Norman Wisdom
Appearance
Sir Norman Wisdom | |
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![]() Sir Norman, Peel, Isle of Man (2005) | |
Born | 4 February 1915 |
Died | 4 October 2010 (aged 95) |
Nationality | British |
Occupation(s) | Actor, Comedian, Musician, Singer-songwriter |
Years active | 1948–2005, 2007–2008, 2010 |
Spouse(s) | Doreen Brett (m. 1941-1946, divorced) Freda Simpson (m. 1947–1968, divorced) |
Awards | BAFTA Award for Most Promising Newcomer to Film 1954 Trouble in Store London Film Critics Circle - Special Achievement Award 1996 for services to comedy |
Sir Norman Joseph Wisdom OBE[1] (4 February 1915 – 4 October 2010) was an English comedian, singer, songwriter, actor and musician.
Filmography
[change | change source]- A Date with a Dream (1948)
- Wit and Wisdom (1948–1950, TV)
- Trouble in Store (1953)
- One Good Turn (1954)
- As Long as They're Happy (1955)
- Man of the Moment (1955)
- Up in the World (1956)
- Just My Luck (1957)
- The Square Peg (1958)
- Follow a Star (1959)
- There Was a Crooked Man (1960)
- The Bulldog Breed (1960)
- On the Beat (1962)
- The Girl on the Boat (1962)
- A Stitch in Time (1963)
- The Early Bird (1965)
- The Sandwich Man (1966)
- Press for Time (1966)
- Androcles and the Lion (1967, TV)
- The Night They Raided Minsky's (1968)
- What's Good for the Goose (1969)
- Norman (1970, TV)
- Music Hall (1970, TV)
- Nobody Is Norman Wisdom (1973, TV)
- A Little Bit of Wisdom (1974, TV)
- BBC Playhouse: "Going Gently" (1981, TV)
- Bergerac: "Almost Like a Holiday" (1983, TV)
- The 1950s: Music, Memories & Milestones (1988, TV)
- Double X: The Name of the Game (Double X, Run Rabbit Run) (1992)
- Last of the Summer Wine episode "The Man Who Nearly Knew Pavarotti" (1995, TV)
- Last of the Summer Wine episode "Extra, Extra!" (1996, TV)
- Where on Earth Is ... Katy Manning (1998, TV)
- Casualty episode "She Loved the Rain" (1998, TV)
- Last of the Summer Wine episode "The Coming of the Beast" (2001, TV)
- Last of the Summer Wine episode "A Musical Passing for a Miserable Muscroft" (2002, TV)
- Dalziel and Pascoe episode "Mens Sana" (2002, TV)
- Coronation Street (2004, TV)
- Five Children and It (2004) Played Nesbitt.
- Last of the Summer Wine episode "Variations on a Theme of the Widow Winstanley" (2004, TV)
- Expresso (2007) [www.expressofilm.com]
- Evil Calls: The Raven (2008)
- Wonderland: The Secret Life Of Norman Wisdom Aged 92 and 3/4 (2008, TV)
CDs and vinyl
[change | change source]- I Would Like to Put on Record
- Jingle Jangle
- The Very Best of Norman Wisdom
- Androcles and the Lion
- Where's Charley?
- Wisdom of a Fool
- Nobody's Fool
- Follow a Star
- 1957 Original Chart Hits
- Follow a Star/Give Me a Night in June
- Happy Ending/The Wisdom Of A Fool
- Big in Albania - One Hit Wonderland
References
[change | change source]- ↑ "Index entry". FreeBMD. ONS. Retrieved December 28, 2008.