Jim Norton
January 4, 1938 (86 years old) in Dublin, Ireland
Jim Norton (born 4 January 1938) 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.
Known For
Credits
- 2021 · Dalgliesh as Father Barnes
- 2021 · The Secret Garden: The Musical as Ben Weatherstaff
- 2020 · The Dead Hands of Dublin as Narrator (voice)
- 2019 · The Last Right as Padraig
- 2019 · Prisoners of the Moon as Arthur Rudolph
- 2018 · Mary Poppins Returns as Mr. Binnacle
- 2016 · The Boy as Mr. Heelshire
- 2015 · National Theatre Live: Hamlet as Polonius
- 2015 · River as Michael Bennigan
- 2014 · National Theatre Live: Of Mice and Men as Candy
- 2014 · Jimmy's Hall as Father Sheridan
- 2013 · Homemade as Tommy
- 2012 · Elementary as Sir James Walter
- 2011 · Extremely Loud & Incredibly Close as Old Mr. Black
- 2011 · Water for Elephants as Camel
- 2011 · Small, Far Away: The World of Father Ted as
- 2009 · The Eclipse as Malachy
- 2008 · Uncle Bill's Barrel as Older Michael
- 2008 · The Boy in the Striped Pyjamas as Herr Liszt
- 2006 · Driving Lessons as Mr. Fincham
- 2006 · Stan as Stan Laurel
- 2005 · Oyster Farmer as Mumbles
- 2003 · Conspiracy of Silence as
- 2003 · The Royal as Rory
- 2002 · The Hound of the Baskervilles as Coroner
- 2002 · Harry Potter and the Chamber of Secrets as Mr Mason
- 2002 · Boxed as Father Moran
- 2001 · On the Nose as Patrick Cassidy
- 2001 · Waking the Dead as David Dusniak
- 2000 · Aladdin and the Adventure of All Time as (voice)
- 2000 · Mad About Mambo as
- 2000 · Rough for Theatre II as A
- 1999 · Sunset Heights as Sam Magee, The Preacher
- 1998 · American History X as Randy
- 1997 · Midsomer Murders as Edward Canning
- 1996 · The Treacle People as Brendan Robinson (voice) / Silas Mitton (voice) / Digger (voice)
- 1995 · Father Ted as Bishop Len Brennan
- 1994 · Wycliffe as Owens
- 1994 · Babylon 5 as Ombuds Wellington
- 1994 · Babylon 5 as Dr. Lazarenn
- 1994 · Babylon 5 as G'Quan
- 1993 · Frasier as Wentworth
- 1993 · Peak Practice as Father Matthew Corlon
- 1992 · Into the West as Superintendant O'Mara
- 1992 · Midnight's Child as Dr. Stefan Grossbart
- 1992 · Memoirs of an Invisible Man as Dr. Bernard Wachs
- 1992 · Maigret as
- 1991 · Even Hitler Had a Girlfriend as Marcus's Dad
- 1990 · Hidden Agenda as Brodie
- 1989 · Stay Lucky as
- 1989 · Agatha Christie's Poirot as Roger Havering
- 1988 · The Temptation of Eileen Hughes as Bernard McAuley
- 1987 · Star Trek: The Next Generation as Holodeck Albert Einstein
- 1986 · Unnatural Causes as Gordon
- 1986 · Home Cooking as Gordon
- 1986 · Lovejoy as Father Xavier
- 1985 · T-Bag as Shopkeeper / Gardner
- 1984 · The Bill as
- 1984 · Sakharov as Roy Medvedev
- 1982 · Cheers as Henderson
- 1981 · Nanny as
- 1980 · Cry of the Innocent as Jasper Tooms
- 1979 · Minder as O'Brady
- 1979 · Tales of the Unexpected as Dr Mellish
- 1979 · Tales of the Unexpected as H.A.K. Bates
- 1979 · Light as Jack Parry
- 1978 · The Legion Hall Bombing as Detective Sergeant
- 1977 · 1990 as
- 1975 · Rumpole of the Bailey as
- 1975 · Waiting at the Field Gate as Rainmarsh
- 1975 · The Sweeney as Phil Harrister
- 1974 · Screamer as The Man
- 1973 · Adolf Hitler - My Part in His Downfall as Pongo
- 1973 · Hunter's Walk as
- 1973 · Thriller as The Man
- 1972 · Colditz as Capt. James Porteous
- 1972 · Crown Court as Jeremy Williams
- 1972 · The Adventurer as Morgan
- 1972 · Van der Valk as Eddy
- 1972 · Van der Valk as Hanson
- 1971 · Straw Dogs as Chris Cawsey
- 1971 · Justice as Alan Cartwright
- 1970 · Play for Today as Jack Parry
- 1970 · Play for Today as The Detective Sergeant
- 1967 · Never Mind the Quality, Feel the Width as
- 1966 · Insurrection as Tom Clarke
- 1965 · The Face of Fu Manchu as Mathius
- 1956 · Tony Awards as Self - Winner