Star Trek: The Next Generation | Holodeck Albert Einstein / Albert Einstein | 1987 |
| L.A. Law | Dr. Simon | 1986 |
| Prospects | Cecil | 1986 |
| Lovejoy | Father Xavier | 1986 |
| Screen Two | Bernard McAuley | 1985 |
| The Brief | Patrick Connelly / Dr. Ian Noble | 1984 |
| Sakharov | Roy Medvedev | 1984 |
| Mr. Palfrey of Westminster | Robert Sanding | 1984 |
| Saturday Night Thriller | Arthur | 1982 |
| Cheers | Henderson | 1982 |
| Nanny | Michael Twomey | 1981 |
| Cry of the Innocent | Jasper Tooms | 1980 |
| Can We Get on Now, Please? | Mr. Flitcraft | 1980 |
| Minder | O'Brady | 1979 |
| Tales of the Unexpected | H.A.K. Bates / Dr. Mellish | 1979 |
| Against the Wind | Cunningham | 1978 |
| People Like Us | Jim Carver | 1978 |
| 1990 | Arthur Hayes | 1977 |
| Rumpole of the Bailey | F.I.G. Newton | 1975 |
| Two's Company | Jimmy | 1975 |
| Quiller | Lake | 1975 |
| The Sweeney | Phil Harrister | 1975 |
| Piano Smashers of the Golden Sun | Michael Hudson | 1975 |
| Fall of Eagles | Kerensky | 1974 |
| Second City Firsts | Rainmarsh | 1973 |
| Sam | Tad | 1973 |
| Adolf Hitler: My Part in His Downfall | Pongo | 1973 |
| Thriller | The Man | 1973 |
| Colditz | Capt. James Porteous | 1972 |
| Crown Court | Jeremy Williams | 1972 |
| The Adventurer | Johnny Morgan | 1972 |
| The Adventures of Black Beauty | Michael Sullivan | 1972 |
| Van der Valk | Eddy Linden / Hanson | 1972 |
| Straw Dogs | Chris Cawsey | 1971 |
| Justice | Alan Cartwright | 1971 |
| Play for Today | The Detective Sergeant / Jack | 1970 |
| Alfred the Great | Thanet | 1969 |
| ITV Saturday Night Theatre | Kenneth Wilton | 1969 |
| ITV Playhouse | Brian Snow | 1967 |
| Never Mind the Quality, Feel the Width | Father Ignatius | 1967 |
| Thirty-Minute Theatre | Tom | 1965 |
| The Face of Fu Manchu | Mathius | 1965 |
| Public Eye | Michael | 1965 |
| The Wednesday Play | Rodney | 1964 |
| Armchair Theatre | Dug Whitby | 1956 |
