Norman Wisdom
23 Movies
6 Series
Movies
Plays Bernard Flood
Going Gently
1981
Plays Chick Williams
The Night They Raided Minsky's
1968
Plays Norman
One Good Turn
1955
Writer
Plays Norman Pitkin / Giulio Napolitani
On the Beat
1962
Writer
Plays Ordinary Seaman Norman Puckle
The Bulldog Breed
1960
Writer
Plays Private Norman Pitkin / General Otto Schreiber
The Square Peg
1958
Writer
Plays Norman Pitkin
A Stitch in Time
1963
Plays Norman
As Long as They're Happy
1955
Plays Sam Marlowe
The Girl on the Boat
1962
Plays Davy Cooper
There Was a Crooked Man
1960
Plays Winston
The Legend of Harrow Woods
2008
Plays Boxing Vicar
The Sandwich Man
1966
Plays Androcles
Androcles and the Lion
1967
Plays Norman
Up in the World
1956
Plays Norman Pitkin
The Early Bird
1965
Plays Norman
Man of the Moment
1955
Writer
Plays Norman Truscott
Follow a Star
1959
Plays Norman Hackett / Mr. Hackett
Just My Luck
1957
Plays Arthur Clutton/Maurice Rigby
Double X: The Name of the Game
1992
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Plays Norman Shields / Emily Shields / Wilfred, the Prime Minister
Press for Time
1966
Plays Norman
Trouble in Store
1953
Plays Timothy Bartlett
What's Good for the Goose
1969
Latest Trailers
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The Legend of Harrow Woods
Full Filmography
Norman Wisdom: Trouble On Tour
Self
2008
Film
The Legend of Harrow Woods
Winston
2008
Film
Expresso
The Vicar (as Sir Norman Wisdom)
2007
Film
Between The Sheets
Maurice Hardy · 6 episodes
2003
TV
The Last Detective
Lofty Brock · 1 episode
2003
TV
Last of the Summer Wine
Man Carrying Gnome (uncredited) · 1 episode
2001
TV
Double X: The Name of the Game
Arthur Clutton/Maurice Rigby
1992
Film
Bergerac
Vincent · 1 episode
1983
TV
Playhouse
Bernard Flood · 1 episode
1980–1981
TV
Photos
Frequently Asked Questions
Is Norman Wisdom still alive?
Norman Wisdom passed away on October 4, 2010 at age 95.
What are the most famous roles of Norman Wisdom?
Norman Wisdom is best known for roles in A Stitch in Time, The Early Bird, The Square Peg.
How many movies has Norman Wisdom been in?
Over a 62-year career (since 1948), Norman Wisdom has appeared in 22 movies and 6 TV shows.
What was Norman Wisdom's first movie?
The career of Norman Wisdom began with Date with a Dream (1948).
What is Norman Wisdom's most recent movie or series?
Norman Wisdom's most recent release is Norman Wisdom: Trouble On Tour, which premiered on April 28, 2008.
What TV shows has Norman Wisdom appeared in?
On television, Norman Wisdom has appeared in Casualty, Last of the Summer Wine, Bergerac, The Last Detective.
Norman Wisdom
1915-02-04 · Marylebone, London, England
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.