Filmography
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Known For
The Lord of the Rings Bilbo (1978) -
Cash on Demand Arthur Sanderson (1961) -
The Avengers Croft (1965) -
Known For
The Wrong Box Clergyman (1966) -
Actor
Look and Read Mr. Jenkins (1996) -
Screen Two Grandfather (1996) -
Shadowlands Taxi Driver Witness (1993) -
Kinsey Roy (1992) -
Boon Bob Wooley (1992) -
Screen One Radley (1992) -
Bookmark Man on bus (1992) -
Second Thoughts Ted (1991) -
Stay Lucky George (1990) -
After Henry (1990) -
![Woof!]( "Woof!")
Woof! Mayor (1989) -
![Ever Decreasing Circles]( "Ever Decreasing Circles")
Ever Decreasing Circles Man (1987) -
Buddy Mr. Normington (1986)
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![Lytton's Diary]( "Lytton's Diary")
Lytton's Diary Charlie Adams (1985-1986) -
Help! Mr. Peabody (1986)
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The Practice Cyril Fielding (1986)
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![High & Dry]( "High & Dry")
High & Dry Frank Short (1985) -
One by One Marcus Garnet (1985)
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![Up the Elephant and Round the Castle]( "Up the Elephant and Round the Castle")
Up the Elephant and Round the Castle Man from British Rail (1985) -
On Your Way Riley Frank (1985)
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This Office Life Seeds (1984)
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![Fox Mystery Theater]( "Fox Mystery Theater")
Fox Mystery Theater Henry Bircher (1984) -
![The Gaffer]( "The Gaffer")
The Gaffer Town Clerk (1983) -
The Fourth Arm Colonel Cole (1983)
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The Ghost Downstairs Mr. Morris (1982)
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Break Point Major Houghton-Jones (1982)
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![A Voyage Round My Father]( "A Voyage Round My Father")
A Voyage Round My Father Ham (1982) -
![Legacy of Murder]( "Legacy of Murder")
Legacy of Murder Policeman (1982) -
![The Adventure Game]( "The Adventure Game")
The Adventure Game Captain Acteon (1981) -
![Winston Churchill: The Wilderness Years]( "Winston Churchill: The Wilderness Years")
Winston Churchill: The Wilderness Years Sir Maurice Hanley (1981) -
![Juliet Bravo]( "Juliet Bravo")
Juliet Bravo Knowles (1981) -
![Worzel Gummidge]( "Worzel Gummidge")
Worzel Gummidge Mr. Braithwaite (1979-1981) -
![Misfits]( "Misfits")
Misfits Harold Forbes (1981) -
![If You Go Down in the Woods Today]( "If You Go Down in the Woods Today")
If You Go Down in the Woods Today Doctor (1981) -
![The Final Conflict]( "The Final Conflict")
The Final Conflict Dr. Philmore (1981) -
![Yes Minister]( "Yes Minister")
Yes Minister Brian Baker - Trade Union Official (1981) -
![To Serve Them All My Days]( "To Serve Them All My Days")
To Serve Them All My Days Alderman Blunt (1980) -
![Hammer House of Horror]( "Hammer House of Horror")
Hammer House of Horror Basil (1980) -
![All Creatures Great and Small]( "All Creatures Great and Small")
All Creatures Great and Small Rob Benson (1978-1980) -
The Jim Davidson Show (1980)
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![High Road]( "High Road")
High Road Roger Primrose (1980) -
Bernie (1978-1980)
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![Sherlock Holmes and Doctor Watson]( "Sherlock Holmes and Doctor Watson")
Sherlock Holmes and Doctor Watson Anthony Denham (1979) -
![The Glums]( "The Glums")
The Glums Office manager (1979) -
![Thomas and Sarah]( "Thomas and Sarah")
Thomas and Sarah Gilbert (1979) -
![Fawlty Towers]( "Fawlty Towers")
Fawlty Towers Mr. Arrad (1979) -
![The Lord of the Rings]( "The Lord of the Rings")
The Lord of the Rings Bilbo (1978) -
Everyday Maths Mr. Brook (1978)
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![Return of the Saint]( "Return of the Saint")
Return of the Saint Morgan (1978) -
![Life Begins at Forty]( "Life Begins at Forty")
Life Begins at Forty Dr. Gardiner (1978) -
Margie and Me Cheeseman (1978)
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Do You Remember? Eddie (1978)
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![The Medusa Touch]( "The Medusa Touch")
The Medusa Touch Major Henry Morlar - John's father (1978) -
![Coronation Street]( "Coronation Street")
Coronation Street Joe Hibbert (1961-1978) -
Jackanory Playhouse King (1978)
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![Graham's Gang]( "Graham's Gang")
Graham's Gang Old Gentleman (1977) -
![Miss Jones and Son]( "Miss Jones and Son")
Miss Jones and Son Dad (1977) -
![Raffles]( "Raffles")
Raffles Sgt. Holly (1977) -
Seven Faces of Woman Ken (1977)
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The Mike Reid Show (1977)
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![Two's Company]( "Two's Company")
Two's Company Mr. Bunn (1977) -
Yanks Go Home Leonard Chambers (1976-1977)
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![CBS Children's Film Festival]( "CBS Children's Film Festival")
CBS Children's Film Festival (1976) -
![The Chiffy Kids]( "The Chiffy Kids")
The Chiffy Kids Farmer (1976) -
![The Basil Brush Show]( "The Basil Brush Show")
The Basil Brush Show (1976) -
![Angels]( "Angels")
Angels Henry Rudolfs (1976) -
![The Slipper and the Rose: The Story of Cinderella]( "The Slipper and the Rose: The Story of Cinderella")
The Slipper and the Rose: The Story of Cinderella Dress Shop Proprieter (1976) -
![Happy Ever After]( "Happy Ever After")
Happy Ever After Mr. Fletcher (1976) -
![King Arthur, the Young Warlord]( "King Arthur, the Young Warlord")
King Arthur, the Young Warlord Ambrose (1975) -
![Rising Damp]( "Rising Damp")
Rising Damp Vicar (1975) -
![The Dick Emery Show]( "The Dick Emery Show")
The Dick Emery Show (1974-1975) -
![Public Eye]( "Public Eye")
Public Eye Arthur Biddle (1975) -
![Crown Court]( "Crown Court")
Crown Court Garfield Lawrence (1975) -
![2nd House]( "2nd House")
2nd House Brennan (1974) -
Marked Personal Lionel Mottram (1974)
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![Bless This House]( "Bless This House")
Bless This House Vet (1974) -
![My Good Woman]( "My Good Woman")
My Good Woman George Stebbs (1974) -
Armchair 30 Agency Man (1973)
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![The Adventures of Black Beauty]( "The Adventures of Black Beauty")
The Adventures of Black Beauty Rundle (1973) -
Up the Workers Sid Stubbins (1973)
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Thirty Minutes Worth (1973)
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![ITV Sunday Night Theatre]( "ITV Sunday Night Theatre")
ITV Sunday Night Theatre Stanley Nicholson (1969-1973) -
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Owen, M.D. Harold Reynolds (1973)
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![The Rivals of Sherlock Holmes]( "The Rivals of Sherlock Holmes")
The Rivals of Sherlock Holmes Inspector Trent (1973) -
![The Fenn Street Gang]( "The Fenn Street Gang")
The Fenn Street Gang Mr. Craven (1973) -
![The Adventurer]( "The Adventurer")
The Adventurer Brooks (1973) -
![Comedy Playhouse]( "Comedy Playhouse")
Comedy Playhouse Inspector Street (1970-1973) -
![Get Charlie Tully]( "Get Charlie Tully")
Get Charlie Tully Warder Burke (1972) -
![My Wife Next Door]( "My Wife Next Door")
My Wife Next Door Mr. Sweeting (1972) -
![Arthur of the Britons]( "Arthur of the Britons")
Arthur of the Britons Ambrose (1972) -
Turnbull's Finest Half-Hour Harold Hudson (1972)
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![Thirty-Minute Theatre]( "Thirty-Minute Theatre")
Thirty-Minute Theatre Arthur Pendlebury (1972) -
![Till Death Us Do Part]( "Till Death Us Do Part")
Till Death Us Do Part Landlord (1972) -
![Love Thy Neighbour]( "Love Thy Neighbour")
Love Thy Neighbour Mr. Granger (1972) -
![Young Winston]( "Young Winston")
Young Winston Party Chairman (1972) -
His and Hers Post office man (1972)
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![The Organization]( "The Organization")
The Organization Ken Grist (1972) -
![Doomwatch]( "Doomwatch")
Doomwatch Brewer (1972) -
![Jason King]( "Jason King")
Jason King Det. Insp. Fields (1972) -
Suspicion Harry Beardsley (1971)
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![Softly Softly: Task Force]( "Softly Softly: Task Force")
Softly Softly: Task Force Samuel Tomkins (1971) -
![Hands of the Ripper]( "Hands of the Ripper")
Hands of the Ripper Police Inspector (1971) -
![Please Sir!]( "Please Sir!")
Please Sir! Reynolds (1971) -
![The Guardians]( "The Guardians")
The Guardians Tom Henryson (1971) -
![Father, Dear Father]( "Father, Dear Father")
Father, Dear Father Trevor Couch (1971) -
![Paul Temple]( "Paul Temple")
Paul Temple Proud (1971) -
![Budgie]( "Budgie")
Budgie Inspector Upton (1971) -
![Hadleigh]( "Hadleigh")
Hadleigh Knockholt (1971) -
![Long Ago, Tomorrow]( "Long Ago, Tomorrow")
Long Ago, Tomorrow Dr. Mathews (1971) -
![All at Sea]( "All at Sea")
All at Sea Mr. Danvers (1970) -
Put Out More Flags Geoffrey Bentley (1970)
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![Steptoe and Son]( "Steptoe and Son")
Steptoe and Son Mr. Dryson (1970) -
![The Rise and Rise of Michael Rimmer]( "The Rise and Rise of Michael Rimmer")
The Rise and Rise of Michael Rimmer Alderman Poot (1970) -
The Mating Machine Monty (1970)
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![The Virgin and the Gypsy]( "The Virgin and the Gypsy")
The Virgin and the Gypsy Uncle Fred (1970) -
![Armchair Theatre]( "Armchair Theatre")
Armchair Theatre Walter (1964-1970) -
![My Partner the Ghost]( "My Partner the Ghost")
My Partner the Ghost Elliot (1969) -
![Run a Crooked Mile]( "Run a Crooked Mile")
Run a Crooked Mile Sergeant Hooper (1969) -
![Dixon of Dock Green]( "Dixon of Dock Green")
Dixon of Dock Green Harold Milton (1969) -
![W. Somerset Maugham]( "W. Somerset Maugham")
W. Somerset Maugham Arthur Low (1969) -
![Department S]( "Department S")
Department S Drayton (1969) -
![Oh! What a Lovely War]( "Oh! What a Lovely War")
Oh! What a Lovely War Training Sergeant (1969) -
Adventure Weekly Mr. Potts (1969)
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![The Limbo Line]( "The Limbo Line")
The Limbo Line John Chivers (1968) -
![Harry Worth]( "Harry Worth")
Harry Worth Dr. Swinson (1966-1968) -
![The Saint]( "The Saint")
The Saint Mr. Spode (1963-1968) -
![A Dandy in Aspic]( "A Dandy in Aspic")
A Dandy in Aspic Copperfield (1968) -
![Half Hour Story]( "Half Hour Story")
Half Hour Story Harry (1968) -
The Very Merry Widow Mr. Jackson 1 and 2 (1968)
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![ITV Play of the Week]( "ITV Play of the Week")
ITV Play of the Week Uncle George (1957-1967) -
Sanctuary Bob Lord (1967)
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![Z Cars]( "Z Cars")
Z Cars Prebble (1962-1967) -
![The Baron]( "The Baron")
The Baron Inspector Macauley (1967) -
End in Tears (1966)
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![Hugh and I]( "Hugh and I")
Hugh and I (1966) -
![No Hiding Place]( "No Hiding Place")
No Hiding Place Arthur Johnson (1965-1966) -
![The Wrong Box]( "The Wrong Box")
The Wrong Box Clergyman (1966) -
![Mrs. Thursday]( "Mrs. Thursday")
Mrs. Thursday Alfred Budge (1966) -
![Theatre 625]( "Theatre 625")
Theatre 625 William Oaks (1966) -
![Gypsy Girl]( "Gypsy Girl")
Gypsy Girl Cheeseman (1966) -
![The Avengers]( "The Avengers")
The Avengers Croft (1965) -
![Blackmail]( "Blackmail")
Blackmail Henry Cobb (1965) -
![Here's Harry]( "Here's Harry")
Here's Harry (1965) -
It's Not Me: It's Them! Mr. Partridge (1965)
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The Sullavan Brothers Arthur Green (1965)
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![The Hill]( "The Hill")
The Hill Commandant (1965) -
![The Bed-Sit Girl]( "The Bed-Sit Girl")
The Bed-Sit Girl (1965) -
Frankie Howerd (1964)
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![Gideon C.I.D.]( "Gideon C.I.D.")
Gideon C.I.D. Supt. Fred Lee (1964) -
![The Black Torment]( "The Black Torment")
The Black Torment Harris (1964) -
Thursday Theatre Harry Lancaster (1964)
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![First Men in the Moon]( "First Men in the Moon")
First Men in the Moon Stuart (1964) -
![Contest Girl]( "Contest Girl")
Contest Girl Mr. Freeman (1964) -
![Drama 61-67]( "Drama 61-67")
Drama 61-67 Mr Pile (1964) -
![The Bargee]( "The Bargee")
The Bargee Waterways Supervisor (Albert Williams) (1964) -
![The Protectors]( "The Protectors")
The Protectors Barnaby (1964) -
![Agent 8 3/4]( "Agent 8 3/4")
Agent 8 3/4 Employment Exchange Clerk (1964) -
![Bitter Harvest]( "Bitter Harvest")
Bitter Harvest Mr. Pitt (1963) -
Maupassant Cacheri (1963)
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![80,000 Suspects]( "80,000 Suspects")
80,000 Suspects Harold Davis (1963) -
![The Cracksman]( "The Cracksman")
The Cracksman Policeman (1963) -
![BBC Sunday-Night Play]( "BBC Sunday-Night Play")
BBC Sunday-Night Play Arnold Ramussen (1963) -
![Maniac]( "Maniac")
Maniac Salon (1963) -
August for the People Mr. Bolt (1963)
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![The Punch and Judy Man]( "The Punch and Judy Man")
The Punch and Judy Man Reginald Fletcher (Committee Man) (1963) -
![The Mind Benders]( "The Mind Benders")
The Mind Benders Aubrey (1963) -
![In Search of the Castaways]( "In Search of the Castaways")
In Search of the Castaways Senior Yacht Guard (1962) -
![ITV Television Playhouse]( "ITV Television Playhouse")
ITV Television Playhouse Tom Rogers (1960-1962) -
![Term of Trial]( "Term of Trial")
Term of Trial Mr. Taylor (1962) -
![Burn, Witch, Burn]( "Burn, Witch, Burn")
Burn, Witch, Burn Doctor (1962) -
![The Pursuers]( "The Pursuers")
The Pursuers Clive (1961) -
![Cash on Demand]( "Cash on Demand")
Cash on Demand Arthur Sanderson (1961) -
![Ghost Squad]( "Ghost Squad")
Ghost Squad The Gunsmith (1961) -
![Hamlet]( "Hamlet")
Hamlet Gravedigger (1961) -
![Victim]( "Victim")
Victim Harold Doe (1961) -
![Boyd Q.C.]( "Boyd Q.C.")
Boyd Q.C. Police Sergeant (1960-1961) -
![Whistle Down the Wind]( "Whistle Down the Wind")
Whistle Down the Wind Eddie (1961) -
![A Coming-Out Party]( "A Coming-Out Party")
A Coming-Out Party Travers, Senior British Officer (1961) -
![The Secret Partner]( "The Secret Partner")
The Secret Partner Ralph Beldon (1961) -
![Probation Officer]( "Probation Officer")
Probation Officer Mr. Sprigett (1960) -
![Man in the Moon]( "Man in the Moon")
Man in the Moon Herbert (1960) -
![The League of Gentlemen]( "The League of Gentlemen")
The League of Gentlemen Weaver (1960) -
![The Angry Silence]( "The Angry Silence")
The Angry Silence Roberts (1960) -
![Emergency-Ward 10]( "Emergency-Ward 10")
Emergency-Ward 10 Policeman (1959) -
The Eustace Diamonds Hotel manager (1959)
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The Diary of Samuel Pepys Constable (1958)
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The Black Arrow Landlord (1958)
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A Woman of Property Clerk of the court (1957)
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Kenilworth Butterworth, Kenilworth Castle usher (1957)
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![Whack-O!]( "Whack-O!")
Whack-O! S.A. Smallpiece (1956) -
Actor
![An Inspector Calls]( "An Inspector Calls")
An Inspector Calls Foreman Jones-Collins (1954) -
Archive footage
![The Magical World of Disney]( "The Magical World of Disney")
The Magical World of Disney (1978)
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Did You Know
Trivia
His wife, Nona Blamire, was the voice of Joan Burton in 104 episodes of "The Archers", the world's longest running radio soap (29 May 1950 - present).
Star Sign
Scorpio
Personal Details
Born
John George Norman Bird
Coalville, Leicestershire, England, UK
Died
(age 80)
Wolverhampton, West Midlands, England, UK
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