Norman Wisdom
Biografia
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.
Filmografia
Filmy i seriale od najnowszych
Innes Lloyd: The Producer
Film • 2025
jako Self (archive footage)
The Unforgettable Norman Wisdom
Film • 2011
jako Himself (archive footage)
Norman Wisdom: His Story
Film • 2010
jako Himself : Archive footage
Norman Wisdom: Trouble On Tour
Film • 2008
jako Self
The Legend of Harrow Woods
Film • 2008
jako Winston
The Secret Life of Norman Wisdom Aged 92¾
Film • 2008
jako Self
Expresso
Film • 2007
jako The Vicar (as Sir Norman Wisdom)
Pięcioro dzieci i coś
Film • 2004
Between The Sheets
Serial • 2003
jako Maurice Hardy
Thora Hird Tribute
Film • 2003
jako Self
The Last Detective
Serial • 2003
jako Lofty Brock
It's Only TV But I Like It
Serial • 1999
jako Self
Where on Earth Is Katy Manning?
Film • 1998
An Audience with Bruce Forsyth
Film • 1997
Style Challenge
Serial • 1996
Dalziel and Pascoe
Serial • 1996
jako Bernie Marks
Cue Here for Laughs with John Virgo
Film • 1994
jako Self
Double X: The Name of the Game
Film • 1992
jako Arthur Clutton/Maurice Rigby
Casualty
Serial • 1986
jako Mr. Cole
The Golden Gong: The Story of Rank Films - British Cinema's Legendary Studio
Film • 1985
jako Self
Wogan
Serial • 1982
jako Self
Bergerac
Serial • 1981
jako Vincent
Going Gently
Film • 1981
jako Bernard Flood
The South Bank Show
Serial • 1978
An Audience with...
Serial • 1978
jako Self
To See Such Fun
Film • 1977
A Little Bit of Wisdom
Serial • 1974
jako Norman Wisdom
Playhouse
Serial • 1974
jako Bernard Flood
Nobody Is Norman Wisdom
Serial • 1973
jako Nobody
Last of the Summer Wine
Serial • 1973
jako Man Carrying Gnome (uncredited)
Norman
Serial • 1970
What's Good for the Goose
Film • 1969
jako Timothy Bartlett
The Night They Raided Minsky's
Film • 1968
jako Chick Williams
Androcles and the Lion
Film • 1967
jako Androcles
Press for Time
Film • 1966
jako Norman Shields / Emily Shields / Wilfred, the Prime Minister
The Sandwich Man
Film • 1966
jako Boxing Vicar
The Early Bird
Film • 1965
jako Norman Pitkin
A Stitch in Time
Film • 1963
jako Norman Pitkin
On the Beat
Film • 1962
jako Norman Pitkin / Giulio Napolitani
The Merv Griffin Show
Serial • 1962
jako Self
The Girl on the Boat
Film • 1962
jako Sam Marlowe
The Mike Douglas Show
Serial • 1961
jako Self
The Bulldog Breed
Film • 1960
jako Ordinary Seaman Norman Puckle
There Was a Crooked Man
Film • 1960
jako Davy Cooper
Follow a Star
Film • 1959
jako Norman Truscott
Look at Life: A Dog's Life
Film • 1959
jako Self
The Square Peg
Film • 1958
jako Private Norman Pitkin / General Otto Schreiber
Just My Luck
Film • 1957
jako Norman Hackett / Mr. Hackett
Up in the World
Film • 1956
jako Norman
Tony Awards
Serial • 1956
jako Self - Nominee / Performer
Man of the Moment
Film • 1955
jako Norman
This Is Your Life
Serial • 1955
As Long as They're Happy
Film • 1955
jako Norman
One Good Turn
Film • 1955
jako Norman
Trouble in Store
Film • 1953
jako Norman
Date with a Dream
Film • 1948
jako Shadow Boxer