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Sir Norman Joseph Wisdom, 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 that was often 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.
Birth Name
Norman Joseph Wisdom
Born
Thursday, 04 February 1915
Died
Monday, 04 October 2010
Actor Filmography
Title | Character | Year |
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Saucy! - Secrets of the British Sex Comedy | Self | 2023 |
Coronation Street: Compilations | Ernie Crabbe | 2020 |
Norman Wisdom: His Story | Himself : Archive footage / Self | 2010 |
The Many Faces of... | Self | 2009 |
Stars on the Street | Ernie Crabb | 2009 |
Evil Calls: The Raven | Winston | 2008 |
Wonderland | Self | 2008 |
British Film Forever | Self | 2007 |
The Comedy Map of Britain | Self | 2007 |
Five Children and It | Nesbitt | 2004 |
Actor Filmography
Title | Character | Year |
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Saucy! - Secrets of the British Sex Comedy | Self | 2023 |
Coronation Street: Compilations | Ernie Crabbe | 2020 |
Norman Wisdom: His Story | Himself : Archive footage / Self | 2010 |
The Many Faces of... | Self | 2009 |
Stars on the Street | Ernie Crabb | 2009 |
Evil Calls: The Raven | Winston | 2008 |
Wonderland | Self | 2008 |
British Film Forever | Self | 2007 |
The Comedy Map of Britain | Self | 2007 |
Five Children and It | Nesbitt | 2004 |
Between the Sheets | Maurice Hardy | 2003 |
Imagine | Self | 2003 |
The Last Detective | Lofty Brock | 2003 |
Mike Baldwin & Me | Self | 2001 |
Pulling Power | Self - Guest | 1997 |
Dalziel and Pascoe | Bernie Marks | 1996 |
Room 101 | Norman | 1994 |
Double X: The Name of the Game | Arthur Clutten / Arthur Clutton/Maurice Rigby | 1992 |
Best of British | (archive footage) | 1987 |
Casualty | Mr. Cole | 1986 |
The Golden Gong: The Story of Rank Films - British Cinema's Legendary Studio | Himself - Interviewee | 1985 |
The Golden Gong | Himself - Interviewee / Self - Interviewee | 1985 |
Surprise! Surprise! | Self | 1984 |
Bergerac | Vincent | 1981 |
3-2-1 | Self - Special Guest Star / Merry Man | 1978 |
The South Bank Show | Self | 1978 |
To See Such Fun | Self | 1977 |
Tell Me Another | Self | 1976 |
Celebrity Squares | Self | 1975 |
A Little Bit of Wisdom | Norman | 1974 |
BBC2 Playhouse | Bernard Flood | 1974 |
Nobody Is Norman Wisdom | Nobody | 1973 |
Last of the Summer Wine | Billy Ingleton / Man carrying gnome | 1973 |
The Peapicker in Piccadilly | Self | 1969 |
The David Frost Show | Self | 1969 |
Della | Self | 1969 |
What's Good for the Goose | Timothy Bartlett | 1969 |
The Night They Raided Minsky's | Chick Williams | 1968 |
The Golden Shot | Self | 1967 |
Press for Time | Wilfred, his grandfather (the P.M.) / Norman Shields / Emily, his mother / Norman Sheilds | 1966 |
The Sandwich Man | Boxing Vicar | 1966 |
The Early Bird | Norman Pitkin | 1965 |
A Stitch in Time | Norman Pitkin | 1963 |
On the Beat | Giulio Napolitani / Norman Pitkin | 1962 |
The Tonight Show Starring Johnny Carson | Himself | 1962 |
The Girl on the Boat | Sam Marlowe | 1962 |
The Mike Douglas Show | Himself / Himself - Actor | 1961 |
The Bulldog Breed | Norman Puckle / Norman | 1960 |
There Was a Crooked Man | Davy Cooper | 1960 |
Follow a Star | Norman Truscott | 1959 |
The Square Peg | General Schreiber / Norman Pitkin | 1958 |
A Santa for Christmas | 1957 | |
Just My Luck | Norman Hackett | 1957 |
Up in the World | Norman | 1956 |
Man of the Moment | Norman | 1955 |
This Is Your Life | Self / Self - Guest | 1955 |
As Long as They're Happy | Norman / Norman - Cameo Appearance | 1955 |
One Good Turn | Norman | 1955 |
The Good Old Days | Self - Performer | 1953 |
Trouble in Store | Norman | 1953 |
Date with a Dream | Shadow Boxer | 1948 |
The Ed Sullivan Show | Self - Comedian / Musician | 1948 |
Producer Filmography
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